KUNZITE

[dramatispersonae]

Your room is a bit cramped, but brightly and colorfully lit, with a TV screen showing some music videos and speakers in every corner. There's a karaoke machine with a couple microphones hooked up to it. The karaoke machine has a small keyboard and a search function available.

Underneath the table is a chest of clothes and accessories.

Comments

PART ONE

[dramatispersonae]

Pick three numbers, 1-12. No repeats.

Re: PART ONE

[isfet]

...

[glances at Ruka.]

You gonna be okay?

Re: PART ONE

[supersensitive]

...It'll be fine... I hope. Ah, anyway, how about 6--?

Re: PART ONE

[yourmama]

Uhh, you hope? Maybe 3, too.

Re: PART ONE

[supersensitive]

Hey, Viola... Ah, well. It seems like the kind of game to be a little noisy, and I have-- pretty sensitive hearing... But I can make it through one noisy game.

Re: PART ONE

[yourmama]

Aww… That sucks.

Re: PART ONE

[supersensitive]

It's fine, it's fine. Even if it's loud, it seems like the kind of game to be a little fun.

Re: PART ONE

[yourmama]

Yeah, hope so.

Re: PART ONE

[supersensitive]

[nods...]

Do you like singing?

Re: PART ONE

[isfet]

I guess you can can always put something over your head if it gets too bad... [eyes the chest.]

9, to round things off.

Re: PART ONE

[supersensitive]

We'll see... That sounds good to me.

Re: PART ONE

[isfet]

[starts digging through the chest in the meantime, then.]

There's a lot of clothes in here.

PART TWO

[dramatispersonae]

[Mr. Right's voice comes over the speakers.]

Music's a special thing, innit? It strikes us in the cores of our souls. A simple harmony and some melodic-sounding words can reduce a person to tears, or fill their heart with joy. We've all felt it. Music's like a drug to some folks, something they just can't live without or they start to fade away inside. It comes in all forms, all shapes and sizes. Music has meaning and depth, when, at the end of the day, it's really just a bunch of sound all jumbled together. Isn't that funny? But what's really interesting to me is the message music sends: which is what I want you to do today. I'm giving you three songs I want you to make connections with, however you like--it can be a grand tale of romance and tragedy, or a comedy of errors. Just make sure you incorporate all three into your performance, or else you'll only have 2/3 of a story... and we all know the ending's the best part. And remember, enthusiasm is key.

As the poets Nick, Kevin, AJ, Brian, and Howie once wrote: ♫ Every time we're down, you can make it right, and that makes you larger than life~ ♫

((It's song interpretation time! Interpret the songs assigned to you and write whatever kind of story you want about them, no matter how absurd. Length and order of each song is up to you, BUT when you turn your story in, indicate how your team is going to perform it--who's singing, who's dancing, what kind of weird dance you've come up with, what each character is wearing, etc. Your characters can ICly look up the music videos for each song on the karaoke machine, as well as have different singers/dancers for each song.

When you've finished, your performance will go under your team comment here.))

ASSIGNMENT

[dramatispersonae]

Stronger - Kanye West
I Want It That Way - Backstreet Boys
Stacey's Mom - Fountains of Wayne

DISCUSSION

[dramatispersonae]

Re: DISCUSSION

[yourmama]

Oh, I like that one about the mom…

Re: DISCUSSION

[isfet]

What the hell.

Re: DISCUSSION

[supersensitive]

[o...omg.]

...Well... It might not be too hard to make a story, at least...

Re: DISCUSSION

[yourmama]

What kinda story were you thinkin'?

Re: DISCUSSION

[supersensitive]

Well, there's a song that's "I like someone," and one that's about... either breaking up or getting there... And a song that's about-- getting stronger, I think. So that sort of makes a story by itself...

Re: DISCUSSION

[isfet]

Is that what they're about?

Re: DISCUSSION

[supersensitive]

I think so...? It's a little hard to tell with some of them, but...

Re: DISCUSSION

[yourmama]

So we're gonna do a story about romance?

Re: DISCUSSION

[floorcandy]

[I AM HERE hello]

These are catchy!

FOR PREVIEWING PURPOSES

[supersensitive]

[Mikage begins to sing Stacey's Mom through the first chorus! On stage, Ruka, Viola, and Shes begin to act out the song, with wimpy boy Ruka pining after hot mom Shes while "Stacey" Viola dances obliviously, unaware of Ruka's feelings!! After the first chorus, Mikage starts up I Want It That Way through the second chorus, as Ruka pantomines confessing his feelings to Shes on-stage... Only to be REJECTED, with Shes pointing out his wimpy manner and physique in comparison to Shes's own awesome bod. RUKA WOULD GET BROKEN; HE WOULDN'T STAND A CHANCE. Ruka is HEARTBROKEN!!! until Mikage segues into Stronger, with Viola coming back into the picture for a TRAINING MONTAGE. She's going to whip Ruka into shape and train him so that he has a chance with her mom!! In the end, Ruka ditches his glasses and dons a coat-- who knows if Shes will accept him now, but either way he's become stronger!!!!]