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Gooseberry Mods (goosemods) wrote in gooseberry,
@ 2017-01-15 07:14:00

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ANNUAL TALENT SHOW

The talent show is a source of both excitement and stress for many students, especially with a big prize on the line. Backstage is bustling with activity, and the audience is in high spirits already.

Ms. Thrussell oversees the whole thing, and quickly hands out everyone’s order of appearance. She reminds the entrants to not be late, or they’ll simply be skipped! Now quiet backstage, it’s time for the show to begin.

“Welcome, everyone, to the Gooseberry Annual Talent Show,” Mrs. Bloom greets the audience. “We are so fortunate to have such a diversely talented student body, and this is an opportunity to celebrate all of your hard work and passion.”

The prizes are:

Third place: A pair of tiny pocket two-way mirrors. They show what the other one would be reflecting, and voices can be heard through them.

Second place: A probity probe in the form of a magnifying glass. When you look through it, anything magical that is hidden appears to glow.

First place: The 2013 Contrail Hurricane, a top of the line broom generously donated by a former student who was notoriously good at showtunes and Quidditch. This broom is the best of the best, and used by professional American teams.

THE RULES

Winners will be announced Monday to give people time to respond (and the mods time to calculate the winner) while still getting everyone results so they can write reaction posts before it’s too late.

You have until 10 AM MT on Monday, January 16 to post your entry. Any entries posted after midnight will sadly not be in the running for a win. If there is a scheduling issue for you, drop us a line in the Dropbox and we’ll try to accommodate. ♥

Winners will be calculated with a combination of RNG and earning points through roleplaying.

Are they established as proficient in the skill they’re performing? +15 points

For instance, Rafael Ramirez is a skilled dancer. If his act involves dance, he starts at a +15.
Multiple skilled participants will not get you an additional +15. This is a one-time-only bonus.

Did you put effort into your entry? If the mods determine your description of the act is detailed, entertaining or clever, you gain an additional +5.
Audience response! Each comment with a unique character responding to you on the IC/OOC nets you an additional +1.
Preparedness! If you can link at least one post or conversation where your character alluded to practicing or planning their act (posted prior to 1/15/17), you gain an additional +2.
RNG! Oh, RNG, you cruel mistress. Each act gets a random score between 1–50. This number will be hidden. We will not post it publicly, so the winner will be a surprise!
After all these numbers are calculated, that is your final score.

Fill out the form below and post it HERE, under your character's heading.

Entrant(s): List all the characters participating.
Their act: Briefly tell us their act.
Description: Describe in detail how their performance went. Please do not post any gifs or images. You can link references for their performance.
Preparedness: Link to a comment or post where your character references planning or practicing their act, posted prior to 1/15/2017, to earn two extra points.
Are they in the running?: Do you want them to have a chance at winning?

» Before the Show: Wish friends luck! Get into costume! Last minute rehearsals!

» Entrants: Reply here with the above form filled out. Then people can comment with their reactions. Each individual who reacts to your entry nets you one extra point towards winning.

» Audience: If you’re not in the show, or already finished your performance, you can sit in the audience and cheer on your friends!

» Afterwards: After the show’s over, there’s a small party in the atrium with snacks and (teacher-approved) drinks.

» OOC - Questions, comments, concerns!

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choneychurch
2017-01-15 04:52 pm UTC (link)

Despite studying and practicing with Ravi, Cecil's Spanish is still terrible and he watches his friend perform with awe and appreciation. At least at first. But Diego sounds so sad and, when the boy's voice actually breaks on stage, he winces. He can't tell from this distance whether or not his friend is actually crying, but it's obvious enough that he's hurting and that this wasn't intentional. Sitting beside Levi, he glances at his boyfriend with concern written all over his face and nothing else. He hasn't jumped to the same conclusions, so there's nothing to muddy this simple worry for his friend. But...he does recognize that Levi's upset as soon as he looks at him and that stops him before he can say anything immediately.

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	idfk 2017-01-15 05:59 pm UTC (link)
	Levi can't even look at Cecil until a while after the song ends. He's still giving the death stare to the side of the stage Diego escaped into, and he shares a look with Chris before even looking back to Cecil. He doesn't even know what to say to his boyfriend and he simply heaves a heavy, frustrated sigh in his direction. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	choneychurch 2017-01-16 02:07 pm UTC (link)
	Cecil is immediately concerned but he doesn't immediately understand this drastic shift in Levi's mood or connect that shift to Diego's heart-wrenching performance.. He reaches for the other boy's hand and presses softly, "...Levi? Are you all right?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

idfk
2017-01-16 06:45 pm UTC (link)

"No," he answers curtly and in a far more aggressive tone than he'd meant to use on Cecil. Levi wants to tell Cecil exactly what the song meant, exactly why he's so upset over it, but he knows Cecil. The imagined scenario of Cecil rushing to Diego's aid to soothe him over hurt feelings makes his stomach twist.

Still...

He grits his teeth and finally spits out the answer, "It's a song about unrequited love, loving the person even more now than before, and how they'll always be crying over them."

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choneychurch
2017-01-16 07:07 pm UTC (link)

Unaccustomed to the sharpness that's come into Levi's voice, Cecil flinches when it's turned on him, but he doesn't let go of the other boy's hand and he doesn't look away...not until Levi explains the lyrics of the song. Rather than angry, he looks uncomfortable and guilty and lowers his dark eyes, making that imagined scenario of him running to Diego's side to comfort him seem considerably more plausible. He doesn't know what to say.

Finally, he shakes his head. "Everything has been better between us lately, Levi. Hasn't it? Maybe this isn't...what it seems like." Even to him, the excuse feels thin. But it's the only one he has and everything has been better lately. More like the time when there had been nothing more complicated between him and Diego than friendship. He doesn't think that's just been wishful thinking.

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