Stranger Than Fiction

chapter 2

And that's how I ended up back in front of the camera, as a hyperactive football playing student. To be honest it didn't take much for the casting team to convince me to take the part.

Yeah I know that I said I wanted to concentrate on my studies but this wasn't going to be forever and the money would definitely help. I love acting, having the chance to be someone else for a few hours is fun, you get to say things you'd never say and do things you'd never do, plus I would be working with Mean so why not.

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We had to take part in a workshop before filming started so the cast got to know each other pretty well, we are all about the same age except for Perth, he's the baby, although he's got more acting experience than some of us. We get on really well which is a good thing as we have lots of scenes together, he's like a little brother, which is great because I've only got sisters.

Work shops are always fun, you start off being nervous standing within 2 feet of someone and by the end you can be snuggled on a sofa with someone like you've been together forever. Saint and Perth were like that, when they were alone they were so relaxed with each other so of course we would tease them because making Perth blush is hysterical, Saint never got embarrassed, he'd play along with us to tease Perth more.

Mean and I found it a little strange, we were already friends and trusted each other but having to get that close was a little difficult.
We would usually end up laughing, and once we started it was hard to stop.
In the end we just agreed that whenever we needed to get close we'd just pretend we were Tin and Can which worked pretty well. Although Can was nothing like me (ok apart  from the football side) I found it quite easy to relate to him, he didn't over think anything which made his reactions easier to understand. He was honest and straightforward - I think we'd actually get along if I met him in real life.

The day before filming started we all decided to hang out, it was nice to just relax and have some fun because we knew that we had long days ahead.

We went to the mall and decided to grab some lunch.
You wouldn't believe how difficult it is for 8 guys to agree on food. In the end Title just walked into a restaurant and got us a table, he can't be bothered with wasting time when he could be eating.

After lunch we went to the park to play football, I knew that I wouldn't have the chance to do that for a while once we started filming, so I was really looking forward to it. The park was a relatively short walk from the mall so at least we wouldn't be playing on a full stomach.
Thankfully it wasn't too hot but running around was exhausting. (Next time I should remember to eat less!)

"I'll be back in a minute, I'm going to get us some water" said Gun.

"Hey hold up, I'll come with you" I called "I need snacks" and jogged over to him. (Yeah I know what I just said, but there's always room for snacks!)

"Grab some fruit while you're there" called Mark

"Sure anything else?" replied Gun sarcastically

"We'll if you're offering...." Mark started and smiled

"And we're going" Gun walked away quickly blushing. I could hear Mark laughing as we walked off.

"Hey Gun, What's going on with you and Mark?" I asked as we walked to the market.

"What?..... Nothing! .....What do you mean?.... We're just friends." He started to get flustered and rubbed the back of his neck.

"Really? Are you sure? Because he looks like he's mentally undressing you when ever he looks at you." I said (if you think I'm kidding just look at any pictures of them together, even a blind person would notice)