Aaron

"CUT!"

Everyone turned their heads in the direction that the intelligent voice had come from, landing their eyes on a high balcony. A young man stood up from his seat and removed his sunglasses, looking down at us. He was well-built and I heard the girls sigh at the sight of him from beside me. Rolling my eyes, I turned and noticed that there were lots of people suddenly hustling in the Forbidden Hall.

"What is this?" I asked, turning towards Stephanie.

"It's a movie set," she replied matter-of-factly. "My grandmother is a famous actress, didn't you know? The Golden Butterfly, she's known as. Her real name, of course, is Jine Fan."

Emily cast a shifty eye at the three-headed dog. "What about Flouffy?"

"Oh," Stephanie said with a regal air, "It's all mechanical. It was very expensive to construct, being high-tech and all. It's very life-life, don't you think? Its memory chip is very advanced and it has taken to know me well and obey."

Jay Jay's eyes glew as she turned towards the machine. "Expensive, did you say...? Exactly how much money are you talking abou - ?" She was interrupted as the group turned to face the director coming towards them.

"Jeez, Stephanie... As if you haven't played with that dog enough..." he complained unprofessionally as he rubbed the back of his neck. Looking at the others, he said, "Oh! I haven't introduced myself yet, have I? I'm Tommy, Tommy Winston."