CHAPTER FINALE ♔ darling can't you see it's now or never

[romanticidal]

♬ Astronaut (A Short History of Nearly Nothing) - Amanda Palmer ft. Zoe Keating

WHO || Rafael Giovanni, Eterna Jade, Burt Becksworth, Isabella Alessandro, Finnick Odair, Myrilandel de Tanos, Buffy Summers, Spike, Elena Gilbert, Dawn Summers, Desmond Descant, Jeanne Gar, Kat Samcelot, Mark Sandazhard, Violet Fiore, Sterling Archer
WHAT || CHAPTER ONE FINALE: Rafael Giovanni & Finnick's televised international concert debut
WHERE || A music hall in Chicago, IL
WHEN || July 3rd, 2013 [ forward dated]
HOW || Actionspam

The hour is finally upon our heroes, to learn whether their crazy plan to invest in making Finnick and Rafael international superstars under Burt Becksworth's management will pay off, and keep control of NOVA Records out of the hands of Chad Becksworth and his sinister compatriots. Now, as the Knights finish taking their seats in the balconies directly overlooking the stage, the concert goes live, broadcasting around the world, to where even other members of the Knighthood in London can gather to watch.

The camera pans across the endless sea of gathered, curious fans, who shake their arms wildly for their two seconds of fame, and then zooms in on a blonde figure on one corner of the stage, where she stands ready with a microphone: Buffy Summers.

[ the action of this post will be continually propelled by the interspersed musical numbers performed by finnick and rafael. each musical number will be up for a short amount of ooc time, in which players are free to create mini-thread responses directly to that song comment. these can be for internal reflection, to make commentary to the neighbors seated in their rows, for backstage convos for those involved in the program, or for 'host' commentary between some songs by archer and kat. threads that result from these responses should be kept short and sweet, as each song is only 3 to 5 minutes long, which doesn't leave a lot of time for in depth conversations. ideally, by the time the next 'number' is posted (as a direct response to the last musical number comment), your response threads from the previous number should be considered over and done with, and you can continue anything going on in them as a new mini-thread under the most recently posted song. in order to keep track of when things are rolling on to the next song, I highly encourage everyone to please track this entire post. ]

Comments

[65]

I suppose Taylor isn't the only one with a gift for overtness.

[finnick is momentarily distracted by jade and des it's hard not to be ok they're sitting right there. what he wants to say to them but does not: ♬

and that is only because he has his own lady to focus on and to whisper delicately in the ear of:]

It took me awhile to realize, but I think I always did. Just a little. It was the night we went to the bar in New Orleans. You left because you were upset, and I wanted to follow you. But I didn't. I think I loved you then.

[witchwoman]

[A shiver runs the length of her spine at his closeness and the way the memory is changed by his perspective. That night had held a great deal of emotion but this? Her mind tumbles through a thousand tiny moments with him, trying to pinpoint when she might have fallen. But she doesn't know. She can't decide. Suddenly, the answer is so obvious.]

I loved you before I knew you, I think. The Stargods sent you. Or perhaps sent me. I've heard a voice for years, pushing me to travel, to find my home. They brought me here. They helped me find you.

[65]

[with a bow of his head and a smile, he replies:] When you put it that way, I feel upstaged. [his tone is both good-natured and the smallest bit teasing. it really does mean a lot to him, though, that she would sincerely place so much value upon him.]

[witchwoman]

I thought it was appropriate since we're at a show. [she tosses back with a teasing smile of her own.]

It just seems to make sense, though. They promised I would be safe. And I am. I can't imagine being anywhere else.

[And while she's talking TO him, the sentiment reflects on her entire experience with the Knights. The Stargods had given her a family and a purpose far greater than she could have ever imagined. They had given her warmth and safety and love. It was all she had ever wanted.]

[65]

Rafael's already beat me in terms of talent, and now you want to beat me in terms of affection? That's just cruel.

[it's difficult to show restraint in his affection because he sure does have a lot of it right now. the fact that basically his entire life after winning the games was based around that kind of restraint should have made it easier, but myri had only become better over time at forcing that sort of emotional honesty out of him.]

They're right, then. You will be safe, because I promise to protect you. If something ever happened to you, I don't think I could ... [he trails off as his gaze wanders towards rafael and the stage. gotta keep it together, son.]