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savetheearth2014-04-24 06:31 pm
squicksilver) wrote in savetheearth2014-04-24 06:31 pm
Entry tags:
- !open,
- #network,
- +location: las vegas,
- air gear: kururu sumeragi,
- baccano!: claire stanfield,
- bleach: toushirou hitsugaya,
- evangelion: misato katsuragi,
- fable: walter beck,
- gundam 00: allelujah haptism,
- heroes of olympus: nico di angelo,
- kamen rider blade: hajime aikawa,
- magic knight rayearth: umi ryuuzaki,
- pandora hearts: xerxes break,
- psg: stocking anarchy,
- tales of vesperia: yuri lowell,
- tiger and bunny: kotetsu t. kaburagi,
- trigun: vash the stampede
First trick: Video
[ Alexander Mercure is staring at his phone as if it were an unwanted kitten in his living room, coughing up hairballs made of pure gold. ]
Ah… Haha….
[ An instant later, his lips are parted in a dazzling smile, revealing his whitened teeth, which show even brighter against his made-up face. He’s clad in a top hat, white tie and tails, every inch covered in sequins. From the silver dust on his cheekbones to the gold fringe on his sleeves, he glitters. ]
Goodness, what a surpriiiiise! Why, here I’ve been reading about all of you amazing people, only to find myself one of your number. The “numbers club,” how adorable. That means something a little different here in Las Vegas, haha! Anyway, anyway! I suppose I ought to introduce myself. I’m Alexander Mercure. But my friends call me…
[ DRAMATIC PAUSE ]
Alexander… the Great!
[ A beat, wherein he looks very very serious — and then collapses all over in giggles. ]
Ahahhaha, forgive me. That’s the name of my show. It’s at the Flamingo. Nightly at nine and twice on Sundays. I’ve heard that some of you are coming to visit our fair city, so I’d like to extend an invitation to each and every one of you. Be sure to stop backstage afterwards, I’d loooove to meet all of you wonderful heroes!
[ Everything about this screams setup, from the "superpowered" girl in his show (ordinary parlour tricks), to the numbers in his head (third-rate mentalism), to this bizarre network. It's elaborate, but it's obviously just a marketing ploy, if one wants to be generous; or a confidence scheme, if one doesn't.
Well! If anybody thinks they're going to fool Alexander the Great, they've got another thing coming. Already he's turning the tables on these people — whoever they are — and using their fancy network to pimp his show.
He starts to wave goodbye — but hesitates, putting his (sequined) white-gloved fingers to his lips. ]
Aaaaaah, but I’ve noted that some of you are rather young. No kiddies at the evening shows, sorry about that. Twenty-one and older, if you please. [ wink wink ] Little angels can come to the Sunday matinee.
[ Wiggling his sparkling fingers: ]
Bye byeeeeeeeee!
Ah… Haha….
[ An instant later, his lips are parted in a dazzling smile, revealing his whitened teeth, which show even brighter against his made-up face. He’s clad in a top hat, white tie and tails, every inch covered in sequins. From the silver dust on his cheekbones to the gold fringe on his sleeves, he glitters. ]
Goodness, what a surpriiiiise! Why, here I’ve been reading about all of you amazing people, only to find myself one of your number. The “numbers club,” how adorable. That means something a little different here in Las Vegas, haha! Anyway, anyway! I suppose I ought to introduce myself. I’m Alexander Mercure. But my friends call me…
[ DRAMATIC PAUSE ]
Alexander… the Great!
[ A beat, wherein he looks very very serious — and then collapses all over in giggles. ]
Ahahhaha, forgive me. That’s the name of my show. It’s at the Flamingo. Nightly at nine and twice on Sundays. I’ve heard that some of you are coming to visit our fair city, so I’d like to extend an invitation to each and every one of you. Be sure to stop backstage afterwards, I’d loooove to meet all of you wonderful heroes!
[ Everything about this screams setup, from the "superpowered" girl in his show (ordinary parlour tricks), to the numbers in his head (third-rate mentalism), to this bizarre network. It's elaborate, but it's obviously just a marketing ploy, if one wants to be generous; or a confidence scheme, if one doesn't.
Well! If anybody thinks they're going to fool Alexander the Great, they've got another thing coming. Already he's turning the tables on these people — whoever they are — and using their fancy network to pimp his show.
He starts to wave goodbye — but hesitates, putting his (sequined) white-gloved fingers to his lips. ]
Aaaaaah, but I’ve noted that some of you are rather young. No kiddies at the evening shows, sorry about that. Twenty-one and older, if you please. [ wink wink ] Little angels can come to the Sunday matinee.
[ Wiggling his sparkling fingers: ]
Bye byeeeeeeeee!
Video
If you want to, you can log off the network and never come back. You might regain powers or memories, but if you don't do anything with them, no one will ever have to know about what you really are.
But ultimately, that's up for you to decide. You're the one that needs to make this decision.
Video
...
Eventually he looks up, into her eyes. ]
Thank you.
[ He means it. ]
Video
Not a problem! I mean, that's what I'm here for, right?
If you need anything else, give me a shout, okay? With work being the way it is lately, I welcome the distraction.
Video
[ If it weren't stupid o'clock in the morning, he'd ask her what she does, but he is too exhausted. ]
See you around.
[ He signs off. ]