Human entertainment is so diverse and odd.

To think there would be so many different ways to create a narrative is astounding.

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They wanted to have a movie night.

Of course Xylion had heard rumors of these things, but he had little idea what they were. On his planet, entertainment had not been something they focused on. His planet steered more towards hard work and education, but of course there were a few individuals who preferred the fun route, as they called it. His second brother was one of those people.

Xylion was currently seated in the break room, watching the humans argue about which one to watch first. He sighed.

"Mine is better! Who even wants to watch a horror movie?" Human Jenny proclaimed, the colorful case in her hand seeming to be shine under the light.

Human Isaac rolled his eyes. "Hey, who wants to watch yours?"

"Mine is a classic!"

"Hey, you two, please don't fight." Human Quinn said, attempting to stop her boyfriend and Human Jenny from fighting.

Human Fredrick sighed. "Let's let Xylion decide first. He is the guest, after all."

Xylion was suddenly handed a bunch of cases. He looked down and flipped through them. That's when he held up the one Human Quinn had handed him. "Let's do this one."

All the other humans groaned, but didn't say anything. Human Quinn shook her head. "All of you are rude, you hear me?"

Xylion said nothing as the movie began to play. As he watched, he memorized parts of the plot.

Poor guy falls in love with rich woman. The two date, then get separated. They then meet again and fight, yet still love one another. Then, it shows two old people in the hospital reading a notebook, and then they both die.
Xylion did not enjoy it. He found it strange, yet Human Jenny and Human Quinn were in tears.

"I hate watching this movie because it makes me cry so much!" Human jenny exclaimed, blowing her nose.

Human Quinn agreed with her and the two wrapped their arms around one another, sobbing. The men just stared at them.

"What was that movie called?"

"The Notebook."

Next, Xylion chose Human Mason's movie. He stared at the pink cover. "You really want to watch this one, Mace?" Human Isaac asked, looking up at him.

"There's no blood."

"Oh."

Xylion sighed as the movie started to play.
It started with a young girl looking up at the sky. The older sister then came out and the younger sister asked about the swan constellation up in the sky. The movie then began with a girl who was turned into a swan, but she was able to turn into a girl in the day. She has to stop an evil fairy, falls in love with a prince, the fairy tries to stop her, she starts dying, then the two get hit with a spell and their hands are intertwined, and then everything is well and they get married.
When it was over, Human Jenny was sobbing while Human Fredrick absentmindedly patted her back.

"What movie was that?"

"Barbie's Swan Lake."

"Okay, that was...interesting."

The next one was Human Jenny's. She was excited about this one.

The movie started off with a girl projectile vomiting over a crowd while singing, which Xylion found very disgusting. It then showed a girl going to college and joining with the singing group. They went to competitions, won a few, got embarrassed a bit, fell in love with people, etcetera. Xylion was kind of bored of it.

Human Jenny was trying to get everyone else to sing along with the songs, and Human Fredrick joined in out of sympathy, but the others didn't sing.

"What was that one called?"

"Pitch Perfect."

"Ah."

The next was Human Isaac's.

It started off with a girl getting a call from someone, but then she learns her bofriend is kidnapped and she ends up being murdered. Then it goes to another girl, who is dealing with the one year anniversary of her mother's death. She is attacked by the same killer, but survives. She then starts suspecting her boyfriend, and stays with her best friend. The school is closed down and the principal is killed. And then a man throws a party, she and her boyfriend consummate their relationship, her friend gets killed, and soon later the killer is revealed to be her boyfriend and the man who threw the party.

Xylion was actually kind of shocked by this one. He wasn't expecting that one.

"It wasn't the worst one. What was it called?"

"Scream, the 1996 version."

"It wasn't the worst one."

However, Human Jenny was not happy about this, as she was still ignoring Human Isaac.

The last one was Human Fredrick's, and everyone seemed interested in this one.

It started with a group being attacked by some magical person with a spear, and they were turned against one another. It then went to a man who had been frozen in ice, a girl who beat up a bunch of guys, a person who was a doctor, and a guy who had a tech suit. They all gathered together and went to kill that spear guy, but the magical person was taken by his brother. They then fought, became friends, and then the spear guy turned them against one another and separated them, but they got the arrow guy back. They then fought off a bunch of aliens and then won.

Xylion liked it, but he was sort of offended about the alien thing, but they didn't look like him so he was okay.

"What was that one called?"

"The Avengers, one of my most favorite franchises."

Xylion attempted to smile. "I liked it."

Human Fredrick chuckled. "It's pretty good. They have more too, we can watch them all some other time, yeah?"

"Okay!"

Xylion liked movies. While some were better than others, they all were relatively entertaining.

He couldn't wait to watch more.