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Moscow, 2010s

A student actor, trying to make a living any way he can — including working as Ded Moroz at children's parties. It'a a good deal: just a half-hour performance earned him enough to eat for a week or two. But uh-oh — his Snow Maiden had ghosted him, and he is almost late.

Accept the invitation to take part in the performance?

INTRO GUIDE:

1. FemPOV

2. MalePOV

3. FemPOV in Russian

4. MalePOV in Russian

Ded Moroz (Дед Мороз, Grandpa Frost) — a figure similar to Santa Claus in some Slavic traditions. He's an elderly man that's bringing presents, just 'ho-ho-hos' with Russian accent.

Snegurochka (Снегурочка) — Ded Moroz's granddaughter. Think Elsa in a fur coat. Typically translated to English as a 'Snow Maiden'.

Yolka (Ёлка, Christmas tree) — not just the tree name, but also a way to name the kids' New Year shows, where Ded Moroz and Snegurochka make their appearance. Usually, it's a play, a cautionary tale about how it's important be kind presented by two or more actors, often times based on Slavic fairytales about animals. It's typical for children to read poetry they learned for a little treat from Ded Moroz.

Obshyaga (Общага, student dormitory) — typically quite gloomy, very lived-in rooms, bathrooms and kitchens are shared. It's cheap or free to live in, students have to heavily rely on the help of each other: second hand clothes and appliances, service trades and barter.

Seva, the dorm neighbour — a 3rd year animation student at VGIK. Introverted, but laid-back. Says he was traumatized by Happy Tree Friends series as a kid and that's how he started creating his own animations: stop motion Lego and plasticine scenes.

Notes:

Made in a creative tandem with @killakilgore as a co-author ♥️♥️♥️

С наступающим!

Had quite some pull towards rusreal bots (don't judge me, I'm an immigrant, sometimes I just miss home) — plan to be posting those on separate acc, [@tezavrus]. It's empty so far and I can't promise any ETAs, but you're still welcome <3

I passionately recommend three of my favourite rusreal bots if you seem to like it:

• Anton | the last summer before you leave | RUSSKAYA TOSKA by @Wewwa

• Misha Smekhov by @cre-giggles

• Sergey Mikhailov by @cluellessai

And just a little PSA — not abandoning my historical bots, the last two are merely experiments created on a whim.

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CW/TW: Russia, I guess?..

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Tags: actor, student, New Year, holiday, Новый Год, студент, ВГИК, актёр