Post by Elaine Bonnefoy on Jul 1, 2014 19:39:46 GMT -8
The room you have been shown looks fairly generic; it's spacey, with scant furnishings aside from two armchairs situated in front of a bookcase. The books include titles such as The Fault in Our Stars, Lord of the Rings, the X-men comics, Godzilla: Legends, Godzilla: 2000, and Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters. Above the bookshelf are a series of glowing letters, spelling out
Your host seems to have trouble getting out of the trapdoor, costumed in such a way. Help them?
>yes: You get up and grab your host's rubber claws to help them up. "Oh, yes, yes. That's perfect. Very kind of you. Thank you so much." Your host thanks you (or at least you think they do; it's sort of hard to tell from beneath the Godzilla hood) and waddles over to their armchair and sits down.
Your host clears their throat, producing a piece of paper from somewhere within their Godzilla outfit and pushes back their hood, just enough so that they can speak clearly. It's rumored that no one knows what the host of Worldievision actually looks like.
"Welcome to Worldievision, ladies and gentlemen and celestial beings. Today we're very proud to be interviewing Elaine Bonnefoy, who you may know has recently starred in the yet-to-be announced romantic comedy about a forbidden romance between a human and a bowl of salad, Lettuce Dance." Your host seems to have difficulty containing themselves and breaks into laughter. You hear gasps of 'can you imagine something like that?' and 'that would be dis-dressing!' "Okay, okay, just kidding." You are relieved to hear that your agent has not, in fact, signed you up for a romantic comedy about a human and a bowl of salad.
"Anyway, down to business." Your host composes themselves, not without difficulty. "You are aware this video will be posted to YouPipe later, right? Okay, good—just wanted to avoid any future prospect of legal action, haha! How about a quick greeting to your fans?"
She smiles, but on the inside, is already certain that this is going to be an oddball interview. She could be off designing clothes instead, but oh well. "I am aware that people will see it either way, oui." Her focus shifts to the camera that stands nearby, a hand lifting into view to wiggle fingers in greeting. "Of course I won't be forgetting about you, dearies. Hello to everyone."
"Nice, nice, I'm sure they'll love that. Now, why don't you tell us a little about yourself? Likes? Dislikes? Hobbies? Your favorite childhood show? First kiss?" Your host winks, but you can't see that because of the Godzilla hood. It's also kind of weird to imagine Godzilla winking. Actually, even being interviewed by Godzilla is pretty weird. "Whatever strikes your fancy, m'dear!"
Oh, the weirdness has long since settled in. She's both curious and disturbed to know who might be occupying that costume - they have a fine voice, but they might be a strange geek with a horrible taste in fashion, too. Needless to say, talking about herself isn't a burden in the least. She gets herself comfortable now that they've begun. "Well, you've already introduced my name - shame to those who didn't recognize it already." Her laugh is light, teasing. "My life truly revolves around fashion design. I enjoy a social evening spent in elegant dress just as well as I enjoy a night at home. Cooking for the wife and perhaps telling her how precious I think she is. A show I enjoyed once was Babar - oh, they were adorable little elephants." She pauses and winks before addressing that last bit, "I trust that my first kiss was most memorable for the other person. She was a sweet girl."
"Mm, yes, very interesting. Now, what do you think of Hollywood so far? Where do you hope to see your career go?"
"So far? Now, cher, I've been here for a very long while. I've adjusted to it being my new home. It's positively endearing, all of the sights and lights and sounds. I'm aware all celebrities have their ups and downs, mais~ I don't see my career going downhill. Non, those paparazzi who all feed on gossip and the downsides of our careers, I won't be a focus of theirs. I see my line of fashion growing as greatly as my popularity." Perhaps that was more firmly stated than just a hope, but she's confident.
"Tell us a little about the obstacles you've faced as a bisexual woman in the entertainment world. What do you want to say to little girls who want to succeed in the same way? Do you hope to see any changes?"
"I adore that you brought up the little girls. Our youth is most pressured by these sorts of things, aren't they? They have all this negativity pouring around them, for shame - I would like them all to grow strong, to grow around the hateful things in our poor society. I haven't always had it easy, see, people will often change their minds about me when they are informed of my orientation. With my looks, isn't that simply ridiculous? Anyway. This goes for little girls and boys both - if you aspire to make it big in your career and you are afraid of those who might put you down, you must know that you are already better than them. You're going to go far, and they simply won't get anywhere. I'd like to see a rise in confidence and a fall of people who are so rude to put people down for this, oui."
"Thank you, that was very insightful. We're going to have to step back from the serious questions for a moment though, since I've asked people to comment with some questions they want to see answered by you. These might be a little weird." Your host produces another strip of paper from who knows where and bends down to read it. It must be rather difficult to read with that hood on. "If there were two guys on the moon and one guy killed the other with a rock would that be fucked up or what?"
Oh, my. Viewers can tell by Elaine's face that she is momentarily shocked to hear such vulgar language coming from the interviewer. Come now, she just addressed sweet children and you're speaking like that? "Ah bon.." She eyes the paper that Godzilla is holding. "That would be heartless of him. The guy he killed might have been really excited to visit space, but... I suppose our killer had bigger ambitions."
"I'm not sure what sort of answer they were expecting. It's kinda hard to keep up with the humor of young'uns these days, what with living in the depths of the ocean and all… Last time I came up, they'd developed a new type of bomb. I miss the good old days when you guys were killing each other with swords, haha! Anyway, speaking of technology, someone wants to know who's flying the plane?"
What plane? She's starting to wonder about these young'uns, too. "The pilot." Blink. Her answer is delivered with semi-confidence, in case that was meant to be a trick question.
"Hehe, nice answer. Now, what is something you can say about your computer but not your partner?"
"Hm..." Yes, she supposes this does require some thought. She doesn't want to make a mistake, but if the audience is expecting her to be savvy with technological terms, they're going to be disappointed. "Something about it being slow? In need of an upgrade?"
"Now that's killer! Better hope your partner doesn't hear that, huh? Future or otherwise! What are inappropriate things to say upon meeting the President?"
That is a touch easier, but Elaine isn't quite the person to know how to behave inappropriately around important political figures. "I don't think it would be appropriate to tell him you're looking for the bathroom. You might not want to tell him that you voted for the other party, either."
"Yes—it would be a very good idea to keep your mouth shut before saying any of those things to the President, haha! Well, that's it with the silly questions for now." The paper slips disappear into the costume again, and out comes a clipboard. "You are married to a certain Alice Walker. How's that going for you? If you could plan an ideal getaway for the both of you, all expenses paid, where would you take her and what would you do?"
She breathes a sigh of relief that those questions are over, fearing that she might have done awful. Comedy, clearly, wasn't meant to be a strong point. She's a touch amused by the handiness of the interviewer's costume. "I certainly am." Ah, behold her treasured ring. "I would take my little doll to Japan. A day would be perfectly dedicated to her, in which she is allowed to roam all the shops and galleries that she wishes. If she isn't too caught up with those, I would hope to enjoy dinner with her at the finest place I can find."
"Aww... That's so sweet. If you ever get the chance to do that, I hope you have the time of your lives! I'm sure you've been asked more than enough about your love life though; maybe we should turn back the clock a little. You moved here from France when you were quite young, but nothing quite stirs the heart like one's own home country. So tell me, what do you miss most about France?"
The pride she feels when discussing Alice is quite like that which she feels about France. The smile on her face gives way to that, eyes thoughtful while she tries to come up with something - there are so many things that it isn't easy to choose. "I miss the passion. Hearing the language all around me, seeing the pride we all took in our cuisine and our fashion - I do suppose that's a clever way to say that I miss everything, hm? I do miss Paris especially."
"Ooh—yes, great idea! Let me know if they ever remake that with you in it, haha! Unfortunately, our time is up. It was great talking to you and thanks for joining us at Worldievision, Elaine. It was a pleasure to have you here! I hope you'll accomplish your goals; I believe in you." Your host turns to the videocamera and waves their rubber claws. "This is Worldievision, and I'll kaiju on the flip side."
Worldievision
A tripod sporting a video camera is set up a fair distance away. You are instructed to make yourself comfortable on one of the chairs, and that your host will be with you in just a moment. Not much later, you hear music begin to play. It sounds quite eerie, and if you've seen the 2014 Godzilla, you might recognize it as part of the movie's soundtrack. As the final notes play, a roar fills the room (not too loud so as to startle you), and… what appears to be a person in a Godzilla costume emerges from a trapdoor on the ground. Wow. Impressive. You heard that last time, the host had flown in through the window, clad in a Superman outfit.Your host seems to have trouble getting out of the trapdoor, costumed in such a way. Help them?
>yes: You get up and grab your host's rubber claws to help them up. "Oh, yes, yes. That's perfect. Very kind of you. Thank you so much." Your host thanks you (or at least you think they do; it's sort of hard to tell from beneath the Godzilla hood) and waddles over to their armchair and sits down.
Your host clears their throat, producing a piece of paper from somewhere within their Godzilla outfit and pushes back their hood, just enough so that they can speak clearly. It's rumored that no one knows what the host of Worldievision actually looks like.
"Welcome to Worldievision, ladies and gentlemen and celestial beings. Today we're very proud to be interviewing Elaine Bonnefoy, who you may know has recently starred in the yet-to-be announced romantic comedy about a forbidden romance between a human and a bowl of salad, Lettuce Dance." Your host seems to have difficulty containing themselves and breaks into laughter. You hear gasps of 'can you imagine something like that?' and 'that would be dis-dressing!' "Okay, okay, just kidding." You are relieved to hear that your agent has not, in fact, signed you up for a romantic comedy about a human and a bowl of salad.
"Anyway, down to business." Your host composes themselves, not without difficulty. "You are aware this video will be posted to YouPipe later, right? Okay, good—just wanted to avoid any future prospect of legal action, haha! How about a quick greeting to your fans?"
She smiles, but on the inside, is already certain that this is going to be an oddball interview. She could be off designing clothes instead, but oh well. "I am aware that people will see it either way, oui." Her focus shifts to the camera that stands nearby, a hand lifting into view to wiggle fingers in greeting. "Of course I won't be forgetting about you, dearies. Hello to everyone."
"Nice, nice, I'm sure they'll love that. Now, why don't you tell us a little about yourself? Likes? Dislikes? Hobbies? Your favorite childhood show? First kiss?" Your host winks, but you can't see that because of the Godzilla hood. It's also kind of weird to imagine Godzilla winking. Actually, even being interviewed by Godzilla is pretty weird. "Whatever strikes your fancy, m'dear!"
Oh, the weirdness has long since settled in. She's both curious and disturbed to know who might be occupying that costume - they have a fine voice, but they might be a strange geek with a horrible taste in fashion, too. Needless to say, talking about herself isn't a burden in the least. She gets herself comfortable now that they've begun. "Well, you've already introduced my name - shame to those who didn't recognize it already." Her laugh is light, teasing. "My life truly revolves around fashion design. I enjoy a social evening spent in elegant dress just as well as I enjoy a night at home. Cooking for the wife and perhaps telling her how precious I think she is. A show I enjoyed once was Babar - oh, they were adorable little elephants." She pauses and winks before addressing that last bit, "I trust that my first kiss was most memorable for the other person. She was a sweet girl."
"Mm, yes, very interesting. Now, what do you think of Hollywood so far? Where do you hope to see your career go?"
"So far? Now, cher, I've been here for a very long while. I've adjusted to it being my new home. It's positively endearing, all of the sights and lights and sounds. I'm aware all celebrities have their ups and downs, mais~ I don't see my career going downhill. Non, those paparazzi who all feed on gossip and the downsides of our careers, I won't be a focus of theirs. I see my line of fashion growing as greatly as my popularity." Perhaps that was more firmly stated than just a hope, but she's confident.
"Tell us a little about the obstacles you've faced as a bisexual woman in the entertainment world. What do you want to say to little girls who want to succeed in the same way? Do you hope to see any changes?"
"I adore that you brought up the little girls. Our youth is most pressured by these sorts of things, aren't they? They have all this negativity pouring around them, for shame - I would like them all to grow strong, to grow around the hateful things in our poor society. I haven't always had it easy, see, people will often change their minds about me when they are informed of my orientation. With my looks, isn't that simply ridiculous? Anyway. This goes for little girls and boys both - if you aspire to make it big in your career and you are afraid of those who might put you down, you must know that you are already better than them. You're going to go far, and they simply won't get anywhere. I'd like to see a rise in confidence and a fall of people who are so rude to put people down for this, oui."
"Thank you, that was very insightful. We're going to have to step back from the serious questions for a moment though, since I've asked people to comment with some questions they want to see answered by you. These might be a little weird." Your host produces another strip of paper from who knows where and bends down to read it. It must be rather difficult to read with that hood on. "If there were two guys on the moon and one guy killed the other with a rock would that be fucked up or what?"
Oh, my. Viewers can tell by Elaine's face that she is momentarily shocked to hear such vulgar language coming from the interviewer. Come now, she just addressed sweet children and you're speaking like that? "Ah bon.." She eyes the paper that Godzilla is holding. "That would be heartless of him. The guy he killed might have been really excited to visit space, but... I suppose our killer had bigger ambitions."
"I'm not sure what sort of answer they were expecting. It's kinda hard to keep up with the humor of young'uns these days, what with living in the depths of the ocean and all… Last time I came up, they'd developed a new type of bomb. I miss the good old days when you guys were killing each other with swords, haha! Anyway, speaking of technology, someone wants to know who's flying the plane?"
What plane? She's starting to wonder about these young'uns, too. "The pilot." Blink. Her answer is delivered with semi-confidence, in case that was meant to be a trick question.
"Hehe, nice answer. Now, what is something you can say about your computer but not your partner?"
"Hm..." Yes, she supposes this does require some thought. She doesn't want to make a mistake, but if the audience is expecting her to be savvy with technological terms, they're going to be disappointed. "Something about it being slow? In need of an upgrade?"
"Now that's killer! Better hope your partner doesn't hear that, huh? Future or otherwise! What are inappropriate things to say upon meeting the President?"
That is a touch easier, but Elaine isn't quite the person to know how to behave inappropriately around important political figures. "I don't think it would be appropriate to tell him you're looking for the bathroom. You might not want to tell him that you voted for the other party, either."
"Yes—it would be a very good idea to keep your mouth shut before saying any of those things to the President, haha! Well, that's it with the silly questions for now." The paper slips disappear into the costume again, and out comes a clipboard. "You are married to a certain Alice Walker. How's that going for you? If you could plan an ideal getaway for the both of you, all expenses paid, where would you take her and what would you do?"
She breathes a sigh of relief that those questions are over, fearing that she might have done awful. Comedy, clearly, wasn't meant to be a strong point. She's a touch amused by the handiness of the interviewer's costume. "I certainly am." Ah, behold her treasured ring. "I would take my little doll to Japan. A day would be perfectly dedicated to her, in which she is allowed to roam all the shops and galleries that she wishes. If she isn't too caught up with those, I would hope to enjoy dinner with her at the finest place I can find."
"Aww... That's so sweet. If you ever get the chance to do that, I hope you have the time of your lives! I'm sure you've been asked more than enough about your love life though; maybe we should turn back the clock a little. You moved here from France when you were quite young, but nothing quite stirs the heart like one's own home country. So tell me, what do you miss most about France?"
The pride she feels when discussing Alice is quite like that which she feels about France. The smile on her face gives way to that, eyes thoughtful while she tries to come up with something - there are so many things that it isn't easy to choose. "I miss the passion. Hearing the language all around me, seeing the pride we all took in our cuisine and our fashion - I do suppose that's a clever way to say that I miss everything, hm? I do miss Paris especially."
"Ooh—yes, great idea! Let me know if they ever remake that with you in it, haha! Unfortunately, our time is up. It was great talking to you and thanks for joining us at Worldievision, Elaine. It was a pleasure to have you here! I hope you'll accomplish your goals; I believe in you." Your host turns to the videocamera and waves their rubber claws. "This is Worldievision, and I'll kaiju on the flip side."