mystery science theater: drift fleet edition

[huaaaaagh]

Who: Kirito and whoever!
Broadcast: Yes!
Action: on the Iskaulit
When: 11/20


[The video loads to show Kirito only, waving awkwardly at the camera.]

Okay, confession- I'm not great with other languages. Whatever's going on with the planet is a total write-off for me, so I've been working on something else in the meantime. Finally finished it, so...

[He turns the camera around, revealing an Iskaulit room remodeled to look like a theater- the walls painted dark, speakers rigged around a fabric screen that spans the entire far wall, and the rest of the floor is furnished with identical plush-and-wood chairs. At the back there is a projector, with a cord running up under the camera of the comm.]

Movie theater, as requested. The projector can connect directly to any communicator, and will automatically access whatever's on the network. I'm working on getting a wireless system going, but one thing at a time.

And I guess the interdimensional viewers thought we were running dry on content and took pity on us, so this was conveniently timed.

[He rolls the camera back around to reveal a sponsor drop box, which contains a few piles of smaller boxes, each decorated with a cover worthy of making some kind of worst Sci-Fi original movie list. They're all parodies, and most of them look terrible. There's even some video games.]

"Tornadoe"... "Og the Vaguely Imposing"... "Mule Lord"... yeah, I can't vouch for the quality, but if you're bored of what we've already got and the thought of watching Spirits Within one more time makes you wanna punch a hole in the wall, it's. Well. Better than nothing?

Anyway, it's open to the public if you want to use it!


(( feel free to use this as a theater mingle if anyone wants to come and watch movies! Kirito will be around for any and all technical difficulties, and will of course respond to network comments. he may bother visitors, or he may not. go wild! ))

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action (in the theater)

[huaaaaagh]

[When the theater isn't being used by movie-watchers, Kirito is taking advantage of the big screen and the delivery of fresh content to play one of the games included in his sponsor drop, Kaizo Maria. Of course, "playing" may be too generous a term- it's one of those aggressively hacked platformers designed to frustrate endlessly, and even an experienced gamer like him is going to struggle for a while.

Anyone care to watch him yell at the screen? He could be at this for hours if no one stops him...]

action

[stefanged]

[Oh, Stefan's watching this alright. It's the most entertaining thing he's seen all week, and he has freshly-buttered popcorn to keep him preoccupied. He knows he'll be here a while - or at least, until it's time for the next prayer.]

So... maybe it's just me, but I don't think you're supposed to fall into the abyss.

[huaaaaagh]

[Kirito looks like he's about to throw his communicator - the controller - against the wall. It's the 43rd time he's fallen down that same abyss.]

You think!? It's that stupid fungus monster that keeps jumping right where I need to be! Dodging it kills me every time!

[RESETTING. AGAIN. You will not defeat him, game.]

[stefanged]

It's very stupid. But hey, 44th time's the charm, and maybe you could try stepping back this time. Like, in-the-game stepping back right before it jumps.

[Kirito's usually killed everything in the fungus monster's path, and it seems like a shot. Of course, Stefan isn't an expert - he's far from it. The only Mario he knows is Mario Kart.]

[huaaaaagh]

[Kirito huffs quietly - this game is like exasperation incarnate - but tries it anyway. Jumping from the backstep results in his character's head hitting an invisible block, sending her tumbling back into the abyss. Game over. Again.

He throws his hands up in the air.]

What. The. Hell.

[experiencepoints]

[... what the fuck, dude.]

Is this meant to be fun?

[huaaaaagh]

Yyyyno. No, it isn't.

[God, he can't even fake it.]

It's meant to be an accomplishment. This sort of thing is pretty much just so you get bragging rights.

[experiencepoints]

... Do you want me to set it on fire for you?

[huaaaaagh]

What!? No!! I worked for months on this thing!

[Does he need to divebomb onto the projector as a human shield?]

Video

[save_the_souls]

[Allen simply lights up at the transmission.]

Ah, this looks wonderful! I've missed movie theaters!

Hey- do you have popcorn?

Video

[huaaaaagh]

Popcorn? Not in the theater, no. Even if I had kernels, I don't have any way to make it.

Video

[save_the_souls]

Oh, okay! I think I can help with that!

I mean, not all the time- but I have a popcorn maker!

Video

[huaaaaagh]

[!!!!!]

For real!? That's awesome! Where'd you get that?

text

[robitussin]

hate to break it to you but all of those look terrible

text

[huaaaaagh]

The movies? yeah, I should have expected that kind of quality from our viewers

[Maybe "better than nothing" is giving them too much credit.]

text

[robitussin]

do we at least have popcorn to throw at the screen

text

[huaaaaagh]

actually, Allen offered to bring over his popcorn machine, so yeah, we'll have some for a while

[flickerflash]

You did it! [Given the month she's had DISTRACTIONS ARE GOOD YES. She's practically bouncing on the other side of the screen.]

Can we watch Og the Vaguely Imposing? That sounds like a brilliant movie. Oh! And you still have to watch The Princess Bride!

[huaaaaagh]

[Aha! Just the girl he was looking for.]

I don't know about brilliant, but with a title like that, it's gotta be an experience. Come on over, we can watch both if you want.

[flickerflash]

Okay!

[That's it, she's off the feed before she even finishes getting the word out. You can expect a small child arriving at the theatre in ten minutes tops, probably.]

[huaaaaagh]

[He's sort of fine-tuning the equipment when she arrives, pointlessly fiddling with it for the millionth time. It works fine, he's just nitpicky.]

Oh, hey. Ready for some proper entertainment?

video;

[winn]

Hey, it came out great! If you need help with that wifi, I can do more than just make cushions. When's the first movie night?

video;

[huaaaaagh]

I'd like to try it a bit more on my own, just to give myself something to do, but if I have too much trouble with it, I'll let you know. Thanks.

[Consider it a lesson in patience as much as tech. Really, the hardest part is getting the right materials, anyway.]

First movie night can be whenever you want! It's open now. I'm not actually much of a social organizer, to be honest...

video;

[winn]

Do that. Please.

[ patience? never heard of it. ]

I recommend you at least put up a sign-up sheet to avoid fights.

video;

[huaaaaagh]

[So bossy, gosh.]

Oh, a sign-up sheet! That's a good idea. If we make it public to the network, other people could come watch when something's playing, too. It'd be sort of like a real theater.