Alec Burdock

Alec, a character from the Wishful Thinking series, is the studio head who oversees Northbridge News and Your Character's boss. He is first seen in Chapter 1.

Appearance
Alec has short black hair with gray strands, black eyes and slightly tanned skin. He wears a yellow short-sleeved collared shirt with a gray tie.

Personality
As Tony simply puts it, Alec is a jerkwad. Alec says he rose to the top by working hard, making himself valuable to the right people, and he didn't let anyone stand in his way. Helping people was never part of his strategy to get ahead, so he feels no need to help you or anyone else.

Wishful Thinking

 * Chapter 1: I Can Only Imagine
 * Chapter 2: On My Mind
 * Chapter 3: Thought Process
 * Chapter 4: Good Idea
 * Chapter 5: Don't Think Twice
 * Chapter 6: Mind Games
 * Chapter 7: Bright Idea
 * Chapter 8: Birdbrained
 * Chapter 9: Hold That Thought

Your Character
In Chapter 1, you decide this is the day to ask Alec, the most powerful man in the company, for a promotion. He laughs at your initiative, tells you to interview him as a test, and even if you pass his test, refuses to promote you. When you are hit by lightning, he assumes you died and starts looking for your replacement until Aubrey tells him otherwise. When Alec overhears you talking to Anna Koishi, he decides to promote you to Junior Reporter and gives you your first assignment. Noting the friction between you and Ellen, he decides to put you two together to interview Charlie Carmichael. In Chapter 8, because you stuck up for Jaime when he fixed the power for the studio, Alec assigns you to cover an unknown story happening in the Old Quarter of the city. When you blow the story out of the water, he tells you he is impressed. In Chapter 9, he promotes you to lead reporter after firing or suspending Ellen for her actions.

Aubrey Watson
As the studio manager, Aubrey answers to Alec, but also tries to calm and smooth tensions over in the studio.

Ellen Thompson
Ellen has no problems arguing with Alec about her job. He tells her that he has the right to tell her how to do her job (i.e. interviewing guests) because he is her boss. He irks her by putting you and her together because the drama would increase ratings. If you follow her in Chapter 7, you find she has been stealing Alec's bottles of sparkling water called Eau d'Brillance. In Chapter 9, if you tell Alec that Ellen was snooping in his office, he says that some of his files are missing and when he calls her in to his office, he fires her. If you tell him that she scared Anna again, he suspends her for the rest of the month and tells her that when she comes back, it may be on a "trial" basis because of her attitude.

Trivia

 * He has the same character model design as Martin from the LoveHacks series, and basically the same personality (except Alec doesn't currently appear misogynistic; his attitude extends to men as well).
 * In Chapter 8, Aubrey mentions that Alec fired the former head of PR for "breathing too cheerfully".

Memorable Quotes
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