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fhplotterywheel2014-07-01 09:46 am
furnaceface) wrote in fhplotterywheel2014-07-01 09:46 am
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Noir Weekend!
We all know and love Soap Opera Weekend, so we thought we would riff on that idea, but with a twist!
Yes, on the weekend of July 12-13th, Fandom Island (and those hanging around on Ingvar, if the stolp bug menace hasn't vacated the dorms by then) will be experiencing its very first Noir Weekend!
What does Noir Weekend consist of? If you opt in to playing along, you'll get to poke at copious noir tropes, black and white/period icons, shenanigans with private dicks and speakeasies (as dirty as you want to interpret that) and plenty of dangerous dames, skirts, birds, and molls. Prohibition is going strong, which means that the bars can only legally be serving soft drinks and sarsaparilla, though there may be rumors of secret rooms where something a little harder can be bought--for a price. Monologuing runs rampant. And if there aren't antics involving tommyguns before the end of the weekend, someone is doing something wrong somewhere. But no worries, any and all damage caused will revert back to normal again on Monday morning!
Picture this! (all characters mentioned being used w/out permission just for illustrative and brainstorming purposes) Please listen to this while reading to get into the mood:
Fandom Island. A seedier hive of scum and villainy you won't find this side of NYC. The air is always hazy with fog and cigarette smoke and the streets run with rainwater, illegal booze, and sometimes even blood. At the aptly-named Devil's Nest, a man known to associates and enemies alike only as 'the Viking' runs girls, games, and gin. When it comes to having dirty hands, no one's are much dirtier than his boy, Lips, who does brisk business in records and "violin cases," if you know what we mean. Most of the cops are on the take and the ones that ain't have a hard time keeping their backs free of lead. Not that they ain't got problems of their own. The Baltimore Bay Butcher's killed sevenNPC people and counting and even though times are tough, Satriale's shop has always got plenty of pork. Every heart's got a secret, every business has got a backdoor, and every one has to pay the piper in the end.
This is...Fandom Noir.
It'll be structured very much the same way Soap Opera Weekend is, with OCD neatly tucked into this very post for you to all noodle about your characters' backstories, and what's becoming of the bits of the island you all know and love.
Brainstorming and question threads are all neatly posted within for your convenience!
Yes, on the weekend of July 12-13th, Fandom Island (and those hanging around on Ingvar, if the stolp bug menace hasn't vacated the dorms by then) will be experiencing its very first Noir Weekend!
What does Noir Weekend consist of? If you opt in to playing along, you'll get to poke at copious noir tropes, black and white/period icons, shenanigans with private dicks and speakeasies (as dirty as you want to interpret that) and plenty of dangerous dames, skirts, birds, and molls. Prohibition is going strong, which means that the bars can only legally be serving soft drinks and sarsaparilla, though there may be rumors of secret rooms where something a little harder can be bought--for a price. Monologuing runs rampant. And if there aren't antics involving tommyguns before the end of the weekend, someone is doing something wrong somewhere. But no worries, any and all damage caused will revert back to normal again on Monday morning!
Picture this! (all characters mentioned being used w/out permission just for illustrative and brainstorming purposes) Please listen to this while reading to get into the mood:
Fandom Island. A seedier hive of scum and villainy you won't find this side of NYC. The air is always hazy with fog and cigarette smoke and the streets run with rainwater, illegal booze, and sometimes even blood. At the aptly-named Devil's Nest, a man known to associates and enemies alike only as 'the Viking' runs girls, games, and gin. When it comes to having dirty hands, no one's are much dirtier than his boy, Lips, who does brisk business in records and "violin cases," if you know what we mean. Most of the cops are on the take and the ones that ain't have a hard time keeping their backs free of lead. Not that they ain't got problems of their own. The Baltimore Bay Butcher's killed seven
This is...Fandom Noir.
It'll be structured very much the same way Soap Opera Weekend is, with OCD neatly tucked into this very post for you to all noodle about your characters' backstories, and what's becoming of the bits of the island you all know and love.
Brainstorming and question threads are all neatly posted within for your convenience!
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Plus I have images of her as a hostess-and-or-prostitute from some J-drama soooooooooo
I might say in this reality of noir-land she doesn't own it, exactly, she's just one of its stars. (Anybody want to volunteer to be the shadow owner of the place? Rinoa might be banging you on the side to STAY one of the stars ... )
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Okay question! Should the Magic Box not be Torchland Express, then, and just a plain old brothel? OR should the stage be a front for what goes on below decks? I.e., all of the singers and waitresses can be had, for a price, if you know who to ask ...
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Oh, I know, the owner is trying to run a legit business, but someone's putting the squeeze on 'em to 'diversify their offerings'!
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The Magic Box is a fabulous night club for the best singers in town. No alcohol here, this joint is legit. Except all of the singers are a little too well-paid, and the waitresses, too, and nobody's talking about those rumors that if you're a big spender and know the right code words, you can have any of them.
In fact, I shouldn't say waitresses; some of the wait staff and singers are male, and you can have them, too, which is even more hush-hush. But these are desperate kids.
Current employees totally get to decide if they want to work here or not, and if anyone else wants to work at the joint, just let me know. It's a big place, we have room for anybody that's interested -- maybe you're doing door security, or a bouncer, or waitstaff, or the trumpet player in the band, or one of the stars everyone applauds for. The world is your oyster!!!
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(So much Canada. Send help.)
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