The Return of the Actor Meme!

[notsaintkaiser.livejournal.com]

Reviving a meme for great justice! Quoted from the original post:

It's Transmigration 9 Studios. No, the name doesn't make any sense, except that the owner, Stacy, has owned eight studios before this and they've all crashed and burned. Which feels so great for the actors and their sense of job security, let me tell you.

As soon as they're done with their scenes, the characters stop playing their roles and make it real. The scripts are tossed aside, and they can relax now that the cameras are off of them.

What does this mean? Well, perhaps Billy is an actual college graduate, who is disgusted with the scientific inaccuracies and techspeak mumbo-jumbo of his character. Perhaps Kang is a fit Japanese man in a rubber dragon suit. Maybe Renne is a former theater actor that speaks with a posh English accent? Who knows, perhaps Nehaa is a conservative Catholic who finds her role as a stripperiffic space goat horrifying! And it might an ongoing joke off-screen that Leon can't fight for shit, Steve's actor stands in for him during action scenes.

So, what are you waiting for? Let's have some fun!

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[futureisclear.livejournal.com]

Ildraniath sighed as they finally wrapped up for the day - as amazing as the armor looked, it got very hot and wasn't nearly as light and fluid as her character made it seem. She let her down and took a deep breath - all that was left was returning everything to wardrobe and then possibly a drink or dinner.

But with who?

[seesbosscrotch.livejournal.com]

Speaking of armor that was very hot and not nearly as light and fluid as it seemed...

"Once. Just once. A scene where I don't wear the armor."

He laboriously dragged off the gauntlets, letting them fall heavily onto the couch.

[futureisclear.livejournal.com]

"At least my character gets to wear robes some of the time," Ildraniath responded with a laugh, "I do feel sorry for you, though."

She settled into a chair, glass of water in hand.

[seesbosscrotch.livejournal.com]

"And seriously, who USES a sword this big," he continued to grumble, tossing the massive Zin'rohk prop down as well. It bounced off the couch and tumbled gently to the floor. At least THAT only weighed a couple pounds.

[zouichi.livejournal.com]

"Ildraniath." Zouichi was still in costume, too, but he made his way up to her anyway; wardrobe could wait a few minutes. He talked to her fairly regularly, of course -- they were castmates who had scenes together pretty often. But today he seemed a little more on edge than usual. "What's up? Are you going straight home today?"

[futureisclear.livejournal.com]

"That was the plan. Catch up on some reading. Take a break. You know how it is," She replied with a smile and a small wave of her hand. "Why do you ask?"

[zouichi.livejournal.com]

He looked a little embarrassed. "Well... it turns out they reopened the ice rink on Beacon Street last week. So I guess I was wondering if you'd like to go try it out. Maybe stop for some dinner afterward."

Actually, did she even like ice skating?

"Or if that's not your style," he added a little hastily, "Maybe a movie?"

[futureisclear.livejournal.com]

"Zouichi..." Ildraniath arched a brow, smile still on her face, "Are you asking me out on a date?"

There was no hostility in her voice. A bit of surprise, maybe. And some amusement.

[zouichi.livejournal.com]

He flushed bright red, looking away for an instant. "Er... I... yes?"

"If you have something to do, though, I understand. I mean."

[futureisclear.livejournal.com]

"Zouichi."

Ildraniath raised a hand, trying not to laugh. He sounded so earnest.

"I'd love to. I just need to get out of these ears, first."

[zouichi.livejournal.com]

"Oh... right." Zouichi looked visibly relieved; he'd been so nervous, in fact, that he'd completely forgotten she was still in costume. "I'll just... wait here, then."

[futureisclear.livejournal.com]

Ildraniath couldn't stop herself from smiling - what a wonderful surprise after a long day at work! Still, the costume needed to come off. She gave Zouichi a wave as she headed for the dressing room. A few minutes later she was back, looking rather less elfish and more cleaned up then she had been before.

"So. What did you have in mind? Ice-skating? Or a movie?"

[zouichi.livejournal.com]

"Uh, skating. Unless you wanted to see Transformers 5. Or Aliens vs. Predator 4. I actually don't know what else is out."

Transformers 5: Written By No One.