The 2011 RC Oscars

[LUCY "KITTY" HARRIS]

After a year of going strong (and hopefully many more years to come), the RC Oscars are finally here! Thanks to all who put in their votes and even if you missed voting this time around, there's always next time. Also, look out for our monthly RPing awards! It's going to be an awesome time and the entire staff at RC hopes that you are super excited for this event! Before we begin, here are the guidelines to keep in mind:


1) You all have submitted your nominations and the top 4 front runners have been picked as nominees for the individual character categories while the top 3 front runners have been selected as nominees for the moments categories. The nominee that received the most votes has been selected the winner.

2) The ceremony is bound to last a good while so in order to avoid dragging on for too long, this will be a fast paced thread. Winners will have two days to make a speech in acceptance of their award.

3) If a winner has been inactive (or is noted to be absent) and it is unlikely that he or she will reply in the next two days, the presenters will accept their award on their behalf ASAP and the ceremony will continue with the next presenters.

4) Many winners will be a group of two or more. When these winners are announced, the group/pair will have the option of allowing 1-3 people to speak on their behalf (something you'd have to coordinate quickly before jumping into the thread) or everyone just jumping in the thread and winging it from there.

5) In keeping with time constraints and actual awards shows, you will have a limited amount of collective posts to deliver your acceptance speech in so be mindful of that if you choose to have back and forth banter.

6) This is entering Crack-RP territory so one-liners and short posts are encouraged as this will speed up the acceptance speeches and so forth.

7) A great deal of effort has been made to keep things structured and in order, so posting is restricted only to those presenting and those accepting. Random posting in between is not allowed, so please keep that in mind.


These awards would never have been possible without all you members who have been awesome both in-character and out. All your hard work hasn't gone unnoticed, so this is a tribute to all of you who have made this past year at RC so exciting and fun!

So, without further ado, let’s get this show on the road!

[THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO]

The theatre and its hordes of attendants seemed vast from where Monte Cristo was waiting just backstage. The count peered around the corner as a gaggle of stage hands made a few final fixes to his hair and tuxedo. "Ready, Count?" the stage manager said as she bustled past. "You're on."

Confidently, Monte Cristo strolled out onto the stage as the curtains were lifted, and gave a sweeping bow as he reached the podium.

"Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the RC Oscars." He gave the audience his usual smile, charming with a hint of secret amusement. "I'm the Count of Monte Cristo, your host for this evening's festivities. We've got plenty of awards to give out and winners to applaud, so rather than draw out introductions, let's jump right into the program."

[yolanda7g]

Dr. James Faustus walked on stage with the microphone as if he owned the place, not even noticing Monte Cristo at first. "HEEEEEEEEEEEYYY REWRITTEN CITY!" He shouted. "How are ya'll feelin' out there? Seriously, I am truly honored to be hosting these awards tonight. We're gonna have a great show, we're gonna have some fun, we're gonna party like its 2099 - we're gonna do all of that so lets get this show on the road! Our nominees for--"

Faustus paused and saw Monte Cristo. "What the HELL are you doin' on stage?! I'm hostin' this show!"

[THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO]

Monte Cristo narrowed his eyes and turned to look as the sound of Faustus' already loud, brash voice amplified by the microphone assaulted his ears. Patiently, he responded, "I'm afraid you're mistaken, Dr. Faustus. I'm the host of this event. Now, I would appreciate it if you would take a seat and allow me to introduce the first category."

[yolanda7g]

Faustus looked at Monte Cristo as if he was crazy."No you're mistaken. I'll tell you who's hostin this show. Me myself and I, thankyouverymuch. Pffffttt...like anyone wants to see you host this thing. No one wants to hear your crap stories about how you traveled the world between speeches. I own this joint, man. Now go on and you sit down and maybe you'd win an award for Most Likely to Be all Up in Business He Ain't Got No Business In."

Faustus rolled his eyes and turned to the crowd. "Shoot, that's why he ain't up in the preview video in the side bar."

[THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO]

The count felt perfectly unsurprised by Faustus' vehemence. The man seemed inclined to harp on matters in which he was clearly wrong. But then he went and mentioned the sidebar. Monte Cristo rolled his eyes. "I don't recall seeing you in the site video, either. Now have a seat, Doctor- it's for your own safety. I wouldn't want to see you fall into a pool."

Turning to the crowd himself, the count added, "This man is clearly insane. Everyone enjoys hearing about the vacation I took last winter in the Mediterranean."

[yolanda7g]

Faustus was ready to go off on this guy. He didn't care who he thought he was - maaan, he could be the Count of Somewhere Out in the Boonies for all he cared.

"Call me insane again and you'll be fallin' off this stage in a minute." Faustus snapped. Wait. No - today was Jan 17th - Martin Luther King day weekend. Non violence, Faustus. Non violence.

....at least not in front of the audience.

"You know what?" Faustus put the mic on the microphone stand and took off his suit jacket and slammed it on the ground. "You wanna take this into the ICC?! Who ever comes out in one piece can host this thing."

[THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO]

Monte Cristo could only watch with a steadily growing smirk as Faustus once again made a caricature of himself. He folded his arms and leaned against the podium. "Your jacket may be cheap enough to merit leaving on the ground, Doctor, but I'm not inclined to sacrifice this designer tuxedo to the cause. Now, if you don't mind-" he paused and raised a hand to his head, as if listening to something in an earpiece.

After a few seconds, he gave an exasperated sigh and turned to Faustus. "It appears that we are expected to co-host this thing together. If you believe you can behave in a civilized manner for the remainder of the program, I will allow you to help me present the awards."

[yolanda7g]

"Oh heeelll naw." Faustus said exasperated, as well. "Now who in the hell thought of that brilliant idea? I'mma talk to the owners of this site and let them know that if you gonna do a show you gotta do a show right. I don't need no partner." Faustus glared at Monte Cristo. "Well looks like I ain't got a choice. What's the first category?"

Faustus looked off stage, to hear an answer from the crew. "Sexiest Female?" He grinned. "I think I'mma like that category." Faustus picked up his jacket and flinged it over his shoulder. "There's 4 nominees, Monte Cristo. Since we're doing this together, I'd say we could both take them to the afterparty. Ha, who am I kidding, you can't handled 'em. Don't worry, that's what partners are for. I'll take all four of them to the party." He grinned humorously.

[THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO]

The envelope containing the results for the first category had already been waiting on the podium, in front of Monte Cristo. "The site owners are brilliant, I will have you know. It's simply inevitable that a few decisions fall through the cracks." He glared at Faustus as he handed him the envelope. "Why don't you go ahead and read the results? I'm certain any of the nominated women could give you lessons in respect toward the fairer sex. Unfortunately, I'm afraid the envelope doesn't contain their phone numbers."

[yolanda7g]

Faustus rolled his eyes at Monte's snide comment and snatched the envelope. "The envelope doesn't but trust me, I have my ways of gettin' them. You could learn a few things from me. Just you watch."

To the audience he said, "Now before I read these out I'm gonna let you know right now that to all of you winners, we are happy for ya, we love ya, all that good stuff. But do not take until 2012 to say what you gotta say! We got a lot of categories to get through and as much as we love to hear you say thanks to everyone and their mommas, trust me, even God don't wanna hear you babble for that long. Got it?

Now, lets get to it!"

And the nominees for Sexiest Female are...

LUCY HARRIS

She rose with the exultation of a touching song, soared with a strain to the topmost summits of rapture, and flowed wide into the infinite...The woman, calm, broad and solemn, dominated by a wonderful and pathetic melody, lingered in a certain monotony full of plaintive weariness, before baring her full supple radiance. [Henry Jekyll about Lucy]

MIMI MARQUEZ

Watching with admitted interest, she admired the sultry dance routine much as one would a piece of artwork. She was of fiery beauty, a woman of a beguiling stock that so very rarely she came across. A mane of wondrous curls and a body composed of fluid movements that reminded her of feline prowess. She could clearly comprehend the appeal. [Lucy Harris about Mimi]

SYLVIA HAYES

And she was a real looker too. Seeing her really wet like this didn't hurt the eyes, that's for sure. She had the curves in the right places yet slim, long legs making her look like one of those swimsuit models. That shirt clinging to her body made her chest really...stand out, and she was just an all around hot girl. [Dallas Winston about Sylvia]

IRENE ADLER

Fair as the lily of vale and a rosy glow nipped in her cheeks. Setting his glass gently down, he could not help but enjoy the sight of her. Eyes that sparkled bravely and the effect of her snowy white skin enhanced by her deep red dress, contriving to make him feel devilishly odd. Irene Adler, never have you looked more lovely. [Sherlock Holmes about Irene]

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"Mm! We'll I got one nominee checked off of my list, how many do you have, Cristo Man?"

[THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO]

Now it was Monte Cristo's turn to roll his eyes, again. "Diplomacy is your strong suit, I'm certain," he muttered as Faustus went on about speech lengths. He waited as the nominees were introduced, and then neatly ignored Faustus' question following the list. Commenting on the nominees would have been unprofessional in his eyes.

Monte Cristo took the envelope back. "Without further ado...." He read the name listed within its contents. "The winner, RC's Sexiest Female, is Mimi Marquez."

He waited for the applause to start and then die down, then announced, "Ms. Marquez does not seem to be present tonight, but I believe we have someone on hand to accept this award on her behalf."

[ROGER DAVIS]

"Stop! Stop pushing! I'm going!"

A shove sent Roger stumbling to the stage, and nearly stumbled to the Mic, though he grabbed onto it for leverage with one hand, and the Oscar in the other.

"Mimi! I. Love. Mimi. I love Mimi so much! My girlfriend--" he started with a smile, and then felt himself giggle before trying to sound serious, though completely failing. "My girlfriend is wonderful. And Champagne is wonderful too! Did you know it's free back there? All free! But my girl is the sexiest female on the planet and she doesn't need an Oscar to show that. She's sexy, and she's pretty, and she's really nice, too. And she's thoughtful and god, she's an amazing dancer. And OH! I totally can tell you something, off the record, since we're all like, friend's and shit here, she does this thing on the pole that is just fantastic. She moves all the way up on the pole like this and does like, splits" his fingers moved up the Oscar like tiny legs, split his fingers, and slowly slid them down.

"Oh my GOD, it's enough to get a bowl of jello stiff--hey! Stop shushing! My girl, my speech!"

[yolanda7g]

Faustus entered stage left as Roger was leaving the stage.

"I ain't mad at you man. If I had a girl that looked like that, I'd brag to everybody - I'd be king of TMI!" Faustus glanced at Monte. "Oh I'm sorry. You don't know anything about that do you? Ah my bad. Gotta be inclusive when I'm workin with a partner, make sure they can relate." He rolled his eyes with a grin. "So what's next, count?"

[THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO]

Monte Cristo pointedly ignored Faustus' comments as he returned to the podium. The "good doctor" knew nothing about him, and Monte Cristo was perfectly content with keeping it that way.

Giving Faustus a sideways glare, Monte Cristo said, "The next category is for Happiest Character. I haven't seen the list of nominees yet, but, given your obvious troubles with self-esteem, I wager that you are not one of them."

And the nominees for Happiest Character are...

MEG GIRY

She saw the world with wide eyes and she usually saw things like the glass was half full, but she did give up on things she didn't feel too strongly about. She learned that growing up at the Opera but it didn't make her cynical, like the other ballerinas at the Opera House. She still was hopeful, sweet and kind.

PENELOPE LAFONTAINE

Penelope still enjoyed the thrum of the crowd, the large congregation of like-minded environmentalists and social activists. It felt good to take of something like this, something that could change the world for the better, if they succeeded. Smiling to herself, she continued to try and squeeze her way through crowd...

MARY MORSTAN

She found center quite easily and a smile spread across her face. She missed theater. Being onstage is where she truly belonged. Quickly, she pulled out her iPod from her purse and started flipping through the karaoke she had on there. The piano instrumental filled the theater slightly. Her voice rang out beautifully. She missed singing and performing FAR too much.

SODAPOP CURTIS

Soda's quite the reckless and carefree individual; he could care less about tomorrow and he gets high on just living his life. He's energetic and can't sit through a movie to save his life, but he'd give it a try just to say he did it. Soda's not one to get himself in trouble, he avoids drinking and fights but will fight if asked to. Overall, Sodapop's just one happy kid.

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Handing the envelope to Faustus, Monte Cristo said charitably, "Care to announce the winner, Faustus? Perhaps you'll be inspired."