CICONIA: WHEN THEY CRY

[insinning]

It's a holy night. Silent night.

All is calm.

Everything is b r i g h t.

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[insinning]

[Oh... that's cute. Help.]

The budget is probably on the clothes.

[because it's certainly not on the animals...]

[dissimulative]

The clothes? I guess that makes sense... I heard silk isn't even real silk anymore either, since all the silkworms went extinct. The clothing industry, in such dire shambles!

[ He even says it with a flurry of dramatic gestures. ]

More like, the gaudy fashion industry in shambles. Clothes shouldn't be so expensive.

[insinning]

I didn't realise. I thought silk was just silk no matter what.

[What was original silk like? Hard to tell...]

But you're right. [ Flashy movements and choreography and finally some magic!! ] It really shouldn't cost that much.

[dissimulative]

[ Look at the cool magic! Explosions? He is there to see. When he keeps watching, the more he seems to realize something. ]

I wonder if this is how adults feel when they watch shows made for kids...

[ He is so rude. ]

[insinning]

[ Oria, please ]

Isn't this rated fifteen and up though?

[ He does not like this romance plot.]

[dissimulative]

Is it--oh.

[ He sees why immediately when some people get into some homoerotic swordplay (delusional), complete with the sword under the chin and all. ]

Damn. The actors really went all out. It almost makes up for the weird CGs.

[insinning]

Ah.

[ That's actually...hm. Not his thing personally (why swords when you can halberd) but why are those actors getting so close???]

Maybe they saw the special effects and realised they had to do better?

[dissimulative]

[ It might be Oria's thing but only in fiction in this verse. ]

That's true. There's only so much an actor can do when nothing else is up to par. When you film action scenes, the actors have to abandon some correct forms to make it visually appealing. It's so that the audience can follow along and not be like "what happened" in a flash.

[ His grin widens. ]

If anyone tries to fight like that as a Gauntlet Knight though... They're wide open.

[insinning]

[ Oria...at least in this verse it's only fiction. No midair homoerotic battles for their safety]

Mmm. But they wouldn't be able to catch how a gauntlet knight moves on camera like that.

[are they enemies...lovers...friends?? what is with these knights. he understands why most of the praise for the movie came from accounts with BL in them now]

[dissimulative]

[ HELP the fujoshi and fudanshi are powering the markets ]

Exactly! They already have a hard time as it is during VR tournaments.

[ Their little e-sports festivals... ]

[insinning]

It's weird when they use slowmotion on us, like...were we really that sluggish?

[ fujoshi and fudanshi rights!! they will give their money now give them their kiss]

[dissimulative]

I mean, they have to use slow motion since we're too fast, right? So we're obviously gonna look sluggish in slow motion!

[ The movie is starting to pick up their romance plot from the ground again... ]

[insinning]

That's true, but still, it's different seeing it.

[ Why is that man stripping down why is there a artfully done lakeside swim happening here...did those kinds of lakes even exist anymore without pollutants???]

[dissimulative]

[ Oria looks over at Sinclair and snickers. ]

Emil, you're staring.

[insinning]

I am Not!

[ Oria gets smacked with a cushion for that. He is not staring ok.

but the dark haired actor does have a nice body help. ]

[dissimulative]

[ Oria laughs. How could he not tease Sinclair when he's such an easy target? ]

You sure? I thought I saw your jaw drop too~

[insinning]

Did not. I was just surprised they had that kind of scene, okay? You were looking too.

[ aaaaaahh his non existent dignity]

[dissimulative]

I'm not sure what else you expected with a rating of 15 and up. It's okay to say you have a type.

[ rip Sinclair ]

[insinning]

[ Help. He'll just sink deeper into his beanbag chair and hide his red face. It means he misses the heavy makeout scene at least without drawing more attention to himself]

You're just making assumptions.

[hmph. hmph!! ]

[dissimulative]

Emil, look! They're making out while half naked!

[ He will point it out for him. You're welcome. ]

[insinning]

[Have an elbow to the ribs, Oria]

Stop teasing me, why would they when this is supposed to be an action fantasy--

[aaaah covering his face again help]

[dissimulative]

Told ya.

[ Despite the elbow to the ribs, Oria wheezes out a laugh. ]

There's romance no matter the genre. For a 15 rating, it's not so bad.

[insinning]

[ He's still so embarrassed. Maybe it's because Oria has been teasing him. Or it's weird to see this with a friend. Grumble grumble]

What happened to the story?

[But when he lifts up his head, it's finally done. Phew.]

[dissimulative]

Sidelined just a bit, but we're getting back to it now.

[ He pats Sinclair. There, there. ]

I see why it's such a hit now despite everything else.

[insinning]

So you're interested in that too?

[hiss...as much as Sinclair can hiss. He just deflates and continues watching while pouting ]