skate 02 | video; user: katsuki

[yokunaru]

[Abruptly, there's the sound of blades cutting through ice coming from the communicators as the figure skater on screen does a quick lap around what appears to be an ice rink. Then, there's a shift in his center of gravity before he's jumping, landing a triple axel with ease. The air of grace disappears as soon as the figure skater catches sight of the camera pointed at him.]

Viktor! [Some might recognize Yuuri's voice before he glides closer, a look of dismay on his face.] You said you weren't recording yet!

Ah, but Yuuri! You were skating so wonderfully, I couldn't resist! [Viktor doesn't sound apologetic, but as the image shifts, he comes on screen, smiling at the camera and holding up his free hand to wave.] Hello, friends of the Eluvio! Yuuri and I wanted to extend you a formal invitation to Eluvio's skating rink, the Ice Palace.

[Yuuri, apparently having resigned himself to delivering the message this way, just sighs with exasperation as he reaches Viktor at the side of the rink.] Um, we're going to be hosting a short exhibition show on Valentine's Day, too. Viktor thought it'd be a good idea, since a lot of people onboard haven't seen figure skating before. And there's going to be food...? [He trails off, looking at Viktor for confirmation.]

[Viktor nods to confirm, flashing another smile.] Horderves and shaved ice. No chocolates! You'll have to make or bring your own. [This last part said with a wink as he brings his finger up to rest against his lips.]

[Viktor's comment makes Yuuri pause.] Actually, about the chocolates, has anyone managed to find a store that sells chocolate molds? I've been looking all over the Shopping Centre for them. [Then, he remembers why they're making the video in the first place, and he blushes as he steers himself back on track.] A-anyway, please come join us for the exhibition! You're welcome to come earlier and see the rink for yourself before then, too.

[With that, he'll give a shallow, polite sort of bow before reaching over to turn the camera off.]


(ooc: As a note, I'll be posting an open valentines chocolate-making workshop log in a few days, and everyone is welcome to jump in, whether you tag this post or not!)

Comments

[coran]

[ Confidence is the key that opens many doors. Plus an alien wouldn't know if there's bias in that confirmation or not anyway, sometimes you gotta go for it. ]

You're not off to a bad start so far. Public representation is important in these cases! Representation and... possibly a simplified guide to the sport.

[genice]

( can he manage a guide either way? sure, for the technicalities. he's both had to go over them often enough in his life and can remember the triplets giving Yuuri's family a rundown on how it all works; that makes it simpler, right? )

Is that your way of asking for one? How wonderfully roundabout!

[coran]

Oh, thank you! I've never been complimented on my roundaboutness, but I suppose there has to be a first time for everything! Yes, I think something introductory could be very useful in this case.

[genice]

I can break down the scoring system without much of a problem. Oh! Breaking down individual aspects... the different jumps, things like that. Yes, we could do something that step by step. Not much for instruction, but a demonstration?

( pardon him thinking out loud right now Coran. )

[coran]

[ That's cool by him. It's nice to see so much thought going into it! ]

Well, it definitely sounds like it'll make for an interesting watch!

[genice]

I'll have to see what Yuuri thinks, but it feels like something that shouldn't be so difficult to manage!

( then again he'd probably make Yuuri do half the demonstrations just so he'd get to watch him skate, so. )

[coran]

Just don't forget to write your script out beforehand! Saved me quite a bit of time back in my day. Improvisational stuff is a bit of a mixed bag. It's got have some structure to really educate the viewers!

[genice]

( he taps a finger against his lips, humming in consideration. )

I'm more of an off the top of my mind kind of person... we'll see, we'll see!

( how true that is or isn't is up to debate; he's not sure his skills lie in planning out scripts in the same ways that one might with training for such things. choreographing a whole sequence? sure, he's done that for years. how about just doing... that again............. )

[coran]

If you think it'll work. This is going to be a bit different than the usual sorts of instructional videos I've seen!

[genice]

Only one way to find out!

( he announces, finger now held up and out and over his shoulder. )

Yuuri! We have another project~