#mayday crew

Okay, hope you enjoyed those, been a bit since I wrote these guys but there still cool I think.

Josh: I think I’d rather try topping for Vorasika.

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But while that’s all fine and good, what about the details? What would it be called? Who would be the star? What would be the focus? Well, I think the best candidate for main character would be Ace. It’s only my own personal headcanon, but I’ve always gotten the sense that he’s Verosika’s second-in-command, and we already have a show where the “boss” is the main character. Two actually, since Charlie is the CEO of the Happy Hotel. So, having a show star and primarily focus on the employees might be a nice change of pace. The unsung heroes who break their backs to make the celebrity look good. Her back-up dancers or vocalists, stylists, choreographers, assistants, groupies, or whatever all of their individual job descriptions end up being, someone as big as Verosika needs a full time team to keep her afloat, and that could be an interesting focal point for the Mayday Crew beyond just being an excuse for more dirty jokes and sexual inuendos. So, a show that follows Ace as he works to maintain order and peace in Verosika’s chaotic little clique while also trying to apease his bitch of a boss feels like a good basis for a show, and since he also has a blossoming relationship with Josh (which the fans already are interested in) this gives free reign to develop them as characters and put them through relationship issues, with Apple and Coco serving as the other primary couple. And since we don’t want a repeat of M&M who are meant to be a subversion of standard Hell relationships, this means we’re likely to see and deal with two problematic relationships where the partners are trying, but aren’t as perfect and sweet as Millie and Moxxie. As for what the show would be called... why not just Mayday! Verosika strikes me as a drama queen meltdown sort of boss, so anytime anything goes wrong, it’s time to set off the alarms. It’s a little cheeky, but I think it has room to work. Is it perfect? No. The Mayday Crew is extremely flat. Their only real personalities come through fan headcanons. But they’ve managed to be relatively popular, and there’s enough of them to make an interesting ensemble cast out of them. Whether it becomes its own completely separate entity, or it just becomes a standalone episode of Helluva Boss, I think there’s something there that has the potential to become one Helluva show.

I assume Ace is the head Choreographer, and also gets the honor of being the top pick for music video arm candy if Verosika needs it. Josh, likewise, is a back-up dancer, alongside Apple, Cocoa, and Milky. Ace is her second-in-command, so he keeps everyone in line and on-task, which means he's also responsible for her phone, social callendar, remembering all of her friends and enemies, and is also basically her receptionist, unless she hands her phone to someone else. Apple is absolutely Verosika's health guru, personal trainer, yoga instructor, or whatever. Cocoa is a nutritionist to make sure Verosika's staying healthy. Kiki is in charge of Verosika's hair, make-up, and wardrobe. Josh was only hired because he's a hot piece of man candy to dance sexily behind Verosika and not to talk, but he's really good with social media and knowing what's trendy, so he keeps Verosika up to date on trends, gossip, challenges, and sometimes runs her social media pages for her. However, Josh has had some hiccups in the past, and now he's not allowed to post anything for Verosika until Ace or Kiki has looked at it and approved it. Given that Verosika just mindlessly handed her bottle of booze to Milky, I assume she's Verosika's personal assistant. If Verosika needs something, she's going to call either Ace or Milky depending on the situation. If it's a professional thing, she asks for Ace, if it's more personal, she calls for Milky. Milky is the one who reaches behind the fridge to get Verosika's phone. She's the one who books the hotel reservation. She's the one who keeps Verosika balanced. She may also be in charge of handling Verosika's public image, deciding which gossip rags Verosika will do interviews for, or what places aren't good enough for Verosika to take gigs at. If Ace is ever indisposed, Kiki is next in the totem pole to keep everybody in line, and then Milky after her. But she's not as good at the whole discipline thing as Ace, so the team suffers without Ace leading them. Kat is the young blood of the group. The newest hire. He's just a back-up dancer and the official "gopher" of the group. Just the group's collective assistant. Mostly because when they tried to make Tex the Gopher, he just growled, and they all knew better than to ask again. So, now it's all on Kat to run everybody's errands. If Verosika wants coffee, he's the one they send. If her dry-cleaning needs to be picked up, it's his job. If her pills need refilling, that is NOT his job. Milky handles that. Kat is not allowed near anything that important to Verosika. He is the lowest rung on the ladder. If anyone in the group is the lyricist or composer other than Verosika herself, my top guess would be that Ace and/or Kiki, though Ace is more invested in the stage performance. If somebody handles all of Verosika's musical stuff, then I'd make these slight changes: Kiki is the arranger, composer, and lyricist who puts together all of Verosika's songs and helps Verosika with her vocals, Ace is head Choreographer, and Milky does Hair, Make-up, and Wardrobe. Personal assistant status slides down the totem pole to Cocoa, making Apple the health and wellness personnel, Josh the social media guru, and Kat is still just the lowly assistant that does everyone's grunt work.

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