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The nurse didn't return with the doctor for another hour, and in that time Juliet chatted with Opal and looked through her character settings.
She was in the body of 23-year-old, Maria Zhang. Who was a middle-grade actress, that would one day become a top-tier entertainer. She is only mentioned in the setting of the world, as Maria happened to be a guest at the 18th Birthday party for the daughter of the Long family. And then, later on, she would appear again to perform at the main couple's wedding.
The influx of information was enough that when the Doctor asked her to answer some basic questions about her identity, she was able to answer each question to the great relief of her Manager. Now sitting in the back of the seat of a black SUV, with her manager blabbing on and on, Juliet couldn't help but feel her headache returning with a vengece.
"Honestly Darling you really shouldn't overwork yourself like that!"
"Mmmm...Hey, Mr. Manager?"
"Yes!?"
"What's on my schedule for the next week?"
"Oh! Don't you worry your little head about any of that. Just focus on getting back on your feet"
"Oh thank you, I'll make sure to treat myself better from now on."
Juliet inwardly celebrated the easy days ahead of her. *ヾ(｡>ｖ<｡)ﾉﾞ*
'I wouldn't do that'
'MMmm! Why not??'
'Because Maria was a notorious workaholic, she never took any breaks which is what lead her to fainting onset in the first place. If you don't keep up her schedule then you will be acting OOC and be kicked out of the world or at least some of your reward points will be deducted. '
'(ó﹏ò｡)'
Juliet forced herself to smile placatingly and said "Ohhhh Mr. Manager, on second thought, I can really go back to my regular schedule. I wouldn't want filming to be disrupted because of me."
"Oh my, Maria you are really such a Darling. We can finish filming tomorrow and then you have an audition the day after or the SWEETEST little Historical Drama that I think would just be PERFECTTTT for you. Then, of course, we have that Birthday Party on Friday, but I'm not sure if we'll have the time to- OOooppp!"
Mr. Manager made a sharp turn and Maria was jolted from her seat. She grabbed onto the overhead and glared at this insane little man,
"No! We have to go to the party! she exclaimed
The Manager gave her a weird look and she quickly explained that,
"It's only right that we follow up on our commitments."
Opal snickered as her host put on a brave face as if attending a fancy party was the most difficult thing she would have to do in this world.
Mr. Manager sighed and looked at Maria throw the rearview mirror. His Boss really did work herself too hard. His admiration for her grew and he promised himself to work just as hard as Boss Maria!
Juliet felt a little dizzy due to this man's terrible driving skills.
- - -
Juliet stood in the lobby outside of the Audition Room. Her back pressed against a wall as she waited to be called in. The last few days had been incredibly demanding. Not only was Maria's schedule packed, but she also had to keep to a strict diet and workout schedule. Juliet had been super excited about her new body's perfectly toned abs, and slim physic. However, now that she knew how much work actually went into gaining and maintaining such a body. The whole thing became a lot less exiting. She REALLY wanted some freaking carbs, and it had only been a day!
'Maria went Vegan 2 years prior and swore off any animal products if you go against her character settings there will be consequences.'
"Screw the Consequence! Do you know what I would give for a chicken sandwich right now?!?!"
'Suck it up'
"How did I get stuck with such a cruel system! Wuwuwuwuw" ಥ_ಥ
Juliet leaned over the papers in her hands and reviewed the script one more time. It really was a sweet romance about a modern woman who time traveled into ancient China and fell in love with the Crown Prince. It was exactly the type of thing she would have wanted to play a part in during her past life. She really was grateful to have been placed in the body of an actress during her first world. Juliet held a sincere passion for acting however pressing it as a carrier had been very hard. Despite the lack of support from her friends and family, it was a very competitive field. Unless you had extraordinary looks, skill, and luck, or ALOT of money then the probability of making a successful career out of it was 1 in a million.
She felt the rush of nerves as the door opened and a woman popped her head out and waved her in.
She walked into a small room and stood in a spot marked with a green X, with a white backdrop behind her. A camera was placed in front of her and the woman instructed her too,
"Say your full name, age, and who you will be reading for, to the camera"
Juliet did as told, making sure to hold her head high and spoke with feigned confidence, once she was finished speaking the woman gestured her to begin reading.
"We could never be together, I am, I am not who you think I am."
"What are you saying?", the woman read for the Crown Prince's line.
"I am not from this world! I come from the future. Please you must let me return to my home!" Juliet's voice began to rise as she continued her lines. She tried to imagine herself in the woman's shoes. How scared and alone and hopeless she must feel to be suddenly swept into a new world.
It wasn't hard to imagine.
"I just want to go home!"
Her voice cracked and unknowingly a single tear appeared at the corner of her eye which slid down her pale cheek. Her expression was dazed and at that moment every person in the room couldn't bear to pull their eyes away from her.
The woman in charge of the interview cleared her throat and the spell was broken. They had her read a couple more lines and even act out a few scenes. Everyone in the room was satisfied with her performance.
However, now that Juliet had completed all of her tasks, she could focus all her attention on tomorrow's party.
