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fandomhigh2016-09-07 07:55 am
furnaceface) wrote in fandomhigh2016-09-07 07:55 am
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"Yes, And:" Improv Theatre and You, Wednesday, Period One
Back into the Danger Shop it was, mostly because Jono still hadn't gotten around to cleaning the broken glass off of the stage of the Boards.
It was entirely possible that since the mess was Hannibal's fault, he was going to make him do it when he was all healed up, as one last final hurrah to him being grounded.
//Welcome back, class,// he greeted, because it was a wonder anybody ever returned to his rambling classes, really. //This week we're going to leap right into the theatre sports. That's gonna be the format of this class; show up, play for an hour, and call it well enough. Grades are going to be based on participation, since I can hardly put a mark on creativity. It's too bloody subjective. Willingness to play along, though? That's half the battle, really.//
He clapped his hands. Once. Then kind of rubbed them together, expression amused.
//So, what to subject you all to this week? I have a bloody list, and we're not going to hit all of them by any stretch of the imagination before this semester is through. Repair shop, perhaps. Pair off. One of you will be a repairman in a repair shop, and the other will be a customer bringing something in for repairs. The catch is, only the repairman knows what that something is, and what's wrong with it. The person bringing it in will have to guess based on clues the repairman provides. And it doesn't have to be anything obvious. It might not even be something that makes sense to bring into a repair shop. Perhaps the repairman has just been handed an apple that tastes rather like a turnip. They'd have to give clues about what the object is while giving the diagnosis and effecting repairs. 'Well, it's still bright red, let's see if it's got any worms in it. Sometimes that'll do funny things with how it performs.' 'Sorry, there isn't much I can do with it. My best advice is to boil it up and mash it, I don't think it'll be very good for your pie, after all.'//
He snapped his fingers and then gestured to the stage.
//Pair off. If there are any of you without a partner, you can jump into a group of three, or I'll play a scene with you, if you like. Figure out which is going to be dropping hints, and which is going to be the customer who doesn't know what it is that needs repairing, and then repairmen, come check the list for items and issues that you need to fix.// He paused, and then added, //And congratulations, Shiemi. You get to be my TA for the semester. Mostly that just means helping me carry things to class so I don't need to make multiple trips, if there are actual props.//
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It was entirely possible that since the mess was Hannibal's fault, he was going to make him do it when he was all healed up, as one last final hurrah to him being grounded.
//Welcome back, class,// he greeted, because it was a wonder anybody ever returned to his rambling classes, really. //This week we're going to leap right into the theatre sports. That's gonna be the format of this class; show up, play for an hour, and call it well enough. Grades are going to be based on participation, since I can hardly put a mark on creativity. It's too bloody subjective. Willingness to play along, though? That's half the battle, really.//
He clapped his hands. Once. Then kind of rubbed them together, expression amused.
//So, what to subject you all to this week? I have a bloody list, and we're not going to hit all of them by any stretch of the imagination before this semester is through. Repair shop, perhaps. Pair off. One of you will be a repairman in a repair shop, and the other will be a customer bringing something in for repairs. The catch is, only the repairman knows what that something is, and what's wrong with it. The person bringing it in will have to guess based on clues the repairman provides. And it doesn't have to be anything obvious. It might not even be something that makes sense to bring into a repair shop. Perhaps the repairman has just been handed an apple that tastes rather like a turnip. They'd have to give clues about what the object is while giving the diagnosis and effecting repairs. 'Well, it's still bright red, let's see if it's got any worms in it. Sometimes that'll do funny things with how it performs.' 'Sorry, there isn't much I can do with it. My best advice is to boil it up and mash it, I don't think it'll be very good for your pie, after all.'//
He snapped his fingers and then gestured to the stage.
//Pair off. If there are any of you without a partner, you can jump into a group of three, or I'll play a scene with you, if you like. Figure out which is going to be dropping hints, and which is going to be the customer who doesn't know what it is that needs repairing, and then repairmen, come check the list for items and issues that you need to fix.// He paused, and then added, //And congratulations, Shiemi. You get to be my TA for the semester. Mostly that just means helping me carry things to class so I don't need to make multiple trips, if there are actual props.//
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"...And what is Nee-chan?"
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But of course she just had to be crazy.
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"Eeeeh?!" Shiemi's eyes flew open wide and her arms flailed. "No! No no no! Only Nee-chan! He's my friend. I can't summon anything else; I promise I wouldn't even try!"
So much for asking if Dante wanted to meet him,
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This was Dante's WTF face. Again.
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"Of course! He's a good demon; he's very friendly and likes to help. He helps me on missions and in the garden and when I need special herbs to make medicines." Shiemi clenched her fists on her lap. "Haven't you ever met a good demon before?"
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Shiemi frowned and fretted a moment as she considered something. "Uhm... Uhm. If you promise n-not to hurt him, I'll introduce you to Nee-chan?"
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Shiemi reached into a fold of her kimono for a small piece of paper. If Dante could see it, there were a few pentagrams surrounding a double circle full of Stars of David - a very very very basic summoning diagram. Shiemi then pulled a small pin from her sleeve and poked her finger. A small drop of blood appeared and she drew it across the diagram. "Come out come out, Nee-chan..."
The paper shivered a second and then a small green figure that looked to be made of moss and leaves popped out from the center with an excited, "Neeeee!!!!"
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"That's a demon?"
... Seriously?
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"He is! He's a Greenman, kin of Amaimon." Shiemi pulled Nee-chan closer and nuzzled him with her cheek. "I told you I'm still in training; I only started last year. There's no way I could tame anything stronger."
Nee-chan hugged her cheek and then began to climb her hair.
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Shiemi pointed up at Nee-chan and smiled. "I use my partner's power to fight. That's how a Demon Tamer works. The stronger I am, the stronger a demon I can call to fight for me."
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Shiemi pointed up at Nee-chan and smiled. "I use my partner's power to fight. That's how a Demon Tamer works. The stronger I am, the stronger a demon I can call to fight for me."
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"And Tamers are important. Sometimes it's better to let a demon fight another demon. Like if the one you're trying to exorcise has a very dangerous attack or if it's more powerful than your weapons. And they can come in handy when you need something, like when I need a plant or herb to help someone who's injured."
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He squinted back at the demon... thing, instinctively baring his teeth a little. "And you really think it's not gonna turn on you sometime?"
Oh, honey. If only you knew yourself.
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Shiemi smiled. "Sensei says a demon will never obey a master who is weaker than it is or who lacks confidence, and I have confidence in Nee-chan."
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"Problems?" Shiemi raised an eyebrow, curious.
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Admittedly, it was still hard to see the tiny doll-thing that kept trying to boop him - he snagged another branch to stop it as he spoke - as a demon, but still.
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"Ah. That!" Shiemi lifted the small piece of paper with the symbols on it. "If I ever lose control, I just have to break the summoning circle and he gets sent back to Gehenna."
And just like Rin, Dante had fallen for it. Both of those hands occupied by holding the other branches, Nee-chan sent a third branch straight to the nose.
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Dante's reflexes were good enough that his head moved to the side instinctively - which didn't stop that last branch from grazing his cheek. "Shitting hell!"
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