One thing I discovered about myself as an rpg-er is that I'm addicted to the "Big Moment," the "Dramatic Scene." I can't help myself! Just about every one of my KTDA characters have had their share of show-boating. Chyna & Sid in their dramatic cage-fight. Jade with show-stopping musical performances. Villa with some really kick-ass fights & craziness with Marionette. Cecily in some insane torture scenes with Tristan. Valentine with one man or another. I love it! Can't help myself! It's so incredibly much fun working with other KTDA players to bring these complicated scenes to life--it definitely takes a partner, or 2 or 3!, to make them work.Here is one of the first. It took the whole crew to get it in the game. I think everybody had fun. Hope you enjoy it, too!
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Dusk at the airport, full night coming on
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*Chyna, Xeno, Prince, Adear, Arianna and the remainder of the River Rats are gathered by the terminal building with Lily and the strays from the city as the sun goes down.*
Chyna: Everything's set. *turns to the tall man on her right* Xeno?
Xeno: Your show, Chyna.
Chyna: *nods, turns left* That it is. Prince? How big will this get?
Prince: Pretty damn huge.
Chyna: Arianna? Adear? You and the kids ready?
*Arianna and Adear each hold a burning twig, ready to light off the fireworks. The younger kids behind them have already lit sparklers and are waiting for the show to start.*
Adear: We are SO ready, Chyna. Now?
Chyna: Now.
*A roman candle arcs over the parking lot into a pile of garbage in front of the airport terminal building. The sparks start a fire in the pile that contains a large quantity of aerosol cans that explode as they heat up. Soon the mini-explosions turn into one big boom as an oxygen tank goes, starting a chain reaction that reaches inside the building and explodes the windows outward.*
Adear: That slave stockade is all mine!
*Prince runs into the stockade carrying a torch. Adear begins to throw lit firecrackers. Prince lights up some Toy Soldiers and they explode, making green and yellow sparks. Prince and Adear run back outside.*
Prince: Fox! Fennec! Let's bring down the hangar! *snatches some Yellow Rose Rockets from the crate and runs with 12 boys into the hangar* ALL RIGHT, MEN! BURN THIS SH*T HOLE DOWN!!!
*Arianna, Adear, Lily and the others shout with every explosion. The little ones dance with their sparklers. Chyna and Xeno stand aside, cheering on Prince's team of arsonists. Prince comes running up to them, red-faced and out of breath.*
Chyna: OK, guys. We ready for the big finish?
*Xeno looks at Prince. Neither of them knows what she has in mind.*
Xeno: Go for it, girl. Prince 'n me are just riding shotgun for you.
Chyna: *smile turns wicked, eyes flash blue fire* Come with me.
*Chyna leads them onto the runway tarmac. At the edge of the runway, she stops. From a pocket, she pulls out the pack of cigarettes and lighter she swiped from Sid.*
Chyna: I don't wanna hear "I don't smoke"--take one and light it.
*She hands them each a cigarette and takes one for herself. Prince thumbs the grill lighter to life and lights everybody up. Chyna drags on the cigarette. The look on her face is one of satisfaction.*
Chyna: *after one more puff* Gentlemen, your cigarettes-- *she tosses hers into a pool of liquid at her feet, motioning for them to do the same*
Chyna: 4, 3, 2, 1-- *points left as a tremendous explosion rips through the ground, leaving a huge crater*
Chyna: 3, 2, 1-- *points right as the hangar bursts into a volcano of red and orange*
Chyna: 4, 3, 2, 1-- *and behind them, the runway shoots skyward*
Prince: *grins* Methane's killer, especially if you add a large dose of fertilizer!
*Chyna loops her arms around Xeno's and Prince's, walking them back to the cheering kids. Their silhouettes against the raging flames are tall and proud, warriors in the midst of total destruction.
Chyna: When I told that Brotherhood b**ch she could have the airport, I didn't promise what condition I'd leave it in. Who knew you could collapse a runway with a little sewer gas in the tunnels under it? Brilliant by the way, Prince--thanks! It's all theirs now, and the Brotherhood's welcome to it. Just wish I could see the look on their faces when they get here in the morning!
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-Chyna
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