[open] it's not easy having yourself a good time

[tauborn]

Characters: Starfish Apocalypse members, old and new. Anyone else is free to drop by!
Location: The basement of the World's End
Rating: General
Time: May 31, 6pm
Description: The drama club finally gets its act together. Get it?





Takuto arrives just after 6:00 with Sasha in tow. There's been a few changes to some things, but hopefully it's nothing the Starfish Apocalypse can't overcome. Everyone just needs to get to know each other and then get to work!


(ooc: Remember the "guidelines" for the script can be found here, and that the theme is fishpuns. Changes since last rehearsal are in bold. Cast list is:
Westley/Westlake.......................................................................Takuto
Buttercup/Pufferfish...................................................................Sugata
Humperdinck/Humpackwhale....................................................Kaworu
Inigo Montoya/Ineelgo...............................................................Yamazaki
Count Rugen/Roegen, Impressive Clergyman/Minnowster........Kanji
Fezzik..???
Vizzini.......................................................................................Sasha
ROUS to be played by Bakura

Costumes by Kanji, set (and snacks!) by Bakura, and music by Shinji

Please put "character(s)| open/closed | brief description of scene or whatever else your character is doing" in the subject line of your posts! Ex. "Takuto + Sugata | Open | In the Fire Swamp")

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Bakura | Open! | Snack table

[shiromadoushi]

Bakura's looking a touch worn and tired, but has a smile on his face and is acting upbeat despite of it. There's a large pile of snacks and sweets that he's been frequenting and eating quite a decent amount of (half the reason he brought so much) in between working on the set pieces.

[tauborn]

Takuto has to drop by the snack table after a short bit of rehearsing.

"How's things coming along?" And then he pops a delicious cream puff in his mouth.

Takuto + Sasha | closed | just before clubtime

[tauborn]

[Even though he's here to pick up Sasha to bring him to drama club, he can't help feeling like he's knocking on Yako's door.]

Sasha? Are you there?

[shiromadoushi]

"Pretty good! It's at the point where a lot of it is waiting for paint or glue to dry," Bakura smiled warmly. "Helps that a lot of it is pretty simple in terms of how many pieces they are."

Some of the painting was pretty complex, however. The cliffs were going to be the biggest challenge since it was one huge backdrop with hand holds that had to look like rock, and then attach to the angled stage that the actors could move away from for the fight scenes.

He was looking into something that would allow him to turn it while the actors were still on it~

[ferroustigmata]

[It's half Yako's door and half Sasha's door, so he's halfway correct...

After a few seconds, Sasha unlocks the door and opens it with a look of mild surprise. He would expect Takuto to ask for Yako, not him.]

Yeah. What do you need?

[tauborn]

Did you still want to come to drama club?

[He hopes Sasha says yes, because he really wants to get to know the bit who is his girlfriend's partner. And also the club is desperate for members.]

[ferroustigmata]

Oh, right. Drama club...

[Sasha had forgotten about it between when they last talked about it and now, considering all that happened between then and now. Sasha turns his head to look behind himself thoughtfully, then looks back at Takuto.]

Yeah, I can make time for that.

[tauborn]

[Well Takuto certainly didn't forget. When he makes promises, he sticks to them!]

Great! I can show you where the club meets. Even if you don't want to actually become a member, you should come by at least for today to check it out.

[Once you're there, Takuto expects you'll love it so much you'll want to stay, of course.]

[ferroustigmata]

Alright. Give me a few minutes.

[Instead of inviting Takuto in, Sasha closes the door. Surely Takuto would understand, with the kind of company Yako ends up attracting, that he likes to keep the windows and doors shut and locked as much as possible.

Of course, Sasha doesn't make Takuto stand there for long. All he does is grab a jacket and his personal affects before coming back, locking the door behind him.]

I'm ready.

[tauborn]

[Having the door shut like that is a little weird, but since Sasha returns quickly with a coat he thinks nothing of it.]

So drama club meets at the World's End Pub, at the stage in the basement. [He starts walking as he explains.] And actually, we have some roles available so... it'd be really nice if you actually joined.

[tauborn]

"It looks fantastic." Ryou was the obvious choice for getting these things done, but it was still nice to see that they had such a talented person for making the props and set.

"You're keeping a record of costs and such, right? After the premier we'll hopefully have enough to reimburse everyone." Hopefully. And hopefully the club will have enough money to have a pizza wrap party, too.

[ferroustigmata]

It doesn't sound like you're willing to take "no" for an answer.

[shiromadoushi]

"Aaa-- mostly, un! Some things I already had around or got easily, so I didn't worry about that. Just the things like all the paint, wood and the foam and things like that."

Because his supplies only covered miniatures, not full sized cliff faces!

[tauborn]

[He shrugged and then grinned.] Obviously, if you don't want to then you don't want to. But I have a feeling you'll like it.

[Because who doesn't like drama club? It's where a bunch of teens hang out. And Ryou always brings food, too.]

[tauborn]

"You know, if you already had the things lying around, it'd be okay to just estimate the cost even if you don't remember it." Starfish Apocalypse wasn't a large corporation after all. But on the other hand, there was a kind of friendly, feel-good aspect to Ryou putting more than just hard work into it. Still, fair was fair so Takuto wanted to make sure Ryou knew that.

He shrugged, eyeing the things that Ryou had set out to dry. "I can't wait to test out some of the props and stage devices." Especially the climbing wall. It just... looked so fun.

[shiromadoushi]

Bakura grinned. "Going to want you to test them out pretty soon, especially the wall before it gets the foam on it. Want to make sure you can climb it okay before adding things to hide the holds!"

[ferroustigmata]

[But Sasha isn't a normal teen that likes to hang out with other teens...]

...How do you know that? [How would Sasha know?] I've never done acting in my life. [Except he has, though he doesn't think of it as such.]

[tauborn]

"Just let me know when!" Putting the finishing touches on the fight scenes would be easy once Ryou was finished with the sets. And it was going to be tons of fun figuring out the climbing and the rest. "The wall's going to be the best part, I think.

Did you figure out what to do with the scene on the ship? I've got some ideas if you need help, since the last play I was in had a ship in it, too."

[shiromadoushi]

"Mostly I was thinking just a front on an elevated stage, with a mast and the like," Bakura explained. "Since that was what looked best on the minis. What did you guys do with yours?"

[tauborn]

[Takuto laughs.] I didn't say I know. I just said I have a feeling. And being in the club is fun. No one's said anything about it not being fun, and we've got quite the variety of people.

[Except they don't have any girls anymore. Oops. Still, there's a game nerd who loves baking, a tough guy who sews costumes, a guy who is not very bright but tries hard, a guy who is actually a kind of alien that unconditionally and platonically loves everyone, a pretty boy who is actually a brilliant actor, and a kid that is afraid of just about everything--all led by a romantically challenged redhead that wants to save the world. Obviously someone like Sasha will fit in perfectly.]

[tauborn]

Takuto nods. "That's actually exactly what we did. It was basically a platform on wheels so we could roll it on and off stage."

[shiromadoushi]

Bakura grinned. "The trick is going to be getting the wheels so that it can be pushed while you're on it, but won't slide around."

[tauborn]

Takuto shook his head. "It just needs a brake on it."

[shiromadoushi]

"Like desk chairs have? Will that hold for something that big?"

[tauborn]

"I think something that big is harder to get moving than it is to keep it still. Our stage is level so I don't imagine our ship will just roll all over the place. Honestly, if we have someone available to put in a wedge or two to block the wheels, then we don't even need actual brakes."