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MarinaNova NPCs (marinanova_npc) wrote in marinanova,
@ 2016-10-31 12:41:00

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Day 400 — Spooky Anniversary Mingle

(( OOC: Happy Halloween - sort of! EVENT INFO ))

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	Re: Stories notrosesshadow 2016-11-03 11:17 am UTC (link)
	Martha breaks character with a smile and addresses the audience. "Well would you look at that! It seems Edgar Allen Poe has joined us this evening." She held out a hand to invite Reid on stage. "Would you care to tell the story with me?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thisiscalm 2016-11-04 03:23 am UTC (link)
	Well, if she's insisting he's not going to turn her down. It's getting more and more difficult to not grin happily, which isn't very in character for him. Taking a moment to rearrange his expression into something more somber — he's not an actor like Garcia, but surely a performer in his own right — Reid joins her on the stage. "It would be my honor, Miss." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	notrosesshadow 2016-11-09 06:56 pm UTC (link)
	Martha smiles up at him and leads him to center stage. She lets go of his hand, gestures to the audience, and then steps back so he can continue the story. She's actually excited. Martha's always been a storyteller, never a story listener. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

thisiscalm
2016-11-11 06:25 am UTC (link)

Well, now he's nervous. The costume helps somehow and although he fumbles a little in the beginning, he soon finds his stride. This is like lecturing, like magic tricks and it helps that Halloween is his absolute favorite time of year, hands down. Always did like spooky performances.

"I know not how it was --but, with the first glimpse of the building, a sense of insufferable gloom pervaded my spirit. I say insufferable; for the feeling was unrelieved by any of that half-pleasurable, because poetic, sentiment, with which the mind usually receives even the sternest natural images of the desolate or terrible. I looked upon the scene before me --upon the mere house, and the simple landscape features of the domain --upon the bleak walls --upon the vacant eye-like windows --upon a few rank sedges --and upon a few white trunks of decayed trees --with an utter depression of soul which I can compare to no earthly sensation more properly than to the after-dream of the reveller upon opium --the bitter lapse into everyday life --the hideous dropping off of the veil."

He continues the story, getting into the character and the pace as he goes along. At least he doesn't have to worry about knowing the words.

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notrosesshadow
2016-11-16 06:56 pm UTC (link)

Even though she's listening from the shadows of the stage rather than the audience, Martha still finds herself captivated. Sure Reid stumbles here and there, but no one's a perfect storyteller without practice. And few amateur storytellers have as much practice as Martha does.

She applauds as loudly as everyone else when he finishes and waits on the side of the stage for him. "Bravo! Bravo!"

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thisiscalm
2016-11-17 04:39 am UTC (link)

Once it's over and the applause come, he can't quite keep himself from shifting awkwardly — smiling, of course. It was a lot of fun but this is about all the attention he can take at the moment. Bowing stiffly, Reid makes his way off the stage, nodding to Martha to take over.

"I think I shall retreat to the audience for the remainder. Better leave the story telling to the professionals."

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notrosesshadow
2016-11-23 06:43 pm UTC (link)

Martha lays a reassuring hand on his arm. "You were perfect." Even so, she does jump back on stage and immediately launches into the Weird Sisters Monologue from Macbeth, the lead in to her story of the Carrionites.

When she's finally done with her half hour, Martha bows and leaves the stage, looking for Reid in the crowd.

"I think perhaps it's good you don't enjoy the spotlight, otherwise I'd have some real competition with my story telling," she exclaimed when she spotted him and made her way over.

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thisiscalm
2016-11-25 04:21 am UTC (link)

Reid's quite happy to enjoy the rest of her performance as a member of the audience, applauding wholeheartedly when she finishes. She's good and he can't quite keep himself from feeling a twinge of longing for Garcia. This is a rough holiday when it comes to being homesick.

"It was fun." he smiles, ears burning with a mix of pride and embarrassment. "I don't think I could do it regularly, but maybe once in a while. Special occasions."

Like today, maybe. He likes performing in itself, he just gets awkward when too much attention is on him.

"You were great though! A real professional!"

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notrosesshadow
2016-11-28 03:39 pm UTC (link)

Martha grinned. "Thank you. I've had plenty of practice." Enough to definitely count as a professional story teller. "I don't have the opportunity to tell stories much anymore though. I was glad to have the chance. As for you, I might have to find some special occasions then. I may not want the competition here, but I do enjoy hearing stories as much as anyone else. Rarely do I have a chance to be on the listening side."

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	thisiscalm 2016-11-29 05:41 am UTC (link)
	"Maybe we could, ah... set up a club or something. Gather some people and take turns telling stories or reading aloud." Sounds like a comforting sort of activity that Garcia would've suggested, if she was still here. Wow, this is just a day full of nostalgia and homesickness, isn't it? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	notrosesshadow 2016-11-29 09:32 pm UTC (link)
	Martha lifted an eyebrow. "That's not a bad idea. There are plenty of areas in the parks that could easily work for something like that." A slow smile spread across her face. "It would be interesting to hear stories from some of hte people here. There are so many different worlds, I bet they have different tales too." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thisiscalm 2016-11-30 05:43 pm UTC (link)
	"Now that we're talking about it, I'm surprised something like that doesn't already exist." Easier than a book club, for sure. He didn't expect to be as excited about this idea as he is. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

notrosesshadow
2016-11-30 11:00 pm UTC (link)

"Perhaps we didn't have the right person to suggest it. I had tried telling stories over the network before - a radio show of sorts, but it never caught on. Maybe the community aspect was missing."

She's excited about it too, and she lays a very excited hand on his arm.

"Would we set up a stage? Or just set out blankets for everyone to sit on and those who want to tell the story go up to the front? Or should we do it at the school. Come to think of it, does the education center have a theatre? Even a small one?"

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	thisiscalm 2016-12-01 04:24 am UTC (link)
	"There's an amphitheater in sector 4, but that might be too big for our needs... school could be good. It'd be easy to, ah... to set the mood. If we want to do themes." And by themes he means ghost stories. Of course ghost stories, always. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	notrosesshadow 2016-12-01 09:15 pm UTC (link)
	Martha nods. "Maybe when I don't have obligations, we should go check out the school for a good room." We. Because you suggested it Reid, and Martha is really happy to roll with the idea. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thisiscalm 2016-12-04 08:47 am UTC (link)
	He nods, quite happy with this spontaneous plan. Sure, he's keeping busy with work but if tonight is any indication, he could do with a hobby now that he's not teaching or dating. "Sounds like a plan. In a couple of days, maybe? I have some things I need to work on, too." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	notrosesshadow 2016-12-11 11:29 am UTC (link)
	"It's a date," she replied with an easy grin. Just then she looks at her watch and her eyes widen a moment. "And it's time for me to tell another story. See you around." (Reply to this) (Parent)

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