Roleplayers have been around through much of recorded history. Several
centuries ago, man domesticated early Roleplayers, calling them "Actors". Actors
are still used today as a form of entertainment. They are forced to learn
pre-written scripts, which are then regurgitated verbatim.
We located a small group of Actors and closed in. Fortunately, we separated a
younger male from the herd and managed to bring it down with a tranquilizer
dart. After attaching the radio collar, we retreated to a safe distance to
watch.
It was only a few minutes before the curious creature woke up, and looked
around. The young male felt the collar around his neck, and immediately went
into a strange, box-like contraption nearby. He took some kind of rod off the
machine inside, and punched the machine itself three times. He then started
shouting at the mysterious rod. A few minutes later, a black and white car with
strange markings and flashing lights drove up. We noticed that, while they
looked much like the Actor, these were armed. We swiftly retreated to formulate
a new strategy as the collars were clearly not feasable to use on this species.
Fortunately, we soon found that we could pass almost completely unnoticed in
their habitat, and took full advantage of this opprtunity. We soon discovered
that there was more than one subspecies of Actor. We came to know them as
Theater Actors and Movie Actors.
One result of our research into these subspecies was that Theater Actors are
now being considered for listing on the Endangered Species List. These poor
creatures are forced to perform live, in front of large audiences, and are
poorly compensated. Additionally, they nearly always work without the aid of
vocal enhancement in the large halls where they perform, forcing them to
constantly speak loudly, stressing their vocal cords. Often spouting phrases
such as, "I have to suffer for my art," these poor sould seem to marching
steadily toward the cliffs of extinction. Yet they're going there with their
heads held high. To lose such a noble species would be a shame.
The other subspecies, Movie Actors, rarely perform live. Their antics are
recorded on film, which is then released to massive outlets called "Movie
Theaters". These creatures have a nearly limitless number of attempts to "get it
right" before the film is released. Oddly, they are compensated quite
handsomely, despite facing lower risks than the theater actors.
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