chroma ☆ vinniko

[dms]

[ we'll get a shitpost later ]

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[allomantic]

People... work as them?

[she was assuming they were their own species. wild.]

[dms]

Haha, you bet! It's a job like anything else, you know? Kind of like acting - you perform so people smile and laugh.

[allomantic]

Acting?

[dms]

[ hm? ]

Yeah, you know - for movies or plays?

[ does... does she know ]

[allomantic]

[her expression says she does not.]

[dms]

Hm... Okay, so you know entertainers, right? Musicians and stuff? Acting is just another kind of entertainment! People tell a story in real time, by acting it out for an audience and pretending to be the characters from the story. Get a whole bunch of those people together, and you get a troupe!

[allomantic]

[tilting her head as she tries to imagine this.]

Like a book, but... spoken?

[dms]

Exactly like that! We put on costumes and stuff, too - it makes it feel more authentic and believable for the audience.

Sometimes we make the story up on the spot, too, but as long as the audience is happy with it, we're doing out jobs right.

[allomantic]

It sounds strange...

[but she doesn't sound like she minds, either. more that she's just confused by it.]

[dms]

Does it? I guess it must be, if you've never seen it before...

[ oh, but here's an idea! ]

Hey, since Kumopi's here with us, maybe we can put on a show for you sometime! It won't be the full thing since it's just us two, but it could give you a taste of the real deal.

[allomantic]

Oh...

[she pauses, surprised, before she looks a little sheepish at the offer.]

Only if you want to.

[dms]

Of course we do! [ he's just deciding this for kumon. ] It's our job to make people smile, and it's fun for us, too!

[allomantic]

It normally makes people smile when you do this - acting?

[dms]

Mm, well, I guess that depends on the story you're telling! Some are for making you smile, others are for pulling at your heartstrings. Summer Troupe usually does comedies, though, so we're def going for smiles and laughter.

[allomantic]

[a beat]

You don't seem deaf to me.

[dms]

...Oh! I meant definitely. Sorry, that's just how I'm used to talking with friends back home.

[allomantic]

—I see. You shortened the word. That does make more sense...

[dms]

Yep! It's a habit, but I totally get how it might be weird for some of you guys. I'll try to tone it down for you if that helps, 'kay?

[allomantic]

[she shakes her head.]

No, that is fine. You are... aware you do not have to cater to me, aren't you?

[dms]

I know I don't have to, but I don't want to make things harder for anyone, either, you know?

[allomantic]

It is not so difficult now that I know.

[dms]

Well, as long as you're not bothered by it, I don't mind either way!

So you really don't have actors back home, huh? What do you guys do fun there?

[allomantic]

[she shrugs.]

It depends on whether you're nobility or not.

[dms]

And I'm guessing you're not, huh? Since you didn't know about acting. No judgment - I'm not, either!

So what's fun for you?

[allomantic]

I don't think the nobility does that, either.

[she gives a shrug, though.]

Keeping active, I guess.