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Benita Gisele Yenifer Álvarez (callmesenorita) wrote in 20somethings,
@ 2021-08-07 11:41:00

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c: beau rosier, c: benita álvarez, c: jeremy evans, c: kenzie montgomery, c: robert hilliard, c: silviya capper, c: wes warrington, d: 2027 08, Ω: rp

RP: The First Reading
Who: Cast & Crew of By the Grace of St. Mungo
What: The first reading of the pilot.
When: 08/07/27; morning.
Where: WeeVee Productions Offices; Scotland
Warnings: None
Completion Status: Ongoing

Bennie was nervous. She had only ever done theater and what were they thinking in not only casting her but as the lead? Would she measure up? To make herself feel better, she stopped by Melinda's coffee shop at Sweet Nothings and got herself a mocha with two extra shots of espresso - Melinda gave it to her on the house to wish her luck on her face day. She shoved extra coins in the tip jar to make up for it. She then went to the Ministry for her Portkey to Scotland, a full half hour early. She wasn't sure if she'd even be allowed into the building this early, but was grateful when she arrived to be welcomed into the waiting room in the front lounge at the first floor of the building. She sat and tapped her foot with nerves, sipping at her paper coffee cup as she did.

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Bennie & Jeremy (Before the Reading)

callmesenorita
2021-08-07 04:02 pm UTC (link)

When Bennie saw a familiar face - thank goodness - headed past her towards the lifts, she nearly jumped from her seat, "Jeremy!" she called after him, making sure not to spill her sugary monstrosity of a caffeinated lifeline.

She caught up with him just by the elevators bank and smiled, "I'm ridiculously happy to see you're the first one here," well, second, but still.

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	Re: Bennie & Jeremy (Before the Reading) evansoverthesea 2021-08-07 04:08 pm UTC (link)
	"I'm glad I'm not the only one that needed the extra boost." Jeremy pointed to her coffee with his own. He wasn't sure whether or not just to walk in or wait to be summoned. "So, are you ready for this?" He took a long drag off his coffee, bitter and black. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

Re: Bennie & Jeremy (Before the Reading)

callmesenorita
2021-08-07 04:17 pm UTC (link)

The lift dinged and she stepped in, looking over her shoulder to see him - thankfully - following, "What floor did she say? She just told me to wait," she said with a laugh, "and yes, caffeine is life; I've spent the last few months working at a cafe so sometimes, I've meant that literally." It wasn't like she needed to work to keep a roof over her head, she was living with her family after all, but she had wanted to contribute to the household in any way she could.

"And no. I am not. In any way. You?" She asked - she knew he had acted, or she thought she remembered that, anyway, but she wasn't sure if he'd done anything this big before.

Just then, they reached the third floor and the doors opened to a long hallway with a large, open air conference room at the end. Inside it, she could see Silviya Capper seated elegantly next to tv heartthrob (and her new co-boss she figured) Robert Hilliard. Oh gods, this was going to be insane. She felt woefully underdressed.

She was pretty sure she hadn't been seen yet and so she stopped dead and moved to the left of the elevators bank, out of the line of sight of the conference room, and took a deep breath.

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Re: Bennie & Jeremy (Before the Reading)

evansoverthesea
2021-08-07 04:39 pm UTC (link)

"Eh, the coffee helps. This is probably the biggest thing I've ever done. I was a bartender last month." He let a chuckle slip out as they moved toward the conference room.

Jeremy stopped moving towards the room noticing that Bennie had ducked into a recessed space along the corridor. He didn't speak, but followed her waiting for her to collect herself.

He wasn't much better underneath his travel cloak. His shirt probably cam down too low cut but he had hoped the pinstripe suit coat and pants would elevate it enough. He'd have to sift through some choice comments to know where to go next.

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Re: Bennie & Jeremy (Before the Reading)

callmesenorita
2021-08-07 05:11 pm UTC (link)

"Barista," she said with an anxious laugh, raising her free hand pathetically. Her breathing was coming fast and hard, and she felt nearly on a verge of a panic attack. Acting had never made her nervous before - what the hell was going on? When she noticed he followed her, she looked up at him and tried to focus only on his friendly, easy-going face. "Sorry," she said, for seemingly no reason, out of nowhere. She just... didn't know if she could do this.

"I don't know..." the words didn't come out though. She closed her eyes. "I'm trying to remember my first opening night as a lead, the rush, you know? How do you do? Deal with nerves?" She asked the last bit quietly, as if she didn't want to admit out loud that she was nervous and drowning.

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	Re: Bennie & Jeremy (Before the Reading) evansoverthesea 2021-08-07 05:17 pm UTC (link)
	The question caught him off guard. "It's more of an acknowledgement of a point of no return. I know I can't do anything about the first impression now, but I can improve every proceeding meeting." He hoped this helped. Bennie was much more of a perfectionist than he was and even in school she held herself to her highest expectations. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

Re: Bennie & Jeremy (Before the Reading) [complete]

callmesenorita
2021-08-07 05:33 pm UTC (link)

She nodded, taking another deep breath and looking again into his face. Turns out this would become a coping mechanism for her going forward.

"Well then, are we ready?" She asked, so glad she had him there with her, even if she didn't know him all that well other than from their school years. She straightened up, deciding if she was going to underdressed, at least she'd be confident about it. It was then that she walked tall down the corridor to meet her new bosses, her colleagues, and her fate.

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