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Kin Name:
The Q&A Portion
NAME: Joachim Subrosa
AGE: 37
TITLE OF ACT: The Amazing Joachim (scribbled out twice then left to stand, as though the magician was slightly embarrassed, then rallied to find some pride in his act)

What is your favorite color? “Pink, believe it or not.”
Why is your favorite color? “Because it’s the first color you see in the morning, as it seeps into the sky as the sun comes up.”
How is your sense of smell? “Honestly, could be better.”
What food do others love but you find disgusting? “Boba tea. Can’t stand the texture of the little balls.”
What's a food you love but others find disgusting? “I dip my fries in mayo. I know. I’ll leave now.’
Are ghosts real? “Yes. So are curses. I work in the theater, I’ve seen it all.”
What is your glove size? “Size 9 in men’s.”
Can you do a backflip on demand? “I’m pretty sure I would die.”
When was the last time you climbed a tree? “Real or fake, because real… don’t remember, and fake was last year when we were doing Into the Woods and I had to shimmy up the proscenium arch to help with lighting.”
What is your Deepest Yearning? “A single performance where nobody in the audience has their cell phone out.”
There are two types of people in this world. What are the two types? “Actors and everybody else.”
What shade of blue is the ocean? “It’s cheating to say ocean blue, but I’m going to go for the cop out here and say ocean blue because these other questions are more interesting.”
Have you ever gone into a room and forgotten why? “Yes, that’s why I have this notepad. I write things down so I don’t forget them. It pays to be organized.”
Would you rather get hit by lightning or bitten by a shark? “Bitten by a shark. Sharks typically spit you out, I’ve read. Lightning not so much.”
Name Every Fish. “They’re all called Wanda. Every single one of them.”
What do you do on Sunday afternoons? “Listen to The Producers soundtrack and fantasize about running away to Rio, which is weird because I actually like my job, it just… seems like something fun to do.”
Is pineapple acceptable on pizza? “Yes.”
Do you wear wigs? “Yes. I have worn wigs, I will wear wigs. As for when I will wear wigs… well, wig-wearing is unpredictable, but rest assured, somebody will be using my head as a wig form in the near future.”
If the moon is full at midnight on a Thursday in June twenty years from now, is it high tide or low tide? “Depends on which hemisphere you’re in, I think.”
Can you debug my code? “No, but I’ll call you an exterminator. Joke, joking! I know it’s not real bugs.”

HERE IS MY TALENT!
Kin Name:
AU Name: Dorothy Simms
Talent: Dog training
RP of Talent:

Dorothy liked dogs. She was comfortable around them, a bit more comfortable than she was around people. And dogs like Dorothy. They listened to her, and they seemed to like working with her. Each of her dogs was a well-trained animal, and she did enjoy showing them off. Her pack of five were ridiculously smart and ridiculously obedient, so for the talent show she thought she’d put them through their paces.

And that meant heel work to music. A perennial crowd-pleaser, all of her dogs could be involved. She had Painted Dog and Singing Dog doing background tricks up on podiums, and Night Dog did a barrel walk across the stage. But the real stars were Bunny and Big Dog, her best heelers. The routine was to that old surf rock classic Wipeout. Big Dog pretended to be a fellow surfer with her, as Bunny ran circles around them in her role as “lifeguard.” The big finale would be Night Dog rolling a barrel with a wave painted on it across the stage, as Dorothy fell down and pretended to drown. Bunny and Big Dog dragged her to “safety,” then Bunny hopped up and did chest compressions. The CPR trick was always funny. After her dog saved the day, she rose to her feet and waved to the crowd as the dogs took their bows. Who didn’t love a good heel work to music routine?

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Kin Name:
The Q&A Portion
NAME: Dorothy Simms
AGE: 25
TITLE OF ACT: Dotty and the Beach Bums

What is your favorite color? “Spring green”
Why is your favorite color? “It’s pretty. Does it need any other reason?”
How is your sense of smell? “Terrible, but I have five dogs, so I don’t really need a good sense of smell.”
What food do others love but you find disgusting? “Carrots. Blech.”
What's a food you love but others find disgusting? “Hear me out, jerky treats actually aren’t terrible.”
Are ghosts real? “Yes, but we can’t see them. Dogs and cats can, but we can’t.”
What is your glove size? “Never measured.”
Can you do a backflip on demand? “I can’t but Bunny and Night Dog both can.”
When was the last time you climbed a tree? “Last hunting season, I have a deer platform.”
What is your Deepest Yearning? “To understand people as well as I understand dogs.”
There are two types of people in this world. What are the two types? “Dogs and humans.”
What shade of blue is the ocean? “All of them.”
Have you ever gone into a room and forgotten why? “Yeah, that happens to everyone, I think.”
Would you rather get hit by lightning or bitten by a shark? “Shark. Most of them, the bites hurt and you’ll need stitches, but like. They won’t kill you.”
Name Every Fish. “They won’t fit on this page and I don’t know them all anyways.” [This is followed by a little doodle of some fish.]
What do you do on Sunday afternoons? “Play with the dogs, take a nap, get chores done.”
Is pineapple acceptable on pizza? “I guess? Not really a pizza fan. I mean I’ll eat it but it’s kinda whatever to me.”
Do you wear wigs? “Sometimes, if a heel work costume calls for it.”
If the moon is full at midnight on a Thursday in June twenty years from now, is it high tide or low tide? [there is no answer here, just a little doodle with the phases of the moon]
Can you debug my code? “Nope.”

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Kin Name:
The Q&A Portion
NAME: Lark
AGE: 28
TITLE OF ACT: Free-flight with Lark!

What is your favorite color? That purple-y pink that only shows up at sunset!
Why is your favorite color? At the end of a long day, looking up and seeing the sky full of colours is so lovely. It especially looks good mixed in with yellows and orange.
How is your sense of smell? I think it’s fine?
What food do others love but you find disgusting? Tomato! I’m sure it’s lovely but it’s just not for me.
What's a food you love but others find disgusting? I actually really love durian! Haha maybe my sense of smell isn’t actually that good
Are ghosts real? Maybe?
What is your glove size? Gloves have sizes? Oh um, small?
Can you do a backflip on demand? Oh no!
When was the last time you climbed a tree? Last week... Twitter flew into a tree and refused to come down until I climbed up after him.
What is your Deepest Yearning? oh my, that’s a very big question for a talent show. can i answer later???
There are two types of people in this world. What are the two types? Extroverts and introverts
What shade of blue is the ocean? Pretty ocean blue?
Have you ever gone into a room and forgotten why? All the time!
Would you rather get hit by lightning or bitten by a shark? Um. shark??
Name Every Fish. Anchovy, tuna, goldfish, koi, shark, swordfish, catfish, dogfish??, i’m sorry that’s all i can think of
What do you do on Sunday afternoons? my father likes to host a huge dinner for the troupe of sunday’s and i usually help cook
Is pineapple acceptable on pizza? sure! =)
Do you wear wigs? i wore one once for a halloween party!
If the moon is full at midnight on a Thursday in June twenty years from now, is it high tide or low tide? i’m not sure, i’m sorry!
Can you debug my code? i barely know how to use a phone, i’m so sorry!

HERE IS MY TALENT!
Kin Name:
AU Name: Lark
Talent: Free-Flight Bird Show
RP of Talent:

By the time Lark stepped up for her turn, she was already in tears. She’d just witnessed her half-brothers act and it had left her weeping from pride. He had been simply magnificent. Who could have known he would have such skills and fervor inside him? And to think she would now also step forth and show off her meagre abilities. She hoped to shine with just some of his sparkle.

She almost chickened out, as she looked backwards towards the beach and how it would be so easy to just... walk away. Lark had always worked quietly in the background, training birds so that all the shows her father and his acting troupe performed could have that additional flair. But now she wanted someone to see her.

This was her moment.

This was their moment.

The two birds with (Twitter and Chirp) sat placidly, one on the shoulder and the other on her arm.

“Are you ready?” She asked them quietly. They looked at her with bright, eager eyes, making gentle sounds in the back of their throat. “Yes, yes, my loves, it’s time to fly. Show them what you can do.”

And they launched.

It was a simple show - designed to show off her skill born from years of training and the bond they had forged. As they circled on the wing she had them soar through hoops and catch items that she threw. A hat from the audience was whisked away and then returned. When she sang, their song matched perfectly to hers. When she whistled, they answered.

They moved in unison, perfectly in tune.

And as they the ribbons she had tossed them unfurled in the grand finale, leaving a glittering trail as they circled and swoops in intricate patterns, Lark was content.

HERE IS MY TALENT!
Kin Name:
AU Name: Merry
Talent: Bird calls
RP of Talent:

A talent show? What a novel idea. Merry had spent a bit of time watching as others had boldy mounted the stage to take their turns. She'd laughted as Consume -- no, it was Nick here -- she'd laughed when NICK had stepped up to share a humerous poem.

Well, if he could do it, then Merry surely could. The only problem was she was struggling to pin down a talent. There was plenty she was good at, and certainly Nick would agree she had a talent in the bedroom, but that was not talent stage appropriate.

After a time she got an idea, a silly idea, but it was a talent all the same, and she hopped into line to wait her turn.

As she stepped up on stage the red head grinned brightly, arms extending out in a flourish as she bowed and introduced herself. "My name is Merry, and I'll be performing some bird calls for you all!"

Yes, bird calls. She had always been quite good at those.

So in the short time she had available, Merry would display her melodic mimicry. Demonstrating a number of various birdcalls the audience may find familiar from around the swamp that they usually called their own.

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Kin Name:
The Q&A Portion
NAME: Merry
AGE: Whose askin?
TITLE OF ACT: Name That Birb

What is your favorite color? red
Why is your favorite color? Bright!
How is your sense of smell? Pretty good
What food do others love but you find disgusting? Don't have one
What's a food you love but others find disgusting? Also don't have one
Are ghosts real? Sure?
What is your glove size? My what size?
Can you do a backflip on demand? Yes!
When was the last time you climbed a tree? Today
What is your Deepest Yearning? Adventure and fun.
There are two types of people in this world. What are the two types? Fun people and boring people.
What shade of blue is the ocean? Water colored.
Have you ever gone into a room and forgotten why? I can't remember why I came into this room.
Would you rather get hit by lightning or bitten by a shark? Shark. I'll bite them back.
Name Every Fish. Alfred, Alice, Aaron, Amanda...
What do you do on Sunday afternoons? Practice making more kids.
Is pineapple acceptable on pizza? Sure.
Do you wear wigs? I haven't, but I would.
If the moon is full at midnight on a Thursday in June twenty years from now, is it high tide or low tide? No idea.
Can you debug my code? A what?

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Kin Name:
The Q&A Portion
NAME: Bruise Sweet
AGE: ...I'm not thirty yet?
TITLE OF ACT: Juggling with Tegu

What is your favorite color? Purple
Why is your favorite color? It's cool?
How is your sense of smell? It's okay.
What food do others love but you find disgusting? Chips... they're really unpleasant, texture-wise.
What's a food you love but others find disgusting? I enjoy jellied meat of all sorts.
Are ghosts real? Maybe? I'm not sure.
What is your glove size? No idea.
Can you do a backflip on demand? ...I could try.
When was the last time you climbed a tree? Too long ago.
What is your Deepest Yearning? To know what I want and what I am.
There are two types of people in this world. What are the two types? Living and dead... Sorry if that's morbid.
What shade of blue is the ocean? All of them.
Have you ever gone into a room and forgotten why? All the time.
Would you rather get hit by lightning or bitten by a shark? Statistically I think the lighting gives you better chances?
Name Every Fish. Tuna. Marlin. Shark-- wait, I don't think that's a fish?
What do you do on Sunday afternoons? I nap.
Is pineapple acceptable on pizza? Sure.
Do you wear wigs? ...No. But now I kind of want to...
If the moon is full at midnight on a Thursday in June twenty years from now, is it high tide or low tide? High tide.
Can you debug my code? NO!! No programming!!

HERE IS MY TALENT!
Kin Name:
AU Name: Talaith Hart
Talent: Dog Obedience
RP of Talent: It was beneath them, a beach, but then any chance at publicity was a good thing. At least for the time she was on the stage, all eyes would be on her. She flicked a polished nail at the fawn Doberman, Duchess, and watched as the dog led the pack of five onto the stage.

"Turn around," she commanded, and then called over a random person with a wave. She handed them five different items and instructed them, quietly, to hand them out to random audience members. It took longer than she would have liked, lips pressed together.

Once everything was in place, Talaith stepped out on the stage, a wide smile on her face as she waved at the audience, "Are you ready to see how smart and well-trained a dog can be?"

Taking her place, she called out to Duchess. The fawn Doberman turned.

"Find the," Talaith held up a large posterboard with a tennis ball on it and showed it first to the dog, before turning to the audience. Duchess hopped off the stage and into the crowd, sniffing around until she found the stranger hiding the tennis ball in their bag.

This repeated as each of the other four Dobermans—Marchioness, Countess, Baroness, and Lady—each found another toy.

The audience applauded, astounded, and each of the Dobermans bowed. Talaith was last, of course, before she clicked her tongue and the dogs followed her off stage.

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Kin Name:
The Q&A Portion
NAME: Talaith Hart
AGE: 28
TITLE OF ACT: Hart and Paws

What is your favorite color? White
Why is your favorite color? It looks expensive and timeless.
How is your sense of smell? Better than yours
What food do others love but you find disgusting? Pizza
What's a food you love but others find disgusting? Broccoli
Are ghosts real? Don't be ridiculous.
What is your glove size? Petite
Can you do a backflip on demand? Absolutely not
When was the last time you climbed a tree? Never
What is your Deepest Yearning? The adoration that I deserve, naturally.
There are two types of people in this world. What are the two types? The adored and the adoring.
What shade of blue is the ocean? It depends on the ocean.
Have you ever gone into a room and forgotten why? I send servants to fetch things.
Would you rather get hit by lightning or bitten by a shark? Either would earn me praise for surviving, so what does it matter?
Name Every Fish. Food.
What do you do on Sunday afternoons? Whatever I want, obviously.
Is pineapple acceptable on pizza? No
Do you wear wigs? If I want to, yes.
If the moon is full at midnight on a Thursday in June twenty years from now, is it high tide or low tide? I don't care.
Can you debug my code? No

HERE IS MY TALENT!
Kin Name:
AU Name: Maximillia
Talent: Can tie a knot in a cherry stem
RP of Talent: Maximillia wasn't entirely certain what she was doing or what possessed her to participate. Maybe it was the weather or being in the strange new surroundings, but Max decided it might yield some interesting responses or reaction from from Trent. She of course let him know that she had joined and when her demonstration would be, she did not say what her talent was however and if he wanted to find out, he was going to have to watch.

It was something of a difficulty for Max to be able to find the amount of cherries and the right kinds with stems long enough. But she was able to gather enough for a nifty presentation at least. When she got the cue that it was now her turn, she strode confidently forward while holding two bowls, one full of cherries, and an empty one.

She made a few exaggerated motions with her arms as she showed the audience the contents. Then the numbers 0:00 were projected onto the tarp behind her. A quick scan of the crowd and she caught sight of Trent. With that, she gave a signal and the timer displayed 1:00. She popped a cherry into her mouth, stem and all, before spitting it out with a knot tied on the stem. She would proceed to perform the trick until the minute was up.

She held the bowl of knotted stems and there was total of 10 stems. Again she scanned the crowd, made eye contact with Trent, winked knowingly at him, then casually walked off the stage.

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Kin Name:
The Q&A Portion
NAME: Maximillia
AGE: 32
TITLE OF ACT: Tongue Tied

What is your favorite color? Red
Why is your favorite color? I look good in it
How is your sense of smell? Decent but not overly sensitive
What food do others love but you find disgusting? Baked Alaska
What's a food you love but others find disgusting? Okra
Are ghosts real? No
What is your glove size? Depends on the type of glove.
Can you do a backflip on demand? No
When was the last time you climbed a tree? Never
What is your Deepest Yearning? No
There are two types of people in this world. What are the two types? Givers and Takers
What shade of blue is the ocean? Technically water is clear
Have you ever gone into a room and forgotten why? Yes
Would you rather get hit by lightning or bitten by a shark? Bitten by a shark
Name Every Fish. Fish
What do you do on Sunday afternoons? Finalize my to-do list for the next week
Is pineapple acceptable on pizza? No comment
Do you wear wigs? If the occasion demands for it.
If the moon is full at midnight on a Thursday in June twenty years from now, is it high tide or low tide? Both
Can you debug my code? This is a trick question.

HERE IS MY TALENT!
Kin Name:
AU Name: Muriel
Talent: Glass Harp
RP of Talent: On the beachside stage was tanned woman with navy hair in a bikini with a fish scale themed cover up wrapped around her waist. She headed to a table that had been set up while holding one empty wine glasses. It had fish netting hanging off the front and a storm worn top. It was incredibly even though, purposefully leveled until it sat exactly the way she wished it to be. On the top stood an array of wine glasses of various heights and thickness. She carefully set the last glass down among the rest.

Some of the glasses were empty but most of them had a degree of water within them. It didn't look like clear water though; it looked like the water of the sea as it caught the light around them in varying degrees of blue. Muriel spent a few minutes double checking the amount of water in each glass, as well as running her fingers over each glass methodically. It didn't take long as she had prepared it beforehand, but she dared not perform without making sure!

Muriel appeared to shine brightly as if a blue sparkled around her head as she walked across the stage, hands twirling in the air as she spoke. Blue eyes briefly scanned the audience as she looked for someone but couldn't quite find him.

"Have you ever wondered the sound that water makes?" She called out in a firm but welcoming voice.

She ran her finger over the rim of one of the glasses as it created a smooth, deep sound before another finger ran over the rim of the next. One after another, she did so as each and every one glass created notes that flowed together like the sea. Her movements were intentional and practiced, a smooth motion of hands and the rest of her body as she moved to each key.

She was focused with a smile on her face as she listened to each note as she progressed. She did this for a few minutes until the sounds mingled into waves of the sea behind her.

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Kin Name:
The Q&A Portion
NAME: Muriel
AGE: 27
TITLE OF ACT: The Memory of Water

What is your favorite color? I would be certain to say blue.
Why is your favorite color? Blue reminds me of my dreams and all my days spent on the sea.
How is your sense of smell? Adequate. I'm not in the habit of smelling everything around me but I can smell what the beach offers me here.
What food do others love but you find disgusting? I'd have to say cheese. It's so hard to find someone who doesn't love it.
What's a food you love but others find disgusting? Pickled herring seems like a safe bet, although sardines also turn up noses.
Are ghosts real? That's unproven to be either true or false so I'm not going to rush to an opinion on it.
What is your glove size? Medium that is unless it is leather. It's just so tight.
Can you do a backflip on demand? No.
When was the last time you climbed a tree? Yesterday. There were coconuts in the tree that I needed to retrieve.
What is your Deepest Yearning? To free dive to the bottom of the ocean.
There are two types of people in this world. What are the two types? Those who lead and those who follow.
What shade of blue is the ocean? The shade of the ocean depends on a degree of factors, mostly related to the sky but also related to the depth of the water. It can be anywhere from clear (so not blue at all) to the darkest, stormy blues.
Have you ever gone into a room and forgotten why? I'd like to say no but the length of my life argues otherwise.
Would you rather get hit by lightning or bitten by a shark? I'd say the probability of me being bitten by a shark is far more likely but I'd rather neither.
Name Every Fish. We'd be here all day if I listed every fish I know. How about I list my top five? Shark, salmon, lionfish, marlin, and of course tuna.
What do you do on Sunday afternoons? Surf if the weather is good.
Is pineapple acceptable on pizza? Only if there is no cheese on that pizza.
Do you wear wigs? Certain not. The salt would ruin it.
If the moon is full at midnight on a Thursday in June twenty years from now, is it high tide or low tide? The tide would be higher because of the full moon's effect on the tides overall but there are more factors such as location that stop me from answering further.
Can you debug my code? What's the code for? I would be happy to take a look and see but I'm not very interested in programming if that's the sort of code you refer to. If it is a nautical code or some sort of puzzle, then I'd be a fine ally.

HERE IS MY TALENT!
Kin Name:
AU Name: Bilba
Talent: Patissier
RP of Talent:
Bilba walked on to the stage and greeted the judges. Bilba wasn't really nervous as she knew this was for fun and if she did not win then that was ok in her books. Just experiencing it and being apart of this show was enough. She talked about herself a bit and stated what her talent was. After that was done, she looked around to make sure she had all of her tools. Which thank you prop decorators! "Today I plan to showcase my talent to you!" She paused for dramatic effect before continuing. " My creative outlet comes forth through baking! My specialties are cakes, pies, and cupcakes. If you tell me your desires I will do my very best to create the flavours and eye candy you want!" Looking towards the audience, she saw some familiar faces and smiled their way before turning towards the judges with a charming smile. Bilba listened to their suggestions before getting to work. "Let us begin!" Each pastry had their own theme which was fine, she expected such as people don't have the same interests. With a few dollops of icing here and there, fresh fruit added in, and melted sugar Bilba was done.

" Thank you for having me and I hope you enjoy!" With a graceful bow and nod Bilba made her way offstage.