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Post by Mayday/Maddox Wayne on Jan 21, 2011 22:19:14 GMT -5
"The effects aren't important!" Mayday says, a bit of shrill defensiveness leaking into his tone. "It's the idea of it! The idea!" He flails his arms about to emphasize his point, but quickly hunches back up protectively.
Can't move. Hypothetical giant tardigrades will see him and eat him.
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Post by Breakaway on Jan 22, 2011 17:00:00 GMT -5
Breakaway gives Mayday a sidelong glance. "Man, if you like this scrap so much, we need to watch Alien. That's a fun movie. And there's always a climactic battle scene!"
On screen, the General introduces a new Scientist, who is not be confused with the old Scientist who bravely sacrificed his life fighting the water bear menace. The new Scientist, oddly enough, has the same speech patterns and mannerisms as the old one, despite looking completely different. The new Scientist, falling easily into the role of the old one, explains that a single tardigrade survived from the last movie, and that he is busy inventing a Super Science Ray to defeat it. The Dashing Hero thinks that this is a bad idea and proves that the Scientist has learned nothing. The Love Interest gasps.
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Post by Firebolt on Jan 24, 2011 12:42:12 GMT -5
Firebolt has another handful of popcorn and then looks over at Mayday. "Want some?" She asks in between important scenes, and holds out the handful she has.
She also gasps at the revelation that nothing has been learned. It's fun to get into cheesy movies.
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Post by Mayday/Maddox Wayne on Jan 24, 2011 15:01:01 GMT -5
Mayday presses a knuckle against his face shield over his mouth. If he could actually get the finger to his mouth he'd probably be biting it, but he can't, so apparently the symbolic gesture or nervousness will have to do.
Then Firebolt offers him popcorn and he leans away, shaking his head sharply. "Nnh!"
She touched it! He can't eat something that somebody else touched! And both she and Breakaway have had their hands all over the inside of the bowl, too. No, sir, he won't have it!
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Post by Breakaway on Jan 24, 2011 18:42:41 GMT -5
Breakaway is glad to see his friends are enjoying the movie he selected, even if it is for completely different reasons. At least he thinks Mayday is enjoying it. He might be having a nervous breakdown. He suspects it might be hard to tell the difference with Mayday.
As the movie continues, the General informs the Dashing Hero that they're going with the Scientist's plan, because he is a Scientist and he has a bunch of degrees and horn-rimmed glasses that make him look smart and what do you have, Mr. Dashing Hero? I thought so. So they build a ray gun, shoot it at the giant tardigrade, and lo and behold it becomes even more giant, growing to over 50 feet tall and proceeding to rampage through beautiful downtown Burbank. Citizens scream in terror as badly-matted in stock footage smashes scenery in the background accompanied by terribly unconvincing roars that were cribbed from another movie's soundtrack.
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Post by Firebolt on Jan 24, 2011 20:29:18 GMT -5
Firebolt shrugs, "Ok! It's here if you want," she pats the side of the bowl and then peers back at the screen, ponytails fanning out behind her as she gets re-engrossed in the movie.
"Why did you go and do that!" She declares, and tosses her hands in the air, scattering popcorn everywhere. It's not an angry tone though, she's grinning - it is a fun movie.
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Post by Mayday/Maddox Wayne on Jan 25, 2011 14:24:43 GMT -5
Have no fear, Breakaway! Mayday is, in fact, enjoying the movie. In his own special way.
"What has science done!" he shouts at the screen, grabbing the sides of his helmet. Mayday has something of a love-hate relationship with scientists, for all that he's in the Medical/Science/Engineering division. On the one hand, they terrify him with the things they can potentially do and the things they can potentially do to him. On the other hand, they are important figures in the fight against horrible illnesses.
But for the purpose of this film, he can focus on the negative side of his feelings. "When will they ever leeeearn!"
The popcorn goes ignored. He would have to decontaminate the bowl of it, first, and then probably no-one would want to eat it.
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Post by Breakaway on Jan 25, 2011 20:42:50 GMT -5
The Dashing Hero drops to his knees and shouts at the sky imploringly, echoing Mayday's sentiment. "What has science wrought?!" The Scientist, shocked by the failure of his ray gun, becomes an ineffectual stuttering wreck who is of no use to anyone. The General, noting sarcastically that the eggheads down at R&D have saved the day once again, decided they'll just have to do this the old-fashioned way. Zoom in on the General's face, then transition to paratroopers about to drop onto the giant tardigrade, which is even now scaling the tallest building in beautiful downtown Burbank. (Daikaiju are attracted to tall buildings. No one knows why. It may have been adaptive at some point in their evolutionary history.)
Breakaway seems more concerned with the paratroopers. "Why is the sergeant wearing his Class As? That chute hasn't been properly packed! You can tell! You can't jump from that low!" he informs anyone who will listen.
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Post by Firebolt on Jan 26, 2011 16:06:51 GMT -5
"Oh gosh I hope it doesn't find a pretty woman in one of the windows and carries her up to the top. I don't even KNOW how it'd carry her. AHaha... Look at that you can see the guy's back in the costume, the zipper's undone some!" She gleefully claps and giggles. This is far too amusing to not point out.
She scoops up another handful of popcorn, having a few more kernels and bouncing in her seat as the movie gets more 'intense,' if that's even a proper way to describe what's going on. It's so cheesy.
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Post by Mayday/Maddox Wayne on Jan 27, 2011 10:45:21 GMT -5
Mayday looks a bit smug about having predicted the movie dialogue, though being proud of sounding like a bad horror movie is a bit dubious.
His fingers return to his face shield, tapping out an excited staccato. He doesn't really know exactly what Breakaway's complaining about - Mayday wouldn't have noticed anything - but he nods along affirmatively anyway.
"They're mad!" he shouts. "That thing is unstoppable! Unstoppable! They're all doomed! Dooooomed!"
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Post by Breakaway on Jan 27, 2011 22:31:06 GMT -5
If they were watching a movie with spaceships in it, Mayday would be complaining about how they got it wrong. They are watching a movie with soldiers in it, and so Breakaway is complaining.
The giant water bear does in fact find a pretty woman in a window, and scoops her up with one of its giant adorable appendages. Said appendage appears to be made of felt during close-ups. Once it's grabbed its obligatory victim, the horrendous stock footage monster continues climbing the building. Then paratroopers drop onto its back and begin planting explosives. It seems the beast doesn't notice . . . until a shadow falls over the soldiers and they look up to see an appendage poised to squash them!
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Post by Firebolt on Jan 30, 2011 11:47:49 GMT -5
"Oh NOOO!" Firebolt gasps, forgetting that she has popcorn in her mouth. Some pieces fall out onto her lap. "They're going to die! Look behind you aaah!!" she flails, and goes to cover her face, but has popcorn in her hand. So she goes to try and use Breakaway's shoulder instead.
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Post by Mayday/Maddox Wayne on Feb 1, 2011 19:29:29 GMT -5
"DOOOOOOOMED!" Mayday cries, flinging his arms into the air and flailing them about. He seems to be taking a bizarre sort of joy in the plight of the poor paratroopers.
Really, he's the sort who even while dying from some horrible epidemic will manage to derive some last pleasure by being able to say 'I told you so!' Bad things happen to people, including death by giant tardigrade. He totally called it.
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Post by Breakaway on Feb 2, 2011 18:46:36 GMT -5
Breakaway is the sort of 'bot who will never complain about a femme using his shoulder in lieu of her hands to hide her eyes during a scary movie. He has big wings to hide behind, after all!
The poorly animated appendage smacks down into the middle of the soldiers, smashing the charges they were setting to pieces and sending ripples through the monster's gooey flesh. (They're very nice ripples. If the rest of the movie is anything to judge by, approximately half the film's effects budget was used on that one shot. Possibly also some of the writing budget.) The soldiers are either squashed or scattered.
Zooming in on the tardigrade's unfortunate victim, it becomes apparent that it is The Love Interest! And who's that lone figure with the chiseled jaw standing on top of the building? Why, it is the Hero!
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Post by Firebolt on Feb 4, 2011 14:58:18 GMT -5
Firebolt peeks out shortly after, wanting to see what happens.
"It has to be almost dead, doesn't it! That hero better do something!" she huffs.
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