“Fill in…? H-hey, are you really going to agree to that, just like that?” Unlike Valvatorez, Artina already had a feeling what the stage director was hinting at, when he mentioned that they were perfect as a pair. And pristina white did sound like a familiar fairy tale to her too. Would that really be okay…? Then again, it’s not like she had much of a choice to back out now, since her demon friend already seemed pretty confident about al of this.
“I suppose, filling in wouldn’t hurt. But… what about the script? We would need to remember the dialogue of our characters in a really short time span now, right?” But before she or the vampire could ask any more questions about what exactly they’re supposed to help with, the short man dragged them already behing the curtains of the stage. And right after that, he handed them the scripts, before he excused himself, because he had other preperations to attend to, before his play would start. However, he did say, that he would return later again, so he could give them their fitting costumes for their characters.
With big and curious blue eyes, the angel quickly checked the script that she was just handed to. It was the one for the character Pristina White herself! She would play the main role? It’s not like she couldn’t handle that, but the more papers she read, the more curious and nervous she got about the question; what kind of script Valvatorez got. (Of course she already had an assumption…)
That’s why she silently approached him from behind, until she could peek over his shoulder. “Mr. Vampire, what kind of role do you have? Do you think you can handle it?”
" hmph, how amusing ... ” to receive the role of an unnamed dark prince, rather than an act behind the scenes --- it made for an interesting turn of events, he thought. with a soul as proud and noble as his, acting the part on behalf of his will to assist should be quite easy. valvatorez nods in approval despite not having read beyond the role title yet.
“ are you underestimating me, artina ? hmhm, my role as the dark prince will hardly be a challenge ! ” he answers with confidence as he turns to the angel, a flourish of his cape following his words. he takes the opportunity to show a section of his script, selected at random, as he reads off the line, “ look here --- ‘ the dark prince approaches sleeping pristina white on her bed of roses. there he must awaken her with three improvised attempts before the final act. ’ ”
besides another scene that came before this, his appearances ( the dark prince, to be exact ) were vastly limited for an important character within the confines of the story. in fact, the pages of this script were much looser in comparison to the one in artina’s hands ! his face now reflects a contorted expression. such a minor detail had now come into realization and irked him --- so much so, he must speak with the director in person for a flaw in his storytelling.
“ --- ah, but i did not ask which role you will be filling in for, ” his curiosity has been piqued. “ well ? ”
