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your heart explodes inside of your chest—and Glenn Close dies.
![[start ID: Comic of an AU of HLVRAI where HLVRAI is a movie & the science team are played by actors. First panel shows a clapperboard against a black background with text on it that says, “How did you prepare for your role in HLVRAI?” Panel 2: Actors for Coomer & Bubby are sitting in an interview room, the movie poster for HLVRAI in the blurred background. Coomer’s actor, Hau’oli Kaleo-Kirchhoff, has his hair in a bun & a Hawaiian shirt on. Bubby’s actor, Mose Kaleo-Kirchhoff, is wearing a newsboy hat, coat, & turtleneck. Hau’oli is winking & saying, “Mose helped me memorize those Wikipedia articles on chairs & da kine!” Mose looks proud as xe says, “What can I say? I make the best flashcards.” Panel 3: Tommy & Darnold’s actors are being interviewed now. Tommy’s actor, Luis Tanglao, is leaning back in his chair with arms behind his head. Their hair is slicked back & they’ve got a chew stim necklace in their mouth. He’s wearing a yellow striped shirt under a pink button-up. Looking bored, Luis is saying, “Bold of you t-t assume I know what I’m doing.” Darnold’s actor, Sage Haven, is smiling & waving at the camera while saying, “My kiddo was a big help with developing my character. Thanks hun!” :end ID]](https://64.media.tumblr.com/8b43fedc816f2b4982cec430b34dfe24/a9fca0c2946592bb-24/s640x960/868525910d50f999ebc3ceed2fee66a7d77dba35.png)
![[start ID: Continuation of the HLVRAI movie AU comic, but this time it’s Gordon and Benry’s actors being interviewed answering the question “How did you prepare for your role in HLVRAI?” Panel 1: Gordon’s actor, Mannie Flores, and Benry’s actor, Benji Song are sitting next to each other in the interview room with the movie poster for HLVRAI in the blurred background. Mannie’s sitting up straight, glancing nervously to the side, saying, “I, uh, took an improv class & also watched a lot of improv shows. This was my 1st official acting gig ever, so I could’ve done a better job preparing honestly.” Benji’s looking at him with an affectionate smile, resting his chin in a hand. Panel 2: Benji’s looking at the interviewer off camera now, expression bored, saying, “the night before we started filming, i ate 2 blocks of uncooked ramen & a whole rotisserie chicken while playing fortnite for 5 hours. then i got sick & threw up.” Mannie’s glancing at them in surprise. Panel 3: The interviewer asks, “Why.” Benji, looking annoyed & glowering now, answers, “I was playing f***ing fortnite, Jonathan.” Gordon has his head turned to the side, hand covering his mouth as he tries not to laugh. :end ID]](https://64.media.tumblr.com/3ed7211a5ea6881a4a0d972f0c62f065/a9fca0c2946592bb-7e/s1280x1920/f13ff4e92cff197dccbaea879ba67a67826e6ca2.png)
Studio TV Solutions presents Half Life VR but the AI are Self-Aware (2020) [not a real movie]. A movie with a totally improv’d script starring a moltey crew who are sure to give you a rip-roarin’ good time!
anyway hi new au just dropped. i’m calling it HLVRAIM. it’s HLVRAI but it’s a blockbuster movie and the science team are played by actors. i have many thought on backstories n stuff that i will stick under a “read more” here otherwise this post will be hella long on people’s dashes. 👇👍 pls care about this i thought so hard and much
Half Life VR but the AI are Self-Aware was put out by Studio TV Solutions in 2020 and destroyed the box office with how fun it was and how well the cast played off one another. The cast was given a general outline for the script with the goal for it to be mostly improv.
Gordon Freeman: Mannie Flores (Dominican American, age 28, he/him) - Popular Youtuber/Twitch streamer (“Radi0Mann”). Got offered the role in HLVRAI thanks to the creative things he’s done in his Youtube/Twitch career. This is his first “official” acting gig. He was pretty starstruck at first, but then as he got to know everyone, he realized they’re all a bunch of dorks (affectionate). - Started off as a gaming channel, but then started branching off into various creative endeavors as he got more popular. He still plays games too though. - One of the things Mannie did in his internet career that hit the mainstream was when he wrote, directed, starred in, and filmed his own movie in just 2 weeks because he failed a bet with his audience. Except the movie was actually really good and funny and heartfelt (i want to say it was about “a man who got left behind on earth after everyone else was raptured because god literally forgot about him”, but i think the concept might’ve been done already). - Met Benji through HLVRAI. They hit it off and now they’re dating. They tried to keep it secret for a while but Mannie had a slip-up during a stream that sort of blew it out of the water.
Benrey: Benji Song (Japanese/Chinese, age 30, he/they) - Started off as a film sound designer in the industry, then through a series of silly willy little events—possibly even shenanigans—got roped into a role in a passion indie film that became wildly acclaimed and flung him into the spotlight. Been an actor ever since, but isn’t the most proactive in taking jobs much to their agent’s annoyance. People never know where he’ll pop up next. Sometimes Benji will sneak in sound designer work behind their agent’s back. - Honestly likes background work more because everyone’s got these expectations of them as an actor that they feel pressured to meet. But he’s also afraid of disappointing people. He’s working on it. - Met their partner Mannie through HLVRAI. Totally was a fan of his streams/videos beforehand though. When they mention that, Mannie gets flustered. - Does music as a hobby. Electronic stuff mostly—enjoys mashing together all sorts of sounds and trying to make them work. After HLVRAI, Mannie’s streams gets cool new music that’s made by somebody going by “johnwicklover1994.” wink
Harold Coomer: Hau’oli “Hau” Kaleo-Kirchhoff (Hawaiian/Samoan, age 66, he/him) - Old musician who’s supposed to be retired but once in a while will release a song or even do a concert (but nothing crazy). - Hau’oli is pronounced [hh-ow-oh-lee], but he also goes by “Hau” for the haoles’ sake. :) Kaleo is [kah-leh-oh]. also Hau’oli sounds a little bit like the name Holly so that’s a fun coincidence i didn’t realize until later. - Most of his music is chill island tunes but he has been known to dabble in rock and jazz. - Married to Mose (been together for 30 years and counting).
Bubby: Mose Kaleo-Kirchhoff (German, age 69 [nice], xe/him) - Veteran actor—been in the acting industry for a long time. One of his more well-known roles was in a popular sci-fi series. - Married to Hau’oli (they got married the moment it was legal). - i went with a name that started with “M” cuz when Gordon first asks Bubby for his name, xe’s like, “mmm Bubby.” and i headcanon it’s because Mose was about to say xir own name and had to swerve last minute and the thing his brain resorted to was Bubby lol.
Tommy Coolatta: Luis Tanglao (Filipino, age 37, he/they) - Child star who dropped out of the industry when he hit his teens and then came back years later as a comedian. He has material about how fucked up being a child star was. Will only take acting roles if it interests them. - They don’t care about how the public/media sees him. He’ll speak his mind and call out BS when he sees it. Interviewing them can be a war zone. - Hosts a popular podcast with some buds they discuss things like video games, their lives, news, etc. Just shooting the shit. - Sunkist is their actual dog and she modeled for the png photo that was used. Her name is actually Biko. She is a very good girl. <3
Darnold Pepper: Sage Haven (African American, age 40, he/her/they) - Famous cooking show host who gets offered roles in movies. Got popular by how unconventional her meals and cooking methods are and how funny he is. - Has had multiple food/cooking/baking shows over the years. Every competition-based one they’ve had focused more on good vibes, fun, and encouraging one another rather than drama. One show involved people competing to see who could make the best full course meal with the catch being they could only cook everything in a microwave. Many microwaves perished. - Changed their name to Sage Haven during their transition. They chose it because it reflects his passion and also is a play on the phrase “safe haven”, which is what she wants to be to others. - He has an adoptive daughter named Kit. She helped them think up bits and jokes. She also had to help explain what Half-Life was.
haven’t gotten to gman and forzen’s actors yet unfortunately. thinking gman’s actor could be a talk show host? because that would be funny. anyway thanks for humoring me on my shenanigans. bye