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"This one" - audience talking
"This one" - Movie
Disclaimer: The Adventures of Tintin belongs to Herge
Revue Starlight belongs to Bushiroad, Nelke Planning, and Kinema Citrus
The movie opens with a shot of a painter's easel.
"Very nearly there sir," a man's voice said.
The camera pans to an elderly man who is painting someone, "I have to say, your face is familiar. Have I drawn you before?"
Then, a familiar voice said, "Occasionally."
After hearing that voice, the Rinmeikan girls flinched, knowing far too well whose voice it belongs to.
"Wait... That's my voice!?" Rui exclaimed.
"Hey, Edward! What's the meaning of this!?" Fumi said in anger and annoyance.
With a sigh, Edward paused the movie and stood up, leaving the girls to see if he has a good explanation.
"I'm very sorry that I forgot to mention this but, the stories that I'm showing you would occasionally, feature you girls," Edward said.
"So you're saying that whenever we watch these stories, it would occasionally show us as those characters?" Maya said, leaving all of the Stage Girls to wonder if they too will be featured in any of the future screenings.
"Anyway, I hope this will be the last time that I have to pause the movie. Do I make myself clear?" Edward sternly said, making the rest of the girls calm down.
"Of course! I've seen you in the newspaper!" the painter replied.
He then said, "You're a reporter?"
The Rui onscreen said, "I'm a journalist."
"So in this movie, I'm a journalist?" Rui said.
"Yes... And a really good one so to say." Edward remarked.
"Ooohhh... I wonder what kind of stories have you been scooping out!" Ichie said.
The camera then pans to a Wire Fox Terrier who is sitting right next to his owner.
The dog whimpers, wondering if his master is finished with his errands.
"Be patient, Snowy," Rui said.
"Aw! What cute dog!" Shiori said in delight.
"Yes... He reminds me of Mr. White." Hikari replied.
"But we all know Andrew is also cute right?" Andrew said.
"Like you're any cuter, Abominamole," Kaoruko said sarcastically.
While waiting for his master, Snowy was looking around until someone wearing black shoes appears. He then looked up and saw someone is flexing their hands, ready to do something.
"I wonder what will that one do?" Mahiru said.
With curiosity, Snowy decided to follow the figure who proceeds to take some wallets, revealing itself as a woman.
During that scene, the Rinmeikan girls discovered who the woman is when her back is shown.
"So I'm basically a thief in this movie huh?" Yuyuko said in a huff, knowing that she's basically a pickpocket in the movie.
"It's okay Ichie! It's just a movie! Don't let it give you a negative impact!" Tamao said.
"It's ok, I'll get used to it..." Yuyuko said in a tiring fashion.
While following Yuyuko, she then began to grab another man's wallet, leaving the poor man to find out that his wallet is missing.
She then proceeded to take another wallet and another wallet, while lighting her latest victim's cigarette, leaving him wittingly unknown of what has happened.
"How oblivious," Akira remarked, seeing how the last victim was unable to notice that his wallet has been stolen.
"The Yuyuko-san in there must be that good," Tamao said, leaving some of the girls impressed.
As the painter finishes Rui's painting, he then proceeded to show her caricature.
"There. I believe I have captured something of your likeness."
The Rui onscreen took the painting and saw how well drawn it was.
"Not bad! What do you think, Snowy!" Rui remarked, leaving the audience to see Rui's attire. She's wearing a blue sweater, plus fours, an Eton collar, and a light brown check suit.
"So this what my counterpart is wearing?" Rui wondered.
"Edward-san, can you tell me, in what place does this story set?" Claudine said, knowing too well that the Rui onscreen is wearing clothes that are not from their time period.
Edward replied, "Well... It is set in Antwerp, Belgium in the mid to late 1920s."
"So this story is set in Taisho era?" Junna said, leaving the girls to feel more interested in what kind of story will unfold.
But then, Rui noticed that her dog is nowhere in sight. She sighed and proceeded to find her dog, right after paying the painter for his hard work.
Rui began to roam the marketplace, trying to look for Snowy, while two men who are both holding a newspaper.
"Anything?" the man on the right said.
"Nothing!" the man on the left said.
"Whoa! Lalafin's in the story as well!" Lalafin said.
"Hey, Edward-san! What's my role in the story!" Ichie said, leading Edward to reply, "Be patient Miss Ichie, you'll see soon enough."
While walking, Rui is fixing her hair and as she's calling out her dog, Snowy appeared, wanting to tell his master about the woman that he saw.
"Where have you been? Chasing cats again?" Rui said, unbeknownst to her on when she looked into the mirror.
"Is that a ship?" Karen said.
"To be more precise Miss Karen, a model ship," Edward said.
"Snowy! Look at this!" she exclaimed when she saw the model ship, wherein the ship's figurehead featured the body of a unicorn.
"Triple masted. Double decks. Fifty guns. Isn't she a beauty?" Rui said in awe.
The seller explained to Rui about the ship wherein he said about its origins.
"That's a very unique specimen, that is. From an old sea captain's estate."
"The Unicorn," Rui said.
"I'll admit if that ship was real, I would enjoy riding it at the ocean!" Aruru said.
"I also liked that there's a unicorn at its front!" Shiori said, due to her admiration of horses.
The seller then explained to Rui more information about The Unicorn while Rui began to inject some of her own knowledge.
"Unicorn. Man o'war sailing ship. It's very old, that is. 16th century."
"17th, I would think."
"Reign of Charles I."
"Charles II."
When the girls saw how Rui onscreen was able to say more facts about the ship than the seller, they find it very impressive about her intelligence.
"Wow Rui, your counterpart must be very intelligent about that ship," Tamao said.
"R-Really!?" Rui said while blushing.
The seller then said, "That's what I said, Charles II. As fine a ship as ever sailed the seven seas. You won't find another one of these mate. And it's only two quid."
Rui stood up and looked at the seller and said, "I'll give you a pound."
"Done!" the old man said, as Rui gives him his money.
"Shouldn't Rui pay more to the man?" Hikari said, knowing that she once lived in England.
Edward then said to Hikari, "It is true that Rui should pay more IF, it's in this time period. Remember, this the 1920s, and the currency works differently."
Meanwhile, a man in a blue suit began to race towards the boat as the old man is giving Rui "The Unicorn".
"What's that man's problem?" Karen said.
The man then asked the seller, "Hey, bud, how much for the boat?"
The seller then said to him, "I'm sorry, I just sold it to this young gent."
"You're a little late for that man," Yachiyo said, "You should've gone to that market earlier."
"The early bird gets the worm," Junna quoted, making all of the girls always plan early.
He then said to Rui, "Tell me what you paid and I'll give you double."
"Double!?" the seller said in shock.
"Thanks. But it's not for sale." Rui flatly said.
"I agree, I have the right to not sell that ship even if he wants it that bad," Rui said, leaving some of the girls to agree with her.
The man tried to warn Rui saying, "Look, kid, I'm trying to help you out. I don't think you realize this, but you're about to walk into a whole mess of danger."
"Danger?" said a few of the girls.
"Maybe someone's after the ship?" Mei Fan said.
"Hmmm... How interesting." Michiru mumbled to herself.
"What kind of danger?" Rui replied.
The man immediately tells her, "I'm warning you, get rid of the boat and get out while you still can. These people do not play nice. "
"What people?" Rui wondered until another familiar girl bumps into her.
"Wonderful. It's just wonderful."
"Oh good... Looks like I'm in the movie as well." Fumi sighed.
"But hey... You do look good in that outfit of yours!" Ichie replied.
The Fumi onscreen is shown wearing a red coat along with a red tie to match her coat.
The Fumi onscreen said, "Don't bother wrapping it, I'll take it as is."
Believing that she can get the ship, she said, "Does anybody object if I pay by cheque?"
The seller then replied, "If you want to buy it, you'll have to talk to the kid."
Fumi then saw Rui standing with the ship and said, "I see... Well, let the "kid" name his price."
"You really think you can Rui's ship that easily?" Aruru teased, knowing for a fact that if the Rui said no on the first offer, then she's sure as heck she won't give up.
"Yikes! I better make sure I don't end up like her!" Fumi thought to herself.
"'Name his price'? Ten years I've been flogging bric-a-brac and I miss 'name your price' by one bleedin' minute!" the seller said in annoyance.
Rui then said to Fumi, "I'm sorry. I already explained to the other gentleman."
The seller then said, "American he was. All hair oil and no socks."
Realizing that money won't work against Rui, Fumi decided to 'enlighten' her about the ship's history.
"Then let me appeal to your better nature. I have recently acquired Marlinspike Hall, and this ship, as I'm sure you're aware, was once part of the estate."
"Of the late sea captain?" Rui said.
"Really?"Kaoruko said, "Then shouldn't Rui-han give it to Fumi-han the ship since it is part of the estate that she bought."
"Well, it could be true that the model is part of the estate but bear in mind that the model is outside of the estate so, therefore, it is not part of the purchase," Junna said in reply.
"The family fell upon hard times. Lost everything. They've been living in a cloud of bad luck ever since. We are talking generations of drinking and irrational behavior..." Fumi said until, Rui cuts her off, saying, "I'm sorry. But as I told you before, it's not for sale. Good day to you sir."
And from it, Rui began to leave the marketplace to go home.
"You really are becoming aggressive about your ship aren't you Rui?" Ichie said.
"That young woman, what's her name?" Fumi said to the seller.
The seller then said, "Her? Everybody knows her. That's Tintin."
"Tintin?" some of the girls said, leaving some of them to chuckle about it.
"You guys! Stop laughing!" Rui said in embarrassment.
"Sorry, it's just... the name was a bit weird for me," Karen said.
"I know! Right, Karen-chan!" Aruru said.
"Well, it is an interesting name though, I wonder how she got that name," Michiru said interestingly.
"Of course, I wonder if she got it from her mother?" Maya said.
"But even so, the name 'Tintin' is a bit interesting," Claudine said.
And once the seller said Tintin's name, Fumi went into a scowl, knowing that she has to get that ship.
The scene then cuts into Tintin entering her flat.
"What is it about this ship? Why has it attracted so much attention" Tintin wondered, as she placed the model ship near the fireplace.
"What secrets do you hold?" Tintin replied as she began to examine "The Unicorn"
"I couldn't agree more to that Tintin," Yachiyo said, making all the girls wonder what kind of secret the ship holds.
Tintin then enters her study as she's looking for the magnifying glass, not knowing that a stray cat has entered the room.
"Something tells me that a disaster will strike," Futaba said, knowing that if a cat is in the same place as a dog, bad things will surely happen.
While Tintin is looking for the magnifying glass, several newspapers were on display on the wall, featuring Tintin's previous exploits ranging from capturing a crime ring to retrieving a king's lost scepter.
When the girls saw them, they were all in shock at how many stories Tintin has garnered and was a part of.
"Wow! I can't believe she has gone through those kinds of adventures!" Karen said.
"Edward-san! Is it possible if we can learn about Rui's other adventures!" Ichie shouted with delight, leaving some of the girls to know more about her adventures.
"If you girls want to know more about them, then once this story's over, you can check our bookstore if you liked," Edward said, leading Ichie to plan a trip to Edward's bookstore.
Tintin is still trying to find her magnifying glass until Snowy found it, leading Tintin to grab it from his jaws.
"Thank you," Tintin said until she spotted the cat with her glass.
"Uh oh," some of the girls.
"Yes... Uh oh indeed..." Edward replied.
The cat hissed at Tintin leading Snowy to try and chase it.
"No Snowy!" Tintin exclaimed.
Chaos has ensued in the flat as Tintin tried to catch the cat, leading many of her valuables to get destroyed. But, in the midst of their chase, Snowy unwittingly knocked The Unicorn, leading it to crash on the floor.
"Oh no!" some of the girls exclaimed.
"I just bought that!" Rui said in shock.
"Don't worry Rui-chan! Maybe your counterpart can fix it!" Tamao said, reassuring Rui.
Tintin then looked in shock seeing that her newly-bought ship is now broken. She then took the ship and noticed that its mast has been broken.
"Look what you. You broke it! Bad dog!" Tintin snapped at Snowy, leading him to whimper.
"Hey! Don't blame Snowy! Blame the cat!" some of the girls said.
But when Tintin tilted the ship, a metal tube came out of the mast's hole. The tube fell from the ship and when Snowy tried to grab it, he pushed the tube all the way under the closet.
"What's that!?" Junna exclaimed, where some of the girls wondered if that's one of the ship's secrets.
"I wonder what's inside that tube?" Tsukasa said.
Tintin then decided that she needs to know what has happened to the ship as she grabs her coat.
"Something happened to this ship. And we're going to the one place that could have the answer," Tintin said as she called Snowy to follow her, "Come on, Snowy."
Just as Tintin left her flat, an unknown looks through its binoculars, who is eyeing the model ship.
"Looks the bad guys are making their move!" Lalafin said in suspense.
"Yeah! I also wonder what kind of secret "The Unicorn" is holding!" Aruru said in excitement.
Edward then said to them, "Well, you'll just have to wait and see girls."
And cut!
So there you have it, the first part of the first film of the series.
Now you're wondering, why this film?
Well suffice to say, this is the film that kickstarted my idea of this react fic and so, this film would be the cornerstone of my story.
Also, the reason why I didn't change their names in the film is that I want them to know that their versions are playing their character with the character's original name.
Anyway, take note that my updates are a bit random so to say and of course, I'm William DeGrave and tune in to the next part of this story.
