They really didn't try very hard with these movie scripts...
My Great Big Adventure
Sigh.
So I was interrupted while writing my last post, because my xtransceiver rang. My first thought was Curtis, but then I remembered he doesn't have MY number (he calls his own dropped device). Guess who called…
My MOTHER!
And she had THE NERVE!
She asked how I was doing, where I was, if I'm eating enough, blah blah. This is the first time she's called since kicking me out. I had kind of sort of… forgotten about her. It was strangely… nice, this warm feeling spreading through me. Or maybe I was mad…
"So, honey… I saw your first movie! I bet you're BANKING! How about you send some to me and I'll save your money for you?"
…...
And thus, the REAL reason she called. She wants the cold cash. And that's too bad. I told her that since she kicked me out, I owed her nothing. Then I hung up.
And then the phone rang again.
"Look, Mom, I am NOT—"
"Hello? This is Rosa, correct?" came a man's voice. Oops. Not my mom.
"Umm yes, who is this?"
"It's Mr. Deeoh! From Pokestar Studios! I need you here right away! We're set to start filming tomorrow~"
Yeah, uh, NO.
"What? I thought I was done with Riolu Girl?!" I replied, not wanting to act again. The script sucked so badly it took out all the fun.
"Oh you are, no worries," he happily explained. "This film is about time travel! Much more exciting!"
"Look, thanks for… thinking of me, and all," I said, "but I really don't want to do another movie… I'm kinda busy and such…"
"Ah but I'm afraid, Rosa, that you have to! It's in your contract."
My… contract…? Since when was I under contract?
"Your contract says you owe me a new movie at least once a month, so hurry back! If you're not here by tonight, you'll owe me $400,000,000,000~"
Four hundred BILLION? But Riolu Girl only grossed twenty-four million! (which is a lot, but not a billion!) I never even signed a contract! Well… maybe…? I did fill out a piece of paper with my name and number… oh no, was that my contract?! It should have been more clear!
How am I even supposed to get back to the movie set by tonight?! The trip to Castelia alone would take a day, and then I have to sail back to Virbank!
I looked around town for Hugh, but I haven't seen him since our argument after I won my fourth badge. I berated him for drooling over Elesa, and he berated me for not drooling over anyone (which obviously means he hasn't noticed my crushing on him…) and it escalated into shouts and we stormed away in opposite directions.
Oh well. I'm sure I'll see him again at some point.
As I was heading out from the Pokecenter to Route 4, I ran into Bianca. Sometimes she's annoying, and sometimes she's helpful. Luckily for me, she was helpful this time!
She gave me HM02 - Fly!
No paying $400,000,000,000! WOO!
I taught Tranquill Fly, and she flew me back to the Pokestar Studios…
where I was forced into another horrible flick!
Timegate Traveler: Glasses of Destiny!
Even the name…! yuck.
When I entered the studios, the lady at the front desk asked me to sign in… really?
"Oh, you're…! Well, since I don't know your name, you must be new!"
Why is it that people everywhere ELSE know who I am, but no one here treats me like a celebrity? Instead, they all treat me like a child! A security patrol officer called me a BRAT!
Ugghhh.
I spent an entire day filming the scenes for this sci-fi-gone-wrong. It was incredibly boring.
After filming ended, I went back to the dressing room to get out of my "professor" costume (which was really just an old labcoat, nothing special). My 'room' is really just part of a larger storage room, a small section in the back curtained off. Apparently, here, only REAL celebrities get dressing rooms. The closest one to me belongs to Nancy. She's a Pokemon celebrity-idol-something-or-other. She's been in a few movies though.
Anyway, I mention this because after I was done filming, she was actually in her dressing room! Usually it's locked, and I've never run into another person back there, so I was surprised.
"Oh, hi! You're Rosa right? Did you just finish?" she asked, seeming very friendly. At least she knows who I am…
"I've always thought about doing movies long term, but I'm just so much better at live talk-shows!" She proceeded to ask about my movie, which I hesitantly described. However, she actually found the plot amusing.
"Really? I'll have to go see it when it comes out! OOOOH YOU KNOW WHAT?" she exclaimed, super excited. "We should do a movie together! It would be awesome! I'll ask my manager! See you later!"
And then she ran off to somewhere important.
Sigh. I REALLY don't want to do anymore movies, but if I have to, I suppose one with her wouldn't be so awful.