So You Want to Be a Pirate!, Wednesday, period two

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"So this was . . . not the plan for the day," Duke said, as the students entered. Their usual ship had been replaced by what was clearly a stage set, complete with proscenium arch and footlights. Duke looked like he had a headache. "Seriously, I figured we'd do sea shanties or something and was just trying to get a digital musician. And the damn Danger Shop turned into . . . this."

An overture started as he spoke, and holographic actors milled about, taking up their positions for the first scene. A digital stage manager, complete with headset, came out of the wings to shove Duke off the stage with a mop.

"Alright, jesus. You know you're imaginary, right?" He shook his head and gestured the students towards the audience area. "Anyway, I guess we're watching a pirate opera today. Enjoy."

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It's a pretty good performance, at least? The singers are all mostly on key, and almost everyone remembers their lines. It's kind of a . . . middling community theater production.

Made up of holograms.

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[betterthanaplan]

He's unimpressed. There were supposed to be sea shanties today.

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[betterthanaplan]

Yeah, it was, like, 2 am and I was already in bed when I suddenly remembered class. Movie Stage-opera day it is!

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Ulysses Zane

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When Ulysses stepped into the Danger Shop, he definitely had a moment where he suddenly thought it was Monday, because that whole stage setup thing reminded him a little distressingly of his other class.

But, thank fuck, he was wrong. Slouching in the audience and being super critical of everyone's performances in his head (or possibly out loud but quietly, if someone else wanted to be mean and judgey with him) throughout the show? That he could do, like a goddamned pro.

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Prince Sidon

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Nell Ingram