magical_geek (magical_geek) wrote in valarlogs, @ 2013-10-10 16:08:00 |
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Entry tags: | !complete, !partner thread, billy kaplan (wiccan), ginny weasley |
Who: Ginny and Billy
When: Early October
Where: Movie studio
What: A chance encounter
Rating/Warning: Low/None
Status: Complete
Billy had been running errands all morning, zipping here, there and everywhere so Zelda didn’t have to. He couldn’t complain, it was his job after all and he did enjoy it. He was just doing the last contract drop off and was thinking of grabbing lunch as he wasn’t meeting Zelda for another hour or so when he walked into someone almost knocking them over.
“Oh god, I’m sorry” he said catching their arm to steady them, “I was distracted and thinking about lunch” he admitted sheepishly.
In true Ginny fashion, she was hardly paying attention. No her mind was engrossed in the script that was before her as she tried to rapidly learn her lines for her latest audition. It wasn’t something that was typically hard for her but then again she usually had more than an hour. Then again she doubted she was going to learn anything more than what she had already learnt.
“Lunch is always a good thing to think about,” she said as she instinctively grabbed a hold of this stranger to steady herself. “No worries, it’s usually me running into people.”
“I’m actually usually much more careful, especially around the studios” Billy replied before finally realising who she was, “Oh you’re Ginny right? I enjoyed your show” he told her smiling.
“Understandable,” Ginny said flashing him with a warm smile. “Yep, that would be me!” She said happily just happy to be recognized. Perhaps her show was more popular than she originally thought. “Thanks, and you are…?”
Billy was actually a huge film and tv geek so there was always a pretty good chance he’d recognise her, it’s why he loved hanging out at the studios so much. Though he had managed to curb his fanboy impulses - he loved his job too much to risk it. “Oh, sorry. I’m Billy Kaplan, PA to Zelda Hyrule” he said holding out his hand to her.
Ginny shook the offered hand, “Well it is nice to meet you!” She said happily. “Zelda, really?” Okay she was mildly impressed but then again it wasn’t just everyone that was famous enough to have their own PA. It was a job Ginny did herself or tried to rope her mum into doing if she was really busy enough but lately neither was the case. “How do you like it? I mean I always imagined that could be a good job or an annoying one depending.”
“Nice to meet you too. I have to say I’m rather glad I bumped into you” he grinned, “Oh I love it. Zelda’s really cool and I’ve gotten to do so many different things. Everything has been great since I moved out here” he gushed a little but he felt so very lucky and really did love it here.
Ginny flashed him her winning Weasley smile, “I am glad to hear it! I mean so many people are so rude to their help it’s awful,” she said thinking back to one of the PAs they had for someone on her show. The poor girl never got a break and even when she did do something right she got yelled at. “I’ve only meet her a couple times but I’ve always thought she’s wondering and now I know her PA is too!”
Billy nodded, “I’m really glad Zelda is as nice as she seems when you see her in interviews and on television” he said, “She really is a great boss. And I’m really really grateful she gave me a chance. I mean I’m completely new to it all so she did take a big risk on me”
Ginny nodded in agreement. "It is always refreshing to see compared to all the Mileys and such that are out there," there seemed to be too many people going that route for her liking. "The way I look at it, someone has to get people a chance I mean that's how anyone gets started."
“It is” he agreed, “But with people like Zelda and yourself at least we have some hope that there are nice people in the industry” He smiled, “Yeah, I just never dared hope I’d be the one given a chance but I’m determined to prove that she put her faith in the right person”
“I am sure you’ll do just fine,” she said with an affirmative nod. “So maybe then you could tell me the best place around here for lunch? I have to admit I am not that familiar with the places around here. I usually just walk around till I find something that looks worthy.”
“Oh sure” Billy nodded, “Well for this studio the best place is George’s Sandwich bar, it’s just around the corner that way” he pointed, “It doesn’t look like much but everything I’ve had from there tastes amazing and he does soups and stuff too”
Ginny nodded, "Long as I can have a sandwich I am happy. My mum thinks lunch should be this big deal but I don't. Just something quick and easy."
“Me too. I’m usually too busy for much else” Billy said with a grin, “Besides too much heavy stuff and you feel too full to do much in the afternoon”
"I agree," Ginny said with a nod, "Otherwise, I will want a siesta and then nothing will ever get accomplished and we will be about as accomplished as the American government."
That made Billy laugh, “I think we’d be more accomplished than them even if we did nothing right now”
Ginny had to shake her head and laugh in agreement. “I mean they’re all adults and what not, can’t they find some compromise? I mean it’s been more than a week almost and it’s still like… Who can throw the biggest temper tantrum of them all.” Politics were something she was never going to understand. “I mean I would say they could vote for me and I would solve it but I’m not an American-born citizen so I guess that’s out.”
“Well you could still be governor” Billy told her with a grin, “Maybe that’s what they need a few more women around to point out that they are being complete douche bags over everything”
“Perfect. I mean who wants to be President anyhow? It would be awesome but kind a lot of work and stress,” Ginny said with a sage nod and a laugh. “I mean look at the Terminator dude, he seems happy just being the Governor and stuff. I would make a good one. Maybe they’ll let me play a female President in a movie or something.” That was something she could do. “You know where the Aliens are coming and I get killed or something. The President always seems to die in those movies…”
“You could be the first one who doesn’t. Maybe that’s why they all die in the movies because they aren’t kick ass females” Billy suggested, “Ginny Weasley, breaking the mould of action movies everywhere” he chuckled but kind of liked the idea.
“I like it! See you are good at your job,” she joked. “You could even be my kick ass PA on screen… I am sure we would make a good pair. Send those aliens crying back to whatever planet they came from or solar system or whatever….”
“Bet I could be a ninja with a stapler” he laughed, “Or poke them in their giant eye with a clipboard. They’d never stand a chance”
“Sounds like fun! Everyone likes a good comedy, right?” Ginny asked with a laugh. She didn’t mind the genre compared to some of the other things out there. She wasn’t much of a chick flick type of person.
“It really would be a comedy if I even attempted to act” he told her still smiling, Billy’s talents lay behind the camera rather than in front of it. Before he could say anything else his blackberry beeped and he looked at it quickly, “Sorry” he said smiling apologetically, “I’ve gotta go, but it was really great to meet you”
“Same here, see you around!” Ginny told him with a nod and a wave not wanting to keep him from his duties any longer than necessary.
“Bye” he said waving before he hurried off, happy to have met a new friend and someone who he had admired on the television.