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Damien 147.

Everything was a painful blur as I had lost count of how many hands I had shaken today.

"Your vote counts, so vote Kelly so you can count for something great!" One of the campaign managers said with earnest conviction. It was sad to watch.

"When is this going to be over?" I asked with gritted teeth as I looked around.

"Bored?" Camilla asked.

"Out of my mind," I replied.

"This is mostly what you will be doing, Damien," She said.

"Attending parties filled with old bored people with too much time and money," I said.

"Meeting important people who have the power to bring about real change," Camilla.

"You sound just like them," I said to her. She merely shrugged.

"How do you like it so far?" Senator Kelly Holland said as he looked around with pride.

"A lot of people," I said.

"Yes, and they all came out to see just me," Kelly beamed.

"This is not really my scene if I am being honest," I told the senator.

"It was not mine either until I found myself here," He replied with a shrug