Even a gorilla can learn to draw with enough practice. [VIDEO/ACTION]
[[OOC: Black is Tama, red is the studio director.]]
[The video feed shows Tama in a stick figure drawing studio, down on the planet Scribblox. She's going to be a model this month! And to avoid things like her kimono sleeves and the huge ribbon of her obi getting in the way, she's out of her maid outfit and in a simple black leotard.]
[The director of the studio, who sports a fancy beret, is standing off to the side.]
Good, let's begin. Tama, was it? Start by giving us a natural pose.
Understood.
[She stands in the most natural pose possible for a robot maid: Perfectly straight, legs together, hands folded in front of her politely.]
No, no! That will not do! It is much too stiff! Give us something with more movement!
Understood.
[She begins walking around.]
No, no, no! You are misunderstanding! You must stand still, but your pose must have motion!
Understood.
[She stands in one place, still stiff as a board, and starts waving her arms in the air wildly.]
NO, NO, NO, NO, NO! STOP MOVING AROUND!
[She stops, and stares at the director.]
I do not understand. You ask me to stand still and to be in motion at the same time. However, this is contradictory, is it not?
I did not say to move! I said your pose must have movement! ... look, just strike a pose like this one!
[The director strikes a pose. Tama observes, and then copies the pose exactly.]
Good! Now do not move until I tell you to.
Understood.
[She stays perfectly still, not even breathing or looking in a different direction, like a living mannequin. The artists start drawing their stick figures.]
[The video feed shows Tama in a stick figure drawing studio, down on the planet Scribblox. She's going to be a model this month! And to avoid things like her kimono sleeves and the huge ribbon of her obi getting in the way, she's out of her maid outfit and in a simple black leotard.]
[The director of the studio, who sports a fancy beret, is standing off to the side.]
Good, let's begin. Tama, was it? Start by giving us a natural pose.
Understood.
[She stands in the most natural pose possible for a robot maid: Perfectly straight, legs together, hands folded in front of her politely.]
No, no! That will not do! It is much too stiff! Give us something with more movement!
Understood.
[She begins walking around.]
No, no, no! You are misunderstanding! You must stand still, but your pose must have motion!
Understood.
[She stands in one place, still stiff as a board, and starts waving her arms in the air wildly.]
NO, NO, NO, NO, NO! STOP MOVING AROUND!
[She stops, and stares at the director.]
I do not understand. You ask me to stand still and to be in motion at the same time. However, this is contradictory, is it not?
I did not say to move! I said your pose must have movement! ... look, just strike a pose like this one!
[The director strikes a pose. Tama observes, and then copies the pose exactly.]
Good! Now do not move until I tell you to.
Understood.
[She stays perfectly still, not even breathing or looking in a different direction, like a living mannequin. The artists start drawing their stick figures.]