C.J. Banters with Fiji 'God' Will on Toby Updates and True Loyalties
Plot Beats
The narrative micro-steps within this event
C.J. seeks out Will for updates on Toby's discussions, hinting at ongoing political maneuvering.
C.J. probes Will about his god-like status among the Bau tribe of Fiji, revealing his strategic use of technology to gain divine recognition.
Will warns C.J. about the potential fatal consequences of her visiting Fiji, reinforcing his mythic stature.
C.J. questions Will about his previous jokes regarding his White House assignment, subtly testing his loyalty and seriousness about his role.
Will reassures C.J. about his commitment to his reporting role, deflecting deeper concerns about his loyalty.
Who Was There
Characters present in this moment
Playfully boastful and animated, turning reassuringly sincere
Will greets C.J., recounts his Bau tribe deification via Palm Pilot weather predictions elevating him to god of harvest and death, warns graphically of her ritual garroting fate, inquires about Adamley's presence and purpose, reassures his White House comment was a joke.
- • Entertain and bond with C.J. through exotic anecdote
- • Affirm ongoing commitment to White House reporting
- • Exotic stories strengthen professional rapport
- • Casual quips need clarification to maintain trust
Occupied with meetings (inferred)
Toby referenced by C.J. as currently talking to people, subject of the impending scoop update she's promising Will, tying into leak tensions.
- • Handle internal discussions amid scandal
- • Provide info for controlled press narrative
- • Strategic talks control leak fallout
- • Staff unity prevents further disclosures
Focused on diplomacy (inferred)
Leo referenced as meeting with Adamley, confirmed by C.J., underscoring his role in high-level crisis management.
- • Navigate military pushback on tribunal
- • Maintain administration unity
- • Personal diplomacy bridges divides
- • Leadership absorbs external pressures
Engaged in meeting (inferred)
Adamley noted by Will as present and meeting with Leo, inquired about by Will sparking C.J.'s confirmation, linking to broader military-White House tensions.
- • Discuss tribunal issues with Chief of Staff
- • Influence administration on war crimes stance
- • Direct talks resolve strategic rifts
- • Military concerns demand presidential attention
Objects Involved
Significant items in this scene
Will vividly describes Bau tribe's ritual garroting using boar tripe after painting victim black like a warrior; weapon in warning tale, injecting primal threat into banter to underscore Fiji's dangers and punctuate rapport-building.
Will recounts using his Palm Pilot to dazzle Bau tribe with 'gods writing' and weather predictions, elevating him to deity status; serves as narrative prop in banter, symbolizing tech as divine power bridging worlds and lightening leak-era mood.
C.J. jokingly proposes bringing her quacking Palm Pilot (called 'laptop') to Fiji for email alerts, mirroring Will's tech-god tale; heightens playful absurdity, humanizing her amid press pressures and paralleling his sorcery.
Location Details
Places and their significance in this event
Fiji invoked as exotic, perilous homeland of Bau tribe where Will gained godhood; backdrop for banter transforms distant paradise into cautionary tale, contrasting Press Room mundanity with primal rituals amid White House crises.
Organizations Involved
Institutional presence and influence
Bau tribe central to Will's recounted deification and C.J.'s teased visit; their Palm Pilot awe and garroting customs fuel banter, injecting tribal exoticism into press dynamics, highlighting cultural clashes paralleling White House fractures.
White House framed as temporary 'beat' in Will's prior quip, probed by C.J. for sincerity; meeting of Adamley-Leo referenced, tying event to institutional tensions over leaks, tribunals, loyalty amid reelection.
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Key Dialogue
"C.J.: "Hey, are you a king?" WILL: "No." C.J.: "Somebody said you were hanging out with some tribe, and they made you a king." WILL: "I'm a god.""
"WILL: "They would paint your face and [points] other body parts black so as to resemble a warrior ornamented for feast or combat. Then you would be garroted by a length of boar tripe." C.J.: "Yeah. No, good safety tip.""
"C.J.: "About being assigned to the White House until you could get a real reporting job." WILL: "Yeah." C.J.: "Was it a joke?" WILL: "Yeah.""