Wyvern Posted June 23, 2009 Report Share Posted June 23, 2009 The news cameras slowly fade in to a painted picture of Wyvern posing against a crimson backdrop, his claw raised to an Almost Dragonic Brand Promotional Propaganda Pamphlet™ while his beady eyes stare off into the distance… possibly staring at Signe. A crackling recording of the Red party’s rendition of “Ding-Dong, Wiggly-Wong, Polling Song” cues up in the background on an old phonograph, with the static ushering the words “Almost Report” across the screen in a distinctly Russian font. The cameras pan out from the painting a bit to reveal the dusty study of lumpenproletariat’s quarters, its aged architecture dotted with long-forgotten empty booze bottles and radical radio playlists. Wyvern lifts his head up from a giant tome labeled “1001 Ways to Please a Succubus, in Detail” and slowly nudges it shut, adjusting it over his lap for a moment to avoid any broadcasting embarrassments. He fidgets in his position on a stool modeled after a statue of a thinking man, then grins and slowly spreads his arms to the cameras. “Comradessss, so glad you could join. Welcome to Almost Dragonic Brand Promotional Propaganda Moving Picture.™ I am Wyvern, leader of the Red party.” Wyvern moves the book to the side to flaunt his polar bear furs, penguin loafers, and otter tooth arm bands. His tail swings across the floor in the background, waving the geld piece insignia flag attached to its stinger with pride. “This is a video for those who have yet to join and support the cause of the Red party at the Conservatory voting booth. We think it will convince the semi-believers, the non-believers and, yes, perhaps even the party poopersss. So pleassse, join me as we explore the most exciting political platform on offer since 'Queen of the Collective Universes.'” Wyvern lifts himself to his feet, his excessive furs shaking uncomfortably while the beaks of his penguin loafers squeak along the study floor. He pauses at a mounted stuffed werewolf, and crosses his claws behind his back as he stares up at it thoughtfully. “It should firssst be noted that the Red party knows no bounds of age, class, gender, race or creed. Only geld.” Wyvern’s tail flicks up for a moment to accentuate his statement with its geld flag. “Even the inmates of Lupine Asylum are welcome in the Red party, and will get their equal treatment for their equal sum of geld. It is bound to be an insssane party, after all.” Wyvern sticks his snout up and continues holding his claws behind his back as he wanders past the stuffed werewolf, examining the ceiling until he reaches a wall loaded with an odd selection of Pen portraits. The portraits are painted in a manner that makes the pennites in question appear as though they originated as 17th century aristocrats, with excessive curly wigs of grey hair and white ruffled tunic collars framing the otherwise normal pennite faces. “The politics of the Red party have originated from only the finest of pennite role models.” Wyvern points at paintings of a high elf holding an ornamental katana, a wolf with a lofty wig of hair, and a man with a sideways hourglass painted as a mustache. “Gyrfalcon for proving that geld flows forth when heroic deeds are accomplished. Canid for viewing geld as one of nature’s many resources. Xaious for showing that geld transsscends time. A very happy belated birthday to the three of you! Your memoriesss live on here at the Pen.” Wyvern pauses to scratch his head over a portrait of the Portrait of Zool placed in a medieval frame within a medieval frame, then makes his way back over to the statue he was sitting on and scoops the succubus tome back up in his arms. “Sssso vote for the Red party today.” Wyvern flips through the pages of the book in the hopes of locating a section for succubus party games, lifting his snout to wink at the cameras briefly. “Tanuchan’sss place, after the voting is over… though only if we win, of course!” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Portrait of Zool Posted June 23, 2009 Report Share Posted June 23, 2009 Zool looks at the portrait within the frame within the frame. "I've been framed!" he exclaims. http://www.themightypen.net/public/style_emoticons/default/ohmy.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quincunx Posted June 23, 2009 Report Share Posted June 23, 2009 Ohh, how clever--he's gone and invented picture-in-picture. --Rydia, singing pointy ear shiny hunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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