don't forget the snacks!

[babelincoln]

It's Blockbuster, bitch.

Here's the scenario: it's late in the evening and you find yourself standing inside a Blockbuster store. (Did you go back in time? Is this an AU where these things still totally exist? It's up to you, pal!) Whether it's a lonely night and you're just looking for a movie or video game to rent or you're browsing the New Releases for something to take home for an evening in with a loved one, it's a simple concept. It's like the Denny's or Waffle House meme, but with movies. Welcome to Blockbuster.

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Marvel Comics ➔ Nadia van Dyne

[oca]

[ she's seen, like, five movies in her life and overwhelmed by the selection. help. ]

[redjay]

[ he feels like he's babysitting one of tim's friends a little. but whatever, not like he had plans for tonight other than having a perfectly good night ruined because he won one too many mario kart matches against bizarro.

he plucks the jingle all the way out of her hand and puts it back on the shelf. ]

Nuh uh. Not that one. There are way better Christmas movies, and most of them come without daddy issues.

Ignis Scientia | FFXV

[libra_elementia]

:)

[nocts]

[Noctis feels like a kid in a candy shop. Only he's not a kid and this is not candy. It's much, much better. It's VHS with all the good and bad things it offers. He agreed to have a movie night with Ignis, some movie on his high-resolution TV, but he didn't expect this.

THIS is ten times better and as soon as they step inside, Ignis will find himself standing around alone as Noct dives between the shelves, exploring the endless sea of treasure.

Which one to choose though? Godfather? Legally Blonde? Titanic? Mean Girls?! ...wait, do they even have mean girls on VHS? ...he should also consider picking up some Disney Movies then too, huh?]

peter parker | spider man (ps4) | ota.

[spidersman]

laura | x-men | ota.

[wildhorses]

[speed_of_snark]

Don't suppose you like Disney?

peter quill | mcu

[danceoffs]

( a man on a mission... for the last copy of footloose )

[babyavenger]

Dude, no! You've got SO many movies you need to catch up on.

[ Little Peter is here to help you catch up on all the cinema you've missed in the.. however long it's been since Star Lord was last on Earth. ]

bucky barnes. mcu.

[freights]

steve trevor ( dceu )

[trysomething]

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Buster Scruggs | The Ballad of Buster Scruggs | ota

[sansabasongbird]

( You bet your ass he's traveled forward in time

and you bet your ass he's singing the titles of the movies in the aisles )

no prob if you're not canon familiar I just love that you play Buster Scruggs

[spah]

[This Blockbuster's not big enough for two gunslingers.

I mean, it is. One of them could literally just go to the other side of the store. But they're in the same aisle and Scruggs definitely gets Dell Conagher's attention.]

I reckon you're a Magnificent Seven kinda man?

[Dell's dressed more like a construction worker than a cowboy, but his own Texan accent comes out quick enough. He holds his toolbelt just a little too much like an old west-kinda gunslinger himself despite being from, like, 1968. You bet your ass he traveled forward in time too.]

I'm more of a Fistful of Dollars fella. [He nods. And, unrelated:] I like your style, mister.

shawn hunter | boy meets world

[unfulfilledpotential]

[ He's from the 90's. Of course he's gonna be browsing the new releases on VHS, skimming the aisles to find the perfect one to take home for the weekend... ]

[brokeassgoing]

That's not educational--

[Badou says to Shawn's choice of Alien. He isn't turning his nose up at it, but he does shake a case for Lethal Weapon. Thus making his case]

Peter Parker | MCU | OTA

[babyavenger]

[ Whoa. He's heard the stories about these things from Aunt May but he never thought he'd see one in real life. Does it only appear at 1AM? ]

[cnrkent]

What are these?

Stephanie Rogers/Captain America | MCU

[starspangledwoman]

[Captain America woke ten years earlier, now she's on a mission to complete her must watch list of movies, but she needs a little help.]

[babyavenger]

[ Ooh! He'd love to help you, Ms Captain America, M'mam! He comes over with an arm full of movies that he would personally recommend. Starting with Star Wars; A New Hope because why wouldn't you start with that one? Also Aliens and Poltergeist because that movie is ridiculous. ]

How about we start with these?

9S | nier: automata | ota

[hackerlad]

[au or jamjar setup where waning blockbusters are still a thing: a+

but also what if: post-apoc future ruins of blockbuster stores where tenacious scavenging might yet unearth old af VHS tapes ancient video spool relics of human entertainment...sign him the fuck up???]

Badou Nails | DOGS: Bullets and Carnage

[brokeassgoing]

[He's definitely looking for Die Hard, and turns his nose up at the newer ones]

Kaneda | Akira

[sayonaradumbass]

[now that he's found out he can't get porn here, he's browsing the action flicks]

valkyrie | mcu

[swiller]

[ what's a blockbuster? can they rent this really stupid looking movie? also, she wants candies. ]

[perishablerock]

"Oh, this looks like an film of sophistication and complexity," Korg said, lifting up a Fight Club box. The irony was actually lost on him.

"Reminds our time together on the planet where folks were forced to fight one another for the perverted pleasure of others! I was one of despairing indentured, you were one of the privileged slave traders. Good times."

[speed_of_snark]

[Blockbuster doesn't rent porn, did you know that? Only weird softcore. Which he's making a face at.]

[sameoldsong]

[Sean's noticed the handsome fella over in the softcore section for a while now, making faces at the selections, and it's a little hard not to take pity on him. He sidles up after a moment, doing his best to help out with the knowledge he's gleaned in the past few years of renting videos.]

Pretty shit selection, huh? Honestly, you've have better luck over in the horror films. Most of them are softcore too, with barely any plot to 'em at all. Just a few fellas in rubber masks or a couple of prop skeletons, and then that's enough to convince the censors that it's perfectly reasonable to have half a dozen naked girls roaming around in the background.

saitama | opm | ota

[godlevel]

[browsing action flicks... in his costume. wtf.]

[cassare]

[ It started off as a wonderland for Asta to begin with: what even is a video? A DVD? What is this place?

He's not exactly paying much attention as he wanders, and he's completely oblivious to the cashier warily eying the sword at his hip: he's got more important things to do, like figure out all these strange grimoires. And maybe see what they even do.

And then, he sees him: the bald man in yellow and red, casually browsing under a heading that says "action" - Asta gasps. He likes action, too!

And the cape - the cape says it all. Or, rather, it says everything it needs to. With a uniform like that, he's got to be in some sort of guild, right?

Asta doesn't stop to think, because Asta never stops to think. He almost tears the carpet as he dashes over to the man, somehow sending up comical dust clouds against the soft floor. ]

HEY!!!!

[ Asta doesn't quite make it to the aisle, instead choosing the next aisle over. The one the man's facing. That way, he'll have to face Asta! Smart, right?

(No.)

Asta's short enough that only a stray strand of his hair peeks out over the shelf. So he jumps. And he keeps jumping as he talks. ]

Hey!! Mister!! What!! Order!! Are!! You!! In?!!

minsu oh | original | ota

[foxtrots]

kim sungki | original

[cordiformed]

[foxtwo]

Hey, c'mere -

[ Jin leans up on his tiptoes to throw a look at Sungki, grinning devilishly. ]

I just found something...

[ And behind him is the fabled, famed curtain that hides away all the adult movies. When Sungki joins him, he raises an eyebrow, leaning his chin on Sungki's shoulder. ]

Think they have hentai in there?

Kevin Flynn | Tron | ota

[spaceparanoids]

[ The year is 1988. The place? Blockbuster Video. Flight of the Navigator has wrapped on the overhead TVs, credits rolling through a swelling orchestral rehash of the film's main theme.

As for Flynn here, he's got two cellophane-wrapped VHS cases to hand, reading over the film summaries of each and weighing which one his son might be more interested in. Probably not Adventures in Babysitting, so... ]

Hey, what do you think, Batteries Not Included, or Princess Bride?

[iso_lation]

[ The college student currently putting some returned videos back where they belong turns to smile at Flynn, eyeing both him and his movie choices with a bit of a twinkle in her eye. ]

Depends, do you prefer pregnant robot aliens or rodents of unusual size?

[ Quorra always tries to be genuinely helpful when customers ask for her input, but if it seems like she can get away with it she likes to have a little fun with it too. Something about this guy makes her think he won't mind.

Or maybe she's just hoping for it because he's cute. ]

Diana Prince | DCEU | OTA

[monomachy]

Edward Nygma | Gotham | ota

[riddleme_this]

Eddie Brock | Venom

[imareporter]

[Boop]

Engineer | TF2

[spah]

[what????????????? what?? he's from 1968 he doesn't understand.

i mean he understands it's just. wild.]