yumemigaoka | Help, It's Spring and A Drama Student Has Appeared

Mm-hm! They're hard to do, too. [She nods, sagely. (Ha.)] You have to know how to make the fighting look good, to be dramatic, but not to the point of ridiculousness... and make it exciting, especially from the angle that the film-goers or audience will see...

[Then she looks at Lisa -- and there's a blink, before a moment of understanding passes her face.] Oh--oh, yes. Just... the way it can sweep you away. Into something else, and you can forget everything. And your blood is pumping, and...

[Then, she smiles. She listens, when Lisa talks about Ai -- and she nods. She gets it. She had senpais in school; she has similar (if not the same) feelings about Hanako.] No, no. You don't at all! It's... it's inspiring, really.

Yeah. If it goes too hard, you just wonder who they're trying to impress. But if it's not serious enough, it just looks tacky. Balance in all things, yeah? I don't envy the director's job.

[Junna does, at least, seem to understand the appeal of a good concert, and Lisa brightens.] Mm. You get it. I... love that feeling. I wanted to give people that feeling, a long time ago, but for now I've got other priorities. So I just want to enjoy it any chance I can. There's nothing like a perfect live show. Or a perfect play, I bet. [She takes a breath, and nods.] It's part of why I'm depending on you for movies. I don't know what I'm looking for besides "stuff blows up, people get punched in the face, guns exist" and I want something new that'll get me excited the same way.

Mm-hm. Unless it's deliberately over-the-top, in a way that makes you laugh and ask "oh my god, what am I watching."

[Certain kung-fu movie action sequences come to mind.

She smiles, though, and she nods when Lisa explains. There's understanding there -- even if theater is art, it is about the way it makes you feel.]

I can help with that! Anything you really don't like? Generally or specifically.

Oh, definitely. Comedy-action is a fine art with a skill ceiling beyond the stars. I like that stuff, it just has to be... done well. [Left unsaid is that it usually isn't; Junna seems to know that.]

Stuff I don't li- horror movies. [Accompanied by the required, automatic shiver.] I am a total weenie, I'll be screaming and holding onto something within ten minutes. It's part of why I don't go to the Necropolis! Beyond that, I'll try most things? Just that one specifically is right out.

Mm-hm. [She gets it. And, of course, something being ridiculous can be just right. Junna nods along, eagerly.

Then her eyes widen. Even if--even if Lisa screaming and holding onto something or someone sounds... kinda cute, if Junna's being honest with herself. She smiles, though, and shakes her head.] No horror, then! I'll leave that off. But there's plenty of others! Get ready to have your horizons broadened!

[It probably would be fairly cute and Lisa would be extremely embarrassed for the rest of the month. Trade-offs. ~~pick your battles, Junna, the time may come~~]

I'll prepare myself for anything, then! Maybe I'll make a little notebook as a movie passport or something. Just for fun. See if I notice anything fun as I get more used to it.

[Sometimes... difficult decisions must be reached. That or a horror-adjacent movie that Junna really wants to see.]

Oh! That sounds fun. I'll be curious what you put in it! If you're okay sharing, of course. [After all, she doesn't want to be nosy.] Maybe I could do something like that for the concerts, too.

Yeah, definitely! It'll just be a fun exercise, I think. Sitting down and watching something brainlessly is fine, but. Movies have stories and emotions too, and I think I just kinda let it wash over me sometimes. So we can take a look and see if I'm any good at critical analysis, or if I'm better off sticking to popcorning. [Her head tilts for a second as she thinks.] I might do voice memos for the concerts myself - the thoughts will be important, yeah, but I also wanna hear my energy during the show. If I didn't get excited, I'll be able to tell. If I was super into it, or I got emotional or something, I'll be able to tell that too. But writing stuff down would be good too, and I'd be interested to hear your thoughts either way, if you're up for it.

That does make sense... I do tend to take notes after on my phone, though... I get a bit actor-brained about it. [Which is to say it's full of references to textbooks, to books on acting, and other movies. It might not make a lick of sense to Lisa; one of those things where it needs the right sorts of references.] It helps, though. And it's hard to keep my emotional response out of it.

[She blinks, though. She hadn't considered a voice memo. Except... it makes a lot of sense, too. The immediate response is important. Junna nods.] Oh, yes, of course! I'll--hm, I'll follow your lead, and do a voice memo, I think. But I don't mind sharing. It sounds fun.

That sounds fair, honestly? Different people think differently. You approach stuff with a bunch of past works and looking stuff up to see why people act the way they do - it's why you've got lines in your head when I say something silly. I come at it from an iPhone on shuffle and vibes, except I'm too self-conscious to hum if I know someone's listening half the time. [A nervous giggle.] It's a problem.

[Junna's nod and understanding make Lisa brighten.] So yeah! We can have a hobby exchange for the summer. And maybe longer? And it'll work out, mine will be long but you'll probably be able to understand them, and yours will be concise but I'll need Google to help me unwind them. So we should end up with about the same amount of... content? That's a terrible word, but I don't think it's wrong?

[Junna smiles a little at that. She gets it -- well, more, it's like Lisa says. She always has a line from a play, a book, a movie in her head. Other people have what's meaningful to them in their heads.]

Mm-hm. Like the foundation of our brains, or... the lens we see the world through. Though, for what it's worth, I don't mind if you hum around me. Or if you sing, or anything else.

[She brightens, then she nods.] I like the idea of that! I think so, and--ah--if we find we need more movies or songs... I think we just have to dive deeper, right? It'll be worth it, if we do.

I'll... try to remember that. [Her face colors a little. That's fairly close to an agreement to deal with Lisa's crazy, and that's... something she's been sorely lacking for a while. Never mind that she usually frames it as making people deal with her.] Um, thank you. Sorry, it sounds really simple, but. [She shakes her head; today's been a good day and she doesn't want to add more of her crazy. Instead she just lets it pass and moves on.]

We'll just keep going until we get bored or we, I dunno, run out of things to see? Which seems really hard in a city like this? There's always something new going on, yeah?

I don't mind at all. [Junna smiles. She notices the way Lisa's face colors a little... but she doesn't point it out. She nods.]
It's not something that would annoy me at all.

Mm-hmm! [There's an eager nod, then. This will be fun. More than fun, really. She's needed more things to do outside of being a Dreamer.] I think it will take us awhile to run out. If we even can.

I'm sure it'll eventually happen. Maybe in 20 or 30 years. [She grins.] Around the sixth time Phantom of the Opera comes back, but now with holographic set pieces. Or... I dunno, maybe another Backstreet Boys reunion tour. [Lisa makes a face for a second, before laughing.] Eventually we'll run out, but we'll see all kinds of fun stuff between now and then, right?

Holographic set pieces... I admit I'd go see that. [Junna grins -- then she nods, eagerly. That's not the point, the set pieces of the future!] Exactly. We'll have all sorts of fun, and if we run out, we just find something

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