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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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I don't think you necessarily need to tell everything about yourself to someone else to be friends though. Like.. hmm. [ She seems to think about it for a moment. ] There's a lot of different kinds of friends, I guess? Not every one of them has to be someone who knows your deepest, darkest secrets. That's what I think, at least.
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I bet you have a lot of friends. You're so wonderful and friendly.
[An honest statement, but it's also a shameless deflection. There are people she'll share her thoughts with, but it's also driven by a degree of obligation. A shinki should trust and confide in their god, a shinki should share how they're feeling to avoid problems. She adores Alex and likes Ebisu, but would she burden them if she didn't have to?
Maybe she should burden everyone less.]
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[ Minako laughs, but her tone suggests that she's totally soaking up that praise all the same. It really helps when you're not always as confident and secure as you pretend to be. ]
It's mostly since everyone here is so nice, so it's easy to be friendly in return and make friends! Sure, there were a couple of guys who were total jerks, but at least every girl I've met has been totally sweet!
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[It's not that Ginia's into gossip, but gossip is still interesting and she perks up a little. She's met her share of guys with abrasive personalities so she's curious who Minako's encountered.]
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But recently--! Oh, I met such a rude guy recently! [ She's really getting into the story, apparently, since Minako seems irritated just thinking about it. And so she just starts to ramble. ] Do you know Aymeric? I guess it doesn't really matter-- he's just a sweet guy. Anyway, so he's getting married to this guy, so I decided to be nice and try to befriend said guy as well, but he was just so rude to me instantly! That was so unnecessary!
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That's unfortunate. Think this is an opposites attract kind of thing? Aymeric is the nice one and his fiance is the acerbic one and together they balance each other out?
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[ Although that's difficult for her even when thinking of opposites attract. She huffs at the very thought of it. At least he seems to be treating Aymeric well enough.. ]
Well.. You probably know this already either way since you're an adult [ - so she must've seen enough of the world by now - ] but don't ever get into a relationship with someone who's mean, Ginia! You deserve better than that! Everyone does!
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I'll do my best.
It's also possible there are things we don't know that Aymeric does. Lots of people around that are gruff and/or stoic on the outside, but quite kind and gentle once you know them. Maybe Leo is the same way.
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I guess he's probably like that around Aymeric..
[ Especially with how Aymeric talked about Leo. She never imagined he'd be that rude! ]
But I don't trust men who think it's okay to be rude to cute girls.