New Ember Island Player

He walked into the famous Ember Island Theater House favoring his left leg. the cane he used to support himself was gold and black stained mahogany. on the stage ahead of him stood a group of men and women. it had been 12 long years since he had last stood on this stage. now he owned it and everyone standing on it. he walked up and stood in front of the troupe with his back to the theater and his hands on the cane.

"I am Takeda Goludu. I am now the manager of this troupe. You can call me Goludu-sama. Now that that introduction is over you are all fired. Get off my stage."

unknown to the troupe he had gone around the fire nation for the last 2 years recruiting new members. he didn't need this sorry excuse for actors.

He turned towards the seats. "finally i can repair this theaters good name."

Shigeru watched as the old group grumbled and protested, finally walking out of the theater.  She leaned against the wall in the corner, concealed by the shadows. She grinned. So, I finally managed to find  myself a steady job. she thought. She knew that acting earned lots of cash, and frankly, she needed the money. She had taken an acting class as a kid, but that was about ten years ago. Still, she remembered what to do and how to make things interesting.

As the last of the actors left, she stepped out of the shadows. "I was wondering what you planned to do with them. I saw one of their shows. Worst mistake I ever made." She said, addressing Takeda. Regardless of his requests, she was one of his first recruits, so she knew him pretty well and always used his first name when talking to him. "So, Takeda, where is everybody else? And what do you plan on doing for our fist show?" She asked.

''Something small deary.'' As much as he hated being called by his given name by his underlings, he couldn't tell her to call him by his title. she acted too much like his sister. not that he tolerated it from the rest of his troupe. ''how about you decide. as for the others they should be arriving with in the week.''

(loo. i thought you were using shigeru? also i will be posting after all your first posts, regardless of order. the order will be posted in ‡‡ at the end of all my posts.)

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Shigeru smiled. She had been orphaned as a kid, and saw Tereto as an older brother. She knew she was a little old to feel the want for family, but she had been without them for so long that she just enjoyed being with him. "Hmmm...I have no idea. I'm not the kind of person who thinks creatively. What kind of things are you looking for? Recent occurrences? Hundred year war? You're the one in charge here." she said.

Shion went with the flow of currency. He had used up all his past months' saving. Now he'd return to his new job hired when he was venturing in the mainland. After receiving a letter from the troupe manager, he had hurried himself here by a small and crappy ferry making him feeling seasick all over. He walked up the shore, asking villagers he had seen on shore for the direction and location of the famous Ember Island stage play.

There was was a crowd beside a theater, seemed he had found his destination. However the crowd was derived of anxious and sad looking faces, much to his amusement. Are they practicing already? Am I late? They looked like they're playing a downcast scene, and by the looks of it, they're really masters of experts. A familiar face flashed through the crowd, that man on the stage was the reason he was here. "Yo Takeda, what's up with this early ruckus?"

''young man you will call my Goludu-sama or Maneja-san.'' Takeda replied irritatedly. ''and the ruckus as you call it is the old players after being fired."

"Shigeru this is Shion. he will be joining you.'' Takeda scratched his head in though. "now that we have at least 2 members how about we do Zuko and Katara in the Ba Sing Se catacombs?''

(The Crossroads of Destiny)

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Shigeru smiled at Shion. She held out her hand to him. "Nice to meet you. It'll be a pleasure acting with you." she said. He looked like he was just a kid, a little young to be in the Players. Apparently, either Takeda didn't care about age, or he was really desperate for new actors. And who could blame him? The troupe standing outside was terrible, and whoever thought their shows would be any good was certainly an idiot.

"So, a scene from the hundred year war, eh? Seems simple enough. Its one of the most popular scenes, especially with the crowds who thought Katara should have been with Zuko. Great idea, there." she said thoughtfully.

Clarissa and Ranger had been wondering around, like she always did, when the playwrite had found her. Apparently, her appearance and disability amused him somehow, but that didn't bother her. She was just about to the door when she sensed a group of people coming out of it. Stepping back against the wall, she moved out of their way. Sensing the two other newcomers, she let them pass before attempting the door again. She hated doors, they were hard to detect and she would spend more time than needed to find the handle through the wood doors. Clarissa refused to look like a crazy person on her first day and instead just knocked on the door hard. The knock made Ranger start barking, but he stayed at her feet.

"Excuse me'' Takeda said as he limped off the stage and towards the front door. when he opened the door he saw his next player. "AH Clarissa! you should have sent a hawk to tell me you were on your way. i would have sent someone to fetch you." he held out his arm for the woman to take. "Let me show you the way deary.''


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Shigeru looked at the girl. Something seemed off about her, but she couldn't tell what it was. The girl was also walking with a small animal, a fox maybe? Shigeru just shrugged and walked up to the girl. That was when she noticed her eyes, and she knew immediately that the girl was blind. She had seen eyes like that before. So, instead of holding out her hand, she simply spoke. "Hi there! Clarissa, right? My name is Shigeru. I'm an earthbender." she said. She wondered of Clarissa was an earthbender too. After all, she had found her way here, so she had to have some form of sight, right?