Fade in: The balcony of a movie theater in Heaven, currently remodeled with
an
Egyptian theme. Dominic is currently sitting in the balcony, turning to the
Camera.
For the occasion, His normally bland robes have received the addition of a
few items
of Egyptian Jewelry, and as he lifts his head, a golden egyptian mask covers
the
normally dark void with multiple eyes he normally has for a face. His
kitten is all
curled up in his lap, dressed in egyptian cat-wear.
Dominic: "Greetings, movie lovers, and welcome to this special edition of
"At the
Movies with Dominic." As you may have deduced by the current decor and my
altered garb, today's episode will focus on the new blockbuster movie
launched this
Weekend, "The Mummy Returns". And my special guest for today, is an
Archangel
who is most familiar with things of Egypt and other Ethereal Pantheons,
Blandine,
Archangel of Dreams."
Dominic turns to his side and the camera pans into the formerly empty seat,
now taken
by Blandine, wearing her usual diaphanous robes, only now with some Egyptian
jewelry decorating it.
Dominic: "Greetings, Blandine, and welcome to my show."
Blandine: "Greetings, Dominic. It's a pleasure to be here. I hope you
don't mind, I also
invited a friend, who's a bit more of an expert in Ancient Egyptian culture
then I am."
Dominic blinks behind his mask: "I dread to ask... Who?"
A purr is suddenly heard on Dominic's other side, as a furry hand reaches to
gently
scritch the Kitten behind the ears, causing the Seraph to turn around and
see the
anthropomorphic (and scantly clad) feline form of the Egyptian Cat-Goddes
Bast,
who's currently causing The Kitten to purr gently as it's getting caressed.
Dominic
is obviously shocked.
Dominic: "WHA-!? Bast!? How did-" He turns back to Blandine. "Blandine, what
is the
meaning of this!? Ethereals aren't supposed to be able to enter Heaven!"
Blandine starts to smile slyly: "Oh, but Dominic... Surely you're aware that
Laurence
has begun recruiting Ethereals to serve Heaven, aren't you? Bast is amongst
the
Egyptian Deities who was willing to join Heaven's cause and serve under me,
which
is why I am currently protecting her."
(Alt Version) "Surely you're aware that Galahad has allowed us to change
that rule,
are you not? Bast has willingly been recruited and converted into an Angel
by
The Holy Grail."
Dominic resonnates the Truth of Blandine's statement, then grumbles as he
slumps
back into his seat.
Dominic: "Right... fine... why should this episode be any different from the
rest..."
He regains his composure. "Ok... in any case, we're currently here to review
the
newly released "The Mummy Returns," starring Brandon Frasier and Rachel
Weltz, reprising their roles as Rick O' Conner and Evelyn, now his wife, the
both of them now raising their nine year old son Alex, played by screen
newcomer Freddie Boath.
When circumstances lead to the resurrection of Imhotep the Mummy, played by
Arnold Vosloo, also reprising his old role, they have to beat him in a race
to the
Pyramid of the Scorpion, an evil Force born of dark ritual magics, before
Imhotep
can seize that power and bring ruin to the World..."
Bast smiles and nods, as she continues to pet and cuddle the Kitten, who's
crawled
unto the armrest between her and Dominic: "Yeah, that was a pretty good
movie,
lotsa excitment and adventure, along with some comedy and drama! I have to
say,
though, they got some of the details wrong: Anubis isn't really a Dark
God... or at least,
he wasn't until Saminga made him an offer he couldn't refuse..." She starts
to frown and work into a growl, until she catches the Archangels looking at
her, then smiles and brightens up. "But I digress. Also, I don't remember
Pharaohs having their wives and daughters duel with Sais, but I guess they
took some liberties for the sake of fun... Not that I mind, really. I did
get a positive mention in the first one." She starts to grin and purr like a
kitten herself,
as the camera pans to Blandine.
Blandine nods: "I'm no fan of horror movies, as one can imagine, but I can't
help but
find myself liking this movie, as it doesn't encourage Fear, but Courage,
which
eats at Beleth's own Word..." She starts to smile almost viciously as she
says this,
then catches her self and coughs to cover herself. Both Bast and Dominic
give each
other an "Oh Brother" look. "...Ahem. I also enjoyed the wonderfully made
CGI effects,
which were vastly improved from the last, but didn't take away anything from
the dramatic action of the great work of the actors."
Both females turn to Dominic, almost expecting some blasting remarks about
something,
but he calmly adds: "I Must agree with the both of you. While this movie
certainly isn't
going down in history as one of the great classics, I found that it was fast
paced and action-packed, with some good character development on the part of
all the characters. While Dwayne Johnson (The Rock)'s character had a very
short amount of screen time for the hype tied to him, I didn't find his
absence all that distracting. I also found the production crew successfully
managed to make this new movie even better then the original. Overall, a
very good Film."
Both Bast and Blandine blink a bit at Dominic's words. He turns to them
both, then shrugs. "Hey, I'm allowed to like good movies, aren't I?"
The two females chuckle at that remark, as Dominic turns back to the Camera.
"Well, All in all, I think we can agree that The Mummy Returns has earned
itself two thumbs up." A cough is heard to his right. "My apologies... Three
thumbs up. In any case, this has been our review, thank you for watching,
and I would like to thank my guests..."
Bast puts the Kitten back into Dominic's lap and smiles at him. "It was a
pleasure, Nikky. Look me up sometimes, will'ya? I just love cat-people."
She gives him a sly wink, then walks away, the camera delaying a bit on her
backside, until a cough from Dominic makes
it pan back.
Dominic: "Ahem... Yes... Blandine, any last..." He turns to see that
Blandine has disappeared just as mysteriously as she appeared. "Of
course... Well, in any case, until next time, the Balcony is closed. Thank
you for watching."
As the Camera fades to black, we hear the Kitten mewling, before Dominic
answers "No,
I have no intention of asking that cat-goddess out, stop asking..."
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