Senecio and Tide

[VisAnastasis]

" I don't want him to suddenly be like *oh my gosh this is so sad*, if That's what you mean. I don't need to see him on stage, telling he is sorry and whatnot. " Creature smirked a bit thoughtfully. " I want realism in this - he lost his Fairy Queen, how likely is he would regret taking actions he did, same instance, am I right?" He shook his head thoughtfully. " But trying to deal with all emotions, and second guessing himself... I can imagine that. It is someone who became king based on his kindness. Kind people don't step on a cat's leg, without getting worked up about it. When I imagine you on stage, as him, reminiscing about events that passed, about wish to bring good, and how it turned out... " he grew quiet for a moment, before he whispered." I think I can almost imagine it, to feel right as conclusion, even if it's not changing anything. I don't care if he sees it or not. This is for humans and Beings that remained behind, but together. I wish to give humans something good, but I also wish to give my friends something comforting... it must be something meaningful, sincere. "

[Mirach]

"That's something to do at the end then," Senecio said. "After all the scenes are written, after I learn them by heart and play them out, when I feel like the character feels... then I play it until the end, and you should be ready to write, because second time it's never the same, if you don't capture it."

[VisAnastasis]

" I agree, then. Since it is you, we can fo it like that, and I shall trust you in this. For me, it is too close to home and personal, but for you it is distant enough to feel it more clearly. " Hans nodded slowly, as he felt and seemed to understand from what place that was coming from." We will write all else - and leave epiogue, that final scene of Spirit King, for very end. "

[Mirach]

Senecio nodded. "We can try to perfect the story of the two friends for now. It would be most impactful, I think, if they fight at the end, and the demon has a chance to kill the spirit, but he doesn't, because that wouldn't change anything. He let's the spirit kill him instead so they could meet again."

[VisAnastasis]

" It's quite likely it could have been like that, actually. At some point, you just fall into despair... it feels pointless." Hans whispered."   In the story, both die, though. It's possible demon may or may not have wanted to spare the other, but it's probable both just ended up with fatal wounds and died anew, anyway. "

[Mirach]

"So the spirit killed the demon, and maybe some demon's friend saw it and wanted to avenge him?" Senecio asked, still unsure about the ending.

[VisAnastasis]

" We can't just introduce a random character. It wouldn't be powerful, but take you out of the moment.... and this moment is suppossed to be most personal..." Hans noted, and he skeemed through old script, to inspect it closer again and see if he can find some inspiration on how to give weight to this, without disrespecting pain of people that died in it.

[Mirach]

Senecio hesitated, as what he was about to suggest was a sensitive topic after his attempt at poisoning the king. "How about... uhm... poison? Maybe the demon's weapon was poisoned, and he didn't want to kill the spirit, but scratched him in the fight, and then realized what he has done, and asked the spirit to kill him so they could go through death together? Which gives me another idea: the last scene with Death could be as he is tending to them, and healing their souls to be reborn as spirits..."

[VisAnastasis]

Hans watched him quietly for a moment, and his mouth opened up a little on its own as he started to see the scene more clearly.
" I think you are onto something.  Let's see.." he spoke slowly, as if trying to catch some elusive thought. " If it was writing in a book... I would not say Demon already knew his friend fell and became Spirit. During war, they got seperated, and not knowing of his friend 's demise, we see demon, searching and searching for him, as war unravels, desparate to unite anew. Then, as war lasts, demon gets ambushed in a big, terryfying battle. It is represented through eyes of the demon. His comrades  are overwhelmed, and he is fighting for bare life with Spirit opponent who wears an armor. He lands a hit, and he feels thriumph, and rush of adrenaline and hope, brought on by terror and desire to survive... His opponent falls for a moment, only lightly wounded, but his mask falls off, and demon recognized him as his friend. But he sees it is Spirit now, reborn, and remembers nothing of their deep love.... it is a soul of his friend, but not his friend, only blank sheet. Suddenly, nothing matters to him, anymore. His life no longer has purpose, with love of his life not remebering him, raising hand at him, and he even hurt him and will kill him by his own hand. He falls to his knees, in total defeat and loss of hope. He bids Spirit friend to kil him, for there is nothing left for him, and memories are too big burden to bear... They both die, and Death heals them, and to heal them fully - erases all their memories. Only with full oblivion - they can be free from burden of their pain - but at cost of their selves. Death reflects upon it. You find right words." he smiled hoarsely, as he added with what was suposed to be a joke, but felt too real." As their memories fade, everything fades to black. Curtains fall."

[Mirach]

Senecio shivered. "That's powerful..." he whispered. "We just need to do the story justice on stage... I have two young actors in mind to play the demon and spirit. They don't have much experience, so it's a bet, but I think they are just right for it."

[VisAnastasis]

" Hm, let' see... You are putting way too much trust in writing of someone who touches field of drama for the first time. " Spirit tilted his head a bit thoughtfully, at actor, despite in other ciccumstances putting blind trust in such things would be unwise, he actually seemed pleased for it, finding some respect in that attittude." If you trust in your new writer so, I shall trust in my new art director just the same, no matter his experience. If you say you deem them best, I won't insist to seek any further, and we will offer them those roles. "

[Mirach]

"The writing I trust because we are going to perfect it together, and the actors I trust because as their first big role, it will be very important to them, and I knwo they have what it takes to play it," Senecio said.

[VisAnastasis]

Hans rolled his eyes a little at that, as if touch bewildered, but not dwelling on it.
" And here I was, thinking you recognized my talent and accepted it as fact, like I recognized yours, so we can build better business relations for this job. " He teased a little wryly, leaning back toward table, browsing through pages." None the matter - you can trust me in this, even if I have not written lays before.... I have lived this story. " He murmured." This is just too big of a mess for any drama writer, to entangle in time... It can only be done by someone crazily into all these nuances of Being customs and writing workoholic, to do them justice.... I just could not trust any human writer to do this as quickly and as well as we need it to be. I would just have no time to find such a person of trust for that job. "

[Mirach]

"I do not doubt your talents, I just think it may need some reminders about the limitations of a dialogue and action on the stage. And I still think it will be better as some scripts I have seen. Like "act like there are flaming arrows" or "hide in a hole" on a flat stage..."

[VisAnastasis]

Hans snorted through his nose a little at that, a bit amused, as he imagined that.
" I don't want to do things like that, true..." he acknowledged with a frown." I am more of a visual creature. If we can't color with words alone properly, I hope we can color with music and light. "

[Mirach]

"Good," Senecio nodded. "So how are we going to do this? Are you going to write from the beginning, and give me the finished pages to read?"

[VisAnastasis]

" We need to have at least couple first pages, for tomorrow, when we start negotiating roles, so it seems like it is justa sample from bigger part. It needs to look like we have more in progress - who would blindly believe we can rewrite whole play in few days?  I think it is best I begin from the start. " Hans said, as he took another sandwitch, barely eating anything in this focused state." We need to have a strong start, so that should be first to be done."

[Mirach]

"Can I do something until you have something for me to read?" Senecio asked. 

[VisAnastasis]

" Well... we are here. Devent place for inspiration. " Creature murmured, looking around the place meaningfully." Perhaps you could... try to figure out and start making list of all prompts we will need, and sone basic notes to go with them, so we don't lose time. It's more boring task, but it will save us little time when it comes to ordering and putting together commission form to submit it to state archive."

[Mirach]

"I think that will mostly be weapons..." Senecio murmured. "There aren't many prompts until the final fight..."

[VisAnastasis]

" What would you like to do, then?" Spirit bid him, surprisingly, sounding sincere." What do you feel like doing?  I would like you to do that. "

[Mirach]

"Um... I would like to go and tell Tide about our progress... but you probably meant work..."

[VisAnastasis]

" If you would like it that much in any other ocassion, I would have let you go. But I can not, alas, this once." Spirit smiled mysteriously, a little bit of cuning glimer shining in his eyes." Alas, I was instructed to keep you here until sundown.... "

[Mirach]

Senecio raised his eyebrows. "Okay..." he said slowly. "I will think of something else to do."

[VisAnastasis]

" Come on, don't you act me al l clueless there. You just told Tide he is free to tell anyone he wants about your relationship. " Hans grinned a little." What do you expect?  You know Tide enough, don't you, at least, to know he was eagerly waiting for that? That it wouldn't be something he would let to pass as it is any other day? "