Requested by Urleen, who wanted the Phantom and Zorro thrown in as well. Thanks for all feedback, per usual. :)
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5 Movies that remind Evey of V
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5. A book that Evey has always wanted to see onscreen: The Phantom of the Opera.
The first time she asked V for it, he'd done a double-take, hemmed and hawed for a while, then smoothly and regretfully explained he seemed to have misplaced it some time back and no, Evey, this has nothing to do with the mask—or cloak, or killings, and no, not even the 'dramatic background music jig', thank you very much Evey, no. Which is a perfectly believable excuse in a place where the film industry lines the walls except that V has always been a perfectionist organizer and they both know it.
(Current plan to get it: innocently calling him the 'Angel of Music' every time he plays the jukebox or piano. She has just promised him to stop when the film is 'found', and expects to find it on her bed within the hour.)
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4. Finch is the first man Evey meets who doesn't quake, make the sign against evil, or froth at the mouth at the mention of V. For a girl deprived of the relief of coffee-break gossip for several months now, this immunity is an excellent trait.
"So where's the Zorro wannabe?" is the first gruff thing he asks when she finds him at their agreed spot. Evey is delighted.
"The revolution is ours now, Mr. Finch," she says brightly, falling in step with him. "But enough about that. Let's goss—I mean, let's talk about masked vigilantes and their impossible romanticism with flashy blades now, shall we?"
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3. "But isn't it interesti--"
"No."
"But just one more time--"
"No."
"But he's going to say it anytime now—wait, here it is..."
"Evey…"
"…and he's taking off the shades... your cue, your cue—say it! 'I'm going to enjoy watching you--'"
"For the love of god, Evey, we were almost at the fight scene! I'm not going to say Mr. Anderson that way again so-- stop-- rewinding!"
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2. "--and then we talked about other movies we enjoyed before the blacklisting and the meeting was wrapped up pretty soon after that."
A pause.
"...Let me just... clarify. You spent an afternoon with Finch—"
"—in a very, very serious cultural committee meeting—"
"—discussing my similarities to a fictional semi-psychotic lover of consumable artistry."
"… It was also a very dull session. And Finch said the whole ruthless obsession and insane-sanity thing going on clinched it, but I--"
"Dear god."
"Well, if it helps, we chose the older version--"
"Please stop, Evey, please..."
"--because I remembered he quotes outrageously as well. And he's funny." A pause. "Cheer up, V. Willy Wonka isn't all that bad."
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1. The Count of Monte Cristo, always. Some days, she curls up on the couch with the lights turned amber-dim and smiles at the ending, that sweet heart-warming romance. Others, she flicks it off before that unreachable tree, and thinks of V and blood-roses and rain.
She has always pitied Mercedes.
