Topic: RhyMance: The Making of a Documentary

Kazzy Hart

Date: 2011-05-24 16:03 EST
Kazzy had grown to question and often despise the rules of the church as a religious organization that once imposed itself so heavily on her schooling and subsequently her social life. However, this did not mean that she had lost the ability or desire to recognize blessings in disguise. Like all good mystical things these particular blessings of late had come in three and the string bean, already busy with the ongoing pursuit of becoming the Patron Saint of Misguided Genius, soon managed to identify and embrace their obvious importance.

Fact 1: Tizzy Lizzy's taco stand had sold out of fish tacos two customers before Kazzy reached the front of the line to order.

Disguised Blessing 1: Tizzy Lizzy had gotten a bad batch of fish that day. This was only discovered the next day when a rash of food poisoning cases were reported.

Fact 2: Lou let his new assistant manager make the work schedule at Jugs. The assistant had double booked her shift and since Syrila didn't need to wear falsies while waitressing like Kazzy did, Kazzy got sent home.

Disguised Blessing 2: Grem had solved one of his cases. He was actually at his apartment with take out AND dessert courtesy of his latest payday. She spent the hours with him instead of the regulars who came for the wings and the girls in short shorts.

Fact 3: She had auditioned for a small part in the new 21twelve movie and had been bummed out when she received the notice that she'd been passed over for a more experienced and better-known face.

Disguised Blessing 3: She had picked up a copy of The RhyDin Post to read in the park on her lunch break from the new bathing suit shop where she had gotten hired as an extra set of hands for the busy season. The paper included an article voicing some concerns that the cast and script were not reflective of the city's true cultural flair. When she put the paper down the first sight she saw across the duck pond was a centaur man and an elven woman embracing in a seriously hot-and-heavy liplock. The combination of the article and the couple yanked Kazzy's mind from its normal spot in the gutter and set the misguided genius gears into motion instead.

"Holy frickerfracking McMakeout! Who better to show Rhydin than a native like me!"

And that, sweet friends, would form the humble beginnings of the lengthy, labor-intensive and low budget process of exploring love's many avenues within the multiverse's crossroads. She would forego scripted fare in favor of filming a documentary with the working title RhyMance.

Kazzy Hart

Date: 2011-05-27 12:18 EST
FADE IN:

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Stony walls covered in moss and one out of place poster depicting kittens frolicking in a field make up what background can be seen with the massive build of RAKSEEMO taking up most of the camera frame. No amount of back lighting could make the creature, part hulking beast, part humanoid with long curled yellow nails and wild red hair, look angelic but there was enough provided to set him apart from the dingy cave wall.

KAZZY HART (Off-Screen):

Ok, the camera?s rolling!

Rakseemo smiles baring four sharp fangs. It?s a morbidly marvelous sight.

KAZZY HART (O.S):

Great! So why don't you tell me your name and how long you've lived in RhyDin.

RAKSEEMO:


You hit your head on rock, Blanca? You know Rakseemo's name.

KAZZY HART (O.S.):

I do know your name but we went over this, remember? I'm interviewing you as part of research for a film I'm making about romance in RhyDin. So I'm going to ask you questions and you'll tell me the answers while I record you with my camera. Then when I put the movie together I'll show it to other people who might not know anything about Rakseemo so you have to explain things like you're talking to them. Make sense?

Rakseemo's stare moves from above the camera directly into the lens. He smiles with his fangs again.

RAKSEEMO:

You have all the people inside there? Any of them want to whoop-whoop with Rakseemo?

KAZZY HART (O.S.):


They're not in the camera. The camera records you onto the tape inside it and then I can one day put what's on the tape up on the screen for other people to view. Remember we went over this?

Rakseemo stares again. He notices something out of the corner of his left crimson eye and looks down at the small black object pinned to his tropical button down shirt. He flicks his long frog-like tongue over to it. There is a loud crackling of audio recorded.

KAZZY HART (O.S.):

Don't eat that, dude!

RAKSEEMO:

This bug tastes echh! Why you want Rakseemo to wear food?

KAZZY HART (O.S.):

It's not a bug, it's a lavaliere mic. A microphone, you know, so the people who are going to see Rakseemo from the tape I just told you about will be able to hear Rakseemo too.

Kazzy appears in the frame. She's got her back to the camera because she's fixing the lav mic on Rakseemo's shirt and wiping it down.

RAKSEEMO:


Rakseemo does have lovely warbling voice, mother always said so.

Rakseemo opens his horrific mouth to let out a frightening rumble of noise, rolling thunder echoing off the cave's close walls. Kazzy's shoulders can be seen cringing ever-so-slightly.

KAZZY HART:

That's some warble, dude.

Kazzy coughs to cover up a snicker. It's louder because her head is still close to the mic. Rakseemo flicks his tongue out again to ruffle some of the platinum strands of her hair. He lets out a disgusted noise.

RAKSEEMO:

You don't taste much better than bug-lavphone. You not meaty.

Kazzy stands up. She wipes a hand down the back of her licked hair and along the thigh of her jeans.

KAZZY HART:


That's the story of my life, dude. Now, let's try this again. Please try not to eat the bug-lavphone because it costs more money than I have to buy another one right now. When we're done I will get you a whole plate of bugs or whatever you want to eat, cool?

Kazzy disappears from sight.

RAKSEEMO:

Snails. Rakseemo want snails with side of parsnips. Rakseemo watching figure for summer.

Rakseemo pats his faint green belly protruding from underneath the last unbutton hems of his tropical shirt.

KAZZY HART (O.S.):

Snails with parsnips it is!



Now let's start again. Please say your name.

Rakseemo opens his mouth but stops. He runs his long nails through his coarse hair attempting to smooth it down. His lips turn up in a wide, still frightening, grin.

RAKSEEMO:

My name is Rakseemo, for you lady-likes who want to be yelling it.

KAZZY HART (O.S.):



And what kind of being are you, Rakseemo?

RAKSEEMO:

Rakseemo is a demon. But you could say Rakseemo is DE MAN, if you are a hot hot lady-like.

Rakseemo sits up taller in his stone seat and gives a long wink at the camera.

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