Action - June 19th

[very_goodman]

Who: Barry Goodman, Elise, Maria Cadenzavna Eve, and whoever else!
What: Meet and greet and all day practice session
When: June 19th
Where: Sparkle Motion talent agency, Near Shore
Warnings: None!

All right, let's get started! Sorry it took so long.

[Barry looks around, frowning for a moment as he notices how many people are gone already since his recruitment video. Sheryl in particular, but Joker and Honoka too.]

It might just be a few of us right now, but that's how everybody gets started! You gotta start at the bottom and work your way up!

[Hey, at least he's enthusiastic. He proudly thumbs at his chest before gesturing to Maria.]

So, introductions first. I'm Barry Goodman, and I'll be your trainer. Maria here'll be workin' with ya on the finer points of voice and dance lessons - I'm here to make sure you can stand up to the physical demands of the job. Bein' an idol isn't all unicorns and rainbows, y'know. There's a lotta hard work involved! I won't go easy on you, but as long as you do your best, I promise you'll reach the top! Any questions?

((OOC: Feel free to make your own top levels for mingling and practicing, and tag around with each other! The post is open to everyone who wants to join. Barry won't turn away anyone who loves music and wants to perform.))

Comments

[very_goodman]

Thanks. We'll need both of us out there hittin' it hard to get enough recruits to keep this place goin'.

[Even still, he seems completely optimistic about their chances.]

[declamando]

Exactly. Not much point in a talent studio without the talent, is there?

[It's rather a shame that Freyja also seems to have disappeared long before Sheryl did, or they would've had another seeming professional to ask.]

[very_goodman]

You're right about that. Shame we lost so many people before we could even get started.

[declamando]

That's true. [As upbeat as the conversation had been before this, Maria can't help but tone it down a bit in consideration of the topic.] I hadn't realised so many disappeared so frequently here. I really do wish we knew where it was they actually went.

[very_goodman]

Back home's my guess. That's what I'm gonna believe 'till I find out otherwise.

[declamando]

That's what I'd prefer to believe too. If there's no evidence to the contrary, it seems like the safest thing to think.

[And also the least troubling, judging by Maria's thoughtful tone.]

[very_goodman]

We'll probably never know for sure.

[Barry just shrugs. This isn't something he wants to think too deeply on.]

[declamando]

You're right, not unless someone leaves and returns later. [And even then, they'd have to remember both having been here and returning home.

Shaking her head a little, Maria moves off the topic.] So, what kind of schedule should I be expecting for this? I'm working on finding another job, even if it is just until this studio settles into itself.

[very_goodman]

Should be pretty light 'till we get the place off the ground. Couple of hours a day leadin' the practices, probably. Gotta keep the newbies sharp.

[declamando]

Alright, I can certainly make that work. I was looking more for jobs during the evening anyway, so that should be no trouble to organise around. I certainly can't disagree with keeping the newcomers on their toes.

[And at this point, it's probably going to be little more than maybe a part-time job at a karaoke bar. Something that puts her close to music, at least.]

[very_goodman]

Yeah, that'll work out just fine. I was thinkin' practices would be during the day to begin with.

[declamando]

Sounds good to me. Do you prefer afternoon or morning? I might need to tweak my schedule a bit to fit things in, but it's nothing too important.

[Mostly just things she does to pass the time, like hobbies and keeping herself conditioned.]

[very_goodman]

Let's go for morning. We can't let 'em have things too easy. Get 'em up outta bed nice and early.

[declamando]

[It's hard not to laugh at that, and Maria nods a little in agreement.]

That's true. The ones who are serious about it won't mind getting up a little earlier if it keeps them on their toes.

[very_goodman]

And the ones who aren't... well, that's a good way to weed 'em out.

[declamando]

It is. There are a lot of people eager to start in the industry, but if they can't handle the lifestyle, it's kinder to them to learn that earlier rather than later.

[Better to reconcile themselves with that and find another path than get further down this one and realise they can't handle it the way they might have thought.]

[very_goodman]

I've got high hopes for our current batch, though.

[Current batch being pretty much just Elise at this point, but details.]

[declamando]

Well then, I'll have to trust that you've got good judgement in picking them.

[Maria sounds a little amused at that, but genuine. She doesn't figure he would've opened an agency like this if he didn't have an eye for this sort of thing anyway.]

[very_goodman]

I'll do my best! Lookin' forward to a great partnership.

[Grinning, he extends his hand for a shake.]

[declamando]

[Maria returns the handshake with a firm hand and a ready smile.]

Me too. On both counts.