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

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. ]

[theillbeatknight]

[If Dirk's watching David, then he should have noticed how David seems to be paying attention less and less until he's cycling between looking blank and looking confused.

Now? There's an awful lot of looking blank going on. Not even the Strider lineface kind; it's like he's barely mentally present.]

[fracturedsoul]

[ Yeah... That's a bit worrying. Dirk gets up from his seat and goes over to take a closer look. ]

You feeling okay?

[theillbeatknight]

[He hears Dirk, but it's as if Dirk is very far away. There's another layer there, a perfecting element to this entire situation, but where, why, why can't he grasp why-

-because the world is coated in fog and vanishing into blackness.

David's unconscious body slips out of the chair.]

[fracturedsoul]

[ Aw shit. Dirk catches David in time to keep him from hitting the floor. Puts a hand to his forehead -- he doesn't feel feverish, so what...

Are these movies just that bad? ]

[kingdomsgambit]

[ ! ]

[ He rushes over to their side and helps Dirk with David. ]

What happened?

[fracturedsoul]

I don't know. He looked dizzy, and then he just fainted.

Is he epileptic? ...do you even know what that is?