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Nathan had finished his speech on the commlink, and now he was seeing about campaign pictures and banners. It was hard work without an assisting staff like last time.

He was in his office, and briefly his hands slipped into his fingers, making the slightly curly hair even more wind tossed.

"Oh Heidi, really could have used your help right now," Things just didn't work out between them, but he still prays his family was spared. Safe in the pods at least, just waiting for the day to wake up.

But he's worked this far mostly on his own, he could continue to do so. He kept the office hours up in case people needed to talk. But felt compelled to add a 'Campaign Headquarters' outside the door. If only there was some polling data or some way to know how to bring his numbers up. He knew a lot of the more recent people weren't that familiar with him, and he needed to improve on that.

Plus, somebody had to keep abreast of Ohm activity, and as one of the few remaining Command Staff members, the responsibility was on him.

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In all honesty? Sasami had a long, tough road ahead of her. She was running against adults. Adults who had way more experience than her. Adults who'd run rings around such a simple child like her. But, she had to keep going. She wanted to win.

She looked at her omnicomm to see if there were other posts... and looked dejected at Matt's post. He was going for the same thing she was - and offering cookies to boot!

In her wandering, she happened to come across the office building with the "Campaign Headquarters" sign up. She blinked in curiosity, then decided to enter. "...hello?"

Nathan remembered seeing her as one of the newer people to wake up, and he nodded, beckoning her inside.

"Come on in," He offered her a chair nearby with an relaxed smile.

"Something on your mind?" He even made sure to either be sitting, or crouched if necessary so he wouldn't tower over her.

Sasami blinked noticing Nathan calling her in and asking her to sit down. She let a smile form on her face and nodded as she did so. "Thank you...!"

As she sat down, she looked down a bit, letting her legs dangle a bit. "Well... I'm feeling a bit... overwhelmed."

He tilted his head to the side, "How so?"

He then remembered another entry on the commlink.

"Wait, wait, you posted something about running for Council? You? That's an awfully big job for just a kid like you."

"I know, but... someone has to." Sasami said. "I... just don't think it's right that we're... well, 'we' as in 'the kids and probably everyone else'... just might get shut out. I know you probably don't think that way, but..."

She looked up at Nathan.

"...what about everyone else? What's not to keep the rest of the crew from shutting others out from doing something when they just might be qualified enough to do it. I... I want to be an example. But, I know I got a long way to go just to do so and... not everyone might accept me..."

Nathan sighed and crouched down in front of her, "It's not that you can't do the job, it's just, I mean how much experience we're talking about here? I mean there's a reason that back home where I come from? You had to be a certain age even to qualify to run for certain political positions. That kind of leadership only comes from decades of experience, and a mature mind."

He added, "You're right that people might get shut out, it happens all the time in elections. You need influence, connections to really get far."

Sasami let out a sigh as she went to answer. "Where I'm from, I'm a princess. I... understand a few things about what has to be done, but most of that went towards my older sister, Ayeka."

"But, I-I know I haven't been here long. I know I haven't had the skills or met the people I need to meet or... anything!" She looked down, a little tense. "...but, I just can't let that stop me... I want to be one those up there with the rest. I'll do it, one way or another...!"

By this point, Sasami's on the verge of tears. By the looks of things... she's very passionate over this push.

"Hey, hey. That doesn't mean you can't be part of things. It's just Council leader might be biting more than you chew for now. Perhaps you can shadow someone, or perhaps be a representative, there's other ways to get your feet wet."

"Well, I... n-no... no, I can't! I won't!" Sasami said, determined to keep going. "I... I have to do this! I don't care how big it is! I don't care what may happen! I just have to!"

"I'm sorry, Mr. Petrelli. I can't do that, I just can't. Even if it means losing, I... I can't."

Well, she's determined, and pretty ambitious. Poor kid, but he could understand that.

"Look, sh, shhh, I'm just suggesting it might be a better option if you do lose so you're not completely missing out. If you want to win, go for it. As hard as you can."

Sasami started to calm down a bit after hearing Nathan's suggestion. She was being a bit trigger happy recently. Probably because of everything that was going on.

"...alright, I just..." Sasami said, letting out a sigh. "I'm sorry..."

"You need a water or anything?"

A small smile formed on her face. "...please?"

Nathan nodded, and got up to fetch some. He had added a few things to his office from the trip, including a water cooler. So he grabbed a cup, and dispense some of the cool liquid before bringing it to her.

"Here you go."

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