She sighs, and looks down at the badge. Not touching it yet. If she touches it she's agreed. "How fucked are you if this doesn't get covered?" There's a range here. Financial penalties happen, but being blacklisted is on the table too.

[quote]"If you don't want to do it, I can just get paid to do nothing. It's not my neck if this doesn't get done." Bigsby leans back in his seat and looks out at nothing. "But someone isn't going to be smart about this. That's all."[/quote]


"Right." A pause, long enough to get awkward. "I don't do puff pieces. Can't write them, terrible at them, come off as completely fake. So whatever I dig into and write about, somebody's gonna be pissed. Probably multiple somebodies. I'll take it. But I want you to know for sure what you're offering and what you're getting. Cuz I'd really rather nobody be stupid and get hurt. Producer's gonna end up okay, right?"