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. ]

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[slay]

[ it's never been her.

she's known, of course, but she also knows that there's no possible way rafael has consistently failed his wisdom checks that badly that he didn't realize. he did this, all of this, knowing exactly how she felt. he must've. and he did it when he knew she couldn't budge, couldn't leave and had to watch while it all happened because it was her duty to stick around on this mission.

bile rises in the back of her throat as her eyes remain riveted to the scene on the stage. she ducks her head, covers her mouth with her hand, and takes a deep breath to try and alleviate the weight in her chest once it's ended. there's darkness at the corners of her vision and a numbness spreading over her skin.

she takes a few steps back. ]

I have to - [ she can't finish the sentence. can't come up with a justification, can hardly keep from letting out a sobbed noise as it all slams into her. she turns, raising her hands dismissively and exiting the balcony with haste as she finishes lamely. ] - Be … somewhere else.

[ as she turns to go, barely registering in the fog of her mind, she spots an unfamiliar figure standing off to the side of the balcony, looking as invested as the rest of them. ]