Accident of Fame [Semi-Open] [Image-Heavy]

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Kristenn: Dad, what did you make Caël do?
Dad: What do you mean?
Kristenn: Why did you allow Caël to be humiliated in this TV show? You are still his talent agent, yes?
Dad: Did you even watch it?
Morgane: Dad, it doesn’t matter! I WATCHED IT, YES. I watched Caël get degraded and abused on TV. He was treated worse than an animal!
Dad: Girls, you are overreacting. It’s just acting.
Morgane: Seeing Caël get battered and killed in a lot of his shows is one thing… okay fine. But watching Caël get tied up, spat on, beg for mercy, get r~ped, abused to no end. Absolutely depraved. Does this not disturb you?
Dad: It’s just acting. It’s part of the job.
Maëlle: Are these the kinds of jobs you give to your son? Disgusting.
Dad: Girls, it’s not real.
Maëlle: Yeah, repeat that to yourself dad. Having your only son get degraded in front of everybody and your defence is “it’s not real”? At least a self-respecting pimp will not make their prostitute do their work publicly!
Mum: Maëlle!
Maëlle: What’s the difference, mum? A pimp gives demeaning “work” to the prostitute. And then here is Dad, a ‘talent agent’, giving demeaning “work” to Caël.
Mum: I’m staying out of this. I’ll let you girls talk to your dad. Have at it.
Rihann: Mum you’re not going to say anything?
Mum: I have already said my piece to your Dad. We are not talking.
Kristenn: Dad, you are the one who gives Caël his acting projects. You are his agent. All offers come through you. Do you even know what these projects are?
Dad: I do and I review it.
Kristenn: Then why did you still give it to Caël? Didn’t you even think that it’s humiliating? Why didn’t you reject it?
Dad: I pass everything to Caël.
Morgane: Then what kind of a Talent Agent are you if you don’t screen the offers?
Dad: It’s not for me to decide what Caël will accept.
Kristenn: Dad, you don’t seem to understand your influence over Caël’s decisions. Because you are the one who gave it to him, he’s likelier to accept it.
Caël: I hope y’all aren’t forgetting that I am in this chat group too. Dad did not force me to accept the project.
Morgane: Then why did you accept the project? Do you need the money? Caël I can give you money if you need it. I will resign my day job to work full-time at your production company to make it grow. If that’s what it takes for me to stop you from taking on these ‘projects’, I will do it. Is that what you need?
Caël: I don’t need the money.
Morgane: Then why did you accept it?
Maëlle: If not fortune… fame? You want to get famous? Yeah Caël Boënnec, famous for getting r~ped in the ass on TV.
Kristenn: Maëlle!
Caël: I’m not doing it to be famous. I thought you guys understand that I don’t do acting just to be famous.
Morgane: THEN WHY DID YOU DO IT CAËL??
Dad: Why are you demanding answers from Caël like it’s his job to explain all his actions? He doesn’t owe any of you an explanation. He’s an adult now.
Maëlle: If that’s the case Dad, don’t dare lecture me about anything because I am an adult now too.
Dad: It’s his life and it doesn’t impact you.
Morgane: Really Dad? Ask @Rihann over here. She cried for an hour after watching the show.
Kristenn: What am I going to tell my children when they see it on TV? ‘Hey, Uncle Caël got abused on TV but it’s just make believe?’ Do you think his nephews would be proud of their Uncle Caël when other people learn of what he did? Have you thought this over as a parent?
Maëlle: The worst part is, Dad, you are HIS FATHER. Is this something you’re proud of what your son had become?
Caël: Gee thanks for not-so-subtly-implying that you guys are not proud of me.
Maëlle: What now, are you proud of getting gangbanged by men?
Caël: Gosh, I don’t know what to tell you anymore. I wasn’t r~ped, I wasn’t hurt, it was all acting.
Maëlle: Next thing you’re going to say is that they did not spit on you. Want me to tie you to the bedpost too so you can’t go out and do all these ‘acting’ stuff?
Caël: Oh so you guys want me to stop. Can’t I do something I enjoy for once?
Maëlle: I hope you are enjoying the right things. I might not be the example of a perfect sister but if I see you enjoying drugs or other wrong things, damn right Caël I will take it away from you.
Caël: What does drugs have to do with this? Are you saying my acting career is a wrong thing?
Maëlle: Are you hearing yourself right now? You’re just like Dad.
Caël: Why are y’all getting upset over nothing?
Rihann: What we saw wasn’t ‘nothing’, big bro.
Caël: Even you, Rihann?
Rihann: I just think you shouldn’t do this stuff anymore.
Kristenn: @Caël Look, I hope you understand that the reason why we are upset is that we love you. You are our brother. Our only brother. Naturally we only want the best for you. We just think that this wasn’t the best thing for you or your career. On top of that, as your sisters, we don’t like seeing you getting hurt or humiliated.
Caël: Thanks Kris, but I can handle myself.
Dad: We’re not resolving this on this chat. Everybody cool off for a day. We’re having a family meeting tomorrow evening at our house.

Caël: Hey bro
Fintann: wassup
Caël: The sorority is chewing me out on the family group chat. They didn’t like my recent project. Dad is calling for a family meeting tomorrow night.
Fintann: I figured.
Caël: I can’t seem to make them understand that it’s just a job. It’s acting. It’s something I have come to enjoy. The sorority wants me to stop.
Fintann: Do you think you should?
Caël: If it was up to me, I won’t. But all of them are upset. Mum. Rihann. Morgane said Rihann cried for an hour after seeing it.
Fintann: She did. I had to stay by her side until late in the evening after her panic attack. She wanted me to call you every five minutes to see if you were ok but I told her you were on a long drive back to Redon.
Caël: Thanks bro for taking care of little sis.
Fintann: np! She was really affected. You’re being so good at your acting they think it’s real and your family gets upset.
Caël: I don’t want to see them upset or sad, especially Rihann.
Fintann: I don’t envy your dilemma bro. You don’t want to hurt them but at the same time it’s something you discovered you are good at and enjoy doing.
Caël: What do you think I should do?
Fintann: I’d suggest you explain it to them.
Caël: No amount of explaining can make them understand that it’s just acting.
Fintann: Just remember that they’re not coming from a place of malice. They’re like this because they care about you and they love you.
Caël: Even to the extent that they want me to stop acting?
Fintann: They might not necessarily want you to stop acting, they’d probably just want to see you in different roles.
Caël: I do have different roles.
Fintann: Maybe just avoid those that upset them? They’re not actors like you. It may be difficult for them to separate you from the character.
Caël: Isn’t that the mark of a good actor? Yet my fam says they’re not proud of what I am doing.
Fintann: You are a good actor. Excellent I’d say. You have uncovered your hidden talent. Even I was surprised. I had to look away when I was watching the show because I was like ‘omg what are they doing to Caël’ and then I had to reassure myself that it’s acting. You got to have strong guts to make that scene. Not many actors are brave enough to do such daring roles. You should be proud of yourself. I am proud of what you do.
Caël: thanks bro. but my fam…
Fintann: They are proud of you. Just not some of the things you do.
Caël: That sounds like I did something wrong.
Fintann: you didn’t do anything wrong imo. It’s just that the project you did upsets them. Maybe you’d also want to ask what upsets them so you could carefully select your projects next time. Or maybe give them a heads up on what is happening on the show so they could psychologically prepare for what will happen. Rihann was excited to watch it. She invited me over to your house because she wanted to watch ‘Caël’s new TV show’ together. Thank God she did or else she would’ve had her panic attack alone. fwiw, I know Rihann is proud of you. She is happy for your accomplishments.
Caël: She’s still not talking to me. She’s in the next room. I think she’s mad at me.
Fintann: She’s not mad. It will be ok. Open a conversation and she’ll talk to you. She just feels awkward after overreacting to your TV show.
Caël: I will.
Fintann: She’s probably your best opening to the sorority. She’s the one who understands you the most. She’s also probably the one who could best explain the sorority’s viewpoint without being hurtful.
Caël: thanks bro will do.
Fintann: update me next

Caël: Hey bro
Caël: it went well
Fintann: good to hear!
Caël: Had a heart-to-heart talk with Rihann. She cried and couldn’t stop hugging me. Clingier than usual. At least she clarified that she’s not mad at me.
Fintann: I figured.
Caël: I asked her how she felt and I was surprised about the word she used.
Fintann: what did she say?
Caël: She said she was concerned. I was like, were you disappointed? No. Were you angry? No. She gravitated on ‘concerned’.
Fintann: What was she concerned about?
Caël: She said initially it’s the overreaction that something bad was happening to me, which triggered her panic attack. Then eventually concern that people might see me differently because they might think I did pr0n or something… like what some people did think in that Twitcher thread.
Fintann: Did she say she sees you differently?
Caël: No. She said she loves me and has probably learned to value me even more after seeing on TV the many ways I could die
Fintann: see I told you it would be ok
Caël: She also told me she values my happiness and if acting was something I enjoyed, I should continue, but I should be choosier about the roles I play.
Fintann: I think that’s a good compromise with your family. Something to propose in the family meeting.
Caël: heh I don’t know how that would turn out. Rihann might not be mad at me, but she’s mad at Dad. I expect fireworks at the meeting.
Fintann: oh no
Caël: Basically the sorority was mad at Dad because they think he could’ve guided and steered my acting career better.
Fintann: Blame the talent agent?
Caël: I guess. There’s also this undercurrent of thinking among them that I am doing acting at dad’s behest. I think Kris mentioned something about it in that sneaky video you made. I clarified to Rihann that, yes, initially I did the first few projects because I wanted to accompany dad to the career that he had to stop because of family. Now that all of his children are adults, he’s now free to pursue his dream career. But now, I make decisions on my own, not at dad’s behest. I came to like this acting career and I want to continue.
Fintann: Did that change her mind about your father?
Caël: uhhh no unfortunately. They still think Dad has some influence over my choices. Something to the effect of “The fact that Dad did not filter out that project for you meant that he wanted you to take it or at least he thought it was suitable for you” kind of girl reverse psychology. My Dad has a lot of convincing and explaining to do at the meeting.
Fintann: good luck to your dad.
Caël: I just said that to him too. He’s complaining about how none of the other family members are talking to him right now.
Fintann: good lord. family drama.

Kristenn: Hey sisses, anybody heard from Caël since yesterday’s blowup in the family chat?
Maëlle: No.
Morgane: No why?
Kristenn: He didn’t send his usual hi/good day/checkin message?
Maëlle: Haven’t received any.
Morgane: Me too.
Kristenn: That’s kinda unusual. Is he… mad at us?
Maëlle: Why are you so worried we are going to see each other later here at our house.
Kristenn: He’s not responding to my messages. He leaves me on read.
Maëlle: *shrugs*
Kristenn: @Morgane did you see him?
Morgane: No. It’s a Sunday, we’re not working.
Morgane: You anxious he’s not replying to you?
Kristenn: Yeah. It’s not like him. @Rihann have you talked to Caël? Is he at home?
Rihann: I’m out having lunch with a friend. Not sure if big bro is home.
Kristenn: Have you talked to him?
Rihann: I did last night.
Kristenn: Is he mad at us?
Rihann: I’ll just let him answer that later tonight. I don’t want to speak for big bro.
Kristenn: Maybe I should ask.
Rihann: DON’T. Give him some space for now.
Kristenn: *sad face*