Mingle Post: Movie Night

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Who: Everyone! Open to All
What: "Movie Night" mingle log
When: any time agreed upon by the players
Where: anywhere there might be movies showing: theatres, dvd rooms, homes, drive-ins. also, movie settings.

It's an old, old, story: falling asleep and dreaming of that movie that was playing until just a few moments ago. Maybe taking the part of the hero, maybe the dastardly villain, or maybe even just some side character there to fill a purpose in the plot and no more. It might be a dashing adventure, a passionate drama, a sickly sweet romance - anything at all. But it's playing out right now.

Or maybe the movie is playing up on the screen. There's a comfortable couch at a DVD Room, or a seat at the theatre (amid a crowd, or alone with that special someone at the back of the room), or even just a comfortable chair in a warm, cozy house.
Whatever it may be, movies are the order of the night.

(ooc: This is a post to keep threads together for the Movie Night theme. Separate posts are also fine, and this one is optional. Feel free to be part of a movie, or watching one; if need be, specify in the subject line)

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[waterfell]

A hand helped itself to Mercury's popcorn. If she followed it back to the body and face it belonged to, they would be strikingly familiar: her double's.

Ami was entirely unrepentant as she chased the salty butter taste with a few sips of a large-sized drink. She gave the screen a duplicate of Princess Mercury's skeptical look, though she seemed to enjoy the pace and excitement of the scenes.

"Are you saying you'd prefer that?" she suggested slyly.

[bound_to_water]

"Yes, I would. Entertainment is fine, but it is also best to be honest." She gestured to the screen with a hand. "I honestly cannot believe such... drivel is considered 'amazing'." Of course the poster for the movie had positive reviews on it. Or at least, positive snippets from reviews.

[waterfell]

"It's how humans have become," Ami said, allowing her own prejudice to show. "They prefer this to something challenging."

As for the reviews, advertising was like that, too. Focus on the positive, blot out the negative, hope the viewer fell for it and thought the positive was all there was to it.

"They consider it an achievement of technology," she mentioned as another explosion blotted out most of the screen. She couldn't resist surprising her counterpart even more. The special effects for this movie were definitely what would be considered high-budget.

[bound_to_water]

"An achievement? More like a travesty!" The princess was clearly beside herself, even as she munched on more popcorn. "It has absolutely no depth, no character development, not even a plot. It's merely been scenes of violence and explosions occasionally interrupted by lovemaking sessions that are interrupted by more explosions!"

She took a deep breath. "Whoever made this drivel needs flogged. Repeatedly. In the face."

[waterfell]

Those words had weight, coming from a princess whose word would be enough to order it. Ami shot her a sidelong glance.

"Walk out, if you want," she suggested. She wasn't particularly attached to it herself. There should be a better option in one of the other rooms, one to suit their tastes. "I'll also come."