Vriska turns away from the television, "Want to look at apartments in Capital?"

Karkat grumbles, "I can't even return to the Capital."

"Not my problem. Jade," the woman does not turn away from the screen. Vriska continues, "Do you think Feferi would still help me out if I transferred John?"

Jade snaps away from her concentration, "That's it!" And she rushes out of the department telling Kanaya that she's on her break. Vriska and Karkat watched her leave confused by the recent events.

"I guess she's got it?" Vriska wonders not quite sure what's going on.

Karkat looks at a nearby clock, "It's not even noon and I'm done with this day."

Meanwhile, Officer Harley dashes though two streets of Skaia to an electronics store. Jade pounds a fist twice to her chest and lets out a low cough before entering.

Inside the store, the green-eyed lady spots a familiar troll standing alone eyeing several handheld devices. Jade hurries over to greet the friend.

"Feferi!"

The called at troll jolts at Jade's outburst. "Jade? Wow my heart is pumping!" She moves her hand over her heart as if that's going to calm it.

"Oh sorry! I was in a hurry and-I really freaked you out didn't I?"

The troll is able to compose herself, "It's fine. It was just so quiet here, and I was out of it. But enough about me, what are you doing here?"

"Run for mayor!" Jade blabs out.

"What?" she nearly laughs.

"Ah!" Jade shakes the stupidity out of her. "Right. Scratch is running for mayor."

Feferi gasps, "Oh no! The same one that-"

"Yeah. So I thought you should run for mayor!" The troll stares at her.

"You think I should run for mayor?"

"Feferi," Jade gently holds the troll's arm, "Skaia needs a leader. A good leader. One that won't abuse or neglect it like Vallens has or Scratch will. You can do that! You're one of the most amazing people that I know. You're kind to this city, you have a face already, and you've always wanted to lead people. This is your chance!"

The troll removes the woman's grip, "Jade, the majority of this town would rather die than put me in power."

"Then change their mind! Prove them wrong! If there's anyone that can fix this city, it's you. Please Feferi, Skaia needs you."

Feferi watches the woman's desperation. "You're right. I've always wanted this opportunity, but have been too scared to take it. I just need that little push. Thank you Jade."

"So you'll run for mayor?!"

"Yes! In fact, I'm a little giddy now. Oh this will be so much fun! But one week! I'll have to start planning immediately-"

"Hey FF, you won't believe the greatest joke I heard-Jade?" Sollux walks up behind the two females. "Listen Jade, when you ask where I'm taking Feferi, I don't want you to interrupt our date."

"Oh Grub!" Feferi exclaims, "I'm sorry Guppy! I got all tangled in a net and forgot about you! How's the latest toy?"

Jade nudges Feferi in the elbow, "Tell him!"

"Tell me what?" Sollux questions.

Feferi is a tad squeamish, "Well, I'm running for mayor."

The male troll stares at her for two seconds, "Really."

"Yeah." Feferi uncomfortably scratches the back of her head. Sollux notices her discomfort and brings a smile to his face.

"You know what, that's great."

"Really! You're okay with this?"

"A little last minute, but I think it's a great idea. Just great! You're sure to win!"

Feferi moves in for a hug, "Oh I'm so glad you think so!" There is a little stiffness on Sollux's side of the embracement. "I'll need my mate to smile with me, statistics show that voters prefer couples!"

Her romantic companion runs his fingers through her hair, "Right."

"Oh!" Feferi pulls away, "I need to go register. I'll go call my driver to take us there. Or should we take a cab to appeal to more voters?"

"Uh cab," Sollux answers.

"Definitely cab," Jade confirms. Feferi lets out an excited squeal and leaves the store to retrieve a cab.

The woman turns to Sollux, "Are you alright?"

"Of course! Never better! What do you mean?"

"Like that doesn't answer the question." Jade turns on her heels to face Sollux in an almost intimidating way. "You're acting weird. Don't you want to support Feferi!?"

"It's not that at all! I just-" Sollux shrugs his shoulders, "I don't want to ruin her chances."

"What!? That won't happen! If anything, Feferi dating a low blood for a long period of time will help her chances!" If Jade could see behind the troll's colored glasses, she would see eyes roll.

"Sure Jade, it's always so simple." Sollux checks his clock, "Look, I have the day off, so could you please leave. I would like to scavenge some time left with my girlfriend."

She looks at him curious, "You're not going to break up with her are you?"

"Of course not." Sollux groans, "Look, can you please just leave." The female officer frowns at her friend, but she follows his request while saying goodbye to her other friend on the way.

When Jade returns to her department, Vriska tries her best to comfort the human, but sadly Jade is too unsettled by recent events to relay them. And she thinks it's best she lets others find out on their own.

It isn't until the next day when everyone is informed by the news. The news reporter from yesterday stands with Feferi at his side in front of city hall. "Ms. Peixes, how are you going to confront this election so far in?"

"Well Phil," she beams a smile to him and the camera, "I want to meet and address all issues of Skaia. You can learn my stand of such issues when I'll accept any questions in the conference room at Third Street at three o'clock. I do hope you'll be there."

"Of course, Ms. Peixes. And good luck with your candidacy."

"Thank you Phil." The reporter then gives a sendoff while the camera returns to the anchorwoman.

Officers Harley and Vantas return to their work, and Vriska returns to looking through apartments. Vriska cannot stay focused on the work and turns to Jade, "How much should I bet that you had a hand in that?"

Jade herself cannot help but smile happy at the turnout, "I just did what I thought would help Feferi. She seems capable enough."

Karkat says nothing but rolls his eyes.

The phone in Jade's purse vibrates; she takes it out and reads the new message. "Oh!" Jade looks to Vriska, "Do you want to go to Feferi's press conference?"

"The press conference? Sounds boring."

"It could be very interesting. Besides we would have to watch on the tv anyways, and Feferi is insisting we come."

Karkat interrupts, "I don't want to go."

"Uh actually Karkat," Jade awkwardly responds, "She didn't say anything about you." The troll officer stares at her bewildered as Vriska obnoxiously laughs at him. "Vriska!"

"Hahahahahahahaha! Fuck it, I'll go support anyone who can shit on Karkat without even trying!" She calms down and fixes her hair, probably to mock Karkat since the slightest movements seems to anger him.

Karkat turns back to his reports, "One of my closest friends' matesprits becomes mayor, and I'm not invited to a fucking meeting."

"You could come along Karkat," Jade tries to encourage.

"No, go have fun surrounded by pricks. I'll be here surrounded by my own idiots." He holds up a document, "Mr. Colbert is reported for a second offense of shop lifting." Karkat picks up another, "Mrs. Benson is under arrested for unconsented assault on her kismesis. Maybe one of you would like to run for office? What's that Mr. Colbert? Politics is fucking stupid and corrupt?! Right indeed. You should run for office since you have more brain cells than these two life forms in front of me!"

Vriska growls at him, "Hey Karkat, up yours!" Jade quickly moves to cover whatever sort of obscenity hand jester that would come from the troll's hand.

After a large amount of settling down, the two females leave for Feferi's conference. By the time they arrive, the area is almost filled with reporters and interested civilians. However, whether they come because they want Feferi to be the next mayor, or if they want to intimated her is unknown to the candidate as she steps forward.

"My fellow Skaian citizens," Feferi greets, "It is wonderful to see you all appear for this conference. I am sure my abrupt announcement for candidacy has raised a number of questions. So please, ask away."

The first question goes to Phil the field reporter, "Phil Shemwell from Channel Six News. Ms. Peixes, how do you plan to handle the crime rate of Skaia."

Feferi takes a deep breath standing behind the podium, "Mayor Vallens has been faulting on his duties to protect our city. I want to strengthen our forces and cease the intelligent crime gangs that abuse Skaia."

A male troll in the back grabs her attention, "Cabula Rankua of "News on the Roll." Orphans: love them or hate them?"

"Whether they are human, troll, or in between, I hope they find a loving home."

A womanly reporter raises her hand, "Malinda Weisburg of 'News of the Streets Weekly.' Ms. Peixes, surely you know of the stereotypes your blood holds. How can you expect anyone that believes them to vote for you?"

"I have been living with those labels my entire life. That I'm a dictator, power hungry, a fish bitch, but I didn't create those stereotypes. I had no impact on their creation. The Condesce did." A chill quickly grows on the audience. The ex-empress's title is so rarely said it's practically taboo. The fact that Feferi used it so negatively and confidently is almost frighteningly awing. "I refuse to be labeled as such. That is simply not who I am."

The next reporter, a troll, grabs her attention, "Clanto Shawol of 'The Horny Journal.' Just how do you plan to fight those stereotypes? They have lived for so long. How will you prove yourself?"

"Clanto, I have always given my time and resources to helping those in need. No matter their gender, blood, or race. I do sincerely care for them. If I ever have a fault, it's that I care too much, and how bad can that be?" A small laugh comes out of the audience. "I have an incredibly open heart. And, to keep myself as distant from the Condesce to help prove it, I am giving my support to mixed race marriages."

An outcry rises out of the reporters as they try to contact their editors. This shit's front page news, as some will inform.

Only one reporter still manages to have the guts to confront such a weighty topic. "Aradia Megido of Reporting Times New on Channel Nine." Silence like a knife cuts through the crowd as they pay attention. No one wants to miss Ms. Megido returning after her long break.

Feferi smiles at the low blood, "Yes?"

"Can you prove it?" Aradia's cold eyes watch for any response.

"I'm sorry?"

"It's not a hard question," she mocks. "Just prove it. You could prove support for low bloods, if you really did at all. What about mix marriages?"

The young candidate was expecting this question, but not from someone who once stood up for her. It was upsetting, not that Feferi could show it. "I am glad you asked that Aradia. Several months ago, I met a young troll who is engaged to a human. Sadly, the human endured a nearly fatal injury and still rests in a hospital with a coma. The troll herself went through neglect as no one respected a simple troll in love. She ended up sleeping on the streets slowing running out of money. When we met, I promised to help her turn her life around. I finance her fiancé's life support with my own funds, and she's now a model citizen working for Skaia's police force."

"Oh shit!" Vriska whispers to Jade. "I was really hoping she was talking about someone else."

"And-" Feferi continues, "I'm happy that she could take time out of her schedule to show support for me." The sea troll gives an open hand pointing to Vriska.

The spider troll instinctively edges closer to Jade not comfortable with this attention.

Since everyone is looking at Vriska, no one can see Aradia sneer, "I though you said the fiancé was in a coma?"

Jade raises a hand up, "Uh I'm just a supporting friend here. And I can like validate everything Ms. Peixes is saying. So you should all totally vote for her. . . right."

Somewhere behind Feferi's always-happy mask, she is shaking her head at this.

Aradia continues questioning the candidate, "I'm sorry, but I do believe that you met that troll 'after' she stole your valuables."

"Well I did say I turned her life around!" Another smile beams on Feferi's face.

After several more questions to clear the air on topics that neither Jade nor Vriska cared about. They go to Feferi's limo to confront her when the reporters are gone.

"Vriska I'm so sorry!" Feferi instantly says. A dark olive blood troll is fiddling away on his handheld. Sollux stands on her other side.

"Yeah well as embarrassments go, I've had worse. Don't worry about it Peixes."

Feferi sighs, "Thank goodness. I would never have done such a thing, but my campaign manager here insisted when I told him the story. I definitely needed something to convince the voters that I wasn't baiting them."

"Don't worry about it," Sollux comforts, "I think you convinced them."

"Wow Feferi," Jade struggles to get out. "Just wow. I would never imagine you taking that sort of campaign. It is you but . . ."

"I understand that it is usually political suicide, but I need something to stand out against my competitors. Voters would never side with me otherwise. I just hope those that do stand for what I believe in will have the guts to vote for me when the day comes."

Vriska balances herself against the limo, "I honestly see no other chance for you to win. Maybe you'll get brain dead high bloods to support you just because of your blood." The limo driver then has a short spout to get the troll off the limo.

"I'm glad I have your support. . . I do have your support right? I mean I totally get if you want to keep it a secret-"

Jade butts in on her, "Of course I'll vote for you Feferi!"

"Tell you what," Vriska leans on the sea troll's shoulder, "I'll vote for you if you promise you'll get me and John married whenever I say."

She grins, "Why with my power, I promise to marry you two myself!"

"Hey Jade, I know who I'm voting for! Politics are fun!"

Feferi ignores the slight sarcasm, "Well in that case, could you help put up some posters? I can't bribe all of my voters like you Vriska."

The three females walk to the back side of the limo where there is boxes filled with posters. Jade answers before Vriska could say no, "Sure thing Feferi!" The woman notices something, "Weren't you going to start taking a cab?"

"Yeah," she admits, "But my manager here says that being in a cab will show high class and maturity. Prestige if you will. And that others will want to be run by me."

Jade hums to herself, "If you say so."

"Ms. Peixes?" Feferi's campaign manager calls for her. "You are being 'challenged' to a debate with the mayor and Scratch. Do you accept? It's tomorrow night."

Feferi looks up at her campaign manager with fire in her eyes. "Yes. I show confidence, maturity, and wisdom."

"Good," and he returns to his phone to confirm the debate.