video; un: fuckshirt

[coolerjunpei]

[Hey gang, it's Junpei, filming in vertical because he's a terrible millennial. He's at the inn, sitting at a table with a stupid-looking projector which he drums his fingers on occasionally.]

Uh, hey, soooo... that shit all sucked, huh? Yeah. Really did not expect "kill everyone now because I, the mysterious mastermind, said so" would happen a third time.

[To him, personally. He's too new to know if that happened a bunch of times previously here in Aldrip, so that's a Junpei Original as far as he knows. He's including Gnos infection as A Mastermind, it makes sense to him.]

Anyway, whatever, right? Look, I borrowed— this thing, [shakycams down to the projector, whoaoaoao] and it's kind of my birthday this week, so y'know, calling all people who said they wanted to watch some shitty movies...? And good movies, too, I guess.

[A beat.]

I mean, I just thought that movie night thing could be... fun. After the bullshit. If anybody wants to come watch some stuff, in a park or something? Like a drive-in! Get a bunch of snacks and hang out.

...Also, I need someone to help me hang up a sheet.

[He will be watching movies in the park by himself if he must!!]

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voice; un: BOMBSHELL

[opheliac]

Everyone keeps telling me about this "movie" thing, but I haven't seen it, so I'm in!

And what kind of username is "Fuckshirt"? Do you bang them in your spare time or something? — Yeeesh, and people say I'm crazy.

[coolerjunpei]

That is what we internet-savvy folks call a typo. And one I'm too lazy to correct before I log into this stupid thing every time, so...

[SO... anyway, breeze past the irony of calling himself net-savvy and also spelling his username wrong. Never mind that at all.]

So, uh, you've never seen a movie? Is it because you're from ancient history or your hometown just has different tech?

[opheliac]

Whatever you say, Guy. — Just stay away from my shirts.

[ and knowing jinx, she is going to come up with a nickname for this guy that will revolve around this said typo. but onto the next topic, she hums for a moment in thought. ]

Runeterra is so not ancient history. I mean, we had old immortal farts around, and the place's probably been around forever, but I'm not ancient history. So different tech! Iron, glass, science and magic.

[coolerjunpei]

It's Junpei. Your shirts are safe from me.

[Deadpan, and wisely without his kneejerk comment that he only likes Hanes 6-pack V-necks anyway, because oh god. Ahem.]

You guys have magic but no one thought up movies...? It must be pretty wild there, huh? I mean, if- if no one thought about big screen entertainment, and stuff.

[opheliac]

Arcane talent only became a recent thing. People were spooked by it in the grandpa days, but some egghead decided to bring it aaaaallll back.

And only the snobby richy people go to the theater for plays and something boring for entertainment. But where I lived, we had a lotta street performers. Some were great, some we threw trash at if they sucked...!

[ and in her next statement, he can hear the mischievous tone in her voice. ]

My favorites are the ones who sucked.

[coolerjunpei]

I dunno, if I could be a wizard or whatever, I might think about it.

And you can't throw stuff at my sheet-screen, but I've been hearing good things about how fun it is to watch really shitty movies. If you're interested. This is definitely not a rich people's movie theater.

[Because, again, literally a sheet hung up to point a projector at. He only has the one sheet though, please no bully.]

[opheliac]

I can't? ... Is that a dare or a double dare? 'Cause if this movie thing is boring, I'll have no choice, but to make it a dynamite experience for everyone! Mostly for me.

[ she giggles at her own joke, especially when she means what she says quite literally. will this new guy know, though? maybe, maybe not. but it's not her problem if he hadn't caught on to her reputation around here yet. ]

[coolerjunpei]

Orrrr you could leave! You're not stuck at the movies, c'mon.

[Yeah, he has no idea who she is, but he doesn't want to have to re-hang the sheet, the thing he assumes will happen.]

I guess you could throw some popcorn...? But that's all.

[opheliac]

What's "Popcorn"?

[coolerjunpei]

Popped corn.

[ha ha] —It's like, you take these dried out corn kernels, and heat 'em up until they, you know, pop! And then you throw butter and salt all over them. It's a traditional movie food.

[opheliac]

Ooooh.... cool! Be sure to make it for me, okay?!

[coolerjunpei]

Yeah, sure. Can't do a movie night without popcorn. Anything else? I'm taking requests, I guess.

[opheliac]

We gotta have drinks, right? I can bring wine over!

[coolerjunpei]

Oh— yeah, sure. I'll find some red plastic cups.

[.....and as it occurs to him,] That's, uh, a joke from back home.

[opheliac]

I don't get it.

[coolerjunpei]

It's the traditional cup for drinking alcohol with your friends, at least where I went to school. I think someone wrote a song about it, but I was like, five years old so I missed it.

[ANYway,] It doesn't really matter about the cups.

[opheliac]

Your realm sounds weird, but you're lucky I'm into that!

[coolerjunpei]

Yeah? You can have the first pick of red plastic cups, then.

[opheliac]

Jokes on you, Jumpy, I always get the first pick in everything. Better not forget that, or I'll have to hunt you down.

[coolerjunpei]

[oh is he in danger, huh]

It's- it's Junpei. I wouldn't be that hard to hunt down at my own movie night thing...

[opheliac]

That's what I said, Jumpy. But you could make it a little hard, say, hide behind a big building.

That'll be a sucker hiding place, though. Because I know aaaallll buildings.

[coolerjunpei]

Okay... [he'll just endure, that's fine.]

Guess I'm going to go live under a bridge, but a different bridge every day just in case.

[opheliac]

Oooooo! Bridges are fun...!! — I'll be nice and give you a ten second start.

[coolerjunpei]

[...

..........

...okay, hang on,] Like, for real? Should I wear running shoes to movie night?

[opheliac]

Only if you're serious about playing hide and seek with me.

[ she giggles, which sounds a mixture of friendly but devilry too. ]

And don't worry, I won't harm any parts of your body. Not even an eyelash!