Video: UN: BRUNO

[wedonttalkabout]

WHO: Bruno and you
WHERE: The Madrigal's shitty apartment
WHEN: Early Feb- after the gate opens
WHAT: Ratas y noches apasionadas - episode one!!!
WARNINGS: Rats. So many rats. Also really bad telenovela writing.



[The feed opens to a pizza box which has been improvised into what looks like a stage. Bruno's voice can be heard off-screen. Unlike his usual nervous avoidance, he actually sounds pretty excited and happy about this. It sparks joy. A little link appears with the feed as well, because someone has a younger niece who is willing to figure out how the internet works! ]

Ladies and gentlemen, for your entertainment I present the first episode of Ratas y noches apasionadas, a telenovela for the ages!

[He does his best with a theme tune (god someone please help him) letting out a few DAH-DAH-DAHs, before the show beings! It's literally rats. The actors are all rats. In little outfits. They definitely don't seem to be acting at all, just doing usual rat things such as sniffing, washing their little ears, eating food dropped on the 'stage' to keep them there or even taking a nap. The voice-overs for them are very blatantly Bruno, who to be fair is fairly good at making up different voices for the critters. And so, the show begins!]

A little brown rat in a bee costume is the first to appear, followed by a black and white speckled rat who appears to be wearing a little leather jacket.

"I'm just saying, Daniela" given the rougher female voice, this is clearly the leather-jacket one. "You do so much work, all the time! You need to give yourself time to let loose too! You should come to the bar, I'll make sure none of the boys gives you trouble.

"But Sofia, the bee-costume rat sighs, soft and gentle. "However will I achieve my dreams of being a teacher if I stop and party all the time? No, I must study hard and do what I can to help the children. It is...my destiny~"

"Oh, come on, my friend!" Sofia laughs. "I'm not asking you to give up all your studies, just let loose for a while! If not the bar, how about the party tonight? It's at that rich sob's villa, we can have a great time and it will only be one night! Who knows, you might even find a little romance~"

"I suppose...one little party can't hurt," Daniela sighs again, a little more lovelorn this time. "As for love? I don't know. My studies must always come first, I don't know if I have time for romance...as nice as it would be to find someone who cared for me so very much."

Abruptly, Daniela and Sofia are picked up to be replaced by two new rats. One is all black and is wearing a little neckerchief, the other is brown with white paws, wearing a turtleneck. After a moment a flat jar with a lollipop stick, filled with water to make it look like a fancy pool is put between them. Look, he's trying okay.

"Well, my dearest friend, Lorenzo, this is going to be the party of the century, I guarantee it!" this is a very snobby tone, for Mr. Turtleneck. "Anyone who's anyone is going to be there.

"You said that about the last party, Joaquin. And the one before that, and before that, and you'll say that about all you other parties that follow it. It's always the same," the neckerchief rat sounds less impressed. "Last time you filled the pool with custard and nearly drowned in it. If I hadn't have pulled you out-!"

"Ha ha! But you did! Because You are my good friend, and you would always help me. You're the only person I can rely on, you know that, yes?" and then, a little slyly. "I have it on good authority that Daniela will be there. You know, the girl you have fawned over since you were children~"

"Daniela?" Lorenzo sounds astounded, hopeful even!!! "She never comes to the parties in La Cuidad! Oh- oh no, I don't even know what I could say to her! Maybe I should stay away? I'll only mess it up!"

"I won't hear of this! I want you to be happy, and I'll help you," Joaquin assures him. "Maybe in return, you can help me finally woo that twin sister of yours. You know, Sofia is the only rat in this city I want who spurns my advances. You would think being the heir to an enormous fortune would be enough for her, but no! She turns me down every time!"

"Sofia isn't as charmed with money as you think my-" Lorenzo trails off. "Who is that, at your gates?"

A big purple Rattata is placed down. This is a fairly new addition to the troupe and looks pretty confused about being here. He's wearing a little waistcoat. He has a pretty smooth "voice."

"Excuse me, Gentlemen," he clears his throat. "Is this the Rojas villa? "

"Si! I am Lorenzo Rojas! If you're here for the party, you're a little too early- it's not til tonight."

"Oh, there's a party? Excellent! This means I can get a feel for the people here. After all, this will soon be my home, too! For I..am your long, lost brother, Miguel, the true heir of the Rojas fortune! "

[There's a chorus of ratty gasps - before Bruno's normal voice cuts in like a voice-over.]

Could this be true?! Could Lorenzo's life be a lie? Could the fortune he thought was his be wrenched from his grasp by this handsome stranger?!! What about the party? Will Lorenzo find the courage to tell Daniela how he feels? Find out in the next thrilling episode of Ratas y noches apasionadas!


[[OOC: Please feel free to threadjack like NUTS here! Go wild, have a watch party, make a CLUB, deposit theories, lets this be a big, stupid community-growth thing.]]

Comments

un: hikari-vi

[whiteshroud]

ヾ(≧ ▽ ≦)ゝ

I. Love. This.

text: un: BRUNO

[wedonttalkabout]

gracias! i've never really had a proper audience for these before. glad it was entertaining!

what's the little face?

[whiteshroud]

It was very entertaining! I can't wait to learn the truth about Miguel and who he is. Though with Joaquin's entitled attitude, it might do him good to have his position tested.

This? o(*￣▽￣*)ブ It's an emoticon! It's a way to express yourself.

Un: AmazingMadrigal

[nonmagical]

[Mirabel has given herself a front row seat to the show, but she’ll jump in the comments too. She gives the first episode an applause once it concludes.]

Daniela may be my favorite character so far.

text: un: BRUNO

[wedonttalkabout]

[You gotta share the rat love!]

she's a good girl. doing her best.

text, un: AmazingMadrigal

[nonmagical]

She is! I hope she can have fun while achieving her dreams.

un: Horse

[crushtheskulls]

... What.

[Are the humans here... okay...?]

[wedonttalkabout]

oh well, Miguel is saying he's Lorenzo's brother even if he doesn't look anything like him.

[Is that what you meant by what, Horse? is it?!]

[crushtheskulls]

No. I mean. What is all this? The rats... and the play?

un: TheGoldenGuard

[cardinalrule]

Is this what humans do for fun? This is weird.

Kind of weirdly endearing, but weird.

[wedonttalkabout]

well, it's what this human does for fun? i can't speak for all humans. at all.

i'll take weirdly endearing, that's good, right?

[cardinalrule]

Somehow, I can see that other human being into this.

[Or he's just dunking on Luz being a huge dork, who knows.]

It's better than being a huge waste of time. Of course, this is still a huge waste of time, but it's an endearing waste of time. The rest of us can watch this without dealing with the smell!

[Rats are smelly, smelly creatures.]

un: blackbirdtarot

[drewthetower]

okay when's the next ep I need to set aside time and get popcorn

[wedonttalkabout]

[You're always his favourite, August. ]

i'll try and get them done around the same time each month- you know, barring nothing awful coming out of the gate and trying to murder us all. barring that.

[drewthetower]

fuck yeah

also I will make costumes for this if you need them

un: why

[missingache]

I did not know I needed soap operas performed by rats in my life till now.

[wedonttalkabout]

it's definitely a niche market. not a lot of rat telenovelas out there.

[That's because most people don't decide they're going to deal with all their problems by making rat telenovelas, Bruno.]

but gracias. glad you liked it, hoping to do more.

[missingache]

Will you keep posting them here on the network? If so, consider me subscribed.

[This is a cute thing and everyone needs some cute with weird stuff going on.]

UN: SUZUME

[suzume_odori]

[There's a lot of words here that she just, Doesn't Know, but she's sitting through it because RATS

ARE

CUTE] You have a nice jacket, Sofia...

[...So she compliments when she first chimes in. And they're even cuter in outfits! And there's a GIANT, PURPLE ONE???

She has to whisper at the screen-]

Hoshi, Miguel is your color...

[It's undetermined on what 'Hoshi's thoughts on that are. Probably somewhere between indifferent, and Not Here For It. The one who IS here for it is the big mop-head of a giant dog sharing camera space with the kid.]

Oh...if they're both family, then...then, can't they share?

[Sharing is caring Miguel and Joaquin! :[ ]

[wedonttalkabout]

[Oh boy is he prepared to explain complicated family dynamics to a five-year-old? Absolutely not! ]

It's a mystery- HEY look at that dog!

[suzume_odori]

Like a secret...?

[The concept of spoilers has been discovered... ...Perhaps incorrectly, but here they are.

And yes! LOOK AT THAT DOG! With a soft, very soft 'wuff', said dog sort of awkwardly noses toward the camera, briefly blotting it out to sniff.]

No, that's too close Mooland..!

[...The camera is clear now.]

This is Mooland, I met them in the spirit place...

Un:SHIROGANE

[killjoyprince]

[Wow look at all these nice comments.

And then...

Then there's this asshole. ]

WHAT IS THIS DRIVEL?

[wedonttalkabout]

[Wow RUDE :(]

it's a telenovela.

about rats.

text; un: oyente

[escuchando]

[When the show is over, Dolores immediately erupts into applause despite the fact her uncle can't hear it. How exciting! She had never been able to see one of these in person, having only heard Bruno's telenovellas through the walls.]

That. Was. AMAZING. It's so much better than just listening to it.

[wedonttalkabout]

[He's so pleased that SHE'S pleased by this. His original telenovela audience!]

thank you! i'm glad to hear the video improved the experience! i trust your opinion a lot on this.