first investigation

[stagemanagers]

Your second Friday in the gilded cage that is the Opera House feels very much like the one before. The only real exception is that today is the deadline for the Phantom’s offer, to erase a single person from existence in exchange for one of their lives. The morning is quiet as you all filter out of your rooms with no immediate signs that anyone’s taken your house manager up on his offer.

That is, except for the very small, dark stains on the carpet of the dressing room hallway but that’s probably unrelated.

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[stagemanagers]

[No answer. The stains keep going down toward the costume shop.]

[etincelledefierte]

[Claudine's followed the path down this way.]

...it's probably best to stick together.

[Because she's not letting a little one drop into trauma city alone.]

Hello?

[bloodycape]

Oh-- yes. I think you're right.

[She may try to act brave, but truly-- she feels better with the company.]

It seems to go towards the costume shop so... let's check in there.

[Red will slowly open the costume shop door and look inside...]

[stagemanagers]

[Good news: there's no huam corpse in here!

Bad news: Something sure happened!

But that's a tale for another time...a few minutes from now in fact.

[etincelledefierte]

[At least there's not a body. Claudine is not entirely sure how she'd handle that.]

We should go back to the dressing rooms, just in case. We can come back here later.

[As much as she hates it.]

[bloodycape]

Yes, you're right. I'm worried about the others. Let's hurry.

[She's glad nothing's wrong here but-- there's still Definitely something wrong.]

[etincelledefierte]

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