Movie Night!

[myblueskies]

Who: Romeo, Tidus and YOU (You may mingle!)
Where: Cinema carriage
When: Grasshopper day 2, evening
What: Sports anime movie night with popcorn!
Warnings: There shouldn't be! But I will add if anything comes up

POP, POPPOPPOP...

As announced by Romeo earlier that day, the cinema car has been prepared for a night of anime sports. There isn't much different at first glance, but by first whiff, those who recognise the smell of freshly popped popcorn may detect the new addition to the carriage before they see it set up on a table by the back wall.

There's a soft whirring with the faint pop, poppoppop of the corn kernels, which thankfully isn't that intrusive to the ears as most popcorn machines. Salt and sugar shakers sit next to bowls for people to take and dish out their own popcorn, as well as bottles of cinnamon and mixed (sweet) spice. Also, there's even paprika and hot chilli bottles right next to each other. Who put those there? Please shake sparingly. Or don't. It's your tastebuds on the line.

Jugs of juice from the kitchen have been set out with plastic cups for those looking for a drink, as well as a simple collection of chocolate chip cookies. There may or may not be enough for all, but probably not.

The entertainment won't start right away, so take this time to chat with one another!

BORN TO REVIEW

For this 'sports night', 4 episodes of an anime called Born To Blitz are being played, a comedy movie called Swing-It Like Seccam, and to finish it off, a sports-themed mystery of the beloved franchise Magical Detective Heartlines!

Born To Blitz is your standard sports highschool anime, but with a diverse extraterrestrial species and set on a 'coastal city' where all the buildings are domes. It's quick to lay out the story of its hero, Fax Qincan, who is trying out for the school's competitive blitzball team so that he can get a reputation and one day be a real blitzball professional. He gets a spot by the second episode (unfortunately, beating out his best friend for a place on the team), and now he must start his vigorous training before the school competitions start!

The live-action Swing-It Like Seccam is a similar deal, if less intense and offering more laughs! Follow Arla as she inspires to become a professional ping-pong player like her hero Seccam, but also as she has to deal with a disapproving family who don't take her dreams seriously. Touching towards the end, it can be confusing now and then due to a lot of pop culture references popular in Miyoon in the year 6k20nb.

And last but not least is Magical Detective Heartlines: Goal In Life, an anime movie of the beloved Heartlines as she solves her latest case in all her 80s style anime glory! Famous hoverball player--a sports played on hoverbikes that also bash around the animated balls into goals--Missie is being threatened to throw in their biggest game yet, or risk the life of their snatched beloved! It's up to Heartlines to find the culprit--but can she do it before the end of the match?

Of course she does, but not without suspense and the game being stretched out at the risk of Misse's life as well! And with a bop of a soundtrack, and plenty of glittery sequences. And let's not forget the magical girl transformation scenes. Romeo will show you the moves.

END OF FILM REEL...

And with that, the Sports Night is over with, and what you do is ultimately up to you. Talk about the selection? Something else? Are you the sort of person who can't imagine leaving a mess, or are you rushing off with familiar faces?

Or maybe it'll be nice to go for a watch to stretch your legs, even get a drink. It's late, but the coffee and tea machines are what, only twenty-five carriages away, surely.

Just remember not to stay up too late! Got to avoid the void sickness.

( OOC: It's a fun little mingle! Have your characters bring their own food and snacks, cause some mischief, complain or be too loud. :) There will be small breaks between each showing and the blitz anime will be the same length as the movies altogether (so about 20 mins a piece).

Also full disclaimer, Ree wrote this! All credit goes to her!)

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popopop

[myblueskies]

"Oh no!" He's helping make the popcorn so he sees the bird eat the bit of chilli popcorn and spit it out again.

"Did it hurt your mouth? I can get you some water if you want!"

He looked at the man with a grin. "Or juice. Do birds drink juice, sir?"

[aluciner]

"She'll drink juice." The wording is careful there, because this is one of those things Ronan is vaguely aware someone more knowledgeable about ravens might call him out on. Ravens probably don't drink juice, but Chainsaw will. "It's fine, though. Chainsaw's just not big on spicy food."

Then, because he's unconcerned with Chainsaw's germs, being as she's a dreamthing and not a real raven, Ronan eats the popcorn she spit out and goes back to putting obscene amounts of paprika on Chainsaw's popcorn.

[myblueskies]

"Spicy food can be tricky! It's yummy but then it hurts and if it hurts too much it's not fun anymore!"

He can sympathise, he had been dubious about chilli on popcorn himself! He pours a glass of juice and puts it out in front of the raven.

"There you go Chainsaw! That will make your mouth feel better!"

[aluciner]

"Yeah. Not everyone can handle spicy food and Chainsaw likes everything to be sweet."

Chainsaw dips her head down into the cup, which Ronan immediately puts a hand on so she doesn't accidentally throw it somewhere. Drinking out of cups isn't exactly something she's good at, but explaining that would've been awkward so he just compensates for the fact that Chainsaw is a bird who until recently lived in isolation on a farm in the middle of rural Virginia.

"Say thank you," Ronan says absently.

"Tank," Chainsaw says obediently.

[myblueskies]

"That's 'cause sweet things are really yummy!" He agrees with Chainsaw. Sweet things are better than spicy things!

"You're welcome Chainsaw! You're a very clever bird!"

[aluciner]

"She's very clever," Ronan says. It's impossibly fond, because he only loves a few things and Chainsaw is one of those things. "Ravens are generally very smart, but Chainsaw's special."

Chainsaw makes a pleased noise before hopping up on Ronan's arm. He raises it, letting her transfer to his shoulder. Sometimes, Ronan wonders whether he should start wearing long sleeves so people don't wonder how he transfers a raven to his shoulder without any protection. That's a problem for future him, though.

[myblueskies]

He does wonder a little bit, he has watched Joss fly big birds before and even tried flying some himself and they had big talons! This man must be very strong to not need a glove!

"How is she special, sir?"

He can think of lots of ways. She might be a god, she might be magic. She might just be his friend.