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Post by Thy Dungyeon Maestyr on Jan 2, 2014 20:13:55 GMT -8
When people think of the waterfront in Harlan, they usually think of the warehouse/shipping district - nasty - or some touristy spots north and south of it. The few areas with private residences are not well-known.
The Marchese mansion was one of these. The drive up to it was through a neighborhood of mixed new and old office buildings and small businesses to serve the people who worked in them, and then suddenly you came out between two buildings into the sun.
And beneath that sun, there was a stretch of waterfront residences. None of them had beach - just small piers or docking for boats. But they were all large and clean, with white walls and lush planters on the multiple decks.
Marchese's mansion was one of the largest. As the characters pulled into the short driveway, a man dressed like a deckhand verified who they were verbally, before offering to park their cars. Another servant showed them into the atrium.
Eli's jeep was the first to arrive, followed very shortly by Jason's car - with Ru at the wheel. Brent hadn't arrived yet, when they were greeted by Wilhelm and Chloe. One servant remained in attendance.
((Wait for Kelly's first post to proceed.))
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Post by ◊◊BLOODBEASTER◊◊ on Jan 2, 2014 20:32:53 GMT -8
Wilhelm - "Welcome, welcome. The party will not begin until this evening, but Marchese would like to meet you personally. Once all of you 'haff arrived, I will give you a tour and you can enjoy yourselves." Chloë - "Yeah, it's really nice and stuff. I kind of need to take a nap..." Wilhelm- "Don't be silly, you need to be a host for your friends." Chloë- "Yeah... I can hardly see them anyway."
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Post by Kristi is prescribed skeletons on Jan 2, 2014 20:38:25 GMT -8
Trevor - "Are you not feeling good, Chloë?"
Chloë- "Oh I'm just-- I'm just kind of tired... my sleep schedule's all messed up, ha... ha."
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Post by Trinity on Jan 2, 2014 20:47:15 GMT -8
Leo walked slowly, her heavy combat boots making a bit of noise with every step on the tile floor. She crammed her hands in her pockets and whistled in approval. Her brownstone house uptown suddenly felt highly inferior."Swanky."
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Post by Dr. Jar on Jan 2, 2014 20:48:55 GMT -8
Ru looks around the mansion in quiet amazement. He has never been anywhere near so much wealth, though he suppresses it as he inspects the splendor around them.
He wanders about aimlessly for a little while, before raising an eyebrow at that comment. Was Chloe ok? Eli- "Hm, wonder if Wil is gonna be the MC tonight? He looks like he can throw a party."
Ru- "He looks like he might throw a party with pools and wine, and fancy paintings, but that's only a best guess." Ru wondered if there were going to be any other distinguished guests involved in all of this, and put a hand against his cheek. "I wonder how people keep such a big house clean. I can barely keep up with an apartment."
Eli- "Yeah, me either and I have like forty roommates. Actually, that's why I can't keep it clean, so it makes sense. I'm sure these guys have servants... Damn, could you really make this kinda dosh in film? In Harlan of all places?"
Eli- "They gotta have a side business... Maybe Antearctan film. Ooh what if we have to go back to August's homeland to make a blockbuster!"
Ru- "I wonder what that would be like. I know they have a fondness for action films there. What sort of film would it be A... Vampire- gunslinger movie? I might actually watch that."
He looks thoughtful, and then shakes his head. "I cannot imagine a reality where I am wealthy enough to hire other people to clean my house for me. I just have to learn to live with a bit of mess." Eli- "I never thought about moving for a job before, but damn... Vampire cowboys? Who would turn down the chance to make that real?" Jason opens his car door then fell onto the ground. He expected this to happen; that last sip of liquor had done it for him. As Jason fell out the car, his attention drove to the beautiful and marvelous mansion that laid before his eyes. It was probably the biggest house he had ever seen...he was truly astonished from the mansions architecture down to the details that surrounded it. Jason- "Shit.. this mansion is outright beautiful!" He attempted to change his tone of voice hoping that Wilhelm and Chloë wouldn't notice his... problem. Eli- "No joke! If you can afford a place like this making films, I think I'm a filmmaker for life now!"
Leo- "What Eli said." Ru- "Do actors make this much too? Or just directors? If someone made it big, think about how many friends they could keep in their mansion..."
Ru stares at the rest of the mansion wistfully, wondering if Babette would want to share a home with him like this. He knew that his girlfriend wouldn't like it but maybe she'd understand there was no real competition between the two of them. He wished she was here to enjoy the ridiculous splendor of the mansion. "Can you imagine being able to afford any art you wanted like this? And a pool like this?"
Eli- "My god, that's wild... Damn man, I'm sick of my roommates, but imagine if they were actually your *friends?* And you had your own rooms? It'd be like a dorm, but a dorm in some fantasy fulfillment movie..."
Eli- "Hell yeah, if I had that kind of money I could finally realize my dream of commissioning people to make sequels to Sledgehammer Boys and Curse of the Ninja Master... So cool... What would you do?" Ru- "I'd be all for that. Maybe we should strive to have that sort of housing arrangement if we ever make it big. I think I would want to commission sequels to my favorite art-house movies."
He seems thoughtful. "I guess I have never known anyone who had this sort of wealth..."
Eli- "No kidding, weird that you can just meet someone walking around your school like that. Quinn's a fancy boy, but not like this..."
Ru- "You're right. It is a little unusual. Maybe this will be our big chance to be funded."
His expression changed a shade, maybe a shade of doubt on his face. What was someone so wealthy wealthy doing mingling with them... Was this...going to be some strange grooming thing? Maybe it wasn't based off the merit of their production afterall... He stewed in his feelings for a moment.(ORIGINALLY...)((Eli must have said something that Jar was referencing here, but hard to think what it was.)) Ru decided to listen to Eli to figure out who their host happened to be. Well, a friend of Chloe's was a friend of his.
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Post by ◊◊BLOODBEASTER◊◊ on Jan 2, 2014 20:53:33 GMT -8
Wilhelm- "I am curious to ask you all, how do you get the inspiration for 'zis film? The young man August, is it only his idea?"
Chloë- "Yeah, I don't remember. I don't... oh... it's so bright..."
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Post by Sir Milo Quartermass on Jan 2, 2014 20:55:16 GMT -8
Quinn was a little less than taken by their surroundings. He'd grown up in houses like this...his father's friends' houses...always being told to be quiet. He didn't have a positive association with opulence and much preferred his (admittedly grim) brownstone. Still, he remained polite all the same."Ah...yes, August spearheaded the project."
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Post by Skullbooty on Jan 2, 2014 20:55:51 GMT -8
(ORIGINALLY...)Jason opens his car door then fell onto the ground. He expected this to happen; that last sip of liquor had done it for him. As Jason fell out the car, his attention drove to the beautiful and marvelous mansion that laid before his eyes. It was probably the biggest house he had ever seen...he was truly astonished from the mansions architecture down to the details that surrounded it. "Shit..I don't care who the hell owns this place, this mansion is outright beautiful!" He attempted to change his tone of voice hoping that Wilhelm and Chloë wouldn't notice his..problem.
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Post by Trinity on Jan 2, 2014 21:14:12 GMT -8
(ORIGINALLY...) Eli- "No joke! If you can afford a place like this making films, I think I'm a filmmaker for life now!"
"What Eli said..." ((This was edited in earlier.)) "You might know my father, Edmund Muningham." Leo spoke her fathers name with a slight hint of disgust. "He owns the dry cleaners around Harlan. He's the guy who funded the film, on the condition I have a role somewhere."
Wilhelm- "Ah yes, wonderful. A good use of his spare income." Chloë- *whimper*
((I figured out the bluuuueee. <3))
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Post by ∆§Indea§∆ on Jan 2, 2014 21:22:20 GMT -8
"I couldn't have done it without these guys, they're all brilliant. I wanted to represent virginity and lust, while harking back to the rich mythology of the vampire."
Wilhelm- "Delightful. Rich indeed." Chloë- "Everyone's rich... why..."
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Post by Skullbooty on Jan 2, 2014 21:28:30 GMT -8
Jason brushes the dust and grim that covered his knees and legs. He finally attempts to stand up straight and not make an utter fool out of himself." And you did exactly that August."
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Post by Dr. Jar on Jan 2, 2014 21:30:05 GMT -8
Ru- "..I contributed the role..of the vampire...I looked into older, moodier renditions, from when vampires still had...dignity and mystery." He made accompanying dramatic gestures that did not seem to QUITE jive with his heavily-made up but fairly deadpan face, while working with the shadowing in appropriately dramatic ways.
He seemed ENTIRELY at home with pretending to be a vampire on a day to day basis. This somehow included not eating anything today. "...I am paying respect to them with my interpretation..." Wilhelm- "I enjoyed your performance greatly. It does remind me of the skills of the past, none of 'zis method actings rubbish. It is true drama." Chloë- "Does it have to be drama? What about-- romantic c-comedy..."
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Post by Sir Milo Quartermass on Jan 2, 2014 21:35:57 GMT -8
"I really did try to add a sense of...antiquity to August's vision. A great deal of the music was taken from a recording of one of my old music boxes with some additional violin to flesh things out. Still, August had a very good idea of what he wanted to begin with. He just allowed me to play within that."
Wilhelm- "The musician, I see. It is so interesting to have this pre-recorded sound into 'zeh film that looks so old fashioned. In the past the piano player was on stage and had to perform every night. Can you imagine? " Chloë- "Uh huh..."
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Post by ∆§Indea§∆ on Jan 2, 2014 21:38:38 GMT -8
"Aw shucks guys, you're making me blush."
Eli- "Whaaaat, you know it's good."
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