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 Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2011 5:02 pm
ACTOR - CLOODIA [ Chuppi ]
"It is time for bed then, yes? I shall take him with me and have him sleep at my side, and perhaps then I will have at least my dreams of a kingdom with him." Chuppi had taken the doll back from Ulmuka as soon as she was able, wondering just what the heck he was doing with all that flailing and whatever else. It was time for the act to end anyway, seeing as everyone was being ushered off to bed and Mandy had already left, so Chuppi feigned a yawn and looked out to the audience.
"Now I shall slumber peacefully, dreaming of places I have yet to see nor shall ever see again. It is in my rest, dear Nutcracker, that we shall be together again. I shall see you in my dreams, my beloved prince."
And then Chuppi all but dropped straight down onto the stage, her body making a loud thud as she pretended to fall asleep. The act of actually laying down was something she had never done before, which was pretty funny (it was natural for her to fling herself down - she assumed everyone did it). She curled into a ball, her hand over her mouth, and she cradled the nutcracker doll with the other arm as though it were her baby.
Honestly though? She wished it was her Thermos because she could really, really use a drink right about now.
AND THEN THE LIGHTS DIMMED, AND ACT ONE WAS OVER.
In her mind, anyway.
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Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2011 5:02 pm
Music/The Pits
Roch looked at Danny, nodding slightly as the song started towards the end, finally. He'd had to toss in a few lines, just to deal with all the interruptions. But they were about to start the March, and it wasn't only a harder one for him, it was a harder one for her, too.
Jack he hoped she pulled this off like he thought she would. No, not time to panic. She could do it, he was sure.
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Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2011 5:09 pm
BACK TO BACKSTAGE / ACTORS
Oh dear Jack, thank you theatre professor!
Once things settled down more, Hel flitted back to behind the curtain, and watched with pride as her fellow students and actors resumed the play. Watching Mandy bite off the nut cracker’s head did make the valkyrie cringe and touch her neck briefly, and she couldn’t help but feel like Riyo probably got a big kick out of that.
Still, it was…terribly amusing, all the other parts. Hel went back to being delighted, wiggling a bit as this scene was drawing to a close soon, and they could start the next one. The reaper looked for Sammy, and gave the undead ghoul a nod. “We’re up soon, friend.” She cheered quietly, and then looked up at Mot when he came over again, giving him a thumbs up and a smile.
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Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2011 5:09 pm
MUSIC/THE PIT
Danny saw Roch's nod and immediately interpreted it as "next song" as he was turning the page in his book. If there was one thing she could comprehend, it was Roch's body language when playing music.
She followed his lead and faded out on his guitar, and turned her own book's page. Oh Jack, next came the March. Her face went red for a moment as she recalled practicing with Rikki, but she calmed herself with a deep breath. She was more worried for Roch. She knew this meant a lot to him, and he would beat himself up if he screwed over even a single note.
Slow as always, she actually realized that she herself would have a lot to do too. This was one of her harder songs, and it had a lot of immediate scales. Danny could play them and all, but not with enough finesse. Not like Roch. She bit her lip and waited for Roch's cue.
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Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2011 5:13 pm
MUSIC"And a one, and a two, and a three--" Roch said quietly, counting it off for the entire band. Then he started to play the March. It was a b***h and a half to play, but he jackin' loved it nonetheless.
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Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2011 5:16 pm
BACKSTAGE - ACTOR
The minute the lights went out, Xiu all but dragged Riyo out of there. As, er, fun as it had been, she was glad that their role was over. It was a good thing they had gone for something small. "That had been...kind of a disaster, huh?" The sighed, looking up at the bakeneko with a hint of disappointment. Her ears drooped slightly, but she perked right back up when she saw Hel and Sammy.
"Good luck, you two!" Xiu whispered to the two ghouls, reaching out to give the Valkyrie a hug. When she pulled back, she looked her friend up and down, fully taking in her costume for the first time. "You make a wonderful prince, Hel!" Very cute!
She fell silent as the music started up again.
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Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2011 5:16 pm
Actor / Backstage
The play was topsy turvey here, people where shouting screaming, and suddenly everyone felt sick. Thankfully Sammy hadn't eaten so instead she simply doubled over shivering when Chuupi shouted. It was all followed by a Sirens song causing her to pause in confusion. Before she knew it the play was back in order and Hel was talking to her.
Sammy turned toward Hel nodding sharply. "You remember the plan? The one we discussed and practiced?" It wasn't a lot of practice but they had an idea of how they planned to do things. She reached over to the props grabbing a narrow saber sword strapping it to her hip throwing her cloak over top, her floppy rat tail dragging behind her as she moved towards the trap door that would lead her onto stage.
"Seriously Hel, we've got this. We're going to blow them away."
And so she waited for the call for act two... the music started and Sammy shivered in delight. It was about to begin!
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Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2011 5:19 pm
Narrator - MotOkay! It was time for Act 2. Mot breathed in deeply. He knew what would come soon. e knew during the act Hel would kiss Chuppi. That being said, he needed to lay claim to those lips before anyone else did. It wasn't the moment he wanted, or a time he was ready for, and he wasn't feeling nearly confident enough to do it, but his resolve was there. Mot leaned in, gave Hel a light kiss to the lips and murmured; "Mine." With a deep blush, he stood tall, fixed his vest, and marched out on stage. Once center stage was his, the reaper coughed into his hand, trying to calm himself down as his heart raced furiously. "The children went to bed, and soon so did the parents. It was a quiet night. Everyone was sound asleep. Cloodia slept with her broken doll, and somewhere in her bedroom, things began to stir..."Mot let that that hang in the air, before silently making his way backstage again.
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Friendly Conversationalist
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Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2011 5:19 pm
BACKSTAGE / ACTORS
Tsetsiliya shakily swallowed after Temes screamed, arms trembling as they crossed over her stomach. Thankfully she had been too nervous to eat before the play, but her innards churned unhappily nonetheless. The play was becoming such a madhouse. Phones flying, shouting, fighting, throwing up (?).. why was everybody doing this? She couldn't blame the poor chupacabra for being so upset; she felt very hurt as well.
Everybody seemed to be on the move, trying to temper the situation, and the poludnica just ducked out of the way. Mot and Hel disappeared into the audience, and soon after the theater teacher stepped in. Most everybody had settled down or left (she noticed with a twinge of disappointment), the play rolled on and the second act began. She simply sat back down and waited for her turn. Waited and hoped that the audience would behave themselves for the rest of the production. She still felt ill, but her nerves likely weren't helping her stomach to calm down.
The music to Act Two began, and the poludnica's eyes were drawn to Mot's meeting with Hel and..
She blushed at what she had seen. Oh my.
As he disappeared behind the curtain, Tsetsiliya saw Xiu and.. Riyo, was it? reenter from the stage, and immediately she approached the baku with a shaky smile. "Y-you both did well!" Maybe talking would distract from how ill she felt.
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Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2011 5:22 pm
AUDIENCETybalt shook his head at the popcorn, kindly refusing the offer, as he continued to watch the play.
Any minute now---ahhh yep! There we go! Not even five minutes in and the play was already turning chaotic. Or the crowd was anyways, but this was much better! This here was exactly the reason the black dog came to watch in the first place! He could care less about watching plays, it was the action he was interested in!
Sadly this only lasted so long before things were under control once more. Apparently the play was to go on.
Tybalt laughed as Bul slipped some shades over his eyes. Why he needed them here, he had no idea, but the idea was amusing.
"Awesome! I'll have to get you to teach me sometime and dude, Mei... you can't have done worse than me. I failed to hit the target and half killed myself with the re-coil." He snorted and waved his hands in the air. "Some day I'll manage to actually hit something other than myself." Yeah, maybe.
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Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2011 5:24 pm
Audience
Although some others might have been disappointed, Jove was glad the loud and rowdy disruptions were over. Although he was not a frequent member of an audience, it was hard to hear the music, and what the students on the stage were doing. It seemed like they were telling a story. Pretending they were not themselves, but someone else, and acting in what amounted to crazy, inconsistent behaviour. It was quite fascinating.
The little pup felt remarkably comfortable, being surrounded by his friends, watching a story, listening to music... It was all good fun, and he found himself kicking his little feet in time with the beat on occasion. And when he heard the march come up, his good ear perked. That was the one Roch played for him! His tail wagged, and he wiggled around to see if the other students around him were listening too.
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Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2011 5:26 pm
ACTOR / RAT KINGShe could hear Mot on stage, things where picking up. Beside her was a fog machien, she gave it a kick before stepping into the closet that was lined up to the stage. Fog slowly built up creeping along the wood leaking from the closet as she lingered inside. She heard Mot step backstage, and the fun would begin.
The doors cracked open and Sammy slid out, her cape fluttering in the flow of fog. Her tail dragging along the floor as she marched out hunched over into the room. FEAR filled her throat and her voice lost its usually ghoulish edge replaced by a haggered stretched boils grunt.
"Ahhh my sweet little Cloodia." She crooned as she marched into the room, fog trailing in her wake. She did not walk, she did not linger, she strode with pride and arrogance that would make a demon blush. "Oh how foolish you are to sleep like this." She strode around the bed leaning over 'Chuupi' reaching down to stroke the little wood doll. "You have no prince. No nut cracker to keep you safe my dear sweet-ling." She gave a low crackling laugh as she moved across the room and to the other side of the bed standing behind her now.
"I will have your family tonight my dear. The Rat King will rise and take over this world with no little prince to stop me. I shall rule everything my dear."
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Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2011 5:32 pm
ACTOR - CLOODIA [ Temes ]
Chuppi 'awoke' with a fright, her eyes wide as she looked around in the 'darkness'. "Oh, but . . . have I heard something?" She whispered as though speaking to herself, though as soon as Sammy's next line came she turned and look, gasping loudly enough that it could have been taken for a scream. Chuppi had promised herself not to scream anymore because there were so few people left in the audience! "AY DIOS MIO! . . . er, I mean, Oh my goodness! Who are you, to claim such things!"
She rolled to her feet, the nutcracker doll falling from her arms and rolling off stage. She...probably meant to do that and Chuppi looked over towards where Hel was waiting, a slight grimace of apology on her face. At least now maybe it looked a bit more believable? She didn't know. "You will not have my family, nor will you have me! I believe my prince will come and he will save me!"
She placed her hands together, as if praying, and closed her eyes. "My prince will come and he will slay you!" She...forgot kinda the rest of her lines and hoped Hel knew what to do next because she didn't want to ruin everything and it would be horrible and Chuppi was a bad person. "My prince, my prince! Please come and save your Cloodia!"
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Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2011 5:41 pm
Actor (Rat) - Backstage
The Rat King was already on stage!? Jackdamnit, but these sales...these sales were amazing...
Though it obviously pained him to do so, Thackery threw the papers aside, smoothing out his ears and tail. He was going to be the best rat. He had to be the best rat. The best ratdog that ever existed.
Just to ensure that he was fully prepared for this, he pulled his hands up towards his chest, making what appeared to be a claw shape. He looked more like a dinosaur that had been in a terrible accident than a rat, but the resemblance was there. A little bit.
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Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2011 5:42 pm
ACTOR / RAT KINGShe laughed with delight. Chuupi's cry for help spurring her onward. "I am the Rat King dear, I can do as I please and with your little prince broken I will do them indeed." She reached down running the back of her boney left hand of the girls cheek, leaning her masked narrow nose down closer.
"I will feast on them, and then the town and everything in between little dear."
She stepped back laughing deep and evil, she had practice, Siddie had tons of movies with these kind of big-bads. "LET HIM COME! I WILL DESTROY THE PRINCE! HIS WOODEN SHELL WILL BE THE FIRST TO BURN!"
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