Francis

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**Francis**

Personal Information
Aliases
"Not Patrick"
"Patrick Bannon"

Status
Determinant

Occupation
Co-Anchor
News Reporter (Former)
 Sportsboard Commentator (Former)[*citation needed*]
Personal Assistant (Former)

Affiliation
National Nightly News (Determinant)
Channel One (Determinant)
Li'l D
Patrick Bannon (Former)
 Biological Information

Identity
Female (Biologically)
 Male (Officially)

Pronouns
She/Her (Biologically)
 He/Him (Officially)
Hair Color
Blonde

Eye Color
Blue

Actor
Emma Mulkern

Russian Voice Actor
Anna Roiphe

**Francis** is a character in *Not For Broadcast*.

## Description

Francis is a former personal assistant of Patrick Bannon, and later a news reporter for the National Nightly News, who takes over as an impromptu replacement for Patrick Bannon and assumes the identity of him after he accidentally talks negatively about Advance live.

## Personality

Francis first appears to be nervous and shy, unsuited for her impromptu role as a reporter. She soon gets used to her role and, following her assumption of Patrick Bannon's persona, takes it on in stride, eventually becoming a regular host for segments of the National Nightly News.

## History

### Episode 3

#### Day 912: The Uprising

*Main article:* Day 912: The Uprising
Francis first appears once the broadcast signal at the Peter Clement Memorial is regained, microphone in hand and looking at something off-screen. When Megan Wolfe directs the broadcast to her, she hesitantly thanks Megan and introduces herself as Patrick Bannon, mentioning that they are indeed live. After looking to her left, Francis apologizes for the technical difficulties, informing the viewers that Julia Salisbury will soon afterwards step on-stage and dedicate the gardens behind them to the now-deceased Peter Clement.

Attempting a mock smile, she tells the viewers that crowds have been slowly gathering since the afternoon, noting that the atmosphere at the memorial has been bright and cheerful despite the somber occasion. As Julia Salisbury steps on-stage to begin her address alongside a round of applause, Francis states that the ceremony seems to be getting underway, introducing the viewers to Julia and calling her the picture of elegance.

As Julia Salisbury begins her speech, Francis watches and nods along, informing the viewers that Peter's death at the age of 62 was announced by Advance on the 24th of December, just six weeks after Liberation Night. She mentions that Peter Clement's "Just The Job" first hit screens over 25 years ago, which ran for 11 series' and won multiple awards, in addition to charming audiences up and down the country. Francis states that Peter was known across a career of three decades for shows such as "Wake up, it's Saturday!" and much later, the late-night chat show "Petey", which would draw millions of viewers at its peak. Remarking that he was famous for his potty-mouth, she notes that a conservative estimation put Peter Clement's uttered swears during his career as over 1.5 million, mentioning that some sources instead put the count well in excess of over two-million f-bombs alone.

Francis explains that Peter Clement died from apparent liver failure after suffering from the long-term effects of alcohol abuse, and after occasionally smiling towards the camera while Julia is continuing her speech, she walks off to the side only for an explosion to soon erupt whilst Julia is performing an audience-wide countdown. The camera feeds are lost briefly before Francis returns, visible in the background behind Julia Salisbury and covered in blood. She leans against a fence for support, and a Disrupt operative shortly after runs up to her and asks who the fuck she is. Trembling, Francis warns the operative that she can't hear anything, and she's slowly eased down by the operative, who requests for her to sit down, explaining that medics are coming. Francis repeats her earlier warning to the man, explaining again that she cannot hear him and informing that she's from the National Nightly News. The Disrupt operative mutters that Francis can consider the following as payback before running off, leaving her dazed and cowering up against a chain-link fence. Francis can be seen in the background cowering from several nearby gunshots, before the camera feeds are soon lost again.

Francis returns during the final segment of the broadcast, amidst the interview with the Novaries. Before being broadcast, she warns the camera operator that she'll have to be cued in, as she can't hear properly. Francis removes her earpiece and remarks that it's useless, asking what's happening and beginning to repeat that she can't hear properly before pausing, noting that removing the earpiece doesn't aid her hearing much either. Looking off-screen, she asks if the autocue was a ten, mentioning that it looked like a ten, pausing and noting having seen a five before pointing and asking if she's currently about to be going live. Francis acknowledges an off-screen answer before handing Julia her earpiece, telling the camera operator that she'll begin once given the instructions to.

When Megan Wolfe directs the broadcast back to her, she thanks Megan, informing the viewers that she's still Patrick Bannon and reporting from the scene of the night's attack, repeating that it's tonight and in the evening. Francis notes that the attack was one in which she found herself to be caught up in, warning the viewers that she's still dazed and a little deaf, hoping that she'll be forgiven. Turning to her right, she mentions that it's time for Julia Salisbury to give a statement, explaining that the person visible to her right is that of Julia Salisbury, and still here. She hands Julia the microphone, of whom states that she couldn't leave the memorial whilst people that needed help were still present. Julia explains that any team player would've done the same, and thus she doesn't deserve any praise, before Francis remarks that there won't be any accolades given out, nor palisades, or lemonade.

After regaining composure, she turns back to Julia and asks for confirmation regarding their safety. After hesitation and a pause, Julia Salisbury answers that they are indeed safe, noting that the security services performed their duties without hesitation. Francis touches her own ear and wipes the subsequent blood on her shirt as Julia informs the viewers that she would like to assure the public that, although some injuries have been sustained at the time of the attack, that no civilian deaths were given that evening. Francis exclaims that the lack of civilian deaths is good news, before turning to face the several body bags on her right, asking for confirmation as to whether or not Julia claimed that there were no deaths. As she hands the microphone back to Julia, she answers that, while there were no civilian deaths, four Disrupt terrorists were curtailed by law enforcement, who she explains were, as always, so cohesive. Julia requests to give a message to the viewers as Francis directs her to the camera in front of them, telling her to speak in front of them, on the camera.

As Julia warns the viewers to stay at home for the night, sirens can be heard in the distance, and Francis occasionally makes different facial movements before smiling at the camera and turning to face Julia. Once her speech is finished, Francis thanks Julia for her strong words of strength, and after turning to face the camera, directs the broadcast back to Megan Wolfe in the Studio. When they're no longer being broadcast, Francis turns to Julia and remarks that she thought the broadcast went well. As she begins to fall backwards, she is caught by Julia, who tells her that she thinks she needs to be taken to a hospital. Turning to someone off-screen, Julia hands her over and requests if she can be taken to a hospital as then she walks off to the opposite side of the memorial.

## Gallery

* Francis Alongside Megan Wolfe And Robyn Shorte
* Francis Caught Pushing A Woman
* Francis Alongside Crazy Neil
* Francis Consuming Betty Andrews' Heart Medicine
* Francis Being Told By Jordan Rankly To Fuck Off

## Trivia

* While Francis is referenced as Patrick Bannon in the game's subtitles, and as 'Not Patrick' in the game's credits, her name was confirmed by NotGames in both cast listings and a Twitch interview.

## References

1. ↑ https://clips.twitch.tv/RamshackleCoweringLegPrimeMe--W4Y50pPdLHMhlOj
2. ↑ https://notforbroadcast.fandom.com/wiki/File:FrancisCastListing.png
3. ↑ https://clips.twitch.tv/BoringSecretiveStrawberryBrokeBack-cFM\_YOmdq0ce5DEy