[open!] it's a hard knock life

[undauntingdawn]

Who: Riku and you!
When: 3/31 ic
Where: Various places
What: Come join Riku in an exciting day filled with stunting doubling and mascara mishaps.
Warnings: n/a

a. on the set

[back in the city, back on the set. being a stunt double wouldn't have ever been his first career choice, but it's not a bad one. actually, it's been sort of fun. all it involves is pretending to get shot or drive stuff into other stuff or stuff. if the whole keyblade master thing ever gets old, taking this up as a side gig might not be the worst idea.

somewhere near the pleasure district is where today's filming is taking place. who is he a double for? a premier soap opera star. yup. some long lost cousin who turned out to actually be the twin brother of the husband of-- whatever. riku stopped paying attention halfway through the synopsis. apparently the long lost cousin whatever is getting 'killed' this episode and then dropping in to ruin the wedding of his baby mama to his murderous best friend next one (sorry, spoilers).

riku can be found various places during today's shooting and is dressed in a very snazzy tuxedo, with the itchiest blond wig in the world to go with it.

maybe you catch sight of him at the crew food table munching on a bagel. maybe you saw him get 'shot' atop a tall building and fall off. weirder yet, maybe the falling involved no safety equipment and him vanishing briefly before appearing safely on the ground seconds later. or maybe you're a fan of the show who wants backstage access and thinks the stunt guy might be able to pull some strings for you. good luck with that.]

b. ViViDa

[stunt doubling it up, not bad as it is, lacks too much in the way of effort or real exercise. what he really needs is a work out. only a complete lazy bum would let themselves sit still after that jungle adventure the other day. why not vivid? riku hasn't been back since that fun retro gaming stint. someone mentioned it not being AS glitchy normally so why not? worst comes to worst he ends up eating garbage again. please let that not happen. it took 3 days to get that smell off.

impressive is the first word that comes to mind upon stepping inside.]

They went all out with the place, huh?

[what a shame they couldn't have wasted the money on toning down on the near death experiences. there's definitely a lot to take in, almost too much. observing things a little might make things easier. he'll stand and watch some other people's games. sorry about the audience if someone happens not to like it.]

ViViDb

[watching people doesn't make the level choosing any easier. there's still so many options, even with just fighting stuff. options aren't bad. question is which of these options won't glitch him into a second date with a dumpster?

why not get a second opinion? chatting people up can lead to some interesting information, too, especially with so many different worlds all dragged into one. without much more of a second thought, riku casually approaches whoever's close by.]

So which one of these levels do you like?

c. around the residential district

[stunting falls under the fun job umbrella. testing mascara? not so much. or at all. the job got clicked accidentally upon arrival and the tester kept on spamming him with 'we need you!!' messages at all hours of the day. riku yielded, if only to get the guy off his back. that earned him a nice reward, one in the form of stabbing himself in the eye with a mascara applicator. rewards like this are definitely ones he could do without. how people manage to apply this stuff without losing an eye...

it's this deep philosophical thought that preoccupies his mind on the way back home. riku can be seen walking while grumbling under his breath and blinking his left eye far too much, an eye that's really red. doing so makes him pay way less attention than normal while walking. did he walk into a pole? only once. trip over a bump in the sidewalk? maybe twice. walk into a person? possibly.

oh and maybe he forgot to wash off that mascara, too. whoops. at least his eyelashes look fabulous.]

Comments

[zerotohiro]

[Don't be silly, Riku. It's Cerealia. Everything tries to kill you at least once here. Still, there are reasons Hiro's been hesitant to jump back into ViViD when he doesn't have to and yet he's curious. Predictably, it doesn't take much for him to take the bait and his eyes light up not long after.]

You really think it'll be that easy, huh? [It's clear that he actually doesn't doubt that.] I think I've got some time to spare. The real question is what game we should pick.

[undauntingdawn]

[please don't remind him. he's hoping against hope that something WON'T try to kill him for once. ...hey, a guy can dream, right? that smile is nice to see, though. factor in the confidence and riku's grin grows. two cocky kids, one potentially crazy game: they'll be fine.]

You're the game master here; leaving the call to you.

[so please don't pick 'our lovely horses: let's bake a cake!'.]

[zerotohiro]

[There would be a great irony in that, but he's pretty sure Riku wouldn't appreciate something less than cool. It takes a moment for him to think and he's seemingly sizing Riku up before nodding slowly.]

How do you feel about races?

[undauntingdawn]

[races, huh? watch that smile grow into a smirk. a smirk that is totally not cocky nope. beating sora hundreds of times in races has absolutely nothing to do with any of this.]

I can't say I mind them.

[loves them, actually, but he's being so modest and sweet and... that can't last because it's riku, which is why he adds.]

You sure you wanna lose your first time around, though?

[zerotohiro]

Oh, I don't think I have to worry about that. [Not with what Hiro has in mind, anyway.] But you can keep telling yourself that if it'll make you feel better, I don't mind.

[Yeah...yeeeeah, meet Hiro Hamada. He's gently bumping Riku out of the way to go ahead and set them up with a level, making sure to hide it from Riku so it's a surprise. It's not his fault if Riku's never driven a car before, virtual or not. It'll be fine. He has full faith that Riku will learn on the go...probably.]

[undauntingdawn]

[riku chuckle snorts at the bump but says nothing else. what confidence! and what a shame it's gonna get taken down a peg or ten by yours truly. no going easy because that isn't nearly as fun.

he stays quiet while letting hiro pick. attempting to keep it secret only further fuels that amusement, resulting in a teeny eyebrow raise that quietly says 'really?'. well, whatever. it won't change anything. if he could figure out light cycles in under 10 seconds, he can figure out vivid in that much time. or less. so do your worst, kiddo, and prepare to eat his dust.]

[zerotohiro]

[With all of the ViViD settings in-place he moves out of the way to show Riku what he's picked which is in fact a race course.]

I think my favorite thing about this game is that it's not just about beating your opponent. You get a ton of points for all kinds of fancy tricks. Think you can handle it?

[undauntingdawn]

[nice. riku approves. this is proof that brattier you are, the better taste in things you have.]

You'll just have to wait and see. I wouldn't want to spoil the surprise.