Reeve hoped today would be his big break. He was tired of being a taxi cab driver. He had seen the casting call ad in the paper, and was hoping that he would end up being around celebrities that needed a personal chauffeur.
Vincent walked over to one of his most troublesome female students, who was more interested in fashion and actors than in mastering the English language.
"What, may I ask, do you find more interesting than Shakespeare?" he asked her in what he hoped was a forbidding voice.
"Oh, nothing Mr. Valentine." the girl replied in a simpering voice, moving her book slightly to cover something.
"A movie audition? That's what you find so fascinating?" Vincent grabbed the piece of paper she tried to hide. "Two hours detention after school today." he announced as he walked back to his desk.
After that class had been dismissed by the bell, he looked at the casting call information more closely. If it paid well enough, he could finally take that long overdue sabbatical he wanted, after ten years of teaching English to unwilling high school students without a vacation.
"Did you call and tell the airline we're unavailable today?" Shera asked her husband.
"Sure did, but they're going to make us work continuous flights next week to make up for it." Cid told her, trying to keep the annoyance out of his voice that he felt at being grounded.
"I figured as much, but if we pass the auditions today, hopefully we'll finally be able to buy a house big enough for starting a family in." Shera smiled shyly at him.
"Yeah, that's true." Cid said as he smiled back at her, taking her in his arms and kissing her.
Barret checked his watch. Still plenty of time before the audition…it was merely a formality for him to be there, since he was allowing his investment properties to be used for filming the movie in exchange for his having a role. So he was guaranteed to pass the audition, it was merely what character he was going to play that was unsure. And he was hoping that he'd get some profitable free advertising by being in the movie as well.
Scarlet walked upstairs to the childrens' bedrooms. "Marlene! Denzel! Are you ready to leave?" she called out.
"Coming!" their voices chimed simultaneously, and they opened the door to their own rooms, running past her down the stairs and to the front door. "Let's go to the audition!"
"Okay, let me just grab the keys." Scarlet enjoyed being their nanny, but their exuberance could be overwhelming at times, and she hoped that they wouldn't turn into snobs if they became child stars. Their parents weren't that involved with the children unless it was to show them off, and it worried her. They were good kids, but they needed more love than they were getting at home.
"So what are you doing today?" Rufus asked Aerith, as they lay in their bed.
"I heard about auditions today for a movie they're going to be filming here in Midgar. It sounds like fun." Aerith replied.
"Anything with a penis sounds like fun to you." Rufus said without a trace of rudeness or jealousy, caressing her. His so-called relationship with Aerith was mostly one of convenience, they were roommates in an oversized one bedroom apartment, to keep monthly costs down so they could have extra spending money. His job as a cabana boy meant he was surrounded by women all day at work, many of them very attractive, and he was willing to earn bigger tips, since he was saving up to go back to school.
"I'm just a people person." Aerith smiled at him. "Besides, I know you're glad I think your penis is quite fun." she said as she fondled his with one hand, putting her other hand on his cheek and kissing him.
Rufus obliged her unspoken request, and before too long, he had her clawing at his buttocks as she cried out. "I know you're glad I think you're fun as well." he smirked as he got out of bed to take a shower and get ready for work. When he came out of the bathroom, Aerith was still in bed, texting on her cellphone.
"You should come to the audition too, you might earn some extra money." Aerith said. "I bet you'll earn as much in one day acting in a movie as you do acting in one week with all those desperate housewives at the hotel." She got out of bed and went into their walk-in closet where Rufus was getting dressed. "It's at 1pm at the convention center. Tell all those women that I said their husbands said hello. My turn in the bathroom before heading off to work as well." Aerith kissed Rufus, who pulled away when he felt her hands on him.
"Uh-uh, Aerith, you know the rules, only once in the mornings, we need to save our energies for earning money." Rufus knew she didn't enjoy being a waitress, even if it was at an exclusive gentleman's club where the tips tended to be huge the more cleavage you had. Aerith spent hers on fashion and clubbing in her off hours, and he knew that's what she'd like to be able to afford to do all the time, party. "I'll think about the audition, don't wait up for me. It's Friday after all, the weekend crowd will be arriving." Rufus reminded her before leaving.
"It's time to go, can we finish this another time?" Sephiroth asked his cousins.
"As far as I'm concerned, it's over." Loz said. "Everyone knows Germany is going to win the World Cup this year."
"Dream on, Australia's going to kick your asses!" Yazoo snapped.
"Who cares, soccer is nothing compared to hockey." the Canadian-born Kadaj proclaimed.
Sephiroth took a deep breath, trying not to lose his temper with his cousins. They were all stuntmen who had come to Midgar to try and prove themselves capable of acting as well. All their auditions they went to somewhat irked him, because he had a hidden desire to become a director. And he had decided to go to this audition with them, wanting to try life in front of the camera to get an idea of life behind it. "I'm heading out to the car now, anyone who wants to be a star is free to join me." he said, slamming the door behind him on their sports argument. "Besides, everyone knows American football is the best sport in the world." he muttered under his breath as he got in the car.