Fatherly advice (poppy)

Vito was more than familiar with a hectic lifestyle. He was no celebrity, but he was a restaurant chain owner and Klaus' second, and his working allowed Klaus to run around and do whatever he wanted. The set-up suited him just fine. Vito liked keeping busy, and solving problems and helping his family made him feel satisfied as a person.

While filing through a pile of acquisition forms and cross-referencing them with their weekly output, he heard a knock at his door. Vito sighed, pinching the bridge of his nose. He made it clear to these idiots he wasn't going to see anyone, didn't he? He had a lecture ready when he heard who it was.

Addy? That was... certainly unexpected. Addy never took that much of an interest to gang activity. She was rarely seen in the warehouse! Whatever this was, it was important. He stood up and opened the door, gesturing for her to go in and take a seat.

"Addy," he said in greeting, closing the door behind her. He made his way back to his desk. "It's a rare sight for you to come into my office. What seems to be the problem?"

Vito set aside his work to listen to Addy, nodding along at what she was explaining. He allowed her to be an actress with the condition that she stick to it. So far, he kept track of her progress, and he was decently impressed with how she was handling her situation. He understood why it would be grating, though. This was Addy showing an honest effort, so he was going to do his best to be supportive.

"Understandably so. I'm in close contact with Cecil Lovette's father and talent agent, Alastair Quincy, and he told me that managing his son's popularity is a daunting task. You've been doing really well so far. I'm proud of you, but..." Vito hummed thoughtfully. He pushed his chair back and pulled out a blank organizer from one of his desk's drawers. On the owner section, he wrote "Addy Rosales", and several contact numbers. "Stardom's a lot trickier than managing contracts. Sometimes, some offers can be damaging to your reputation, rather than help it. For example, have you heard of the local brand "XQuik"? They're a known brand of cereal and milk drinks, but they also fund Anti-Werewolf organizations. If you were to work for XQuick, you'd lose the entire Werewolf demographic. It's quality, not quantity, that matters."

He flipped through the organizer to the recent date, turning it to Addy's direction and offering his pen. "Yes, I will be your manager. Write down all your obligations this week and we'll sort through them. For now on, you should give me access to your professional e-mail, and give my number to people that are offering you things. I'll look over their contracts and benefits to see if they're something you should be working for."

Vito nodded and wrote down her offers. "Teen magazine. Acne cream.

"Now, the second one will be easy, but you've got to be careful with the first. We need to know which teen magazine it is and do a little research, see if they have good press. Depending on the company, this is either good advertising, or a reason to gossip about you. We also need to know the questions before the interview so you can prepare. Sometimes, journalists ask celebrities controversial opinions, and the celebrities get caught off-guard and croak, and the journalists have prime publishing material. Do not give them what they want with this. Here's a tip: Stay neutral." Vito tapped his pen on his organizer.

"December 2015, Girl Magazine did a cover on Cecil Lovette — your brother, correct? They asked him what his opinions were on the upcoming Presidential elections. Cecil didn't croak. Cecil said, I'm a celebrity, it's not right that I put my opinions on controversial topics. That was a good move. You should learn from him. He's been in this business a long time, and he has a lot of tips to retain good PR. Prioritize your PR over anything else. Got it?"

Onto the next topic. Vito rubbed his chin. "Of course, we'll have to check if their product actually works, so you won't get sued. But other than that, there's really no problem with advertising products you don't need. Companies put the ideal in commercials so their demographic has something to strive for. I don't agree with that particular advertising tactic, but it works."

Vito smiled softly, and took Addy's head into his hands, looking into her eyes. "Hey. This is normal. So far? I'm very proud of you. I love you, kid. We're going to get through this just fine." He reclined in his chair. "Focus on the now. If people ask, just say you're focusing on the show for the time being."