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

[witchwoman]

[Myri might not have had such a strong reaction to the song if it weren't for her gift, which tugged at her to ease the pain. It wasn't a wound that she had the ability to heal, though, and that's what made it so much more difficult for her.

She reaches up with her free hand to wipe away a tear. It's not for Rafael, or even for Jade. It's for the whole situation, the way the chips have fallen. As the next song starts, she pulls herself out of her own thoughts.]

I think I need some air. [She pulls her hand away and stands, debating if she wants to ask him to join her. There could be some crazy fans trying to catch him out and about okay...] I'll be back soon.

[She doesn't look upset, just... overwhelmed. She really wasn't expecting to be slammed in the face with that wall of feelings. With a soft smile, she heads out of the balcony to distance herself from the music, at least a little.]

[65]

[the irony of myri implying for him to stay put after finnick said he wished he'd follow her outside a little over a year ago isn't lost on him. and maybe he actually should this time, too. but it was right that there might be crazy fans lurking around (ESPECIALLY NOW THAT RAFAEL WAS NICE ENOUGH TO POINT HIM OUT IN THE AUDIENCE THANKS FOR NOTHING DOUCHEBAG), so he stayed put in his chair and listened to rafael while furrowing his brow and biting his lip. look, finnick is a bit of a hopeless romantic. but there's a point where you have to check yourself before you wreck yourself and rafael is lookin' pretty desperate.

so now, with nothing else to do besides watch this unfold and feel sorry, he starts eavesdropping on jade and des's conversation a few chairs down (listen 16).]

[shootfirst]

[ guess who's out in the hallway shrugging a leather jacket back on? Yep, it's Kat, who looks up and catches Myri on her way out. ] You have no idea how good it feels to be out of that torture device they call a dress. What did I miss?

[witchwoman]

Rafael's singing about Jade, for her... to her. [She shakes her head slightly and wipes her eyes again before forcing a small smile.]

The crowd seems to be enjoying it.

[shootfirst]

Hoooo boy. I take it she's figured that part out?