Requiem's Ideal World run #1

[idolpro]

It's dark... and a little cold.


Oh. You have a text-- wonder what that's about?


...


...


?


Hey, there's some junk in here that's not in the right spots. Take a good look around and fix that jazz. Everything's got a place or whatever.

No sense in hiding from yourself, right?







... what is this, a text for ants?

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concert stage

[idolpro]

In one of the larger parks a performance stage has apparently been commandeered for a performance tonight, with some posters pasted around on the street outside:



There's already a comfortable crowd of vendors and fans milling about, talking amongst themselves-- some even wave at you with recognition.

Re: concert stage

[unbr8kable]

Huh...not a bad set up. Nemesis gives the odd nod at some of the people waving, but honestly isn't giving them a ton of attention--at least not individually. She more keeps an eye on the vibe of the crowd as a whole, and walks up closer to the stage, passing by the vendors.

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[stakesthesame]

Though there's already a gathering crowd, it seems mostly like they're early to wait for good spots... it seems like it'll be a while longer before anything starts.

There's a little walkway around behind the curtains to backstage.

Re: concert stage

[unbr8kable]

Huh...time to check it out. Surely no one will stop Nemesis from sneaking back there. If Req's here a bit early, that'll work, too.

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[stakesthesame]

Behind the curtain is nothing glamorous, just extra hardware and such things, and a little room for performers to get ready in. Doodleman-- wearing a floppy eared dog-shaped animal hood-- is hanging around outside the room and looking down a checklist, nodding as he goes; he lifts his head when he notices you, and waves.

There's flowers and chocolates here, gifts from fans.

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[unbr8kable]

"Oh, hey." She nods acknowledgement, looking at the gifts--all nice stuff, hopefully. "Got everything under control?"

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[stakesthesame]

"Yup," he says. "I got done checking anyway, so Req should be here soon. You bring her a gift?"

The chocolates... are chocolates!

Investigating the flowers... Wow, pretty! Red camellias roses are always a favorite, good thing there's so many of them! Maybe the scent of them of getting to you, though, because investigating them for too long makes you a little uncomfortable.

Something in your bag-- inventory-- feels kind of warm.

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[unbr8kable]

"Yeah... I mean, I got dinner, at least. Not sure if she wants these flowers, 'specially when there's all these already..."

Is this a familiar uncomfortable or a new one?

...Either way--even though part of her really, really doesn't want to know--she takes a peek into the bag--feels through it, just in case. There is at least one thing in there she would rather not mess up.

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[stakesthesame]

About as uncomfortable as "perish with grace" usually feels!




You reach into the bag and get a bit of a sting-- the eye is burning hot.

Doodles' brows raise, peering over at that. "Pretty sure she'd like anything from you-- you uh, good?"

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[unbr8kable]

Ah, good times, good times. She drops the eye with a hiss, into a inner pocket of the bag this time so maybe it won't roll around too much (hopefully still it won't burn any holes).

"Y-yeah... I'm great." She hopes, when she finally looks back up at Doodles, that her expression isn't too obviously a lie. "You sure these're the flowers she likes? Since there's so many of 'em and all..." She closes her eyes and opens them a couple times, trying to check if they waver or anything--checks the cards, to see who they're all from.

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[stakesthesame]

The cards just seem to be well wishes from fans.

Doodles stares for a minute, vaguely concerned. "Something bite you in there?"

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[unbr8kable]

"Nah, just... Been a weird day. Hey--" She turns to look at him, cocking her head. "So--d'you know where I live?"

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[stakesthesame]

"Why the hell would I know where you live?" He says, baffled. "Know you're in the Kingdom and live with Hurricane, but it's not like we're having dinner parties together or anything."

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[unbr8kable]

"Maybe we should, maybe you're missing out. Anyways, you and the other Zrael guys don't live too close, do you?"

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[stakesthesame]

"Most of us live here in the city. Not together, though."

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[carnivorouscarnival]

[ would he recognize any of the waving people? ]

Re: concert stage

[stakesthesame]

Seems mostly to be fans.

Though there's already a gathering crowd, it seems mostly like they're early to wait for good spots... it seems like it'll be a while longer before anything starts.

There's a little walkway around behind the curtains to backstage.

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[carnivorouscarnival]

[ backstage he goes! ]

Re: concert stage

[stakesthesame]

Behind the curtain is nothing glamorous, just extra hardware and such things, and a little room for performers to get ready in. Doodleman-- wearing a floppy eared dog-shaped animal hood-- is hanging around outside the room and looking down a checklist, nodding as he goes; he lifts his head when he notices you, and waves.

There's flowers and chocolates here, gifts from fans.

Re: concert stage

[carnivorouscarnival]

[ . . . ]

Nice outfit. Suits you!

Re: concert stage

[stakesthesame]

"Ahhh, shut up," he says, pouting. "Req says it's on brand or whatever."

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[carnivorouscarnival]

Gyahaha! She's not wrong.

[ starts poking around some of the gifts while he talks. ]

So what are you, her manager?

Re: concert stage

[stakesthesame]

"Hell no. I'm just a stage jockey," he says, but doesn't stop you from digging around stuff.

The chocolates... are chocolates!

Investigating the flowers... Wow, pretty! Red camellias roses are always a favorite, good thing there's so many of them! Maybe the scent of them of getting to you, though, because investigating them for too long makes you a little uncomfortable.

Re: concert stage

[carnivorouscarnival]

Guess you are natural lackey material.

[ he scowls at the flowers—not a fan of that discomfort—but picks a bouquet up out of curiosity. if there's nothing interesting about it, he won't hold onto it for long, though. ]

Re: concert stage

[stakesthesame]

"Har har," he says.

Sure seems like camellias roses. They're cute!

Still makes you pretty damn uncomfortable!