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pru // gothel (gothelgf) wrote in installment,
@ 2022-05-22 12:56:00

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character: prunella schloss, narration: flash reactionary

fr: filming emergency preparedness shorts

we're makin' movies!

throughout the week, pru & crew can be seen around the island working on a series of emergency preparedness shorts. the topics of the shorts range from general first aid, CPR and evacuation, to extremely specific situations, like someone falling into a sleep so deep only a kiss from their true love can awaken them, or what to do when faced with an army of baby egg monsters.

while filming making concussions into funcussions, [volunteer 1] slips and gets a nasty knock on the back of their head. pru loves the realism, but the shot itself is kind of fucked, can we do that another two or ten times?

don't lose your booze is about all the dumb shit drunk people can get into, and how to help while keeping your buzz. ellie decides to go method and take a few shots, and there's a beautiful shot of them horking up their lunch that's gonna look great under the title.

the shortest short of all is your egg monster & you: what to do when it inevitably joins its brethren and tries to kill you, in which callie just screams "RUN!" while lulu dies loudly and dramatically from egg monster wounds. the helpfulness of this short has been disputed, but it's better than pru's first idea (eat them before they can eat you).

feel free to say your character participated in any of these shorts, whether they mentioned it ic or not, and make up any topics/titles/shenanigans you want! it's a free-for-all!!

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	sunday, 5/22: willow & ellis tufts 2022-05-23 03:43 am UTC (link)
	"The second one," Ellis says matter-of-factly. "But I live alone so I had no one to do the heimlich so now I'm dead and my cat's eating my body." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sunday, 5/22: willow & ellis teratology 2022-05-23 03:59 am UTC (link)
	Willow gives a deep, sympathetic nod then rests a hand on Ellis's forearm to comfort him. "It's not personal, you know. They're just hungry." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sunday, 5/22: willow & ellis tufts 2022-05-23 04:01 am UTC (link)
	"Oh, I know, it's okay! If I had a cat, I would be happy to be able to provide for them even in death." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sunday, 5/22: willow & ellis teratology 2022-05-23 04:07 am UTC (link)
	"Right! I don't mind at all if Bella and Mortimer feast upon my flesh. It's my fault for missing their feeding times. They did what they had to do!" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sunday, 5/22: willow & ellis tufts 2022-05-23 12:27 pm UTC (link)
	"Exactly... Wait, who are Bella and Mortimer?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

sunday, 5/22: willow & ellis

teratology
2022-05-23 04:03 pm UTC (link)

"Oh, they're my rats!" Willow answers chipperly, opening up his makeup box. A little wisp flies out and twirls with dramatic flourish, already holding a brush. "— Willa likes confined spaces, don't worry. She was excited to help put makeup on all the movie stars."

Willa bounces and chimes and raises her brush, ready for action.

"I like your moles," Willow says offhandedly, as if that wasn't a weird-ass compliment to give.

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	sunday, 5/22: willow & ellis tufts 2022-05-23 06:06 pm UTC (link)
	"Oh, cute! I love rats!" Ellis says cheerily. "Hello, how are you Willa?" he adds, to be polite to the wisp. He touches his face absent-mindedly, self-conscious about the moles. "Um, thank you?" he asks, although he wonders if this is sarcasm of some kind. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sunday, 5/22: willow & ellis teratology 2022-05-23 06:32 pm UTC (link)
	"I've always wanted facial moles, or even freckles," he laments as he pulls out a makeup wipe and begins to clean Ellis's face with it. "Sometimes I draw them on for fun, but it's not the same." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sunday, 5/22: willow & ellis tufts 2022-05-23 06:34 pm UTC (link)
	"I think you have perfect skin! I always wanted perfect skin. You're lucky!" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sunday, 5/22: willow & ellis teratology 2022-05-23 06:48 pm UTC (link)
	"I know, I know. I used to have really bad acne before my powers kicked in. I don't even get ingrown hairs anymore. Don't tell anyone this, but I kind of miss the satisfaction of popping them." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sunday, 5/22: willow & ellis tufts 2022-05-23 06:51 pm UTC (link)
	Ellis is puzzled. This sounds like a dream come true? The grass is always greener on the other side though, so he doesn't say anything. "There's always videos on YouTube, I guess? And those bubble wrap popping toys, even though I know that's not the same thing." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

sunday, 5/22: willow & ellis

teratology
2022-05-23 07:05 pm UTC (link)

"Some of my friends let me pop theirs. It heals cleaner anyway so it's sort of a win-win." Riveting conversation, as usual.

Willow opens up the used towelette to show off how much dirt and body oil he managed to clean off of Ellis's face. It's darker than it should be. "Look what my magic can do. Isn't it cool? — Oh, don't worry, everyone's looks like this." As if that'd stop Ellis from worrying about having his face dirt Perceived.

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	sunday, 5/22: willow & ellis tufts 2022-05-23 07:15 pm UTC (link)
	"Oh noooooooooo," Ellis says, feeling like the filthiest person in the world. He wants to be absorbed back into the earth right now, thank you very much. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sunday, 5/22: willow & ellis teratology 2022-05-23 07:29 pm UTC (link)
	"Noooooo," Willow moans over him, in what is supposed to be reassurance but honestly he feels like a huge asshole for that flubbed social interaction. "Feel your face, feel how soft!" he practically begs of him. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sunday, 5/22: willow & ellis tufts 2022-05-23 07:45 pm UTC (link)
	Ellis feels his face but the only thing he can think about is the 647 layers of dirt in his pores and how he will never be able to get clean. "Feels sooooo soft, thank you!" he lies. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sunday, 5/22: willow & ellis teratology 2022-05-23 07:52 pm UTC (link)
	"Nooooo, I'm so sorry, I didn't mean anything by it," Willow moans again, because he doesn't believe him. "Here, look! Baby feeding time!" He desperately waves the dirty wipe around until Willa comes over and slorps it into her ?mouth?. Because that's going to make Ellis feel better!! "It's gone, see??" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sunday, 5/22: willow & ellis tufts 2022-05-23 07:58 pm UTC (link)
	"Is that going to make her sick?" Ellis frets, because the last thing he wants to do is kill a wisp with his bad(?) Personal Hygiene. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sunday, 5/22: willow & ellis teratology 2022-05-23 08:02 pm UTC (link)
	"No, she loves it! Don't you, Willa?" Willa jingles. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sunday, 5/22: willow & ellis tufts 2022-05-23 08:04 pm UTC (link)
	"I have a Nature Valley granola bar she could have instead?" he offers, still concerned. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sunday, 5/22: willow & ellis teratology 2022-05-23 08:08 pm UTC (link)
	"She'll eat anything, I think. The wisps eat the island garbage. Little garbage babies." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sunday, 5/22: willow & ellis tufts 2022-05-23 08:21 pm UTC (link)
	"What if they're the ghosts of the people who were here before us, and we're feeding them garbage? And then we die and we have to eat garbage for all eternity?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sunday, 5/22: willow & ellis teratology 2022-05-23 08:23 pm UTC (link)
	"Honestly, I think that might be true but I wouldn't mind eating garbage if it helps out the living and keeps plastic out of the sea. They eat it of their own free will. Unless it's an island curse that compels them to eat our garbage, in which case— oops." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sunday, 5/22: willow & ellis tufts 2022-05-23 08:36 pm UTC (link)
	"Maybe if we figure out what's going on on the island and save it, we can break the curse and free them." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sunday, 5/22: willow & ellis teratology 2022-05-23 08:57 pm UTC (link)
	"Should we stop feeding them garbage in the mean time even though that's what they seem to crave?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sunday, 5/22: willow & ellis tufts 2022-05-23 09:03 pm UTC (link)
	"No? I don't know? I wouldn't want them to go hungry? That might do more harm than good and also cause a garbage problem." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)