Characters: Shepard & Thane
Word Count:469
Rating: K
Author's Note: What's the only thing more weird/funny than Elcor doing Shakespeare...? (for the 100 Theme's Challenge on dA)
95. Advertisement
I'm living a cliché, Joss Shepard muses as she settles down into the theater's cushy seat. But as Thane wraps an arm around her shoulders she can't bring herself to complain about that fact.
The lights go down in the room as the screen lights up and the first preview begins to play. Thick block letters appear on a black background as the narrator begins to read the script in the common Citadel language over epic Earth-style classical music. "First he brought you William Shakespeare's classic 'Hamlet'-"
Seriously, this guy again? Joss thinks as she resists the urge to scoff.
The bold text fades as the music's volume lowers. The screen now shows an Elcor standing on a stage with a spotlight shining down on him. "Anguish: O, that this too too sullied flesh would melt/ Thaw, and resolve itself into dew," he drawls in his species signature monotone.
The music rises once more as the next line of text appears. "Now award winning director Francis Kitt brings you something different..."
What now? An all Turian rendition of Top Hat? As the idea of Turian's attempting to sing and dance like the legendary Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire takes root in her mind, the Commander can't help but to giggle. Thane raises a questioning eyebrow ridge at her, but she just shakes her head, not wanting to explain what she was thinking why the idea is so hilarious.
The music switches over to something whimsical as the screen shows two Hanar facing one another. A series of lights plays out across the body of the periwinkle Hanar's body as he... she?... places a tentacle on what could be considered the others shoulder area. The second Hanar, this one has more of a violet hue, lights up as well, only with more flashing. Thane, having eyes modified to understand the specie's language, chuckles at whatever was said- erm, glowed.
"Shakespeare's romantic comedy done by Hanar, and completely in bioluminescence!" the narrator announces with fanfare.
Joss raises both of her eyebrows at the screen. They cannot be serious.
But they obviously are. Random scenes from the production flash across the screen as the jaunty tune continues. Finally the music reaches an all time high before the last note is struck and drawn out. "Shakespeare's 'Much Ado About Nothing.'"
Who, aside from another Hanar, would want to go see that? She doubts that there will be more than a handful of people going to see the play, but as she looks over at her lover -his usual stoic mask is gone as he stares at the screen with big brown eyes that are lit up with amusement- she knows that she'll be one of the few, if not the only, human in the audience.
A/N: The things we do for love, eh? Personally I don't think I could sit through an hour and a half of watching large jellyfish-like creatures glow out Shakespeare, but then again I'm not Commander Shepard lol. Idk wth this idea came from, but what I do know is now I want to watch both Top Hat and Much Ado About Nothing...
