MileApo : Catching Feelings

five

"Okay, so I'm sure you're all familiar with the names of your roles already," Kru'Ning said. "But are you guys confident about the names of all the other characters?"

Everyone began looking and pointing at eachother, trying to recall who played who. All of the cast were gathered in a large room with Kru'Ning as their instructor. This was the first day of the acting workshops and since a lot of them were beginners in the industry, the workshops began with the basics. Getting to know all the co-actors, the roles of others, their names and what better way to do so than through games.

"So today, our aim is to get acquainted with our co-actors, okay? Now, you will get to know each other more personally eventually, but right now, in the workshops, I need you to leave behind your identities and take up your roles as best as you can. Now, it's not a cloth you can just wear and be done with, it's not that easy, that's why we have these workshops, to help you guys." Kru'Ning explained.

Mile stood beside Apo, all of them were in a line facing their instructor. Mile listened intently, nodding at her words, eager to learn. She was a tiny woman, but the power in her voice demanded everyone's attention.

"So I need you all to get into a circle, come on, come on, move it!"

Apo and Mile got separated in the ruckus of forming a circle but in the end, the two found themselves opposite to eachother. Mile flashed his signature smile when their eyes caught and apo responded with a nod in Mile's direction.

"Okay, so this is how this works. Say I'm Olle, so I act like I have something in my hand. Now I have to say what it is and then throw it over to another person, then they'd have to pretend to catch it like it's really there, and thank me." Kru'Ning looked around the circle, making sure everyone was focused on her explanation.  "So I'll pretend to have a black box in my hands and  I'll have to say, Black box to Bible, then throw. Good Bible, so catch it like him. And then say, thank you Olle, and then Bible throws something else, say maybe a skyscraper and the same follows. We'll just go with your names for the first round and then switch it up to your character's names. Okay? Doubts?"

Everyone nodded, understanding the game. Mile looked around the circle and saw everyone talking among themselves, Apo bouncing on his heels, Bible with his arms behind his back and looking down, nodding, Jeff and Gameplay talking, Build and Bas laughing at something Tong said... Mile really liked this set of people.

The game was harder than they thought and fun as well. They'd got a lot of crazy things flying around the room. Apo threw a dandelion to Mile and Mile pretended to chase it before finally catching it, Bible threw a knife to Build and he pretended to have got it stuck on his chest, Jeff threw a hat like a frisbee to Apo and he caught it on his head with a spinning motion. Then they'd increased the number of things they'd throw in a single go and everything became really chaotic, trying to catch it all and remembering to thank with the right name. But in the end, the result was obvious, they'd all learnt to identify everyone as their characters, and of course, the skill of being able to do many things at once.

"That was really fun," Apo said, placing his hand around Mile's shoulder, as they walked towards their lunch orders.

"I literally can't believe you made me chase after a dandelion." Mile pinched his forehead, shaking his head.

"Oh!!" Apo stopped in his path and looked straight at Mile, arms akimbo, as if offended. "Says the one who threw five goddamned boomerangs all around the room!"

"As you sow, so shall you reap." Mile said, smiling sheepishly in Apo's face. Apo stared at him in disbelief for a few seconds.

"Behold! The wise man!" Apo bent his knees, gesturing with his arms open towards Mile, his closed fists slowly opening to show his middle fingers.