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Tweak says, "I shot Oz!"

erniedtmac (erniedtmac) wrote in finnigans_rpg,
@ 2014-10-17 22:44:00

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character: ernie macmillan, character: lucy spinks

Who: Ernie and Lucy
What: Educating Ernie on very important musicals
Where: Lucy's place
When: Thursday, October 16 (backdated), late evening/night
Status: Closed / Ongoing

Ernie had been wide-eyed and rapt with attention from the opening strains of the film, and as the credits rolled, his face fell from a mix of excitement at the experience and disappointment that it was over.

"How could I have not seen this before?! It's a crime, I tell you. Though if jail were like in the movie, I don't think I'd mind as much." He playfully tossed a piece of popcorn at Lucy from the partially devoured bowlful in his lap.

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addingvalue
2014-10-28 01:52 pm UTC (link)

"Oh, that's cool," Lucy said. "Muggle theatres tend to go for more... minimal sets, I guess? Stuff that could kind of represent anything, depending on how you look at it? At least, the plays I've seen have." Which, honestly, wasn't a great number. She didn't really have anyone to go with since her friends weren't really interested. "But with magic I suppose you could be really realistic, because it wouldn't be more expensive, or create all this stuff you wouldn't need a few months later. "

She listened as Ernie talked about the plays he had seen, eyes widening slightly when he talked about the animagus. That was something muggles could only replicate with special effects - a thought which made her want to take Ernie to see the latest sic-fi adventure so he could compare. "Seems like we have enough outings to tide us over for several months. Are there wizarding pantomimes? Otherwise, we should go see a muggle one for Christmas."

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	erniedtmac 2014-10-31 12:39 am UTC (link)
	"One can never have enough outings. We've a few years to make up for, after all," he teased, tossing another piece of popcorn her way. He tried to think on the word she used, but wasn't certain what it meant. "I've never heard of a panto-mime. Is it a sort of silent theatre production? Sort of like the Muggle movies where they don't speak?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

addingvalue
2014-10-31 05:34 pm UTC (link)

This time, Lucy raised her hand in time to swat the popcorn away, laughing at Ernie's expression. "No," she said, laughing. "It's not silent at all! It's..." She frowned, because pantomime was hard to describe. "It's sort of for kids?" she began, uncertain even as she said it because lots of grown-up families made it a part of their Christmas tradition. "It's usually a fairy tale, anyway, but with lots of comedy thrown in. People falling over or having water fights. And singing."

As she talked, she made animated hand gestures which did little to actually explain what she was talking about but served to communicate a certain enthusiasm. "And the audience are encouraged to cheer for the good characters and boo at the bad ones, and there are certain situations where you have to shout to the characters on stage, who'll answer back. And there's usually a man dressed as an old woman, and the main 'hero' is played by a young woman. There are a lot of very specific traditions, it's been around for ages and ages."

She looked up to find Ernie watching her and smiled sheepishly. "That was a lot of information all at once. Sorry. I think maybe it's the kind of thing you have to see to understand."

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	erniedtmac 2014-11-01 03:11 am UTC (link)
	Ernie grinned as she explained, enjoying seeing her so animated. "I agree. So how about you drag me to one this Christmas, maybe a few of us go together? My treat, can be a Christmas present for everyone." He jokingly held out his hand to 'shake on it'. "Is it a deal?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

addingvalue
2014-11-05 06:20 pm UTC (link)

"Sure," Lucy said, taking Ernie's hand and grinning at him. "But I'm not letting you pay for everyone. It shouldn't be that expensive - not compared to the West End. We could even go in Sheffield, everything's cheaper there." Since Ernie and the others could apparate - and could take Lucy with them that way, as Susan had done - it was actually possible without the train journey that would have otherwise put Lucy off from the suggestion. "I'll look into what there is and let you know."

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	(OOC - will be deleted) erniedtmac 2014-11-08 04:57 am UTC (link)
	A good place to end it? Sorry for the delay, am really behind on tags! (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: (OOC - will be deleted) goodlight 2014-11-10 05:20 pm UTC (link)
	That's more or less what I was thinking, yup! Off to reply as Bryony now... (Reply to this) (Parent)

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