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thenearshore2018-09-14 08:22 am
priforprince) wrote in thenearshore2018-09-14 08:22 am
Open ♔ Now then, promise that you'll always heed me
Who: The staff/cast of Shikyoin Hibiki's movie (This could be YOU!)
When: January 20
Where: The Far Shore, mostly around Apollo's temple
What: Filming has begun on Hibiki's masterwork. Vive la révolution!
[ I. Prihind the Scenes ]
[ If Hibiki has talked to your character about helping out with her movie, a purple envelope with a wax seal arrives at their current residence bright and early on the 20th. Within is a summons, ordering them to report to Apollo's temple for filming. Granted, the front yard has a new pond in it, and in the center there's a small burbling spring that betrays just how...recent...this development is, but the temple itself is fine.
Filming itself will happen all over the Far Shore, wherever there is sufficient room. Hibiki can use her illusions to create a set. This prompt, however, is for handling all the stuff that's real - whether you're helping out with props, trying on your costume, reading over your script, or gaping at the role Hibiki has assigned you, this is the place for everyone to prepare for greatness.
....Hibiki, incidentally, can be found wandering around to supervise. She'll be solicitous to all newcomers, but if she sees you messing up or engaging in Nonsense, you will be yelled at. Crossly. And don't even think about sitting in the giant armchair with DIRECTOR embroidered on the back! ]
[ II. Prights, Camera, Actprion! ]
[ Filming happens here! The general plot of the story is that a samurai has been wrongfully accused of wrongdoing and stripped of his title. Now he works as a vigilante to support his little sister and her sick friend, and every woman he meets falls in love with him. But when he tries to rob the crooked samurai who's taken his place, he discovers that - gasp! - the lover he'd thought was dead is working for the samurai....and doesn't remember him! Can he fight the one he loves, to save the children who are dearest to his heart?!
Things happening in scenes may include:
♔ ninja fights under cover of darkness that turn into lethal dance battles, because musical;
♔ dramatically exaggerated suffering of pure-hearted downtrodden people for Hibiki's character to angst over;
♔ bad people doing Very Bad Things, such as kicking said downtrodden people, or laughing as they take all their money;
♔ scenes in which there are too many animals to move around, because the Far Shore abounds with four-legged actors;
♔ confrontations between the protagonist and the people who care about him, regarding turning thief when Honor is a samurai's lifeblood;
♔ a whole hell of a lot of pining for Hibiki's character on the part of every woman who has ever met him (complete, perhaps, with song-and-dance fantasy numbers as the women daydream);
♔ at least one equivalent of a bar fight, because Hibiki is also into Westerns;
♔ the triumphant recovery of Hibiki's character's lover's memory, and the restoration of Hibiki's character to his former position after the family he'd served learns of his unbroken devotion to those he loves, which betrays his strength of character even as he was nobly willing to sacrifice his honor by thievery;
♔ and everyone breaking into song whenever the hell they feel like it, especially to monologue about the situation they find themselves in, or the feelings they're feeling. If you're a ninja, sing about being stealthy! If you're a noble, sing about your fair and just rule! If you're a woman, sing about Hibiki!
Look, this film has an agenda.
This, at least, is the script. There is nothing stopping everyone from completely ignoring it and doing whatever. Scenes here will frequently but not always feature Hibiki's character; she's available for any and all threads in which she's required, or else characters can mingle amongst themselves. Have a fight scene! Do a comedy routine! This is a movie with something for everyone.
Will you adhere to the script and support the revolution? Or will you see how far you can bend the storyline before the star (who is also the director, and the scriptwriter) breaks character to yell at you? If you annoy her enough, everyone may get to take a break while she stalks off for alone time...... ]
When: January 20
Where: The Far Shore, mostly around Apollo's temple
What: Filming has begun on Hibiki's masterwork. Vive la révolution!
[ I. Prihind the Scenes ]
[ If Hibiki has talked to your character about helping out with her movie, a purple envelope with a wax seal arrives at their current residence bright and early on the 20th. Within is a summons, ordering them to report to Apollo's temple for filming. Granted, the front yard has a new pond in it, and in the center there's a small burbling spring that betrays just how...recent...this development is, but the temple itself is fine.
Filming itself will happen all over the Far Shore, wherever there is sufficient room. Hibiki can use her illusions to create a set. This prompt, however, is for handling all the stuff that's real - whether you're helping out with props, trying on your costume, reading over your script, or gaping at the role Hibiki has assigned you, this is the place for everyone to prepare for greatness.
....Hibiki, incidentally, can be found wandering around to supervise. She'll be solicitous to all newcomers, but if she sees you messing up or engaging in Nonsense, you will be yelled at. Crossly. And don't even think about sitting in the giant armchair with DIRECTOR embroidered on the back! ]
[ II. Prights, Camera, Actprion! ]
[ Filming happens here! The general plot of the story is that a samurai has been wrongfully accused of wrongdoing and stripped of his title. Now he works as a vigilante to support his little sister and her sick friend, and every woman he meets falls in love with him. But when he tries to rob the crooked samurai who's taken his place, he discovers that - gasp! - the lover he'd thought was dead is working for the samurai....and doesn't remember him! Can he fight the one he loves, to save the children who are dearest to his heart?!
Things happening in scenes may include:
♔ ninja fights under cover of darkness that turn into lethal dance battles, because musical;
♔ dramatically exaggerated suffering of pure-hearted downtrodden people for Hibiki's character to angst over;
♔ bad people doing Very Bad Things, such as kicking said downtrodden people, or laughing as they take all their money;
♔ scenes in which there are too many animals to move around, because the Far Shore abounds with four-legged actors;
♔ confrontations between the protagonist and the people who care about him, regarding turning thief when Honor is a samurai's lifeblood;
♔ a whole hell of a lot of pining for Hibiki's character on the part of every woman who has ever met him (complete, perhaps, with song-and-dance fantasy numbers as the women daydream);
♔ at least one equivalent of a bar fight, because Hibiki is also into Westerns;
♔ the triumphant recovery of Hibiki's character's lover's memory, and the restoration of Hibiki's character to his former position after the family he'd served learns of his unbroken devotion to those he loves, which betrays his strength of character even as he was nobly willing to sacrifice his honor by thievery;
♔ and everyone breaking into song whenever the hell they feel like it, especially to monologue about the situation they find themselves in, or the feelings they're feeling. If you're a ninja, sing about being stealthy! If you're a noble, sing about your fair and just rule! If you're a woman, sing about Hibiki!
Look, this film has an agenda.
This, at least, is the script. There is nothing stopping everyone from completely ignoring it and doing whatever. Scenes here will frequently but not always feature Hibiki's character; she's available for any and all threads in which she's required, or else characters can mingle amongst themselves. Have a fight scene! Do a comedy routine! This is a movie with something for everyone.
Will you adhere to the script and support the revolution? Or will you see how far you can bend the storyline before the star (who is also the director, and the scriptwriter) breaks character to yell at you? If you annoy her enough, everyone may get to take a break while she stalks off for alone time...... ]
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[If for no other reason than he'd like to fricking know what her deal is. Why she thinks she's top of the heap when by Zetta's terms she barely merits an anthill. Sure she's got style, and looks, but what about power? What about strength?]
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FOR A HIBIKI DEFINITION OF FINE ]
Then, gaze upon me.
[ Hibiki gives Zetta her most dazzling, sharpest smile. And throws herself backwards in a pose against a nearby setpiece - one that, let it be said, is causing far less of a bother than Zetta, and is therefore likely to be included in more cuts. Shining light seems to beam from her body, such is her sudden appeal! ] I'll emblazon understanding upon your very heart.
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[Foolishly, Zetta thinks this is going somewhere, aside from 'gratuitous special effects'. Which, don't get him wrong, he totally appreciates as a demon with a flair for style. But he's not seeing anything that makes her a big deal.]
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This one isn't worth it. She does keep up the sparkles, however. And retrieves a rose, with a flourish, from her pocket, to add to the scene. ] Well?
[ Engrossing, isn't she? Even this single tableau can steal away any heart.
And if you don't get it after receiving her ULTIMATE POSE - well, that's on you. ]
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[Zetta lets out a breath that almost becomes a groan.]
Because you can put on a show?
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[ What to do with this rose. Hm. She breathes in its scent, then reaches to try and...
...open Zetta, if possible. She wants to stick her rose in him as a bookmark. ] Cherishing my example, attempt the impossible and remain silent during filming.
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now i'm picturing hibiki holding a hand with no lands in it during magpric: the pathering
I don't recognize systems that don't benefit me.
[ With that, Hibiki swings Zetta shut again. So much for your "mana power"! ]
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[ Hibiki withdraws her hand, ignorant of the dire fate from which Zetta's hesitation has spared her. ] Don't fail to cooperate.
[ She turns away, having managed to keep her mood steady despite his critiques due to their sheer improbability. "Wasted potential." That's impossible. Shikyoin Hibiki's potential is limitless, and all of it spent illustrating her brilliance. How ridiculous.
...Perhaps Elfnein knows what "mana power" is. ]
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[All that potential, wasted on chasing these blind paths. It's like having a twenty-carat diamond in a brass ring, and spending all your time polishing the ring while the diamond grows dusty and dirty.]
[Zetta looks at her in an ominous silence, more thoughtful than is his usual wont. Thoughtful and focused enough that in that moment a hint of his own power bleeds through. A miniscule fraction of such a large whole that even such a tiny amount presses on the world like a weight.]
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[ Hibiki pauses, blinks. What - what was that, just now....? That....oppressively heavy-handed sensation of someone attempting to make their point an an extremely tryhard fashion....!
How fearsome. ]
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...We'll have a talk after this movie is done.
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[ You better not move during filming, sir. The director may be done with you now, but if you interfere...
Lie quietly and accept the joke she's played upon you, already! ]
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[But perhaps not one to specifically harass her. That may be the most she can hope for.]
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Hey, how come this chapter got completed before the last one did? You're a filthy sequence-breaker, dood. Save it for your Pretroids and Super Prario Brothers!
[Chapter End.]