The show must go on, Satine!

[mypartnerintime]

Who: Lovers of musicals, and people who are dragged along
Where: 3rd floor tea room
When: Saturday July 9, 8:00pm to 12:30am
Rating: Depends on the thread. Please put warnings as appropriate!
Summary: Two musicals in one night! Moulin Rouge for the people who believe in love stories; Sweeney Todd for the sickos. It's a mingle, so go ahead and post top-level comments and tag around!
The Story:

On Friday, July 8, at around 7:00pm a text goes out to all Wonderlandians Wonderdudes Wonderlies Wonderland people:

Showing Moulin Rouge! and Sweeney Todd tomorrow night at 8:00pm and 10:30pm respectively, at the 3rd floor tea room! Moulin Rouge is a very silly musical about Paris cabaret and love, while Sweeney Todd is a graphic musical about evil^tm and love (when you think about it).

Sorry, but no kids below 13... And if you're watching Sweeney Todd and are below 18, you have to bring an adult who can vouch for your ability to not be seriously disturbed by gore and Johnny Depp. 1 adult = 1 teen only, please! (Yes, Wonderland years count.)

...Come on guys, bear with me here I'm trying to not get in trouble. -_-

Saturday evening comes around and the third floor tea room has been revamped once again! (Yes, it took her twenty-four hours to set this up. Come on, she's one scrawny geek with a lazy punk helper.) It's large enough to accommodate a bigger crowd, with couches, beanbags, and multiple side tables laden with all sorts of snacks (popcorn bowls, hotdogs in buns, soft drinks, juice, and other kinds of typical teenager junk food). A screen has been positioned higher up on the wall so everyone can see it, with a projector discreetly placed on a tall podium near the other end of the room, and speakers hidden throughout the entire area. The air is cold but there's comforters spread around for whoever wants to use them them. The decorations (quite a few curtains!) are gaudy, full of bright colors and shiny small lights, reminiscent of the olden cabarets. Mingling even during the movies is obviously encouraged given the proximity of seats to one another and the altogether underground and casual air of the venue, but if you raise your voice expect a collective annoyed "Shh!" in your direction.

The numerous lights are dimmed (it takes Max a while of fumbling, but she gets it done) in time before the first movie at 8:00pm. It's Moulin Rouge!, the eccentric and charming story of the namesake cabaret in Paris- specifically of a wild (and wildly told) love story that takes place there. Writer turns singer and performer turns lover in this spectacular film!

There's a thirty minute break afterward from 10:00pm to 10:30pm. It's around this time that people not interested in Sweeney Todd would leave- and those interested in the second film would arrive. In all honesty, Max isn't too strict about teens not having adults with them, but do expect at least a light scolding (unless you look intimidating). After all, Sweeney Todd isn't your typical musical. It's gory and gross and makes no apologies- but deep down, you'll find it's actually a story about friendship, romance, and good food!

By 12:30 the show is over. There's some effort on Max's part to clean up, but it's halfhearted because Wonderland will fix it all up anyway. Off to bed with you lot! Or, if you're part of the insomniac club, back to your regular, quiet evening.

[[OOC: Mingle-log! Feel free to make your top-level comments for any point/s in the evening.]]

Comments

[mypartnerintime]

[For the moment Max just continues a small conversation with Chloe, then heads off to fix up some other things for Sweeney Todd. But she did notice the several small glances, and keeps an eye on River.

After just a few minutes she tries to sneak up on River from behind, bending down to converse with the other girl. She keeps her voice low and her smile wide.]

Gotcha!

[brainleak]

[River moves to glance at Max again and doesn't see her. Her eyes dart around the room -- where did she go -- and suddenly she hears Max's voice from behind her and she yelps and recoils away.

She stares at Max silently with wide eyes for a second, then lets out a breath.]

There's nothing to be got. Except the heartbeat in my throat.

[As if River doesn't pull the same sneaking around stuff daily.]

[mypartnerintime]

[Max wants to laugh, but feels bad about it a moment later. River was really surprised, wow, and now Max feels a little like a jerk. She kneels down on the floor to be at River's level.]

Sorry! [She grins, sheepish.] I didn't think you'd be that surprised.

[brainleak]

[Oh, she's apologizing. River doesn't normally apologize when she does this.]

'Sfine. Think I'm easily startled.

...The movie was interesting. Kind of... dizzying. Colorful.

[mypartnerintime]

I think I got a little motion sickness just watching it. But it was worth it.

[Max takes on a curious and amused look, studying River's features as though to determine her age.]

Did you like the story?

[brainleak]

[River tries to look very adult and of age. This mostly involves staring at Max intensely.]

...I don't think the story mattered so much as the aesthetics and music. Wasn't saying anything new. It was a vehicle.

[mypartnerintime]

[Yup, totally giving it away, River.]

Well yeah, I guess it wasn't really saying anything. I guess most love stories don't...?

[That's why you see so few love stories win Best Picture.]

But I still really like it. The cinematography and humor. You're not eighteen.

[Yup, just casually throwing that in there without so much as a pause.]

[brainleak]

It was good overall, it-- [And then she actually registers what she just heard and yelps once again, rolling backwards off the beanbag in a somersault and scurrying off to the far corner of the room, laughing in... surprise? Fear?]

You'll have to throw me out! Can't catch me!

[mypartnerintime]

[Max isn't a mean person- if she's laughing right now (which she is) it's not because River ran, but because she rolled off the beanbag, which looked kind of amazing. Max didn't think the girl could do that.

She stands and holds up her hands placatingly, trying to suppress her laughter and squeeze a few words in between breaths as she approaches River's corner.]

Wowser. River, it's- it's okay, I was joking! Come on, we're making a scene!

[brainleak]

[Once Max moves too close, River dashes off to the next corner over.]

You can't reach me! I'll watch the whole movie while running! I'll climb onto the ceiling! I'll do it!

[mypartnerintime]

[Oh, no, what, she's not stopping!]

Oh my god, River, it's okay! [Max is still smiling, but it's become a little embarrassed. With all this shouting she can feel eyes on her and River, but she tries to ignore the rest of the people in the room. Though she tries to approach River again, she does so more slowly and stops a good distance away.] You- you don't have to go onto the ceiling. [Did I even hear that right??]

I won't make you leave. Come on, come, uhh, sit on the bean bag again.

[brainleak]

[River doesn't come closer, but she doesn't run off again. She stares at Max silently for a moment.]

Tell me you're not lying.

[mypartnerintime]

[Okay, yes, no more running, don't make Max run in front of all these people.

She wants to admit to River that she saw this movie was she was like thirteen or twelve even, so there's no way she's actually going to ask anyone to leave.]

I promise, River. I'm not lying.

[brainleak]

[River stares into Max's eyes for a moment longer.

Then creeps back towards the bean bag.]

Then you're not.

I'm watching the movie.

[Firmly. To dispel any lingering doubts.]

[mypartnerintime]

Yes. [She breathes out the word, relieved that River believes her, while at the same time glancing around to check how many people are staring. Time to slink away and melt into the ground.

Though she can't really leave without one last warning.]

Hey, it... it really does have a lot of blood and stuff. Okay?