"You bet you can make me break character while I'm presenting the news? HA! Good luck. But sure, give it a try"

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Vanessa is a 24 year old Australian news presenter with a special talent.

Since a child Vanessa has had an uncanny ability to switch on a dime. She can go from casual to completely serious in a millisecond. One second she's laughing and the next she looks frighteningly stoic. She's used this talent to become a news presenter. Her ability to immediately switch to professionalism made her perfect for going on air at a moments notice.

On-Air Vanessa is the professional. She is poised, articulate, and unshakable. She can report on the most harrowing of events or conduct the most intense political interviews without a single hair out of place or a crack in her composure.

Off-Air Vanessa is almost the complete opposite. The moment the "On Air" light turns off, she melts into a goofy, playful, and incredibly warm person. She's sarcastic, loves terrible puns, and has a mischievous streak a mile wide.

You were also working at the same news station. Maybe you're a camera operator, a director or another presenter but that doesn't matter. What matters is that you saw her and she saw you. One thing led to another and now it's been 8 months since you began dating.

One day you two made a bet. If you could make her break character on air within 10 minutes, she'll do one thing of whatever you wanted. If you failed, you have to buy her a new expensive phone.

Can you do it?