[OPEN] and then it just kept getting worse

[chronomancer]

characters: (jade!) Eridan Ampora and anyone willing to be subjected to movies, self-pity and shrugging.
setting: floor 14 - the media room
format: starting with action, but I'll match your preference
summary: Eridan has found heaven, aka, somewhere to watch movies and forget his life sucks quite as much as it does.
warnings: pity-party? Will add more as necessary.

[After making himself scarce for a bit, trying to get a hold of everything going on and finally finish untangling his goddamn reels, Eridan's wandering around the Tower landed him somewhere he almost dare hope wouldn't suck too much. He wasn't sure he wanted to tempt fate and ask how it could suck: there were movies he had never watched there. So after making sure he wasn't going to run into someone he didn't want to, he curled up in a beanbag chair and set up to demolish a pile of movies until he either felt better, the world stopped sucking, or he forgot he felt like shit because the world sucked.

If you enter the media room, you'll find his horns the most recognizable part of his silhouette against the screen where something vaguely violent but definitely adventurous is going on. He's folded his knees to his chest, resting his chin on his knees, and seems completely absorbed by the narrative trying hard to be heard over the explosions and Really Fucking Cool Shit going on in the movie.

Pester?]

Comments

[selenic]

[The media room is one of the most fascinating floors to Estelle. There was really nothing like this at home, so she tends to wander up here and just gape every once in a while, thinking about how fascinated Rita would be.

This time, though, she spots a familiar pair of horns and approaches. She sits beside him silently, though. He's so absorbed in the movie that she doesn't want to be rude and interrupt!]

[chronomancer]

[Eridan looks up at the movement, jumpy as always, which meant that the movie wasn't entirely doing its job properly. But upon seeing Estelle he offered a small smile. She was nice.]

Hey.

[selenic]

[She smiles back, deciding to take that as an invitation to talk.]

Hello! What are you watching?

[chronomancer]

[Eridan shrugs and sinks a bit further into the beanbag. He's vaguely aware that getting out of the thing is going to be interesting, but aside that, it's pretty comfortable and very conductive to watching movies.]

Ah,the box said the title was The Ultimator, wwhich I guess it's a human title, because it doesn't say much about it.

[selenic]

[Headtilt...]

What kind of titles do trolls have?

[fabricates]

[Pester, indeed!

She notices the horns right off, and well. Messing with Eridan is always enjoyable to some extent before it gets boring. And she really doesn't have anything better to do right now. She's never really considered him the movie type, though. She shrugs at the thought, venturing further into the media room to drop down on the couch behind him.]

What are you watching, Ampora? Looks boring.

[chronomancer]

[Eridan shifted in his beanbag chair, bending his neck back until he was able to stare at whoever was behind him, which he realized had to be an alternate Vriska. For starters, the Vriska he knew would never call him Ampora just like that. Eridan rolled his eyes behind his sunglasses, the glare of the screen reflected on them and decided to go for the obvious question.]

...are you blind?

[fabricates]

[She rolls her eyes, leaning her face against her hand as she eyes him. Jade in his hair? Well, that was different. But she doesn't really care enough to ask.]

Blind girl is Terezi's department, I wouldn't want to infringe. You didn't answer the question.

[chronomancer]

Somethin that ain't borin.

[Eridan settled back in place to watch the action going on screen, snorting. Boring! Honestly.]

[mutab1e]

[Sure, pester. ...Oh, self pity? Well, guess it's time to make it worse!]

[Equius enters to the sound of a loud scream and an explosion. He actually does cringe as soon as he goes in, and he can see the illumination of the horns against the brightness; it has to be Eridan, his Eridan, because only his Eridan would sit so religiously close to the screen. Next to him is a pile of film reels, tangled terribly. It does take Equius a moment to identify these, but when he does, he's just going to hover right there over Eridan. He doesn't cast a shadow -- hello light source -- but he does make himself known.]

What happened to these?

[chronomancer]

[Eridan startles for a moment, before recognizing the voice. He relaxes slightly, because for one thing, he's pretty sure Equius is not going to try to kill him all of a sudden.]

...I wwould like to knoww, myself. I havve words for whoevver's responsible.

[Eridan somehow manages to sink even deeper into the chair, eyes firmly planted on the screen.]

Possibly also a shovvel to the face, as soon as I get my hands on one.

[mutab1e]

[Seriously, Eridan, give it up. You might as well change your specibus to shovelKind while you're at it.]

...Should I try to untangle them for you?

[chronomancer]

[...you say like that he doesn't actually have one lying around. Somewhere. Where no one will ever see.]

[That actually causes Eridan to look up at Equius, surprised. Then he looks away, back to the screen.]

You don't have to, it's a pain.

[verymuchalive]

[Violent yet adventurous movies, you say? Why that's Aradia's favourite kind!

In fact, that's what she was heading up to do before discovering that someone had already beat her to it. She wanders in, unable to help the instinctive frown at those horns before she remembers that her Eridan isn't here and the two that are have been nice enough so far.

As she draws closer, she recognises the jade streak that marks this as fellow Time Hero!Eridan and she smiles as she drops to sit by him]

What're you watching?

[chronomancer]

Human movvies.

[Eridan looks up at Aradia, and offers a small smile as welcome. With his arms wrapped around his ankles, he fiddles with his shoelaces, discretely.]

I'd nevver wwatched any before, so I figured I could givve it a try.

[verymuchalive]

Oh, that sounds like fun! You don't mind if I join you, do you?

[Probably she should have asked that before sitting but hey, at least she's asking now?]

[chronomancer]

A course not.

[He fidgets a moment, quietly turning back to the movie. And then,]

Ah, I didn't knoww you liked movvies.

[...smooth, Ampora. Smooth.

[insert atypical apology given whenever i use ammy here]

[herpderphero]

[Well, a certain derpy 20 year old had been intending to actually leave his sulking behind and try and cheer himself up with a favorite of his- his old "Learning to Levitate" DVD. It wasn't really a movie, and he wished he hadn't gone through his other books so quick, but it'd surely do the trick. Right?

Sadly, it seemed someone was watching Action Movie #43574, and he stopped his trek to the television. Well. Okay, sure, that was fine too. The DVD case got awkwardly stuffed in his hoodie pocket (it didn't fit), and Ammy crept a little closer, then sat down to watch without saying a word. A little creepy? Probably. But he didn't want to interrupt.]

Apology denied and unaccepted; Tablestuck is too awesome to be apologized for. <3

[chronomancer]

[Unfortunately - or not - he arrived near the endtail of the movie, where all the explosions and the car chases were at their best, so Eridan didn't notice his arrival.

Until the credits started to roll, he reached for another case, saw his silent companion and very nearly slipped off the chair in surprise.]

...just. Howw long havve you been sittin there?

i will be forever amazed people who aren't TTSers like TTS... :c <3

[herpderphero]

[Ammy didn't do much more than blink and awkwardly tug at the back of his hood when his sweet stealth was discovered. Normally he'd be more animated, but...it was easier to play off being sad on the network.]

...'bout ten minutes, maybe fifteen.

[He's praticing his Raiden impression, obviously. Someday he too will be able to seemlessly blend in to the social background!!]

I can...scoot back, or something? I don't wanna crowd.

but it's amazing and very lovable <3!

[chronomancer]

No, it's okay. You just startled me.

[He offers a token small shrug about the whole thing, trying not to be awkward. haha, fat chance And then Eridan notices the DVD half-shoved into the hoodie and ducks his head.]

I'm sorry, wwere you going to wwatch something? I can leavve if you wwant.

[guiltapalooza]

[Pester? She thought you'd never ask.

Willow regularly makes trips up to the media floor, mostly to keep her spirits up and motivated to keep researching and looking for answers. That was a tall order, and sometimes she just needed to take a break and have a dose of horrible cinema. Whatever was on right now seemed like it was right up her alley, so she went over to investigate.]

Oh! Eridan, hi. [She gives him an easy smile, but is overall a little more reserved today.] What are you watching?

[chronomancer]

Oh. Hi, Wwilloww.

[Eridan offers her a tentative smile.]

Just stuff I found here.

[guiltapalooza]

We have a pretty good movie selection, don't we? [she says agreeably.]

Aradia had me watch the troll version of Indiana Jones, and let me say, that was a surreal experience.

[chronomancer]

You didn't like it?

[Have a very faint kicked-puppy look.]