Movie Sign Theater 3000, Saturday Evening

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Buccaneers of the Sea Not Entirely Unlike the Caribbean: End of the Earth

In this explosive Trilogy finale, the Buccaneers face their greatest challenge yet with even more characters than ever before. 


John led Abigail up to the theater, checking out the marquee.  "I hope you've seen the first two, or this might spoil you for them," he said with a grin.


[ooc: Film is obviously  Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End.  Thread between John and Abigail locked to them, but okay for broadcast.  Theater is here for all your viewing needs.]

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[solowhistler.livejournal.com]

"I did manage to catch the first two," Abigail said to John. "The cast is kind of too pretty to ignore."

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"Well, that's one thing they've got going for them," John agreed. "I'm not sure if acting should count as a second, but we'll see if they've improved since the last movie."

[solowhistler.livejournal.com]

"Some of the acting could definitely be improved. I'm just hoping this one makes more sense than the last one. That would be nice."

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"Wait wait, movies are supposed to make sense? Where's the fun in that?" John teased.

[solowhistler.livejournal.com]

"It's only fun if you get to try to figure out how the movie could make sense," Abigail said. "Like those really bad horror flicks with plot holes you could drive a car through."

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"Exactly," John grinned. "It's like watching foreign films without the subtitles - you just make up the words yourself and decide what's really going on."

[solowhistler.livejournal.com]

"You do that too?" Abigail asked, laughing. "I remember one time, my dad's TV got messed up, and everything was in Spanish for like a week until we got it fixed. It made watching movies and game shows a lot more fun."

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"Now that sounds like a good time. Can I get you some popcorn," John asked.

[solowhistler.livejournal.com]

Abigail grinned at John. "Sure, I'd love some."

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

John stepped toward the concession stand, turned, and asked, "Did you want a drink or anything else to go with it?"

[solowhistler.livejournal.com]

"Sure, but if we're getting drinks, I'll pay for them." That's how she thought dates were supposed to work, at least.

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"I can go along with that." John said, being all for equality, after all.

[solowhistler.livejournal.com]

"Excellent," Abigail said, joining him at the concession stand. The date had only just started and he was already winning brownie points. This was going better than she'd expected.

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

John waved Abigail in front of him. "Ladies first," he said, allowing her to order before him.

[solowhistler.livejournal.com]

Something about that statement made Abigail grin. She ordered their drinks, and then stepped out of the way, taking a sip of her soda to keep from saying something undoubtedly stupid in reply.

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

John ordered a bucket of popcorn and some candy, then joined Abigail. "We have snacks and drinks, thank you by the way, now we just need to decide on seating." He motioned toward the mostly empty theater, "Do you have a preference?"

[solowhistler.livejournal.com]

"Maybe somewhere towards the middle?" she suggested. "Is there anywhere where you'll have trouble seeing?"

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

John grinned, "No vision problems, thankfully, or they wouldn't let me fly."

[solowhistler.livejournal.com]

"Oh, are you planning on being a pilot some day?" she asked, picking a row towards the middle and leading John to a pair of seats.

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

John followed her saying, "Yeah, I'm planning on going to the Air Force Academy."

[solowhistler.livejournal.com]

"Seriously? That's awesome," Abigail replied. "Do you have family in the military, or is this a decision you came to all on your own?"

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, USAF family," John said. "I want to fly and they've got the planes. I figure it's a natural progression."

[solowhistler.livejournal.com]

Abigail smirked. "Will you laugh at me if I tell you I've never been on a plane before?"

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"Why would I laugh?" he asked. "Have you not traveled much?"

[solowhistler.livejournal.com]

"Not really, no. All the traveling I've done has either been on foot, or by car. Planes just seem so...easy to crash," she admitted.

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

John held back a chuckle since he'd said he wouldn't laugh. "I think planes get a bad rep from movies," he said. "You should consider the Flight and Flying workshop next session. We fly in simulators so there's no crashing."

[solowhistler.livejournal.com]

"Don't you have to have some kind of flying experience before taking that class? And I've heard the teacher's kind of scary."

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"I don't think so, but I don't know much about the workings around here," he admitted. "Skywalker's okay if you pay attention to his mood before talking to him." That was one thing John had experience with.

[solowhistler.livejournal.com]

"Hmm. Well, I'll have to keep that class in mind then," she said. "I have to say, it's really cool that they have so many classes here in things we're actually interested in."

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"It really is," John agreed. "What are you taking now?"

[solowhistler.livejournal.com]

"Uh, Firearms, How to Blow Things Up, and Building a Better Fighter. All useful topics, I assure you."

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"They certainly are, especially Firearms," John knew he had a class with Abigail, he just hadn't remembered which. "That class is a lot of fun."

[solowhistler.livejournal.com]

"I know! How awesome were those AK47s?" she said, with perhaps more glee than a normal girl should have.

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"They were amazing!" John was glad she wasn't a typical girl. "My favorite so far has been the shotgun with the Dragon's Breath ammo."

[solowhistler.livejournal.com]

"I was a little too nervous to try that one, but it looked like so much fun," Abigail said, laughing. "You could take out a serious amount of bad guys with one of those things."

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"Did you ever have the opportunity to take out bad guys where you're from?" John asked.

[solowhistler.livejournal.com]

Abigail thought about how much she could tell John, and realized that if he hadn't run screaming from Fandom, he might not be totally freaked out by some of the truth. "Sometimes. That's sort of why I'm here," she said. "I'm learning how to be a better vampire hunter, like my dad."

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"Wow, vampires," John was always at a loss when people started talking about this sort of thing since he had no frame of reference. "Dawn told me a little about vampires and demons. Are you from where she's from?"

[solowhistler.livejournal.com]

"No, weirdly enough. I've talked to her and Buffy, and I think we come from two different places that just happen to have vampires." She smirked softly. "I'm going to take a wild guess and say that you don't have a vampire problem where you're from."

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

John shook his head, "At least, not that I'm aware of." If he only knew about the space vampires from beyond the galaxy "But I find you hunting them fascinating."

[solowhistler.livejournal.com]

"Really?" Abigail smiled broadly, blushing a little. "No one's ever called it fascinating before."

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"Oh, well I'm very interested in what you do." John smiled, looking into her eyes, "Would it be better to feign disinterest?"

[solowhistler.livejournal.com]

Abigail shook her head a little, but didn't break the eye contact. "Oh no, interest is much, much better."

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"Good," John said. "Because I'm a bad liar."

[likeguidelines.livejournal.com]

Barbossa was in the back of the theater with a giant thing of popcorn, an even bigger bottle of rum and a huge grin on his face.

God, he loved these movies. They were just so inaccurate.

[stanleykeyworth.livejournal.com]

Stan was there, giant bucket o' popcorn, giant frozen cola. Oh, he'd be having a sugar high right when the movie started sucking, but that's the best part.