Chapter Text
Characters :
STELLE : A tall girl with grey hair, she is the character whose body holds a Stellaron. Recently joined the Astral Express' crew.
MARCH 7TH : A joyful girl who loves to take pictures and keep them as memories. She is a part of the usual expedition trio of the Astral Express.
DAN HENG : A silent boy who holds a magnificent polearm. He is the reliable head between the three, and the most serious.
BLADE : A Stellaron Hunter. Beside hunting Stellarons, he is on a personal and mysterious business that consist in slaughtering for good a certain someone.
ACTE I, SCENE I
( The play takes place inside a big hall, with many booths and people. The ground is flooded of cosplayers of many books, movies, mangas, animes and video games... A sea of head is flowing constantly )
( MARCH 7TH, DAN HENG & STELLE are arriving on the main place, they are all panting, from running )
MARCH 7TH ( panting ) : Wow !... This place is so crowded ! Why is there such a huge assembly ?
DAN HENG : We have fled from his sight, but only for a while.
STELLE : A big crowd like this is nice, it's giving us a good place to hide and blend in.
( Stelle starts walking away from them but Dan Heng grab her by the shoulder )
DAN HENG : Slow down Stelle, we don't know what these people are here for. This huge assembly does feel a little odd.
MARCH 7TH : It was you who dragged all of us inside that building !
DAN HENG : We are exploring unknown grounds, let's be careful.
MARCH 7TH : Stelle wait for us !
( March 7th walks up to someone with grey hair facing backside, as she tap on the shoulder, the person turns away )
MARCH 7TH : Ste- Wait, you're not her...
FEM TRAILBLAZER COSPLAYER : Ah you might have mistaken me for someone else, I love your cosplay by the way ! It's really neat !
MARCH 7TH : ...Cosplay ?
( MARCH 7TH walks back to Dan Heng, the latter is scrutinizing above the sea of heads to search Stelle )
MARCH 7TH : Dan Heng... I'm scared... What is this place ?
DAN HENG : I think we entered... A sort of festival... I see many people wearing costumes around us.
( DAN HENG quickly taps on his bracelet that serve as a searching tool )
DAN HENG : It appears that we have entered a type of convention, a kind of festival that is usual here, on planet D1RT-C53. Some people use this opportunity to "cosplay"
MARCH 7TH : Oh... A costume convention ! This is so fun !... ( she looks around her, then turns to him ) What's a cosplay ?
DAN HENG : ( citing ) A cosplay is the practice of dressing up as a character from a film, book, or video game. And the term "play" refers as in imitating that character, physical or attitude.
MARCH 7TH : So, there are people pretending to be Stelle here ?... How ?
( Stelle emerges from the right and walks up to March 7th and Dan Heng )
STELLE : I'm back ! I did a little walk there, look at what I got !
MARCH 7TH : Is that... A pin of that famous vocaloid ?! This is so cool !
DAN HENG : * Cough * Trail Blazing crew, should I remind that we have a situation at hand ?
( As they were discussing, a loud scream resonates in the back )
THE LOUD VOICE : YOU CAN'T RUN FOREVER !
DAN HENG : ( Jumps out of scare and grabs Stelle and March 7th by the arms ) Quick let's move out !
MARCH 7TH : That's not a very smart move to yell, thanks for the warning !
( As they run away, Stelle look behind her, her eyes falls on a crowd. The more she stares, she starts to hear some people groaning, as they were being pushed by someone, coming closer and closer. Finally, a face shows up )
BLADE : ( Panting ) Ugh... Why are there so many people ...
STELLE : Oh, he found us.
BLADE : You !
( Stelle keeps running, behind March 7th and Dan Heng, they try to open up a path between the people but the place is so loaded, it's barely impossible to pass through without pushing everybody. They were no longer running, they were trotting, trying to jump above people's feet and try to not bump into anyone too much. Finally, they arrive in an avenue where the place had less booths, and a flat era in front of them, with people dispersed in tiny groups, resting on the ground. Some of them were sitting and arranging their extremely colored hair, which seemed to be wigs. Some were taking pictures. They were all in a great mood. Little did they know that a murder might take place among this innocent and naive crowd )
( March 7th turns around to try to shoot an arrow of six-phased ice. Unfortunately, the place is too crowded to fire. There is too many people that might move and land in her range. Stelle notices March 7th's moves and takes out her baseball bat. She grabbed her weapon tighter as Blade was finally getting out of the noisy crowd. The Stellaron Hunter raises his sword and points it at the three )
( Blade is the first one to make the move, he dashes in a flash and knocks his sword against Stelle's bat, making a loud metal clashing noise, catching the attention of everyone around them )
MARCH 7TH : Wha- Why is everyone clapping ?
DAN HENG : March, go hold off the crowd !
MARCH 7TH : Hum... Everyone ! Can you all please distant yourself a little bit ? We are dealing an issue !... ( she tries to shoo them with her hands )
BLUE CYAN TWIN PONYTAIL COSPLAYER : Is that an artist performance ? Hey guys, come over and watch this !
MARCH 7TH : No !! That's the total opposite of what we want !!
( The crowd surround them quickly and takes out their phones to film. Although, they form a circle to let the performance take place )
( Blade is fighting Stelle, quickly backed up by Dan Heng, March 7th is miserably trying to push away gently the crowd around them )
MARCH 7TH : Why do you think it's a performance ?! Get away !
COSPLAYER WITH CHAINSAW HAT : The props are so awesome ! It look like it's real ! Well done !
COSPLAYER IN RED SPIDER SUIT : And the sparks ! Those props weapons are crafted with real iron, this is sick !
COSPLAYER WITH ABSURD ENORMOUS LONG SWORD : I want to know how they made that !
MARCH 7TH : Are the habitants of this planet have no sense of danger ?!
( The clashing won't stop, Dan Heng and Stelle are hardly trying to take on Blade who deal with much more ease battling two persons at the same time )
BLADE : What are you afraid of ? Me or the people watching ? Ha ha ha !
DAN HENG : ( dodges ) Why are you so obsessed with finishing me off ?
BLADE : ( punches Stelle and she falls over ) Miserable of you... You really don't remember ? ( Clashes his sword again ) Well, I guess this will... ( blocks Dan Heng's fencing ) ... Make your departing less painfull !
DAN HENG : ( rolls back ) Stelle !
BLADE : Too bad I can't get rid of her, Kafka said that Elio- OUCH ! ( Blade get hit in the head with a chunk of ice, he turns around and glance at March 7th ) Ow !... Why did you do that ?!
MARCH 7TH : I'm sorry ! I can't form arrows under that big amount of stress right now.
COSPLAYER IN GREY SUIT WITH PINK TIE : Wow, was that real ice ? The cosplayers are acting so well ! Get them another round of applause !
COSPLAYER WITH SKULL AND BLUE VEST : The choregraphy is on TOP !
( The crowd applause them once more, Dan Heng helps Stelle gets up, while March 7th and Blade look around them, both are very confused of the current situation. Dan Heng and Stelle supports each others by the shoulder )
BLADE : ( lower his sword and look around him ) What you all think this is ?... A joke ?
COSPLAYER WITH WHITE PLUG SUIT AND BLUE HAIR : Not at all, you guys pulled this with grace ! What are your social medias ?
BLADE : ... Huh ?
MARCH 7TH : Oh... Ha... Yes ! But you see, we kinda want to keep our... privacy ? You know, we -Huh- have a lot of people following our works, hah !...
BLADE : ( He approach slowly March 7th with a timid walk, shushing ) : What are you doing ? Are you lying ?
MARCH 7TH : ( shushing back at him ) I don't know what I am doing honestly, what else do you want me to do ?! These people are so weird...
BLADE : ( shushing ) They seems to enjoy wearing costumes here... It creeps me out.
MARCH 7TH : Oh look ! Is that the general over there ?
BLADE : ( turns his head away ) Where ? Oh-
( March 7th run away with Dan Heng and Stelle, disappearing in the background, Blade is left alone, in the middle of the circle where the battle took place )
BLADE : She tricked me...
( The people around him get closer and keep applauding him )
BLADE : Enough, stop clapping !
COSPLAYER WITH CHAISAW HAT : Dude your cosplay is sick ! What's your social media ?
BLADE : My social media is GET OUT OF MY SIGHT NOW !
( Blade pushes away the cosplayer and wander off, he hesitates on which directions to take, and decide to jump on a random venue )
END OF SCENE I