Theater Class - (Open)

[Christian Lucas]

[OOC: This is my first post, so please feel free to guide me if I go and make some mistake or anything. Also, class is open to all students, but if any other staff who aren't working decide to come in and watch/join in a bit, that's fine too.]


Christian walked into the auditorium and gave a moment of pause. He looked around the large room, and then walked to the stage. After another moment of looking around, he went to a storage closet and pulled a rack of chairs, setting up about twenty. Glancing down at his watch he saw there was another half an hour before class was to begin, so he decided to play with something. Two minutes later, a paper sign had been taped to the front of the stage saying "Acting Class. As you prepare for class, please go up on stage and do at least two minutes of improvisational work. Any number of people are welcome to be on stage at one time, but make sure you're being fair to others." At the bottom he signed his name, and then went to go stand by the door. Taking a deep breath he felt the familiar chill as his body and clothes faded from view, his fedora being the last part to disappear, in a very Cheshire Cat manner. Then, he waited for class to start.

[Kira Shatkin-Beck]

Kira had been walking past when she noticed the sign on the front of the stage advertising Acting Class, and she figured she might as well give it a go. She'd done quite a lot of acting as a child and recalled enjoying it, so why not do it again?
She pushed open the door and walked inside, looking around to see if anyone was there yet.

'Hellooo?' She called.
She walked to the stage and read the sign about doing improv, wondering if it would be possible for her to do a one-person improvisation act.
'Well, here goes...' She said to herself.

Kira walked on to the stage and stood in the center, placing one hand on her hip and the other near her face like a captain of a ship.
'Uh... Ahoy! Mateys, arr! Where be some shipmateys fer me crew?' She paused.
'No, that sounds stupid. Umm...' Looking around the room for inspiration, she saw something that looked like a table on the side of the stage. Kira dragged it in to the middle of the stage, along with an upturned bucket, and sat down. 'Yum... Great food...?' She mumbled through an imaginary mouthful.
'Delicious.'
What the heck am I doing? She thought.

[Christian Lucas]

Call him easy to please but seeing someone jump right into a performance made him very happy. It reminded him of when he had begun acting. That slight nervousness, the underlying thrill. The release to be anyone and anything you wanted to be. No longer having to worry about peers or superiors, because you are the most important person in the creation and the most insignificant person in the world and you have power to choose between the two. It's knowing that you don't know who you are, but having the sudden ability to choose, just for that one shining moment.

He smiled at her obvious nerves, and slid backstage for a moment, looking for a clipboard, or something of the sort that he could use to jot down some notes. It took him a minute to figure out the layout. It was a nice stage, and the backstage matched. Some dressing rooms, a small storage room. A green room. He was rather impressed, whoever had commissioned this area hadn't spared any money on it. Finally finding an empty three ring binder, he grabbed it. It disappeared from the view of the world as well as he held it. Now armed, he walked back to the stage, as he neared the edge of the curtain he heard a new voice join in on the fun.

[Lacey Boek]

Lacey hadnt acted much before but with being a dancer it always helped to be rather dramatic so seeing the sign about acting classes she thought why not whats the worst that could happen.

Lacey them jumped up on the stage after watching a pirate who then ate food '' well what ever floats your boat '' she said happily with a small smile she dumped her bag by the curtains taking a deep breath.

'' Ok my turn then l guess ''
'' How could you ! l mean how could you she was my best friend ... and l mean oh god finding you like that!!! '' she yelled running her fingers through her hair as she started to pace the stage before stopping '' l.. geeze put some clothes on .. l cant stand to look at you and get her out of here before l rip out her extenstions... '' she growled quietly staring to breathe heavily

'' l mean why ...why couldnt you just love me .. whats she got that l havent got ! '' she uttered as she started to use that voice most do when women start to cry before she sank down to her knees '' l hate you ..'' she uttered before hiding her face in her long hair before she stood up taking a small bow before giggling slightly.

[Kira Shatkin-Beck]

Kira looked up in relief at the fact that somebody else had joined the improvisation session, and she laughed while watching her rather accurate rendition of a woman who had been cheated on. It was more serious and seemed to have more point than a pirate eating food, and Kira briefly wondered what had given her the idea of a pirate- and food- in the first place.

When she finished and took a bow, Kira laughed and clapped.
'That was pretty good,' she giggled, 'what say we try another scene together? Mine have been pretty weird since I'm performing in front of an absent audience.'

She walked backstage and found a large fur coat and floppy hat. Putting the coat on, she walked out and tossed the hat in Lacey's direction.
'Good evening, Margaret!' She said in a posh-sounding accent. 'How aaare you? It is quite a spiffing day, don't you think?'

[Lacey Boek]

Lacey looked at the girl who was laughing she smiled and waved slightly before listening to her nodding '' Sure '' she grinned ''but l did like the pirate '' she smirked happily watching her leave and change into the hat and coat she giggled slightly.

Lacey then ran backstage with a small smile coming back with a fake cigaretteand some fake pearls around her neck she walked onto the stage '' Ah Maureen ... Darling ! so good to see you '' She said in the same posh accent with a smile walking over and giving her fake air kisses '' Ah... yes rather is a splendid day '' she said using the fake cigarette.

[Christian Lucas]

The teacher had to move rather suddenly when the girl ran by. If he had remained where he was, there would have been an interesting collision, and he'd been around long enough to know that when people run into invisible objects they tended to start swinging around a lot more than need be.

As one of his new students was backstage he stepped back down onto the floor, moving back to be off to the side of the set up chairs. He stood there now, scribbling a few notes down. Writing without being able to see the paper was a skill that had taken a long time to master. Remembering where previous words and such were was even harder. Usually he was willing to commit things to memory for short term, but he figured that given the fact that he was supposed to be teaching something, he should keep something on paper.

Once he finished the first set of notes, he looked up in time to see them beginning their next performance in full. After a moment, he looked down where he watch would be, released it from invisibility for a brief moment, and took note of the time. Still about fifteen minutes before class officially began. With this knowledge in mind, he settled against the wall and watched.

[Kira Shatkin-Beck]

Kira gave air-kisses as well and waved her hands around extravagantly. Shed started to get in to the 'zone' now and wasn't feeling nearly as awkward as she had to begin with. Now that someone else was here and she wasn't just acting alone, it was easier to make up a scene and have conversations as opposed to a dialogue. It was convenient that the fancy clothing and jewellery had been there; Kira wondered what kind of plays were put on in the auditorium, because there was a lot of weird stuff backstage.
Oh well, Kira snapped out of her brief thought-trail and went back to acting.

'Oh we must settle down for a cup of tea and a bit of a chin-wag! How about it, daaahling? What kind of tea would you like, Earl Grey?' She placed some imaginary tea-cups on the table she had been using when she was a hungry pirate, and poured some 'tea' in to her cup.

[Lacey Boek]

Lacey couldnt help but laugh slightly as she moved around the stage before jumping off the stage and sitting down on one of the chairs runing her fingers through her hair with a smile '' Ah yes darling.. tea with a little whiskey if you have it ''

She smiled before standing up '' That reminds me you will never guess who is fooling around with her pool boy and got caught by her husand .. Sara ! '' she said stomping her food before fiddling with the pearls around her neck '' l mean when its me and Stephan we make sure George is always at golf on away on business '' She giggled walking back onto the stage '' So come come darling you have to have some gossip to share with me '' she smiled clapping her hands together.

[Kira Shatkin-Beck]

'Oh yes, yes, of course. I was always a little partial to a bit of brandy myself.' She laughed, tottering around with an imaginary teapot and cup. 'Here you go, dahling.' Kira said, putting the cup down in front of her.

She walked back to her own seat and was just about to take a sip of her tea when 'Margaret' told her about Sara, and she almost dropped the cup on to the floor. 'Oh I say! My word, I wonder how her husband must be feeling! How awful, I didn't think Sara to be that kind of person!'

At her comment about Stephan and George Kira giggled. 'Oh you sly fox! George doesn't know a thing because you're so cunning!'

Kira thought for a second about some potential gossip. 'Yes yes, there's been plenty going on recently. Elizabeth and Susan have been getting awfully close lately, and Susan is her cleaning-lady! What's more, Elizabeth is married and she makes little attempt to hide it from her husband. But to think- a noble, frittering around with her maid! Oh my, what is she thinking?'

[Christian Lucas]

Slightly disappointed at the lack of students that had shown, Christian made a mental note to check the list of students who were supposed to be there. Shrugging invisibly, he stepped up to the stage, stood behind the girls, and let his power fade. Unfortunately, his power didn't drain him while he used it, it hit him all at once at the end of the use. He'd knocked himself out a few times, and been hospitalized once because of that. He'd even wondered once what would happen if he never became visible again, but was not interested in becoming the successor to H. G. Wells' novel.

Taking a moment as his vision darkened he inhaled deeply. "Hello girls. Glad to see someone attended the class. I don't suppose either of you know of any other students are showing up in the...." He paused a moment and checked his now visible watch, before continuing. "Five minutes." He stood there, waiting for a response, not surprised by their shocked expressions. People didn't expect to see someone appear out of thin air, even other Metas. To ease their shock, he smiled casually, and twirled his fedora off his head, holding it by the brim in his right hand.

[Shinko Matsumoto]

It was kind of strange being back here, there was something about it that felt slightly different, maybe it was because she was technically in college now, instead of here, learning how to control her ability, which she's gotten a good grasp over it, she doesn't faint every time she decides that she doesn't pay attention to her surroundings and walks through a wall, she also stopped losing body parts too, which was good. It was good to be back here.

She started exploring the school again, nothing's changed really, but what has, it's only been a year since she graduated, but she didn't mind taking a looksee about, she had her camera with her, which was sort of the requirement in her life, she actually walked in the direction of the auditorium, she heard voices, she kind of decided that she would just walk through the wall and surprise people with her presence, it wasn't like they'd know who she was anyway. While she's friendly with people she didn't like just randomly finding friends.

Her body made it through the wall, her body had a few aches and pains afterwards but that was a bit of a side-effect which had gotten better with time. She saw a teacher, he would have been her type if you know she wasn't gay, she noticed the hat, she thought that anyone who could pull off a fedora was worth talking to. "Hello, I'm not a student here anymore, but I was kinda just exploring after a year. Is this drama club? Or is it more of a class?" she asked him.