Video: UN: hotgoss

[bebest]

WHO: Zulius
WHERE: Network
WHEN: 23 May
WHAT: Announcing the Vogue's pride event!
WARNINGS: It's Zulius, there's always a chance comments will skew into innuendo.



[The video feed turns on and it's everyone's favourite zebrataur! Maybe because he's the ONLY zebrataur, but that's just a detail. This time however, Zulius has decided to do this in drag- something that will be blatantly obvious why soon]

Hellloooo beautiful people! Your Resident Ten is here with some FABulous news for new month. As MOST of you should know, June is the best month all year because it's Pride. [There's definitely a show of rainbows with a little wave of her hands here. You know. For effect. ] The city always does a parade which apparently some people are "Too Much" to take part in anymore, but that's fine because The Vogue is where it's gonna BE next month! Because it's FABULOUS SEASON!

SO! Every night and weekend we've got a full-on Pride Party in the bar. Our bar staff have been working on some INSANE cocktails, and we've got a dancing space and everything. All drinks sales in June are divvied up between a bunch of small LGTBQA+ charities around the city, so why wouldn't you get wasted? It's for charity! I'm expecting people to have the time of their lives, because it's OUR month. [Is that a thinly veiled threat to have a good time? A little.] For the first three weeks of the month our resident thespians are putting one some great queer musicals before the party time for you all to enjoy! We got Fun Home (let's GO, lesbians!), Hedwig and the Angry Inch (because we gotta queer them genders!) finishing up with & Juliet (because everyone can agree Shakespeare is better with non-binary folks in center stage). You'll for SURE see some folks you know in the production, so you go and support your friends and fam!

[She claps her hands excitedly.]

Buuuuuuuuuuut the BEST thing that's going down, and the reason the glorious Zu-Zu Electric Boogaloo is here today is that the last week will be a drag competition that anyone is allowed to enter. Queens and kings! We're talking design challenges, we're talking Snatch Game, we're talking lip synching for your liiiiiife. It's gonna be sickening. Winners gets a cash prize of $5,000, so come on and give this a try. You never know, you might learn something about yourself!

Aaaaaand as a general FYI, the Vogue'll be closed for the first week of July. My staff need some paid vacay time after Fabulous Season to take a break- and I mean actually take a break and relax looking directly at you, Takame Kesi and THIS bitch needs to go for Fire Island for the Invasion of the Pines. Even if I have to fed-ex myself there.

[[OOC: There will be a player-event log for the Vogue's Pride celebrations going up next month- look out for it! Image credit]]

Comments

voice | un: paintedfox

[stripartist]

Is Takame refusing to take breaks?

[bebest]

I think it's less refusing and more that he's chronically unable to sit down and do nothing for longer than like... 2.5 seconds. You've got your work cut out for you keeping him relaxed in July. I do NOT envy you.

[stripartist]

We're moving next month and will still be unpacking by then, so if nothing else he will have something to do if he gets too restless. I wonder if we need a gym. Or a do--no, no dogs. I'm a fox, that would not end well for us.

[bebest]

Ooooh yeah, the moving should be a good distraction, just make sure he doesn't empty like...every single box in a couple of days. I can totes see that happening.

[Hmmmmm, the fox thing would make a dog tricky.]

You could always go for a weirdly exotic pet. Like a ferret or an iguana or something, I saw SO many people walking weird pets down Rodeo Drive back in the day.

[stripartist]

I don't think either of us could take care of something more exotic than a cat, honestly.

voice: un: ♡☮STAMPEDE

[doubledollar]

I hope your trip goes safely. I'm sure if you rent a van and have someone drive, you'll get there just fine. Maybe go by bus? Busses have plenty of room in the back, sometimes, I'm sure you'll fit.

We'll have our share of parties when you're back, I'm sure!

[bebest]

We got a WHOLE month of amazingness before that yet, but thanks, Sweetie. Maybe you're right, I could probs commander a whole-ass back of a bus for myself. Do love the van idea too, though. Then I don't have to deal with the Great American Public, either.

Don't you worry, I'll make sure we got plenty of parties to make up for you guys missing my glorious presence for a week.

[doubledollar]

Yeah, yeah!! That's what I mean. Like, the place is gonna' feel quiet without you around, you know? But you gotta' travel and live a little. I'm getting itchy feet staying in one place for so long, myself.

And aw, busses aren't that bad. So long as the driver lets you put the windows down...

[ otherwise they get stuffy and smelly and good god he hates busses in the desert... ]

[bebest]

Of course, it is! I'm a presence!!! Being without me is like being without SUNlight! And yeah, it's something I do every year, it's super important to me.

I GUESS. But I'd probably have some rube doing weird stuff to my legs. I don't want weirdos touching my legs, Vash.

voice; un: kesitakame

[hoshikiri]

[Damn, did you really have to clock him that hard?]

I will do what I can to, ah, take a break and relax... [Thing is he's not lying. He will. He's just bad at it.]

[bebest]

[Yes, because you're one of his Vogue Babies and he loves you and cares about your wellbeing!!]

Good! That's what I want to hear, Babe! I promise you that taking it easy for one week won't kill you. And then I'll come back and you can go back to enjoying being my busy worker bee again, 'kay?

Video UN: linda_bruja

[a_cute_batata]

[Whoa. This was. This was new to her, wasn't it? She'd never even thought of celebrating Pride: it seemed like something they only did in the Big Apple where they got to make a big deal about it. She hadn't even told her Mama that she was bi yet.

But first thing was first].

WOW. Zulius. You look amazing! And I had no idea they celebrated Pride here!

Maybe I can find something young adults can do to celebrate. Is that even a thing?

[bebest]

Of course, I do! Zu-Zu Electric Boogaloo is always at the height of glamour. She can't be anything else!

[Zulius is a little surprised by her comment, though. Kaisou's a pretty fairly sized city, and it's always had Pride celebrations in it.]

You kidding? They have a Pride parade every year. I used to be on the committee before they decided I was too EXTRA for it. Rude.

[There's a shoulder shrug and a little I dunno sound at her question. ]

Noooooot really my area, kid stuff, y'know? That time for me is past. [Which is not admitting he's old, but still. He's 30, he's not been a "young adult" for a whole time. ] There's some leaflets at The Vogue you can have about the charities in they city I'm supporting this year. Some of them probably have like...youth programs or something.

[a_cute_batata]

So I see! Sounds like it'll be a fun time!

[Luz hadn't ever thought of joining pride before, because there was really no one she could do that with. The lack of friends on earth had made that something she just quietly celebrated online. Having her first girlfriend had made Luz very aware of how much harder it might be for other queer kids who would want their own safe space to share stories and maybe find someone special themselves].

"Too extra?" That's a thing?

[Luz didn't like how judgmental that sounded. Certainly, she didn't like the implication of what that might mean].

Hmm. True. And if they don't...someone could sure start one themselves, right?

[bebest]

You better believe it, Kiddo! It's the best time of the year.

[Now's her chance to really enjoy it! ]

Sccccchyeah apparently? I think it's BOgus too, but, whatevs, I don't have the power to overthrow it, so MINE will be the best party there is.

[Zulius is thankful for someone in his corner, thanks kid!]

Sure? I can't see why you can't be like, proactive about this.

UN: hikari-vi

[whiteshroud]

Does the drag competition require us to actually perform?

[5k is such a tempting amount of money, but the idea of public speaking...

One Fear.]

[bebest]

[Honey. Sweetie. Precious. ]

Yeeeaaaaah, Jun. That's normally a pretty big part of the whole thing. Like. Cornerstone, really.

[whiteshroud]

Ah. I see.

[Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck nope nope can't-]

Good luck to the competitors then.

[bebest]

[Oh no! Zulius gives a soft hmmmmmm.]

I mean, we've got a couple kings and queens to help the peeps who've never done it support to get through it. You know. A little mental fortitude in the backstage and everything.

[Still, he makes a little hum.]

I GUESS you could always try something new, like...show up on screen backstage- make it a whole persona. Don't think a lot of people do that.

voice | un: empyrean

[lightofkshahrewar]

A cash prize of five grand, you say...?

[ Kaveh no ]

[bebest]

You better believe it! You gotta make it a worthwhile prize! [He's grinning. He's grinning so very much.] You tempted?

un: kirarcher | voice

[makura]

Let's goooooooooooooo!

[ It's important to note that she is literally at work and taking her break right now so not only is this response extremely redundant but Zulius gets to hear it in stereo. She Kind Of Yelled. ]

Man, I had no clue they did parades and events for this kinda thing nowadays! The future is lit!

[bebest]

LET'S GOOOOOO!!!

[Of course, he's going to yell it back. Why WOULDN'T he? They can stereo this up and be obnoxious for everyone else in the theatre. ]

The future is AHmazing, Darling! The whole dang month is like one big party for us. Which we, y'know, absolutely earned it.

[makura]

Should I be putting together some killer 'fits, d'you think? I've pretty much been wearing the same thing in and out since I got here, but maybe now's the time to go really crazy...

[ sei and zulius combining their powers... horrifying ]

[bebest]

Absolutely! This is the BEST month to go crazy!! You can go as wild as you like, it's pride month. Going wild should be, like, your prime objective!

[Everyone should be so very afraid. ]