week 2

[stagemanagers]

WEEK 2
[It's been...

One week since you woke up here
Met your house manager and said "We’re angry"
Five days since he laughed at you saying
"Write me some letters and you’ll never see me"
Three days since the mirror room
You realized there’s more the Opera House wouldn't tell you
Yesterday you'd bonded more
But it'll still be two days till you get your motive


Welcome to week 2, performers.]

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[ooc: happy week 2, everyone! Don't forget to submit your AC and your regains! Regain rolls are done Sunday and Tuesday nights.]

Comments

[revelfree]

I suppose you would know better than I. [What's a photograph.]

It's been immensely beneficial since arriving here. Imagine if I could not remember the proper ratios for the acids I've been making

[isawallflower]

You don't know what a photographic memory... It's like a photogra- wait, you don't know what a photograph is?

[revelfree]

[Ah, Ariel looks a little embarrassed. Not knowing things is hard.]

I am afraid I am not familiar, no.

[isawallflower]

[ She's a bit surprised; she should've expected him to be one of the people with less of an idea of modern technology, but it just never occurred to her. ]

It's like... There's something called a camera, and it can take a moment in time, like...like a picture, like someone's drawn it, but it's instantaneous, and it can freeze it forever, so you can always look at it.

[revelfree]

Is that true? [Riley has no reason to lie to him, and considering everything else he's come across, this is the least surprising.]

How big are they? And the images they create -- are they large as well?

[isawallflower]

Oh, modern ones are about... [ She mimes about the size of a digital camera, small and compact. ] And you can print the pictures out to be pretty big!

But, um, there are ones that just give you the picture too? They're older, but some people like them. They're, like... [ Larger, more clunky. That's what she's miming. ] And the pictures are about [ insert basic Polaroid picture here ] this big.

[revelfree]

It sounds like the portraits royals would spend hours sitting for. [All that convenience in a tiny package? Why wasn't he born in the future.]

Are these just readily available, or are they reserved only for the upper echelons?

[isawallflower]

Oh, you can just buy them. [ A light, small little chuckle, slightly self-conscious. ] Some are, um, more expensive...but most everyone's got a camera of some kind.

[revelfree]

Everyone. [His sigh is almost dreamy. Almost.] I believe I was born in the wrong era, Riley. That is the only possible answer to anything.

[isawallflower]

I kind of suspected you were a bit of an old-timer, from the uh, survey I handed out. [ With the big worries about lighting things on fire over, Riley's going to get herself a snack, which is. Why she came into the kitchen to begin with. Hello fridge. ] Are you unfamiliar with like, all the technology here? Washing machines, the fridge, the stove...?

[revelfree]

[He glances from the fridge to the dishwasher, and then down at the floor. It's like a child being scolded, almost.]

You are correct. I might have... put some food in the dishwasher, believing it might cook it.

[isawallflower]

[ She has the fridge open. She is retrieving some kind of fruit, like...apples, she's looking for apples. She is very glad her face is hidden because she can't help but stifle a laugh. ]

In the dishwasher? Oh, no. How did that turn out...?

[revelfree]

[Most people have laughed at the story at this point. He's just accepted it.] Horrifically soggy and utterly inedible. [At least he can laugh at himself.] Just as one might expect.

[He glances over at Riley.]

What are you having?

[isawallflower]

Oh, just an apple or two. ...This place sucks, but, at least we're being fed!

[ Positivity!! ...Maybe. ]

[revelfree]

But of course. How else can we accomplish the cruel task we've been set to.

[Oops. He's raining on the parade.]

It's a shame I was never good at cooking. At least not anything more than game over a fire.

[isawallflower]

[ Haaa, it's like a constant drum in her head: positivity, positivity, positivity— ]

You can't? Not even, like, pasta? Everyone can boil water.

[revelfree]

Ah, I suppose that can be managed, but making the pasta itself, from the beginning -- [He shakes his head.]

But yes, I can certainly boil water!

[isawallflower]

Oh, well, that's why you just get it in boxes. [ A beat. ] ...Do you. Have boxed pasta, where you're from...?

[ The things Anne knows and doesn't know confuse her so Riley has to be sure now. ]

[revelfree]

[Wait...]

Why would you put pasta in a box?

[isawallflower]

[ She laughs, in surprise. Like her voice, it's bubbly, melodic. ]

For easy purchase, of course! Here, let's see... [ She starts rifling through the cabinets, standing on tip-toe for some of the taller ones, until... ] A-ha!

[ Behold, a simple box of pasta. Just some penne. ] A little...basic, but hey, looks like there's actually gluten-free. This is a dinner of champions. Good source of carbohydrates, great for refueling after a workout.

[revelfree]

[Vague, empty blinking. He takes the box and studies it, but it doesn't help at all. Riley's used the word Gluten before, but he'd had more pressing matters to worry about at the time. Now, though...]

And... What is gluten? Or Carbohydrates?

[isawallflower]

[ .....Oh no. She sets the box down. ]

Gluten is something in wheat. It's, um...some people get sick from eating it? Not me, I just- well, studies say it's a good diet, for people involved in athletics. [ Riley...................... ] Carbohydrates are foods that can be broken down into a lot of energy. Fruits, potatoes, beans—things like that.

[revelfree]

[Quietly... baffled....]

I see. I had not realized that we had advanced so far with... food sciences?

[He didn't know food could be a science, at least not beyond agricultural practices.]

These are all things you need for your cheering, yes?

[isawallflower]

Mm-hm! [ She's going back to her apples, but! She hands him a box of pasta. ] You need lots of energy to be an effective cheerleader. After all, you have to memorize all the routines, the chants. Keep yourself active!

[ A little bounce in her step, she grabs a knife and gets to peeling this...well, average apple. ]

And, as the captain, I've got an example to set. The captain's a role model, for the whole squad. So, arguably, I've got to be the most active of everyone.

[revelfree]

That... makes sense. [Maybe not the exact details, but he needs energy to travel, so it's probably a similar concept.] You really do take your role very seriously, don't you?

[He's inspired at the idea of being so driven at such a young age.]

Do they put sauce in boxes now too? Or does that still need to be handmade?