Movovie Night

[fracturedsoul]

Characters: Everyone
Format: Whichever you prefer
This log is: open
Location: Rakuen Public Library's media viewing room
Summary: Dirk shows off some 21st century cinematic masterpieces.
Warnings: Horrible movies. Swearing from Striders. The usual.

The time has come. Seven o'clock on the dot and Dirk is standing at the front of the viewing room in the city library to one side of the screen which is currently tuned to static, remote control in one of his hands.

There's plenty of room for everyone who shows up. The accommodations are a bit more classroom-like than he'd have liked -- tables and chairs for everyone to sit at -- but scattered about are some snacks and drinks he's scavenged from the Fortitude cafeteria.

Sit down. Watch these films. There are ten of them, and Dirk can go all night.

Comments

BEFORE SEVEN

[fracturedsoul]

Dirk can be found setting things up in the viewing room. Care to bother him or, alternatively, lend a hand?

At about 6:45, he can be found sitting in a corner, asleep. Have to go find Jade and let her know it's time.

[greenspaces]

She's asleep, of course, curled up in the middle of her and Sora's shared bed. But on Prospit she's in the middle of an excited conversation with no less than five Prospitian pawns, a crown of golden flowers on top of her head. When she spots Dirk, she waves.

"Hi Dirk! Are you here to have fun with me? Do you want to meet my new friends?"

Re: BEFORE SEVEN

[afraid_of_my_shadow]

Alex said he would show up early; there were less people after all. He finds Dirk a bit early, standing by the sleeping teen for a moment before trying clearing his throat. If that doesn't work, he'll move on to calling his name a few times, but if things get really dire, he might even try shaking his shoulder.

SEVEN O'CLOCK

[fracturedsoul]

The movies begin.

There's really not much to say about them. Imagine this comic strip, in movie form, starring Owen Wilson and Ben Stiller, and featuring Donald Glover (and then, in the films made after his assassination, a cardboard cutout of Donald Glover). They contain music that, at points, sounds something like this.

(When asked about the plot of SBAHJ the Moive, Andrew Hussie had this to say:

I don't know, but I think plot is probably the wrong word.

Opening the film with a ten minute montage of bro falling down some stairs would probably be the conservative approach. Just some really solid stage setting, established in classical film making tradition to butter up the critics. It also clearly sets up a strong antagonist for the moive, stairs. It is a foe which is never bested, for you see, the film is an American tragedy.

Other than that, probably lots of profane non sequitur and hug bumps issued by Wilson and Stiller, who will have been heavily coached in their acting to achieve a sort of rigid, surrealistic demeanor just off the mark of any heretofore observed human behavior. Like the uncanny valley of mannerism. Lace heavily with artifacts, visual and audible, and don't be surprised if at some point a 20 minute clip of a completely different movie is inserted, uncut, flipped vertically, and tortured with various Photoshop filters. Finally, the climax will be the stunning resolution to a series of dilemmas not previously introduced in the film, all of which center around the inability of either character to perform simple motor functions. Then we see oversaturated low quality footage of Tony Hawk doing grinds while the credits roll, which contain not a single word which isn't "fuck."

So yeah, they're pretty much shit.)

(Reply to this thread directly to converse with Dirk during the movies; otherwise, feel free to start new threads for mingling and reacting to the horror on-screen.)

Re: SEVEN O'CLOCK

[greenspaces]

She's star-struck by the movie, watching the actors fall down the stairs again and again, and even the random photoshop filters. Eventually she elbows Dirk to ask an important question.

"Was this made by Dave?"

Re: SEVEN O'CLOCK

[dr4gonst4ff]

[The only reason she's here is that she heard a movie. Now she's watching it.. and so confused.]

Hey! You! You are the one playing this movie, correct? What on earth am I watching? [She's figured out how to make a >:? face and she's using it right now. She's also speaking much too loudly to be polite.]

[knightime]

The right word for what Dave is feeling right now is overwhelmed. As in he's completely and utterly overwhelmed.

Seeing his comics turned into actual movies. Apparently movies that were incredibly influential and amazing (really, they're pretty much shit) was pretty mind boggling.

He had no idea how to react to this. Mostly, he didn't know how to react to it without looking like a completely uncool spaz. Or absconding. Shit. If he just sits here like a fucking rock, maybe that would work. That's a fucking dumb idea and he should feel ashamed for considering it. He should be trying to be all smug because hey, he's some super cool movie producer. Naw.

Re: SEVEN O'CLOCK

[goodboybestshot]

Oh, I should have known.

[BUT OH MAN. Jake is just going to go find a seat near Dirk and get right to watching. This is one of his favorites.]

[savedbyasong]

So these were movies... Not really like theatre at all and all the colours made Shion's head hurt a bit. But he supposed they were good? He had nothing to compare them to anyways. He didn't understand what was going on, didn't Dirk say they were supposed to be a story?

But then again they were from Dave's world and he barely understood anything Dave said, so... these were probably cool or something. He sat smiling through them, trying to understand.

[heiropaque]

Equius turns up with almost unnerving punctuality, and he's not even that damp or smelly. Yet. To properly show his noble and refined disdain for these human contrivances he's about to view, he takes a seat near the back, arms folded and expression suitably unimpressed behind his shades.

[fracturedsoul]

Oh, it's that one guy he'd talked to last week. Dirk stops by to say hi.

"Hi. So you made it."

[ecthelion]

Ein had been in the library earlier, and in a maybe-rare fit of competence someone on staff had told him to come back later for a movie night. Or, you know, there could have been a sign or something.

He'd had no idea what that meant. Of course he was here.

He's not concerned with the content so much yet...

[pennypincher]

Lemina was interested in this "movie night" ordeal, having never seen a movie before in her life, so she stopped by and wound up sitting next to Ein.

"Do you know what's going on?"

[sobsprite]

Jadesprite floats down the hall wearing her Conquest vest and the skirt. She supposed she ought to play along with what was going on here. As she peered into the room, she let out a short, high pitched whine. She wasn't sure about this.

[knightime]

Oh hey. You might have felt hands on your shoulders. Well. He would have said something like a good sup or boo, but he kind of can't. So it's just hands on your shoulders.

He knew Jadesprite was around, but not really. He saw conversations here and there on the network, but hadn't actually contacted her personally.

middle of the movie

[straightupzorra]

[loudly, in the middle of the movie]

This movie is crap.

[fracturedsoul]

Yep.

More popcorn? [ He holds a bowl out toward her. ]

Re: middle of the movie

[afraid_of_my_shadow]

[The inanity of the statement took Alex by surprise, and he couldn't help but laughing out loud.]

I h-hope it didn't take you this long t-ta figure out!

[unflinchable]

[This is Arthur.]

[Arthur has no idea what is going on]

[He's so baffled it isn't even funny]

[it's actually very funny.]

partway through the first movie

[theillbeatknight]

[This. This was a magnificently awful thing, as terrible as Dirk had warned about and reminiscent to David of some of what he'd draw in his spare time. But it was more, it was so much worse in a way that couldn't be incidental and it all moved.

It also made zero sense. Which seemed appropriate, but he couldn't shake the feeling that he should understand it - the movie itself? or why it was how it was? If he'd just try-

-what was he thinking about. Oh, right, the movie. It was-

was

was?

He felt the beginning of a headache coming on.]

[fracturedsoul]

[ In addition to the younger Dave, Dirk has also been interested in seeing how this other Dave reacts to the films. He glances over from time to time, never speaking up, just watching. ]

[kingdomsgambit]

[ p much this face throughout the first hour ]

[ He waves a hand in disgust. ]

This is absurd. They put milk in paper boxes. That makes for a poor container -- it will get soggy.

[unflinchable]

[Arthur really has no idea what a movie is or why he's here but if all movies are like this he doubts he'll be seeing any more]

[He turns to John]

That is what you're worried about?

[veepofchess]

[Arrives imperially late (as opposed to fashionably, though that too). With Suzaku in tow.

Sits through about 30 minutes of it and he's starting to look pissed off. And he's not bothering with the poker face.] This is what you said was so important?

[fracturedsoul]

Sure is. [ Dirk keeps his poker face up, but on the inside he's laughing hysterically. Lelouch's reaction is just too perfect. ]