location : prometheus productions studio A16 .
time : 3:59 PM .
@pathof-eyeris / @clemfehr
four o’clock plays terribly with his schedule, tal talk usually filming at five, it feels wrong to be away from the studio. “ -- i’m going to go out on a limb and say we all know how this works?” he says it the same way he would on the set for tal talk, as if he’s speaking to the audience and not the other two Prometheus employees.
he’s observing the room, taking note of prize counter, of tickets set on tables, or bits of trash strewn across the floor for realism. there is a very specific feeling that comes with places like these, the air is sticky, it smells of grease and sweets and sweat, it carries discomfort, the room radiates with it.
animatronic stares with unblinking eyes, Taliesin watches it curiously as if it might begin to move on it’s own. he knows not to doubt such an idea, the special effects department is well funded for this sort of occasion. he wonders if there is a camera hidden behind yellowed glass eye, it makes him uneasy, he doesn’t hide it, knows that is what people came for, the shock factor of it all, and while the host still carries himself with respect, he allows a peak behind the curtains, a glimpse of honesty in his usual optimistic facade. taking a steadying breath and adjusting his bowtie, Taliesin turns towards the others. “shall we then?”