Spielberg Theatre (June 12, 2066)

[Hollywood Heidi]

Spielberg Theatre

Located in Columbus, Ohio, this theatre was recently purchased by the Rogers family and renovated to look like a classic theatre from a bygone era. It was renamed the Spielberg Theatre in honor of Steven Spielberg.

[Hollywood Heidi]

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JUNE 12, 2066

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Fittingly, the Spielberg Theatre celebrated its grand opening with a special event screening of Raiders of the Lost Ark on Saturday, June 12th, 2066, which also happens to be the day of the film's 85th anniversary.  Once tickets went live, the event sold out in minutes.

As part of the special event, there are two recreations of iconic scenes serving as photo ops, one where people can place themselves in the statue scene and one where they can snap a photo of themselves running from the boulder.

The two iconic scenes sets serving as photo ops:

[Hollywood Heidi]

Excited for the reopening of the theatre that had been closed for so long, Journey arrived extra early. So early that the few others milling about the newly renovated place were people working on the finishing touches for tonight’s grand opening-slash-Raiders of the Lost Ark anniversary event.

The sun had only just begun setting and the theatre’s neon lights had yet to turn on. Journey was slowly walking along the curb, admiring the throwback to the classic, old-timey look with neon light tubes glinting in the setting sun and promising an amazing sight by night. She paused to admire an original 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' poster tucked safely behind the glass case framed by neon lights, wondering if it was an actual original, when her attention was caught by a banner fluttering downward. She glanced over to see the person atop the ladder trying to make a grab to catch it before it fluttered out of reach.

The ladder was starting to teeter and Journey’s heart jumped into her throat at the thought of the person taking a tumble. “Careful!” she called out as she ran over, placing steadying hands on each leg of the ladder.


Joseph Steven Rogers, son of the owner of the Rogers chain of theatres, each named after famous directors, had been working since early morning to set up for tonight's event. A day of laboriously rushing around, he was starting to feel the effects of it and had made a bad judgment call in trying to grab the banner in order to save himself from having to climb all the way down then all the way back up again.

"Whoaaaa-kay, that was a bad idea," he said as the ladder teetered, making his heart race. He abandoned the notion of catching the banner to grip the top of the ladder tightly in hopes of it steadying if he stood very still when he heard the call of someone quickly approaching below. The ladder suddenly felt rock steady and the voice of his savior sounded from below.

"Is it really worth saving yourself, like, a whole minute of climbing down to get it?" came Journey's half-teasing chastising.


"Mmmmmmm....." Joe tapped his chin and took his sweet time to return the teasing by acting as if he was seriously considering his answer. "You're not also taking into consideration the second, like, whole minute it would take to climb back up," he said, partially copying her words.

The easy giggle that came from below finally had Joe glancing down and the dimpled grin of the pretty girl below had him correcting his earlier assessment from 'savior' to 'angel'. "Oh, well, if we're gonna get technical," she looked down to assess the area, "then there's another half a minute of taking, what, three steps over to pick up the banner and then there's the straightening it out...." She paused to look up in feigned contemplation, tapping her chin like he had in order to playfully mock him back. "You know what? You're right. You totally should have risked life and limb."

Journey heard him chuckling as she glanced up, trying to get a better look but the setting sun behind him was blinding her view. She saw the figure start to descent. "I could grab it and hand it back up," she offered, not wanting to let go of the ladder until he stopped moving.


"Nah, I've got it," he said, any exhaustion easily forgotten in his eagerness to get a better look at his guardian angel. "It's only two and a half minutes out of my way, if our calculations are correct," he teased, finally gaining both feet on the ground. He stood before her, close, thanks to the ladder situation, and saw that she was even prettier than he'd realized and adorable to boot in her very accurate Indiana Jones costume. All the details were there. She was just missing the hat. He watched her quickly blinking her pretty blue eyes as she looked off to the side. "You alright?"

"Yah, I was staring up toward the sun and I'm just trying to blink away the spots... there we go," she said as sight of the things around her cleared on the ground. She glanced back up at the guy's face, eyes now unblinking as she got just as caught up in staring as he seemed to be. "Hi," she said a bit breathlessly with her dimpled smile.


"Hi," he said back with a disarming smile made all the more charming in its slight crookedness. Feeling like a goof just standing there staring even though she was doing the same, he snapped himself out of it, casually leaning an elbow on a ladder rung in an air of confidence to play up his words. "It was all a carefully orchestrated plan, right from the start." At her expected questioning look, he went on. "What better way to gain Indy's attention than by playing the damsel in distress?"

The girl's face lit up as she laughed and Joe found himself even more enamored. "Happy to oblige," she said, reaching up to tip her hat, only just now realizing it wasn't there. "My hat!" she said in a slight panic as she looked around. It must have flown off in her haste to get to the ladder.

"I got it," Joe said, catching a glimpse of it. He jogged past her to retrieve it, dusting it off before holding it out to her. "It picked up a little dirt, but it still looks brand new."

"Aw, that's alright. Thanks," she said, smiling up at him as he handed it over. Journey brushed at another patch of dirt but shrugged it off as she placed it back on her head. "It looks more authentic with a bit of dirt, I think."

She had such a happy, positive vibe radiating from her that drew him in, like it did most people. "Yah," he said distractedly, caught up in staring at her again. She really pulled off the hat. She had this casual confidence in herself that gave him the feeling she could pull off any look.

Feeling herself getting caught up in his warm brown eyes again, Journey cleared her throat. "Shall we?" she asked.

"Shall we what?" he asked, looking slightly lost since he'd forgotten about the world around them.

"The banner," she said on a chuckle, stepping over to retrieve the end hanging down. "Come on, Damsel. People are gonna start arriving soonish. I'll be your spotter."

He grinned at her as he took the banner, doing as she instructed. "Sure thing, Indy. Who am I to argue with the star of the show?" he playfully teased back as he climbed back up.



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Joe had tried to tell her that she was a guest and didn't need to help out, but she insisted. He couldn't have been happier about it because it meant that he got to remain close to her. Both with energetic, enthusiastic personalities, the conversation never lingered. They found they shared so much in common, every now and again slipping into a game of talking in quotes or lyrics, quizzing each other on pop-culture trivia, sharing hints and easter eggs about some of their favorite places and games within the OASIS... it was never ending and it felt as if they'd barely scratched the surface.

Finally completing the last task, it was only 20 minutes until the event officially opened. People had already arrived and were lingering, chatting up the people around them, snapping pictures with costumed patrons, meeting up with old friends and making new ones. Journey loved events like this. Pop culture had always been an amazing bridge between strangers.

"Look how happy everyone is," Journey said, basking in the glow of everyone's joy. "I hope the owners know how much we fans appreciate having a classic theatre back up and running. It's just so much better to have that in-person shared experience with an audience. You can't capture that same magic with virtual viewings."


Joe felt a swell of pride for his family's legacy. He felt the same way about it, but it was always nice to hear others voice it. He clasped his hands behind his back and took an opportunity to lean close to her and whisper conspiratorially, "How about private, early access to the photo ops?"

"What, really?" Journey asked excitedly, her attention snapping back to him. "I don't want you to get into any trouble."

"Nah," he said with a dismissive way before unclasping the rope to let her through. "It's an employee benefit. And besides, I owe you for saving my life, Indy." The explanation he gave sounded more in line with his humble self and far better than 'my parents own this joint'. He liked being just a regular guy without people prejudging with assumptions based on who his parents were. Nobody asking for favors because of your connections or befriending you solely because of it. Yet another thing the two of them had in common, but this rare and uncommon similarity was one that neither had any idea they shared.

Journey chuckled at the overdramatization of the event that had led them to each other. "Well then, Damsel, lead the way."


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Another ten minutes flew by in conversation and laughter. Journey found it nearly impossible to put on a serious face and Joe made it even harder by acting like an uppity photographer with some fancy, unidentifiable accent chastising her for her lack of taking the role seriously. The first photo op of reenacting the bag of sand for statue swap had taken several takes, most of which had been a beaming smile or in the middle of laughing, before she finally managed the serious, concentrated look.

The one with the boulder was even more difficult. Balancing a pose on one leg that looked as if she was in mid-run was difficult, practically impossible with Joe's act making her laugh.


Joe dramatically gestured as he spoke, still in character. "No no no. Dis will not do. You are about to be squeeshed by a, eh--how you say--boulder. Stop looking as eef you are happy about dis."

Busting up laughing, Journey grabbed her aching sides and doubled over. "Oh my gosh, stop, you're killing me!" she managed to get out between laughs. "Okay, okay, no, I don't wanna be 'squeeshed' by the 'how-you-say-boulder'," she said, wiping away tears of laughter, then fanned her face as she closed her eyes and took a deep breath. "I got this. I can do this." Statue clutched with one arm to her side and whip in the other, Journey took on a serious expression and angled her head as if about to glance over her shoulder.

Joe snapped the picture with her phone, then quickly grabbed his, already having gotten her permission at the start to use some shots for promotional purposes on the website and in promotional ads to gain interest in future events. "Ah, perfection!" he said dramatically.

Finally letting out the giggle that had been threatening, Journey faced him once again. "I don't know how you do it. Stay in character like that, hardly ever breaking. It's like a superpower!"

"Thanks," he said with genuine flattery, returning to being himself. "Actually, I wanna be an actor someday, so that means a lot."

A warm smile touched her lips. It was always so nice when someone realized what their dream was, even better when it looked as if the person possessed the qualities to achieve that dream. "Well, don't stop believing," she grinned, always giving herself a kick at using the most famous lyric from her namesake. "You've got it in the bag. Come here," she said, waving him in. "Let's get one together."

Grinning at mentally catching the Journey quote, Joe stepped over to her without hesitation, sidling up close for a selfie. Holding his arm out as far as he could to get the most of them and the boulder in the background as possible, he grinned alongside her and snapped a pic. The photo appeared on the screen and he turned his face toward hers, so very close. "How's that look?" he asked distractedly, finding her blue eyes already turned toward him.

"Perfect," she answered just as distractedly. Journey suddenly felt herself caught up in some sort of magical, magnetic force. She couldn't look away, nor did she want to, and it felt as if it was pulling her closer to him. The musical sound of a message notification broke the spell and both of them turned to look at the screen.

"Doc?" he said in momentary confusion. So lost in the moment, he's completely forgotten he was holding her phone. "Oh, this one's yours." Joe handed her back her phone and watched her face light up over the sender.

"Oh, that's Emmett!" she said with an enthusiastic hop. "He's here! Come on, let's go!"

Doc... Emmett... He quickly made the connection as he followed her out of the photo op section at a slightly slower pace with the feeling of dread slowly creeping into his chest. "Back to the Future. Clever," he said having to use his acting skills to play the enthusiasm over quickly solving it since he could feel his actual enthusiasm waning at seeing how happy and excited she was over the arrival of another guy.


Once they reached the entrance to the photo op area, they paused before the throng of people waiting to get in, Joe unclasping the rope for her as Journey glanced around, finding Emmett a bit further into the crowd. "There he is!" she said, waving toward Emmett. She sent a beaming smile toward Joe before rushing through the throng of people to greet him in her usual manner.

Joe couldn't get himself to follow and meet the guy she was so excited about. He stood there, watching as she threw her arms around the guy, holding onto the hat she nearly lost again in her enthusiasm of greeting him. With a sharp pang in his chest, his shoulders slumping, he placed his hands in his pocket as he looked away. As happy as she was to see the guy and as eager as she seemed to be to have introduced them, Joe couldn't do it. He felt as if he wouldn't be able to hide how he felt and the last thing he wanted to do was cause any problems. Especially not for Indy--he only just now realized he never got her actual name--and also not for this Emmett guy who looked like a genuinely nice guy. Great. He was half in love with some other guy's girlfriend. And he'd almost kissed her. Thankfully, her boyfriend had had great timing with that text or he'd have inadvertently caused her a dramatic mess.

The alarm on his phone went off, signaling it was time to open the doors to the event. He couldn't have asked for more perfect timing. Joe moved the rope aside and welcomed the first people in line to start their experience. He ducked inside before them to disappear into the theatre where he could keep himself distracted and tucked away in an area that posed no risk of that awful pang he'd gotten when seeing her with another guy.



Journey went rushing toward Emmett, grabbing him into an even bigger hug than usual with all the new, giddy feelings that had overcome her after the glorious time she'd just had. So excited to introduce her bestie to the new guy, Journey hadn't even taken in Emmett's costume or noted if Ray had also arrived. "I want you to meet someone!" She turned to glance back, seeing that he wasn't behind her. She must have lost him in the crowd. Journey was about to call out to him but realized she'd never gotten his name. "Oh, he was here a second ago..." She searched, looking back toward the photo op entrance where people had already begun to enter, and couldn't spot Damsel anywhere. "Maybe he got called away. He works here,” she explained, still distractedly scanning the crowd.

[Ariel]

Emmett had been beaming with utter excitement ever since the moment Journey had surprised him with the tickets. He still couldn't believe it! They were about to have the time of their lives tonight, and what better way to rejoice in this thrilling occasion than to share it with friends alike. Even if Journey had her formed opinions about Ray, Emmett knew if only they could get to know one another than Journey would see just how cool and chill Ray was. He bounced mildly in the back car seat beside Ray as he stared down at the tickets in his hands. "This is it! We're so close, bud!" Emmett exclaimed, turning to Ray as he radiated with enthusiasm in his costume. Emmett knew he could have gone as any other character in the movie, though his creative mind had taken over and he had decided to put together an Indiana Jones inspired original character costume of his own. He couldn't wait for Journey to see it! Emmett's mother, who was sitting in the driver's seat, pulled into the Theatre parking lot. The car came to a halt by a nearby curb which was close enough to the entrance as the parking lot had been flooded with Indiana Jones fans who began to move to the entrance of the Theatre.

"Thanks mom! See you later!" Emmett couldn't swing the car door open soon enough as he and Ray popped out of the back and into the open air outside. He immediately began to scan the crowd for Journey, or any sign of the infamous Indiana Jones hat he had gifted her as a present. Then finally, Emmett spotted Journey waving him and Ray down beside a boy she appeared to be somewhat familiar with. "There she is! Let's go!" Emmett tugged the fabric on Ray's arm as he lead the way towards his bestie who greeted him with arms wide open.

"Hey there, partner!" Emmett gleefully greeted Journey as he gave her a tight squeeze before breaking away in their excited state.

"I want you to meet someone!"  "Oh, he was here a second ago..."  "Maybe he got called away. He works here," 

"Oh, cool! Maybe we'll see him inside!" Emmett assured Journey, not thinking too much into the boy's sudden disappearance. He changed the conversation on the spot rather quickly as he held his arms out to his side and began to do a slow turn, "Soooo?! Whaddaya think? I call him - Dr. Abbott Jr., son of a world famous archeologist!" Emmett explained his original character, hoping he would impress the masses.

Emmett's costume:

[Anduin]

Ray had spent more than one hour in his room and in front of a mirror to be sure that his Indiana Jones costume looked good and nearly accurate. Normaly he didn’t need that much time to get ready to go outside. But Emmett once had told him that a lot of Cosplayers needed many hours to get fully into their costume. Many of them would also need a lot of makeup to made their looks perfect. Ray just used a very bit of it to look like he had some dirt and dust in his face. He had decide to wear a battered version of Indy tonight. Yet his look was not one hundred percent accurate because of his black hair but he refused to wear a wig. For him it was okay. He was no real Cosplayer. He was just that average guy who sometimes likes to dress up like his heroes for events like this tonight.


Luckily Emmetts mother had decided to bring them by car. So Miss Rogers saved Ray from driving by bike.
"This is it! We're so close, bud!" Ray had to smile because of Emmetts enthusiasm. "Yeah, this will become epic!," he answered with a big grin on his face. He had to admit that it was much better to be here with his buddy (and also the sweetest and lovely girl he knew) than with his ex who didn’t even share many of his interests.
Finally they arrived at the theatre.
"Thanks mom! See you later!"
"Yes, thanks, Ms. R – you're the best," Ray said to Emmetts mother before he followed his friend to the outside.

They tried to find Journey in the masses of people but it took them a few moments.
"There she is! Let's go!", he finally heard Emmett say.
Journey was accompanied by a stranger Ray hadn’t seen before. But when she started to head over to them – especially to Emmett – the unknown guy didn’t follow her and went inside the building.

Journey seemed to be very excited. She just started to babble.
"I want you to meet someone!" "Oh, he was here a second ago..." "Maybe he got called away. He works here,"
"Oh, cool! Maybe we'll see him inside!"
Ray was glad that Emmett managed to change the topic without going to deep into it. He had to admit that he started to feel a bit uncomfortable while hearing Journey talking about a guy the way she did.

"Soooo?! Whaddaya think? I call him - Dr. Abbott Jr., son of a world famous archeologist!"
Ray had to grin again. It was always a pleasure to watch his friend acting like this.
"Belive it or not – you can ask him any question about Juniors life and he can give you an answer. I’m sure he wrote a whole biographie for this guy to feel more in-character," he smirked to Journey. Maybe it was not really sure if he was joking or serious but since they both knew Emmett very well Ray assumed that she wouldn’t think he would make fun of his friend.
"Oh, and Hi! By the way – you look good. I love the new style of your hat. It always looks cooler with a bit of dust and dirt, ya know," he added to give Journey something like a real greeting.
His own hat also was a bit dirty. (It happened at another event he had been in the past – but that was another story...)

[Hollywood Heidi]

"Oh, cool! Maybe we'll see him inside!" "Soooo?! Whaddaya think? I call him - Dr. Abbott Jr., son of a world famous archeologist!"

Journey had still been scanning the crowd with a slight frown when Emmett's question brought her attention back to him. She quickly put her smile back on as she assessed his costume, grinning even wider when she took it in. "It's brilliant! You look great, Dr. Abbott, Jr.!"


"Belive it or not – you can ask him any question about Juniors life and he can give you an answer. I’m sure he wrote a whole biographie for this guy to feel more in-character,"

"Oh, I don't doubt it," she said on a chuckle, knowing her bestie very well.


"Oh, and Hi! By the way – you look good. I love the new style of your hat. It always looks cooler with a bit of dust and dirt, ya know,"

"Thanks, it kinda flew off my head earlier," she explained, nervously straightening out her jacket as she glanced down to make sure she was put together alright after rushing over. It was the fact that she thought Ray didn't much care for her that made her a bit nervous in his company. She wasn't used to being around people who didn't immediately take to her; or at least, who acted as if they didn't care for her. What else was she supposed to assume in the way he'd always avoided her?

Journey glanced back up, looking him over in turn. "You look great, too," she said, admiring Ray in his Indiana Jones costume. He really was cute. And glancing at her bestie again with the attempt of the objective eye of someone who didn't feel something akin to a familial connection, she assessed that so was her bestie, especially in his original costume. Some giggling nearby had her side-glancing and grinning. "I hope you've both figured out the relationship status part of your backstories 'cause that gaggle of girls over there is crushing hard on you two," she finished in a sing song, playfully teasing way, not noticing the admiring glances that her own costume combined with the pull of her happy, positive energy and dimpled smile was gained her as well.

Playing the part of a good wing-woman, Journey sent a warm, inviting grin toward the girls. "Hi! You ladies want a picture with these two handsome gentlemen?" she offered. Nodding with giddy giggles, the four girls hurried over, one of them handing their phone over as they gathered alongside and between Emmett and Ray with shy 'Hi's'. Journey grinned big as she took in their costumes. "Marion, Wilhelmina, Helena, and Indy," she pointed out, the girls grinning even bigger at their costumes being recognized. "Nice job! You guys all look so great!" she beamed at the image on the phone screen as she snapped several pictures, the girls grinning happily as they thanked her and complimented her in turn.

"You want one with her in it, too?" a guy that had been admiring Journey offered the girls posing with Emmett and Ray.

The girls all nodded, waving her over to join the picture. It wasn't often that strangers took to each other so easily, especially if it was another girl with a guy or guys you were admiring, but Journey had been warm and welcoming which had rubbed off on everyone else as it so often did. "Would you mind one with mine also?" she asked, handing one of the girls' phones to him as well as her own.


"Sure, as long as you promise to take a pic with me after," he said with a flirty smile.

"Of course!" Journey promised, starting to giggle like the other girls as she rushed over to join the group, getting a good look at their photographer's costume from that vantage. They posed for a few photos with their phone, and then her own, then Journey stepped back to him, taking the girls' phone and handing it back as they thanked her and took her phone to snap some pics of her and the guy who'd taken their pics.

"Young Indiana Jones Chronicles. Nice!" she admired, taking in the costume the young Indiana Jones had worn in the show during his time in the Belgian Army.

"Thank you, miss," he said, tipping his helmet. "I'm flattered and impressed that you recognized my costume. Such an underrated show."

"Totally!" she agreed, stepping over to his side for pictures.

He casually placed an arm around her shoulders and angled his head closer with a whispered, "You look amazing, by the way," and Journey found herself giggling like the girls had over Emmett and Ray. Though this young Indiana Jones cosplayer was cute, Journey's heart was somewhere within the theatre with a boy she hadn't even gotten the name of.


The girl handed her phone back and rejoined her three friends in chatting and flirting with Emmett and Ray whilst Journey turned to the Young Indiana Jones. "Thanks. I'm Journey," she said, giving him her dimpled smile.

He grinned back. "Kevin. Any time. I took the liberty of putting my number in your phone." Noticing the continued glances of one of the guys, Kevin tipped his helmet to Journey. "Hopefully I'll see you around," he said, sending her a wink as he turned to take some pics with people who'd been lingering and waiting.

Blushing slightly, she turned back to rejoin Emmett and Ray and their conversation as the girls wrapped it up, others lingering and wanting pictures. Just like a con, everyone was open and friendly, moving around and taking pictures with each other. She was having the time of her life. The only thing missing to make this evening perfect was Damsel, who she continued to scan the crowds for.

[Ariel]

First the dude outside, and now the Indiana Jones cosplayer? Emmett was impressed, he knew that his best friend was a special commodity and deserved a good guy that would treat her right. Her game was on point in her element, Emmett could see that bright and clear. He had only wished that they had more conventions and events such as these in their town. If Journey could find her true love at one of these, Emmett was sure that he could find his own princess. Someday...Journey trotted over to regroup with him and Ray, and Emmett greeted her with an amused grin on his lips.

"Someone is Ms. Popular tonight!" Emmett exclaimed, happy for his friend to be getting out there and being social with like minded fellows, "Did you give him your number or what?!" Emmett prodded Journey for information as he linked his arm with hers, escorting her into the theatre.

[Anduin]

Ray had dreamed to go to this convention from the first moment he had heard about it. And yesterday he thought that this dream had been over until Emmett unexpectedly asked him to join him because Journey had offered him two tickets for the event.
It had felt like a jackpot! After all he got the chance to be here with his best buddy and the girl he admired.
And now it kinda felt... weird.
Ray had known that Journey was a very extrovert and communicative person and that she always acted very friendly to everyone. So it was no wonder that she naturally get connected with a bunch of people she hadn’t known before. But watching her being so adoreable and also surrounded by flirting guys made him feel jealous.
He tried his best to not let others realize his actual inner thoughts. But to be honest all people around – even Emmett and Journey – were so excited that they probably might not notice the shadow on his mind.


"Someone is Ms. Popular tonight!" "Did you give him your number or what?!"
And finally his friend playfully started to talk to Journey about her admirers. Terrific!
But to be fair Ray couldn’t blame Emmett for acting like that. These two were best friends since their very childhood as far as he knew.
And, the more important fact, Emmett didn’t know that he had a crush on Journey for quite some time.
So everything was okay. Or at least should be.

And so for the moment he saw no other possibility than to follow them, a deep sigh on his lips.
He didn’t notice that there were some girls here and there who also looked after him or even tried to get his attention. Today he wasn’t in a flirty mood.

[Hollywood Heidi]

"Someone is Ms. Popular tonight!"

Journey giggled with a slight blush. "It's the hat, so really, all the credit goes to you!" she joked.


"Did you give him your number or what?!"

As they so often tended to walk, Journey's arm naturally linked with her bestie's as they started to move with the crowd to form a line for the photo op sets that would then lead into the theatre. "I did!" She said with another blushing smile as she retrieved her phone to show Emmett Kevin's name with a winking emoji next to it, and his number below it in her contacts. Her smile somewhat cooled back to normal as she put her phone away, glancing at their surroundings once again for the guy she really wished she'd gotten the number of.

"What about you guys? I saw those girls handing you two some cards," she said with a teasing grin as she bumped Emmett's side then sent a wink to Emmett and Ray walking on Emmett's other side. It was common for people to have contact cards at gatherings such as this and cons. Like a social business card, it usually held their OASIS name and sometimes a pic of their avatar. Their real name and on more rare occasions, a number might also be on it, depending on a person's preference, but as OASIS seemed to be the most common form of contact, an OASIS name was guaranteed.

[Ariel]

"What about you guys? I saw those girls handing you two some cards,"

"Oh, them?" Emmett mentioned nonchalantly as they walked into the theatre. He would be lying if he didn't admit that he enjoyed the attention. But truly he was in a stage in his life where he did not look to seek out any prospects for the dating life. Especially with heading off to university on the horizon, "Just a couple of fans admiring the cosplay. I mean, how could you not?" Emmett stopped momentarily to perform an exaggerated twirls for his friends, "Looking good, am I right?" Emmett was not one to be in vain of his personal reflection. Though, he couldn't help but to be proud of the original character cosplay he had put together, and knew his friends appreciated it just as much. 

[Anduin]

"What about you guys? I saw those girls handing you two some cards,"
It was the moment Journey mentioned it when Ray actually noticed that he really got some cards.
Usually he enjoyed being in the centre of a couple of girl's attention.
But today was not normal, not for him.

So it was no wonder that Emmett was the first one to speak up.
"Oh, them?" "Just a couple of fans admiring the cosplay. I mean, how could you not?"
He also stopped to present himself again to his friends.
"Okay, Doc - Um, I'm sorry: I meant Doc junior - , you do look great! Well done, buddy!"
He also clapped him on the shoulder to emphasize his words as the compliment which they were.
"But", now he got back to serious, "I think we should go inside."

He turned a bit closer to Journey and lowered his voice.
He didn't want everyone around to hear him and call him a party pooper. (But if he would be able to be neutral at the moment he would have to admit that he actually acted like one!)
"Don't attach too much importance to these cards. In most cases you just exchange some smiles and had good conversations, but after the Con you never take a second look at this pieces of paper."

There are several reasons why Ray said something like that.
First of all he wasn't in a flirty mood. It was just the night before he and his last girlfriend has decided to break up.
And second - and to be honest the more important fact - was that he was jelous of the boys who had gotten Journey's attention, especially the one she told him and Emmett about.

It just felt like there were a little angel and a little devil sitting on his shoulders: The angel right, the devil left. The angel tried to tell him that there is no reason for him to be that rude to one of the nicest girls in the world. The devil just said 'Shut up!' to the angel and told him to be an @sshole in hopes of wrecking Journey's relationship to other boys.

[Hollywood Heidi]

"Oh, them?" "Just a couple of fans admiring the cosplay. I mean, how could you not?" "Looking good, am I right?"

Journey giggled as he twirled to show off his costume, eying the look admiringly. She nodded her emphatic agreement. "Rugged looks really good on you," she said honestly before diving into humor. "I'd totally give you my number if you didn't already have it," she teased, hands stacked below her chin as she dramatically batted her eyelashes. Just because they were besties didn't mean they didn't occasionally enjoy the humor and platonic fun of teasing and flirting. Usually overdramatically just to make it even funnier.


"Okay, Doc - Um, I'm sorry: I meant Doc junior - , you do look great! Well done, buddy!" "But", "I think we should go inside."

A gap had formed between themselves and the people ahead of them in their distraction. "Oh, right," she said as she hurried forward before the people behind them would start to grumble. "We all look amazing," she said, grinning proudly at both of them. "I'm definitely going to frame one of the pics we take in here!"


During their shuffling through the smaller door that didn't allow for the three of them to remain side by side, Emmett had ended up a step ahead of them and Ray fell in step beside her. He leaned closer and spoke for her ears only.

"Don't attach too much importance to these cards. In most cases you just exchange some smiles and had good conversations, but after the Con you never take a second look at this pieces of paper."

Emmett was talking to the photographer and getting his phone out for the pics and Journey took advantage of his distraction to gather some insight from Ray. He seemed the honest and blunt type, based off what he'd just told her, and since they barely knew each other, she felt she could get a more honest, blunt answer than the well-intentioned false positive one of a friend, but it would only work while Emmett wasn't listening in to frown or discourage Ray from speaking the truth, so she dove in before losing her opportunity. "And, um, what if someone didn't give you their number? I mean, it got a bit chaotic with the crowd and time for opening, which he had to deal with 'cause he works here and all that, but..." and now some self-doubt started to creep in on her, "but he did disappear without saying anything..." She clicked her phone on to distractedly study the selfie Damsel had taken of the two of them with her phone. The expression on his face seemed to mirror her own and since she'd felt herself aglow with feelings and attraction toward him, she assumed he'd felt the same. Or maybe her heart was fooling her eyes into seeing what she wanted to see. Maybe he was just being nice and friendly. She angled her phone so that Ray could see the picture on the screen better, a bit hesitantly at first because she was afraid of a possible harsh reality. "We were having such a good time. I thought he was feeling what I was feeling. Did I maybe read too much into it?" she asked, finally looking up at Ray.

[Anduin]

Ray was glad that Emmett still was talking to one of the photographers. He was sure his friend wouldn't like to hear the words coming out of his mouth at the moment. Ray knew that he acted mean to Journey but the last thing he wanted was being the one who helps his heartthrob getting closer to another boy!

"And, um, what if someone didn't give you their number? I mean, it got a bit chaotic with the crowd and time for opening, which he had to deal with 'cause he works here and all that, but..."
"but he did disappear without saying anything..."
It seemed that it totally works out. Journey became insecure about her meeting with the stranger.
She also took her cellphone and took a look at a photo. Just some seconds later she showed it to him.
Gosh, that guy grinned like a Cheshire cat! He obviously enjoyed his time with Journey. And she too...
"We were having such a good time. I thought he was feeling what I was feeling. Did I maybe read too much into it?"
Okay, time for the finishing move!
He tried his best to look at her with a caring sight and also put one of his hands on her shoulder.
"You want a honest answer, do ya'?!" It was no real question. "Let me tell you something about boys - especially such as this guy. Of course does he look like he had never been happier in his life before - but just to twist you around his little finger. And if you'd say 'No' it won't take much time until he'll find the next cute girl to start from the beginning. Again and again - until one takes the bait and stays with him for today. And just for today! Tomorrow he'll be away as if he never had been a part of your life."
That was a masterpiece of a verbal devious attack.
Of course, there were some boys who acted like that - and surely also some girls - but the guy on the picture looked nice and probably wasn't such a prick.
But that simply didn't count at the moment.
"Let me give you a last well-intentioned advice: Better stay with Emmett and me so you won't become a victim of one of these stupid assholes."

[Ariel]

Emmett bounced with excitement back towards Ray and Journey as he continued to keep the same energy as he had arrived with. He admired the photos he took with the fellow cosplayers on his phone for a moment before putting it back into his pant pocket right as he walked back into their little huddle. He looked between Ray and Journey, sensing that the mood had changed. Emmett wasn't sure what it was exactly, but something felt a little off that he definitely didn't experience when they first walked in, "Hey guys, what's going on?" Emmett asked, his gaze panning from one friend to another.

[Hollywood Heidi]

Journey had nodded with a serious, determined expression of someone who could handle what Ray had to say when Ray asked if she wanted an answer. She'd heard guys could be like what Ray described. It seemed to be a common way many guys were, especially in their younger years, based on how many movies, shows, books, etc. portrayed them that way, but not all guys were like that. Emmett certainly wasn't and Ray... well, she hardly knew him, so she couldn't say.

As he spoke, she'd glanced back down at the picture, studying Damsel. She just couldn't see him being like one of those guys. He seemed genuine and sincere in his positive, outgoing energy. Not like he was playing games or trying to score points. But then again, she really didn't have the experience to know that for sure. She hadn't started dating--couldn't until she was 16--and she was still fairly young. Her only experiences had been chatting with guys--tons of experience chatting with all sorts of people, actually, as she was a social butterfly--and innocent flirting had more recently started to weave its way into conversations with boys.


"Let me give you a last well-intentioned advice: Better stay with Emmett and me so you won't become a victim of one of these stupid assholes."

"Thanks, Ray. I really appreciate your honesty. And for Emmett--and you," she added since he'd included himself in what sounded like a roundabout way of saying they'd have her back, "for looking out for me." She glanced back up at him, a dash of sadness in her serious expression over the fact that people needed to watch each other's backs in the first place.


"Hey guys, what's going on?"

Pulled back to reality by Emmett's voice, Journey glanced at him, putting one of her happy smiles back on her face. "Oh, just practicing my serious face!" she said cheerily bouncing back to her usual self, not wanting to spoil Emmett's mood or an event that would surely stay in their memories. "We can't be looking like we're happy about being squished by a boulder, now can we?" she asked rhetorically, recalling and making the same joke Damsel had. "For the first one," she hitched her thumb at the idol they'd be pretending to change out for a bag of sand, "how's this?" she said, pulling an expression of serious concentration but unable to completely remove the quirk of a smile about her lips. She cracked easily, laughing at herself. "Dammit, I can't take being serious seriously when I'm not seriously serious..."

Always going for more laughs, Journey made a show of reviewing her last sentence, mouthing the words 'being serious seriously when not seriously serious' as she gestured back and forth, ending with a confident nod in the structure of her sentence.

[Anduin]

"Thanks, Ray. I really appreciate your honesty. And for Emmett--and you for looking out for me."
Her face now showed a twinge of sadness. That didn't feel right to him. But if it'll keep her away from rivals it was worth acting like this. So he just answered with an affirmative nod.

"Hey guys, what's going on?"
Emmett came back to them.
So it was time to change the subject. Ray would prefer when his friend didn't know what they had been talking about. Luckily Journey seemd to feel similar. She even put her usual smile back on her beautiful face.
"Oh, just practicing my serious face!" "We can't be looking like we're happy about being squished by a boulder, now can we?"
Following this, she started to amuse them with some of her admirable grimaces - at least it turned out like grimaces although she tried to be serious.
"Dammit, I can't take being serious seriously when I'm not seriously serious..."
Ray also couldn't be serious any longer.
Inwardly he was glad that she was able to switch their mood so quickly.
"Always a pleasure to watch you being serious, girl," he said with a big grin on his face.
Then he did his best to look as serious as possible - a very hard job in front of Journey who still acted funny - and added: "If Indiana Jones would be reissued you'll be the first they'd offer a role - I'm serious..." At the end of his words he had to snort with laughter.

Maybe this could still become a great day...

[Ariel]

"Dammit, I can't take being serious seriously when I'm not seriously serious..."


"Seriously!" Emmett chimed in with an exaggerated nod in agreement before cracking into a joking grin. Life was always a party when hanging out with Journey. There were many things Emmett liked about being friends with her, one being that she didn't take life too seriously and that kind of quality is always a big breath of fresh air. Especially where Emmett comes from, his parents always stressing about the business and being serious about his near future college education.

"Always a pleasure to watch you being serious, girl," "If Indiana Jones would be reissued you'll be the first they'd offer a role - I'm serious..."


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"Journey Jones, granddaughter of the famous archeologist and adventurer himself follows in her grandfather's footsteps to embark on crusades to retrieve legendary artifacts...has a good ring to it!" Emmett played along as he lead the group in the direction of the concession counter.

"And speaking of boulder from before, looks like they've got popcorn bowls in the shape of boulders to celebrate! Neat!" Emmett exclaimed as they crowded around the counter to peer up at the digital board displaying a list of snacks, drinks and food.

[Hollywood Heidi]

"Seriously!"

"Always a pleasure to watch you being serious, girl," "If Indiana Jones would be reissued you'll be the first they'd offer a role - I'm serious..."

Both of them tripling down on the 'serious' so smoothly one after the other was an unexpected surprise that had her snort-laugh. Her hand flew to her nose, both mortified and further amused at the unexpectedly hilarious sound.


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Journey quickly swiped through the pictures. The photo ops had gone very well, despite the fact they'd mostly been incapable of keeping a straight face. It made the pics all the more amusing and endearing. She was sure she'd look back at them often and with much fondness. These were some of the best pics she'd ever taken with friends and she hoped that this new theatre continued to do these types of events so that her Favorites album would be bursting with these kinds of fun shots and her mind overflowing with memorable moments.

They'd continued joking about potential Indy spin-offs, the photo ops providing imaginative fuel to their ideas.


"Journey Jones, granddaughter of the famous archeologist and adventurer himself follows in her grandfather's footsteps to embark on crusades to retrieve legendary artifacts...has a good ring to it!"

"Only if she's got Dr. Abbott Jr. as her sidekick!" she added with a big grin, unable to imagine ever living far from her bestie. But these ideas of her picking up the mantle were all in fun and would never be. As much as she loved movies and thought the idea of being a part of making them would be amazing, her heart was with GSS.

Journey followed alongside them to the concession stand, still beaming a smile at the pictures.


"And speaking of boulder from before, looks like they've got popcorn bowls in the shape of boulders to celebrate! Neat!"

Journey finally stuffed her phone into her pocket to pay attention to the world around her. She glanced over at the popcorn buckets Emmett pointed out and grinned, her eyes lighting up. "That's awesome! I'm so getting one," she said, turning to glance at Emmett and Ray before glancing at the other items this new theatre had to offer. "But if they do an event for 'Temple of Doom' and the popcorn buckets are monkey heads, I'm gonna have to pass. Great idea," she said with a 'don't get me wrong' hand out gesture, "but bleh," she said, tongue partially sticking out with her face scrunched as she made the noise of disgust.

[Anduin]

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Luckily they had fun so far. And Emmett and Journey still made some jokes.

"Journey Jones, granddaughter of the famous archeologist and adventurer himself follows in her grandfather's footsteps to embark on crusades to retrieve legendary artifacts...has a good ring to it!"

"Only if she's got Dr. Abbott Jr. as her sidekick!"

Of course, Ray had to smile. It was heartwarming watching these two good friends together acting with their natural behavior.
'And who am I? The villain?!', Ray suddenly thought. He hoped the others hadn't notice the dark cloud above his head. But for a short moment he felt like being the third wheel.


"And speaking of boulder from before, looks like they've got popcorn bowls in the shape of boulders to celebrate! Neat!"

"That's awesome! I'm so getting one," "But if they do an event for 'Temple of Doom' and the popcorn buckets are monkey heads, I'm gonna have to pass. Great idea,"

Ray felt that his mood got better again. He also reminded himself in his mind that he so had wished to be here - and now he was!
Thanks to Journey and Emmett.
And to be honest these two were much better company than his Ex!
"Well, I think I'd buy them no matter how they'd looked like as long as they're inspired by Indie," he mentioned with a shrug.

Then he directly turned to Emmett: "Hey, pal, I've an idea. I mean, just in case you wanna be the star of a cool video..."
He didn't even wait for an answer. Especially because he knew his friend very well. 'Dr. Abbott Jr.' surely couldn't resist to hear his idea. He was one of the most curious people Ray knew.
"What about a video in which Doc Jr. runs away from that tiny boulder? Of course I'll do my best to film it in a very dramatic way!"

[Ariel]

"Hey, pal, I've an idea. I mean, just in case you wanna be the star of a cool video..."
"What about a video in which Doc Jr. runs away from that tiny boulder? Of course I'll do my best to film it in a very dramatic way!"


"Oh man, that is such a cool idea!" Emmett exclaimed as they all held their popcorn filled boulders. He gave a vast nod at the camera man as he turned to Journey, "Wanna be the boulder to my Dr.?" He insisted as he took a few steps outwards to get camera ready. At that, when action hit, Emmett was exaggerating his body language as he acted as if he was running from a real boulder. It in fact, was the small boulder that Journey held in her hands, but popcorn filled. Once he felt that the scene had ended, Emmett ran up to Ray, "Did you get the shot?! How does it look?!" Emmett exclaimed as he crowded Ray and his device, anxious to see the final product.

[Hollywood Heidi]

Journey was already popping pieces of popcorn into her mouth as she listened, half distracted with observing her surroundings. More specifically, looking for a particular someone.


"Wanna be the boulder to my Dr.?"

Emmett turned to face her, pulling her full attention. She gave a dramatic gasp of joy as she hugged her popcorn boulder. "It's what every girl dreams of being asked all her life!" she said in response to the completely and comically random words she never thought she'd hear put together in a sentence.


Chuckling still, Journey placed her popcorn bucket on a bench near them, then took his, placing it on her palm and doing her best to hold it out and above with as little of her hand showing as possible.


"Did you get the shot?! How does it look?!"

She grinned, watching the adorableness that was an enthusiastic Emmett as she retrieved her own popcorn bucket, then moved to stand beside Emmett to glance at Ray's screen. She handed Emmett his bucket back, taking a couple pieces from his despite hers still being full. "Boulder payment," she said cheekily as she casually draped an arm around her bestie's waist and rested her head on his shoulder to watch the screen. An idea came to her and she lifted her head after a moment to look to her two companions. "You know, we could see if the photo ops are still open after the movie. I'm sure it'll be way less crowdy so we could take more time, get some vids with that huge boulder they have set up there. I'd love to do one where I'm changing out the statue with a bag of sand, and Ray, we could film one with you in it also," she offered.

[Anduin]

"Wanna be the boulder to my Dr.?"
"It's what every girl dreams of being asked all her life!"
Sometimes it was just fun to be nerdy.
And sometimes it also was good if you accidentally already pushed the recording head. It'll be fun to see Emmett's and Journey's face when he showed them their 'wanna be my boulder'-scene.

The proposed scene was easy to shoot.
Actually Ray had filmed Emmett in some of his costumes before or took some cool photos of him.
Finally the others wanted to see the result.
"Did you get the shot?! How does it look?!"
"Both of you were great! But - sorry, folks - the real star of this shoot was the boulder," Ray said with a smirk.

"You know, we could see if the photo ops are still open after the movie. I'm sure it'll be way less crowdy so we could take more time, get some vids with that huge boulder they have set up there. I'd love to do one where I'm changing out the statue with a bag of sand, and Ray, we could film one with you in it also,"
He directly faced his heartthrob. "Great idea! I'd like to have a picture of the three of us - as a memory of this day."
Suddenly he remembered of the first unintended scene. "Oh, before I forgot - I've a special shoot for you two..."
And then he showed them their little fun talk.

[Ariel]

"Oh, before I forgot - I've a special shoot for you two..."


"Ooo, I love special!" Emmett exclaimed with excitement as him and Journey gathered around closely to Ray. Whether it was creating content, inventing a story or acting out a fun scenario, Emmett was always ready and down for just about anything creative. It was his passion, and if he could make a living out of creating stories and fun entertainment for the masses he would do it in a heartbeat. Of course, that dream of his would most likely not become a reality. But as a hobby, it was pure joy for him to participate in, "So what does the special shoot entail, my friend?" Emmett inquired for more information, wanting to bring Ray's ideas to life in the most fun way possible.

[Hollywood Heidi]

"Great idea! I'd like to have a picture of the three of us - as a memory of this day."

Journey grinned. First, he agreed to go to something she'd be at, too, and now he wanted a picture that would have the both of them in it? He must be finally warming up to her. Or at the very least, learning to tolerate her overly enthusiastic personality that was so opposite of his cool and quiet one.


"Oh, before I forgot - I've a special shoot for you two..."

"Ooo, I love special!" "So what does the special shoot entail, my friend?"

Journey had stepped to beside Ray to get a better view. Then Emmett, in his enthusiasm, squeezed in beside her, pressing her sidelong into Ray, leaving her feeling like the filling between two adorably handsome pieces of bread. She glanced up at Ray with a sheepish grin of apology before glancing back at the phone.

It was a candid video of her and Emmett's playful boulder banter. Journey giggled, placing an arm around Emmett's waist in a half-hug. "I love how your geekiness compliments mine."

Journey glanced up toward the ceiling where a musical sound played as the lights dimming went up and down a few times like an old-fashioned stage play. "Oh, that's the 10 minutes til showtime chimey-chime!" she beamed excitedly.

[Anduin]

Gosh, that cute grin!
A lot of people probably would call Journey a foolish geek or something like that - but that was one of the things Ray liked the most about her.
He suddenly inwardly had to sigh.
This was one of these moments when he thought about confessing her his feelings...
Journey never acted like she would think herself as something special because of her parents. Actually she never peddled her family ties around.
But there was no assurance that she also fell for him if he would decide to tell her how he really felt about the two of them...
Yet still he couldn't get her out of his mind.
Sadly he also couldn't forget his sense of obligation for his father. He didn't want to get on the wrong side of him.
Why the hell had his father stood on the wrong sidein the past?

The music, the dimmed lights and, of course, Journey's voice stopped him from loosing himself in thought and brought him back into the here and now.
"Oh, that's the 10 minutes til showtime chimey-chime!"
"So, why are we still standing here?! Time to head forward for an adventure!"
This time it was Ray himself who made some steps so that he stood in the other's backs and wrapped his arms around both of them. (He had to admit that it felt so comfy!)
"I hope you're tired of batteries for your cellphones - we might need that! I got the feeling that today will become a special day, you know?! One of those days we'll talk about in front of our children and grandchildren."
He didn't really noticed how he became more and more excited. (And that he spoke about children in front of the girl he loved!)
But it felt good, it felt right. He just wanted to live the moment...

[Ariel]

"Oh, that's the 10 minutes til showtime chimey-chime!"

"So, why are we still standing here?! Time to head forward for an adventure!"
"I hope you're tired of batteries for your cellphones - we might need that! I got the feeling that today will become a special day, you know?! One of those days we'll talk about in front of our children and grandchildren."

Emmett embraced the friendship side huddle as they ventured into the theatre room to find their seats, "Like old Bilbo would say - this will be a night to remember!" Emmett chimed in, tagging his excited remark on the end of Ray's. Entering the screen room, Emmett scanned the crowded room full of Indiana Jones fans as everyone laughed amongst themselves and situated themselves with their drinks and snacks in hand. The three friends weaved through the people who had already occupied their seats until they found their own. Emmett plopped down in an empty seat, smiling with glee as the screen suddenly lit up the room, "This is so exciting!" He exclaimed as he leaned over to bring both Journey and Ray into his view as they sat beside him.

[Hollywood Heidi]

Journey assumed Emmett would sit in the middle, as he was the common thread between she and Ray and she and Ray were, well, on very new, very fragile and shaky ground toward something that might become friendship? She was still uncertain.

But no, Emmett plopped himself down in the furthest of their three seats. Either he was innocently oblivious to how new and awkward she and Ray's interactions were, or he was playing innocent while purposefully making them sit next to each other in some sort of attempt to get them to become friends.

Journey's steps paused with unsurety, struck with a rare feeling of self-consciousness. Where Emmett may be thinking he was helping, if that was indeed what he was doing, Journey was worried that this might damage the little bit of progress she'd made with Ray. She always assumed it was her big personality that annoyed Ray into keeping away from her, so exposing him to smaller doses of her would be better at first. Give him time to acclimate. He'd probably had more than his fill by now, though he was being civil about it.

Deciding to offer a sacrifice that would hopefully score her some points in Ray's book, Journey chose the other outside seat, leaving the middle for Ray so that he'd be able to sit next to Emmett.


"This is so exciting!"

Journey leaned forward along with Emmett to reply. "It is!" she said, showing a bit of enthusiasm but reigning in a lot of it for Ray's benefit. She removed her hat to better see around her, resting it in her lap, fidgeting with the rim of it as she tried to distract herself from that uncomfortable self-conscious feeling by taking advantage of their higher vantage point to see the costumes of people walking in. She felt herself easing a bit by the distraction. "So many great costumes," she said conversationally.

[Anduin]

This whole event felt like an emotional roller coaster!
He'd never had dreamed that he'd sit next to his crush in cinema.
It had never been such hard as today to strike down his inner feeling for Journey.
Being so close to her (at least physical) was joy and pain at the same time.
Ray wondered if Emmett had sat down willfully at one end of their three seats or if he had just plopped down without thinking about it.
But no matter if or if not - now he had to accept his fate.
And if he'd ask to change their seats Journey might start to think he'd hate her. Although he did his best to avoid her he didn't want her to thought like that. That would be too much.

"This is so exciting!"
Just Emmett being... well, Emmett.
"It is!"
Now Journey leaned a bit towards Emmett.
Ray noticed the smell of her hair.
Gosh, this girl was so cute! He asked himself if Journey was aware of how adoreable she was.
"So many great costumes,"
"Oh yes, you two are right!", he answered to keep the conversation going. "But now that I see all these real good Indies I felt a bit... roughcast. But still I don't like wearing wigs. That not mine."
He looked at Emmett. "Always admire you for your Cosplay-skills, bro!"
Suddenly he had to laugh. "Hah, or alternatively I'm the dark version of Indie Jones. You know, like 'what if Indie had turn to the dark side'..."

[Ariel]

 "Always admire you for your Cosplay-skills, bro!"

Emmett turned his head in the crowded room to face Ray with a beaming grin, "Thanks dude!" He gleefully thanked his friend. He always appreciated the support for the craft that he loved very much. It may appear nerdy to some, but thankfully the company he kept felt otherwise. The smell of popcorn and snacks wafted through the room as the theatre seats were just about all filled up. The tone of the room was set with excitement and the vibes were all mutually met. He saw strangers complimenting each other's outfits and swapping behind the scenes facts about the movie. This was the setting where Emmett felt completely and utterly at home - everyone just getting together and nerding out about the thing they all had in common and loved.


"Hah, or alternatively I'm the dark version of Indie Jones. You know, like 'what if Indie had turn to the dark side'..."

On that note, the lights began to dim. Everyone began to cheer as the screen flickered on as it was about to immerse them into the riveting world of Indiana Jones, "It's starting!" Emmett exclaimed. His smiling eyes began to glue to the screen as he blindly dove his hand into the popcorn on his lap. 

[Hollywood Heidi]

"Hah, or alternatively I'm the dark version of Indie Jones. You know, like 'what if Indie had turn to the dark side'..."

Journey grinned softly, part humor and part compassion. There was a chance a bit of self-consciousness had crept into him over the fact he didn't go for the full 100 percent cosplay when observing the crowd of people who'd really gone out of the way, but she wasn't sure. She didn't know him well enough, but it was common to pass self-consciousness off with humor. Feeling like you might be the bad guy when you'd intended to be the good guy didn't seem like the greatest feeling, so she tried to reassure him.

"Nah," she said with a casual dismissive wave. "I'd say more like an alternate universe, Han Solo-vibe Indy."


"It's starting!"

The lights started to dim and the crowd started to hush, so Journey leaned closer to finish her reassurance in a whispered tone. "Ladies love a bad boy good guy." She lightly patted his arm, then turned her attention to the screen, smiling with giddy joy as the iconic silhouette of Indiana Jones filled the screen.