Backstage... The Pre-Show Jitters

[spyprincipal]

Principal Bristow is backstage with a bottle of sparkling grape juice and various small snack items. He awaits his thespians, although he's quite aware some may be sneaking in at the last minute.

[OOC: For the pageanteers and related folks only]

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[emo_padawan]

Anakin came hopping out of a dressing room, tugging at his bright blue tights.

"Why"--hop--"the"--hop--"blazes"--hop--"won't these things cooperate?"

He turned pleading eyes on the crowd. "Shoot me? Someone? Please?"

[auroryborealis]

Rory made a sad face at him. "Need help?"

[whitedeathpod]

From where he was getting into his contraption costume, John pointed and laughed just a little at Anakin.

[emo_padawan]

"He who is wearing a table shouldn't be snickering quite that loudly," Anakin muttered with a scowl.

[whitedeathpod]

"My table isn't tights," John smirks.

[emo_padawan]

"Maybe you're wearing tights under the table. Or frilly underwear or something." Anakin pouted. "Did I mention that the pants that go on over this are poofy?"

He glared at the floor. "I hate everything."

[whitedeathpod]

"Tonight?" John wheels over. "I do too. Well, I don't hate chocolate and cartoons are still cool."

[emo_padawan]

"Even chocolate and cartoons," Anakin said, plucking at his tights. "Tonight, everything sucks."

He gave his banthabell a warm-up clang.

Sullenly.

[emo_padawan]

"Please," he said sullenly. "It's not exactly like I wear these things every day. There's uncomfortable bunching happening."

He blushed. "Which might have been sharing just a little too much, huh?"

[auroryborealis]

Rory shrugged and pulled her tree costume on over her head to hide her own blush.

"I used to wear tights every day for school. The trick to um, give yourself extra space in the...um...waist area," Rory busied herself with her branches, "is to make sure you strech up from the knee. They can be thin there."

[emo_padawan]

"Pull and tug, huh?" Anakin muttered, giving it a try.

It mostly worked.

"Thanks," he said. "I'm going to go put on the rest of this ridiculous outfit."

He smiled. "And you're a very cute tree."

[auroryborealis]

Rory's pout lessened just a little. "Thanks. And the blue does bring out your eyes. I was right."

[emo_padawan]

Anakin looked slighly mollified, though by no means happy. "Thanks." He slapped the minstrel hat, complete with little jingly bells onto his head.

"Might as well get this over with, huh?"

[auroryborealis]

Rory looked somewhere between nauseous and terrified.

"Yeah," she said heavily. She began to hum the funeral march. "Principal Bristow, we who are about to die salute you," she muttered, tipping two fingers to her temple and stomping towards the curtain.

[death_n_binky]

YOU LOOK VERY STYLISH RORY. PERHAPS, UH, I COULD BORROW THE COSTUME AFTER THE PERFORMANCE?

[auroryborealis]

Rory's eyes went wide as she remembered what Anakin had told her. "Um. You'll have to check with Professor Tick. He got it from The City."