Opening Night [OPEN]

[shikisha]

Who: Nonon Jakuzure and anyone who's interested in classical music, saw her post, or was invited by her. Feel free to tag around too and meet other people in their beautiful formal wear~!
When: Some Friday after her post.
Where: Opera House
What: Nonon has been working with the opera house's orchestra, and being the controlling girl she is, decided to stage a few concerts. Formal dress is expected. Nui Harime interrupts and kisses Nonon.
Rating/Warning: None likely.



It's opening night, and there's a nice big display board in front of the opera house announcing the first performance of Nonon Jakuzure conducting the house orchestra. Even with a little stylized depiction of Nonon with her signature pink hair and smug grin.

Formal dress is expected, though some people might be able to sneak inside in casual wear, just don't let Nonon catch you. She's going to be in the front of the house though, inside past the ticket booths where people can pick up tickets set aside for them ahead of time, if Nonon had done so. Of course, it's about as analogue as you can imagine, Nonon wasn't about to use the Cerevices to do ticketing, that just isn't classical, it would ruin the entire mood. No, she wants lines and printed tickets.

After greeting any friends or acquaintances the lights in the hall lower once, then twice, signalling the start. She disappears into the back, only to reappear on stage under a bright spotlight with the loud, almost deafening sound of a whistle.

"Entrance March! Under the Double Eagle!" She waves a large pink baton this way then back again. "Now, prepare for a jaunty, thrilling, and mind-blowing performance!"

She's dressed in a flashy conductor's outfit, and proceeds to lead the orchestra into their first song. The rest of more standard affairs of Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, music people might have heard if they are from Earth, or somewhere vaguely Earth-like. In general it's not actually that long of a concert, no more than an hour and a half or so, with a short intermission. She wants to hit people with the loudest, most impressive sort of music she can, leaving them wanting more.

Sometime towards the end of the performance, the lights go out completely, only to return with a spotlight on one adorable blonde girl giggling. She invades the stage as if she belongs there, striding right up to Nonon to give her a kiss on the conductor's angry, shocked face, before floating away impossibly. Holding in her anger, Nonon wipes her lips with the back of her hand, blushing furiously, and proceeds with the last song after yelling at Nui Harime, something about getting even with her.

By the end she'll be hanging around the stage, meeting anyone who wishes to speak to her, and then going backstage to change if certain close relations wish to meet her there. She expects flowers to be thrown though of course, maybe even a standing ovation~.


[ ooc: Feel free to run into her whenever! And the date is kinda nebulous, just assume after the latest event. If you have any questions PM me or hit me up on plurk at ashleywr! ]

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[candlecutterpikachu]

[ Mitsutada told most of the swordhaus to come if they'd like, but it seems that he is mostly alone this time. The sword doesn't mind, though - he's dressed snappily as usual, with some extra gel to make sure his hair doesn't go out of shape if something strange happened.

Something strange does happen - Nui's appearance, but he is an audience member and it wouldn't be respectful to intervene. Plus, Nonon doesn't seem to be in any mortal danger, so that can wait... until the end of the performance, that is.

He waits until most of the audience had filed out before coming up to the stage to speak with her. ]

Hey. Miss Nonon, yeah? You alright there?

[shikisha]

[ Nonon would give him credit for actually trying to increase the numbers in her crowd tonight, though annoyed too that so few among them have good taste. She even seems to smile when she sees the man she recognizes from her earlier post. Honestly... he's dressed well. And while her tastes might not exactly lean that side... she can appreciate his fashion choices for what they are.

She's trying to ignore the aftermath of Harime's interruption though, returning to her usual poise, back straight, welcoming people and thanking them for their presence. ]

Katana-san. [ She does love her nicknames. ] I'm glad you made it. How did you enjoy the performance?

[candlecutterpikachu]

[ He raises an eyebrow at the nickname she chooses, but doesn't comment on it. At least she didn't call him melonslasher - which, considering the rate at which the reputation was spreading, is definiely a good thing. ]

I should be thanking you - this is fantastic. [ This is said with a relaxed smile. ] I've never experienced something like this, in all my centuries. The future really has become a better place.

[ For someone as shut-in as he was, this is... well. It's hard to put into words. ]

[shikisha]

[ Nonon loves nicknames, but they are hardly ever that good. Like calling someone with glasses Megane, or someone who's name starts with Gama a frog. But if she heard that nickname she'd never stop using it.

The compliment makes her smile genuinely, even though there is some amount of smug pride in it. Honestly moving people with her music is something important to her. ]

You'd be surprised, but the best musicians were all from the classical era, in the 18th century. But I'm still glad to have shown you a bit of history, or the future, for someone like you I guess.

[candlecutterpikachu]

[ Time is weird for tsukumogami, especialyl for time-traveling ones like him. ]

It takes a bit of the edge off, really.

[ He means the general fact that they are forced to stay in some foreign land much against their will. ]

Do humans of your time do these things often? You're pretty young for a conductor. [ His saniwa is a youth too, but then he just attributes that to summoning being a spiritual instead of a musical skill. ] The last time I remembered, these sorts of things were done by older people.

[shikisha]

Music is the best way to do that.

[ Though talking about edges with a sword... ]

There's plenty of people who play music, but no, composing, orchestras, operas, they are something usually only reserved for elites. Everyone else prefers to watch television or go on the internet than enjoy a little culture.

At my point in time, it's considered elite to even have a knowledge of classical music.

[ Of which she is happy to be considered. ]

I'm a prodigy, that's why.

[candlecutterpikachu]

[ A prodigy... well, even if he didn't know much about how modern musicians work, the fact that she's hosted this orchestra was proof enough that she could back up that claim with true talent. ]

Well, I'm impressed. More than before.

[ He says this because of two reasons - one, because it is impressive, and also because an almost-millennium old sword spirit really doesn't know what to say in such a situation. ]

I'll be looking forward to your future works, then!

[shikisha]

You'll have to show off your skill sometime for me, Katana-san. I feel like I'll have to see it with my own eyes to believe what you said before.

[ She shrugs, she's not going to pretend that he didn't sound like a crazy person. ]

I plan on an opera soon, those always seem to bring in larger crowds. I'll make sure you've got a ticket saved.

[candlecutterpikachu]

Anytime. I'll spar with you if you'd like - if not, I usually do it with my friends anyway.

[ Fighting as proof is easy. Verifying his spiritual status is a lot harder, especially since Nonon presumably doesn't have a spirit sense. ]

Thanks. [ Another performance already? Truly exciting. ] An opera is acting with singing, right? Or has it changed?

[shikisha]

My style of fighting isn't one where sparring makes a lot of difference.

[ No, she prefers to go big and loud, to destroy her enemies, not give them a decent fight. ]

There's a difference between musicals and operas, if that's what you're asking. Musicals are often less serious, and it's more about the acting than the singing. Where operas focus on the music and vocals first, and are usually older.