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!)

Comments

[stealsyourheart]

"Ooooh we have chores, huh? Just like school."

She smiles. "Well, I thought I'd come along and check things out... see how things go. And I like movies!"

[adropofsunlight]

"Yeah, each team gets assigned one. Orange is Meal Prep and I enjoy it"

She nodded slightly, legs pressed up against her as she wrapped her arms around herself "I've never actually seen movies before, but a good friend of mine explained them and then showed me one. They are really amazing."

[stealsyourheart]

"Never ever?" She gasps.

"Oh no! You've missed so many classics!"

[adropofsunlight]

"Never ever in my nearly 18 years of life...though technically 18 since my birthday would have been the day after I arrived here." It was complicated. Because she wasn't home does that mean she would still be 17 here?

Not exactly something she knew how to answer really.

"Though,...what would be a classic anyway?"

[stealsyourheart]

"Ehhhhhh!" She gasps, wide eyed.

"Were you like. Home-schooled? And so many! Star Wars and Indiana Jones and Gozilla and Kamen Yaiba..."

[adropofsunlight]

"I wasn't school unless you mean teaching myself various stuff." Like reading and writing along with what she had as various hobbies. Though she would call it Tower Schooled.

[stealsyourheart]

"What really?" She blinks at her and clearly decides that Rapunzel is some sort of weird Alternative Culture Child.

"Gosh, you missed a lot!"

[adropofsunlight]

"I know, but that is why I am learning as I go and such now." Which she was honestly excited about. But there were some major difference between things that some people had and what's she had. Electricity being one of them.

"Though a lot of what I am learning might not have been something I would have ever seen back home. Like this type of thing"

[stealsyourheart]

She blinks. "You mean your home doesn't have movies? Wait, waiiiiiiit. People said things about... time travel? Are you... from the past?"

[adropofsunlight]

"I don't know. I just know things are different. Could also be just different worlds." She had no way of actually being 100% sure on that one.

[stealsyourheart]

"True! Well, that just means you have loads of new things to watch now, right?"

[adropofsunlight]

"I do, might take a while to watch everything so, but that's a good thing."

[stealsyourheart]

"That's true! I wonder what shows they have on the train?"

[adropofsunlight]

"I know there is a way to look through what they have, but usually when I am here there is another, so I tend to just watch what they are watching."

[stealsyourheart]

"Well, that's fair enough! But at some point you should look to see what else they've got too. After all, if you haven't seen as many as the others, then I reckon you should get a chance to pick!"

[adropofsunlight]

"I'm actually okay watching what everyone else is watching as it's usually new for me too. Plus some p[people have some interesting choices."

[stealsyourheart]

"Well, as long as you're happy." She accepts. "But you should do things you like too!"

[adropofsunlight]

"I am happy. I do things I like at other times too. So it's okay." But for now she looks over "I think they'll be showing something soon, so you best find a good spot."

[stealsyourheart]

"So long as you're happy." She smiles.

"Thanks, I will! Enjoy the movie Rapunzel-san!"