Mécanisme 008 [Video]

[horlogerie]

 [The screen is dark at first, but there is a soft rattle and whirring sound until suddenly a flickering light reveals a pattern on a nearby wall. Light being made through an old-style film projector as a film strip passes through with a childishly drawn ghost drawn from cell to cell mostly just floating in a blob-like manner until it goes from one side of the screen until the other and says 'BOO' in sketchy silent-film writing.

Then the short strip of film ends, but Hugo, behind the projector, and off-screen, is left laughing as he stares happily at the now white wall of his makeshift old time movie theater.]

It worked! 

Comments

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[muto]

I would say it's very well done.

A movie. Is it some sort of magic?

[ It's totes magic. ]

Re: video;

[horlogerie]

[He looks down a bit bashfully. Now he wishes his ghost drawings had been more impressive, more like a rocket flying into the eye of the moon or something]

Magic? I guess it is in a way. But it isn't the kind of magic we have here.

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[muto]

What kind of magic it is then? I'm sorry, I don't know much about any magic.

And where are my manners, I'm Miss Gray. Tessa Gray.

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[horlogerie]

Its the kind with mirrors, and smoke, and costumes.... illusions.

[He smiles]

I'm Hugo Cabret.

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[muto]

Is it a technological advancement from your world? All of that exists in my world, but I'm not sure we're putting up moving pictures as of yet.

[ In a few years it's going to be a thing, though. ]

Mister Cabret, a pleasure to met you.

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[horlogerie]

Yes. But I still think it is more like magic.

[He tilts his head, touching a finger to the gears of the projector]

You can call me Hugo.

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[muto]

Well, it's beautiful. I suppose I agree.

Hugo, then. It would be only right if you called me Tessa.

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[horlogerie]

So...you've never seen a movie before, Tessa?

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[muto]

No, we have no movies back home.

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[horlogerie]

Would you like me to show you have to make them here, then?

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[muto]

I would love to.

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[horlogerie]

Do you know where Leonardo DaVinci's workshop is?

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[muto]

No...but I think this thing has a map somewhere in it?

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[horlogerie]

If you come here to the workshop I can show you.

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[muto]

I will, then. I certainly need some guidelines.

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[horlogerie]

I'd be happy to give you those