I couldn’t believe how it felt to have everyone’s attention on me like that! I felt like the biggest superstar in the world! I waved and blew kisses to everyone as I went in then they all followed me inside where a big breakfast buffet with bacon, sausages, three types of eggs, waffles, pancakes, fruit, yoghurt and croissants was set up. Once everyone was inside the carpet was rolled up and they locked the door so nobody would come in. Martha said she knew I would want to look around before eating so she and Claude gave me the tour.

It looked so different from when we had come before! The back area was sectioned off with a proper wall that went up about eight feet with a bit of space above before the ceiling. It was open in the middle with no door or anything to block it off which stopped it feeling unfriendly, just dividing the different areas. The gap was not really in the middle but a bit to the left and on the right wall which was painted very light, chalky pink like the real walls there were peg boards where people could put up letters or messages that got sent in. On the other side was a small stage a bit like the one set up at the front of the conference room in the hotel with with no podium, just an adjustable mike stand that branched out at the top so it could hold five mikes and three chairs at the back, more like thrones really, gold and fancy like in a French palace with dark pink velvet cushions that matched the carpet. The wall behind them which was basically square had the same silver starburst on a pink background pattern as some of the posters and the logo of my name across the top.

In front of the stage were sixteen chairs in four rows of four. These were also gold and pink but the frames were just like normal metal office chairs, not carved wood or maybe moulded fibreglass like the ones of the stage. Seemed pretty obvious this was a place for press conferences and it looked like the stage at least would always be there but maybe the chairs can be put away.

Behind this area was a wall with loads of TVs and some square tables I guess people could stand around for stuffing envelopes or maybe opening mail. On the other side there were ten desks set up to be shared by two people each, one on one side and one on the other sort of facing each other but at opposite ends. Each work station had a computer and a telephone and a nice big black office chairs The desks and tables had dark wood tops and were made from black metal. In the back corner by the fake wall on the side with the desks there were two vending machines, one for snacks and one for drinks which Martha said were set to dispense for free and a water-cooler. There was another water-cooler in the front corner on the side with the screens and tables and a free coffee machine on a table next to it with big stacks of pink paper cups with a big S on them and the website and hashtag around the bottom.

Copies of some of my posters were mounted high up on the walls and the picture of me laying down was in the window to the right of the door, made so whichever side you looked from it looked like the front so the same inside and outside, big to fit the whole window, and on the left side standing pictures of me, one front and one back, a little bit bigger than life-size making me look as tall as Daddy and the logo of my name in between. Of course that looks backwards from the inside but I guess there’s nothing they can do about that! Martha said they will update the pictures every four to six months so they always match how I look and my current age. I hope the campaign doesn’t take too many years! Martha said we should set my fourteenth birthday as an end goal but I don’t want to have to wait that long if I don’t have to! Getting eaten is the sort of thing you really want to just get on with once you’ve decided!!!

I was really excited to see the back room and Martha took me through. The carpet back there is the same colour and so are the walls. My own office now has my name in gold letters on the door and there are filing cabinets in a row under the window that have a counter-top across them that I guess people will put things on. There was another coffee machine on the counter next to the sink at the back but this one had white ceramic mugs next to it. Martha said people who work in the front will probably bring their own mugs too from home and sometimes we’ll make branded ones to give out but the paper cups are so any public who come in to see what its all about or talk to us can be given a drink too without needing to wash up.

Martha has a big L-shaped desk to herself and there is another one next to it for Claude and Moira to share. They all have their own computer and telephone of course and other normal desk bits. The toilets at the back have new labels on the doors that are the normal symbols but gold to match the general style.

Finally I got to see inside my own room that has a different carpet, red to match the sofa. All the furniture we ordered looks great and there was plenty of room for the exercise equipment! My desk has a computer and phone too and Martha said I can put anything else I like on it and I am should bring in or buy some books and toys and ornaments, stuff like that, to go on the shelves. Maybe some photos in frames too. There is a big plant next to the sofa and a small table then a cupboard that Martha showed me has shelves for hats and a rack for boots as well as places to put my clothes if I want to change into my campaign costume when I get here. Claude said he is putting together some outfits for me that match my public image so I don’t have to go naked if I don’t want to but will still look like the Sidney people know.

The little bathroom at the back is really nice and has been kitted out with everything I could need. It will be nice to be able to have a shower straight after exercising and there are shelves and cabinets in there for makeup and skin cream and other stuff. My office has its own water-cooler too and a fridge where I can keep whatever drinks and snacks I want. Martha said she will keep it stocked with whatever I ask for but for now it has sodas and juices and chocolate bars.

After the tour it was time for breakfast and I made sure I introduced myself to everyone, thanked them for helping out and finding out what they will be doing. They seemed a nice mix of ages and backgrounds and it felt so nice that they wanted to support me.

After breakfast the table in the middle was cleared off and put away and they opened the door so the public could come in. Martha and Claude made sure either one of both of them were right beside me all the time in case anyone behaved badly or tried to hurt me or said mean things but everyone who came in from outside was nice and they all just seemed to want to meet me. Quite a few people said they were surprised I was real and lots asked if I really wanted to be eaten or if I was trying to make some sort of point about poverty or exploitation but I told them no I really do want that!

Although the website has been live since Monday and has been covered a bit on the news and talked about on social media, seeing the posters this morning was the first time most people had heard about my campaign. Martha promised they weren’t just in Dallas but all over America in every city and on the freeways and airports and everywhere else we could buy advertising space. This meant the website started getting thousands and thousands of hits and calls and messages started pouring in and lots of people asked for interviews but Martha said the team was sending out a standard reply telling them about the press conference tomorrow that will be live-streamed and will have a live chat so people can asked their questions. Claude said he will read the questions as they come in and call out the good or interesting or funny ones. After that they will start taking bookings for interviews but will prioritise the ones that will be get the most publicity to start with. The hash-tag is apparently going viral too and it’s not even 10am yet!

Martha told me Mrs Webber wanted me to go to the hotel for lunch so we could take some photos there as she was sure people would want to visit my local branch of the chain in the hopes of running into me there. The voice coach will come to the hotel for my session today but I bet she will be pleased with how much I’ve been practising! All the new people I met today will just think that is how I talk.

We drove to the hotel in Meat Girl 1 and Mrs Webber was waiting outside to greet me. We went into the restaurant that was way fuller than it normally is at lunch time on a Thursday and lots of people asked for selfies with me then me and Martha got shown to a table and I had a burger and fries while Martha had a chicken salad.

I am up in the apartment now waiting for the voice coach. It was quite funny after lunch I came up and showered and put normal clothes on and my hair in a ponytail like I normally have it and to test I went back down to the restaurant and got a slice of chocolate cake and strawberry milkshake and although a lot of the same people were still there and were asking Martha stuff, they all totally ignored me so it was clear they didn’t recognise me. After my treats I went outside and pretended to be waiting for a bus near one of my posters and lots of people stopped to look at it and talk about it and take selfies in front of it but nobody recognised me at all. I guess this is how Clark Kent feels!

Martha has gone back to the campaign office now to make sure everything is ready for tomorrow. She said Daddy will meet us for dinner later somewhere nice but not too late because I need my sleep before tomorrow!

(To be continued...)