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Post by skybright on Oct 21, 2008 22:49:20 GMT -5
Beaudry grinned sheepishly. "Yeah, well . . . y'know. Starving artist and all that, I guess."
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Post by Jordanna on Oct 21, 2008 22:58:51 GMT -5
"Well, it's better'n being a starving freedom fighter." Vance leaned over to reach for a bag of potato chips.
"What kind of acting do you usually do, anyway? Stage, TV, movies? Maybe one of the boys has seen you somewhere."
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Post by skybright on Oct 21, 2008 23:09:10 GMT -5
"Uh." Beaudry ducked his head. "Anything I can get, really. Mostly stage work in small theaters, but I've done a couple of commercials."
He grinned crookedly and rubbed the back of his neck. "To be real honest with you, I've done a lot more work washing dishes than anything else since I came to the City. I got laid off my last job doin' that, though."
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Post by Jordanna on Oct 21, 2008 23:16:10 GMT -5
Vance grinned crookedly. "Well, depending on how all this shakes out... we might have a talk with somebody we know in the acting business. I'll bet he still knows some people, himself."
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Post by skybright on Oct 21, 2008 23:29:49 GMT -5
Beaudry perked up slightly. "Really? That would be . . . really nice of you."
He fell silent for a moment, tearing the edge of his tinfoil sandwich wrapper thoughtfully, and then cleared his throat. "Look, uh -- I really don't know how much help I'd be. But if I can . . . once all this is over or whatever . . ." " He trailed off with a shrug.
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Post by Jordanna on Oct 21, 2008 23:36:14 GMT -5
"You're a right guy, Mister Beaudry." Vance favored the actor with a rather kindly smile behind his mask. "But I don't think you're cut out for a fighter. If you can make good on the stage or the screen one of these days... remember our kind, and do what you can to speak for us. That's what we really need--some voices people will listen to."
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Post by skybright on Oct 21, 2008 23:45:34 GMT -5
Beaudry chuckled nervously. "Most days, I kinda doubt I'll ever end up the kind of person people would listen to . . . but I'll remember."
Daws smiled. "Keep in mind, Beaudry -- it doesn't have to be an audience of millions doin' the listening. Even one or two people at a time is one or two people who might not have listened otherwise."
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Post by Jordanna on Oct 22, 2008 0:03:15 GMT -5
"And anybody can reach out that far," Vance agreed.
He paused. "Right now I'll do a little reaching out myself, because I believe we can trust you. This mask isn't the most comfortable thing in the world, you know... so I think I'll take it off for a while."
Vance did so, and smiled at Beaudry. "The name's Jerod. Excuse the face--I caught some flak in Iraq."
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Post by skybright on Oct 22, 2008 0:10:54 GMT -5
Beaudry blinked at Vance in surprise for a moment . . . then smiled. "Thank you." He held out his hand.
"My friends call me Quentin."
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Post by Jordanna on Oct 23, 2008 22:54:01 GMT -5
Vance shook Beaudry's hand. "I hope we'll be on that list."
He glanced around at his men. "Unmask if you like, boys."
Two men were reluctant, but Nate, Handy, Shroud, and two others peeled their masks off. Proteus did as well, giving Beaudry a faint smile.
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Post by skybright on Oct 23, 2008 23:07:31 GMT -5
"Can't say I'm sorry about this development." Daws remarked, peeling off her gloves and mask. "These things rub my fur the wrong way."
Beaudry blinked at her for a moment in somewhat startled fascination -- then dropped his eyes in flustered embarrassment. "Sorry . . . I, um. I don't mean to stare."
"It's alright." Daws paused in the act of smoothing her fur down and grinned wickedly. "Should've warned you I was the best-looking one in the room."
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Post by Jordanna on Oct 23, 2008 23:22:38 GMT -5
Vance grinned. "She's not joking."
"I'm kinda curious." Nate scratched his head, glancing at Beaudry. "What's the real story on mutants in Hollywood? You'd think moviemakers would like hiring mutants--it'd save work and money on a lot of special effects."
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Post by skybright on Oct 23, 2008 23:32:01 GMT -5
Beaudry shrugged one shoulder. "I've never paid a whole lot of attention before now. I know some of the companies I've auditioned for list mutant powers under 'insurance risks'. But, well . . . honestly, that's probably just their way of saying they don't want muties on their set."
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Post by Jordanna on Oct 23, 2008 23:43:09 GMT -5
"It's their loss," Vance murmured. With a crooked grin, he took a cigar from his pocket, and popped a small spark to light it. "Fact is, mutant pyrotechnics would actually be a lot safer and better-controlled than the usual high explosives."
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Post by skybright on Oct 23, 2008 23:50:47 GMT -5
Beaudry's eyes widened slightly, and he grinned. "Yeah . . . I've never known a stage techie yet who could do that."
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Post by Jordanna on Oct 23, 2008 23:58:54 GMT -5
Proteus half-smiled wryly. "There's the other side of it, though. Mutants wouldn't want to get 'typecast' as monsters in horror movies--or play the villain in movies that make us out as monsters."
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Post by skybright on Oct 24, 2008 0:05:45 GMT -5
"Which happens enough without mutants playing the roles." Daws interjected. "There's a reason I stick to black-and-white movies."
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Post by Jordanna on Oct 24, 2008 0:08:41 GMT -5
Vance chuckled. "I thought it was their fashion sensibilities."
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Post by skybright on Oct 24, 2008 21:36:41 GMT -5
Daws wrinkled her nose at him affectionately. "So I get to admire the threads, and I don't have to put up with the suggestion that everyone like me is a terrorist -- it's win-win."
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Post by Jordanna on Oct 24, 2008 22:24:43 GMT -5
Nate rolled his eyes and grinned, glancing at Beaudry. "Don't mind them. They have kind of a... thing."
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