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joseph kavinsky ([personal profile] pillz) wrote in [community profile] maskormenace2016-02-14 09:32 pm

O1 👶 video;

cw implied harm to (fantastical) animal, implied drug use, probably offensive language within ??

[the picture shakes, obviously handheld. when the picture focuses, there's a dragon rampaging down the street, wings flapping, eyes blazing orange, its body built of churning smoke and fire. it has teeth, in terrifying, serrated rows, but that seems somehow less important than the impossible cycling of gas and combustion that form its flesh. the whole situation is very cloverfield. in the background, the sound of human screams rises tinny, shallow.

lower definition than the communicator video.

but there's a reason for that. a discerning eye might notice immediately: the street the monster is running down is empty of people, and there's something wrong with the buildings. not enough detail in the brick, the windows, the pavement, and beyond it, the sky a fuzzy, paint-white blank. when the camera pulls out, reality becomes clear. the city is merely a cardboard model, stylized in a way that will be familiar to some, but this time a rendering of de chima's downtown area rather than sleepy henrietta. the monster, no matter how miraculous, could fit in the size of an ordinary man's palm.

or inside of a drinking glass, as it turns out. the next moment, one such cup plunks down over the creature, trapping it like a spider in the glass. the tiny dragon immediately begins to screech in rage-- or pain; it's hard to tell, but you only need a little imagination and familiarity with fire to consider the consequences.

and then kavinsky squares the camera lens on his face. skinny white boy— young, hollow-eyed and pale, his black hair clotted with too much gel. one earring, wifebeater, probably (definitely) trying too hard, probably (undoubtedly) overly impressed by himself. there is something oddly jittery about his hands, shoulders, the swollen bloat of his dilated pupils. he sprawled inside of a bedroom, generic, unlived-in. past his shoulder, there's a television playing stadium footage of a european football game, hence the poorly dubbed soundtrack. the dragon's outrage grows fainter.

he smiles.]


Made you look.

[he winks, and cuts the feed.]
driftsintobuffetline: (idk what to call this face)

[personal profile] driftsintobuffetline 2016-02-15 06:57 am (UTC)(link)
[ooc: I've never done drugs and indeed escaped having to read that one, though I'm surprised because that looks like something a handful of my profs would have possibly assigned. I did a fair amount of Latin American lit (magic realism, etc) and some Asian lit, with a dash of French thrown in (god help me, I read Proust)]


a dragon, cute.
i thought maybe he had a unique breed or species designation.
or a name, you know, like unique to your world--pocket monster, etc


[Oh no. Hermann will kill him.]

really? how do you care for him?
driftsintobuffetline: (bite my tongue)

[personal profile] driftsintobuffetline 2016-02-15 07:51 am (UTC)(link)
[ooc: lol XD]

I live with an asshole and we get along great
so that's fine
but what exactly makes him an asshole?

what's he eat?
not cats i hope
driftsintobuffetline: (I will throw this at you ok)

[personal profile] driftsintobuffetline 2016-02-17 08:44 am (UTC)(link)
no but i have to persuade my roommate
to let me have a living zippo lighter.
just wanted an idea of how much he's going to hate me later

kinky.
i'll remember to add that
when i go to discuss with the roomie

you sure you want to give him up?
because i'm gonna make it work if youre sure
let me figure out how to house him
and i'll get back to you in a day or two

no more trying to snuff him out tho
driftsintobuffetline: (ok...)

Awesome! Thank you

[personal profile] driftsintobuffetline 2016-02-18 02:02 am (UTC)(link)
k

...knew there'd be a catch
whats the 1 thing?
driftsintobuffetline: (I'm confused)

[personal profile] driftsintobuffetline 2016-02-18 05:14 am (UTC)(link)
yeah, ok
in person?
or will a vid suffice?
driftsintobuffetline: (bite my tongue)

[personal profile] driftsintobuffetline 2016-02-19 03:01 am (UTC)(link)
...performance...
kid, let me be clear: im taken and you're too young

you can see my superpowers
if i get a gimp suit, it stays home
driftsintobuffetline: (oh shi-)

[personal profile] driftsintobuffetline 2016-02-19 04:48 am (UTC)(link)
jock bait. that's a new one

who else is trying to take the dragon? :(
i call dibs. i'll be there. 3 days.