week 4

[stagemanagers]

[Another week, and two more dead. King Richard and Red are both gone, and once again, it was through nothing more than an accident in the heat of the moment. Maybe if you all stay calm and collected, nothing bad will happen again?

Well, maybe not.

When you wake on Sunday, you'll find that you've recovered another one of those memories - or had another dream, if you still wanna be in denial about it. The grounds remain as they are, but this time, the door blocking the stairwell has been unsealed. You can now venture up to the second floor! This is the second time that's happened; it's almost as if you get more space every time someone dies. Or maybe the whole place just seems quieter.]

Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday


(( Welcome to Week 4! Please remember to submit your AC and your memory regains, as well as your coins! You can also still contact the Phantom. ))

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[likemypicture]

[For the second time in her life, Anne of Cleves, a girl who should have never been destined for a crown, finds herself with the title Queen. It leaves the song playing in her mind Sunday morning as particularly potent, and she hums the tune almost all day, sometimes occasionally softly singing to herself]

Cuz I'm the Queen of the castle...

[Though there are new places to be explored, she starts her morning off with a visit to their good friend the horse, with an apple. She stays there for a while-- patting the horse, giving it its deserving treats, and even singing her song.]

Got gold chains
Symbolic of my faith to the higher power
In the fast lane
My horses can trot up to twelve miles an hour
Let me explain
I'm a wiener schnitzel, not an English flower
No one tells me I need a rich man
Doin' my thing in my palace in Richmond

[The horse isn't a very good audience, though, so after getting much more love and attention, Anne heads back indoors. One fresh shower and a costume change later (she's a Queen again, she's not going to be smelling like stables) and she's exploring the upstairs area. She's fidgety though, and doesn't stay in one place for long. In the coffee shop she's munching on pastries and flipping through cabinets, in the library she's pulling books off the shelf and flipping through them, then putting them back on the shelf as none of them hold her interest. Finally, she makes her way to the chapel, where she makes her way to the front of the pews, before dramatically dropping to her knees, lowering her head and clasping her hands in prayer. She stays there for hours.


BUT THAT'S DEPRESSING AND NOT ANNE'S STYLE AT ALL. So after the hours of prayer, she's back up again, which is when she discovers the roller rink. She can be found there almost all afternoon, zooming around on roller skates, laughing, and singing to herself.]

Too, too bad I don't agree~~
So I'm gonna hang it up for everyone to see
And you can't stop, you can't stop me 'cause
I'm the queen of the castle
Get down, you dirty rascal

chapel

[37773972]

[Stephen's footsteps are painfully loud in the chapel - at least, to his own ears. They stop when he sees someone already in there, but he doesn't turn to leave; instead, after a moment of study, he moves in to a pew and looks forwards.

When was the last time he was in a place like this?...probably his wedding, he realizes. He's not sure what to feel about that.]

[likemypicture]

[She hears those offensively loud footsteps, but doesn’t move— she’s currently praying very hard for approximately four different souls, so that takes priority number one. She lets a few minutes pass— but once she’s wrapped up her prayer, she’s more than happy to take a break. This isn’t exactly a comfortable pose.

She isn’t sure who she expected to see— but Stephen wasn’t guess number one, that’s for sure. She raises an eyebrow at him as she stands, walking silently to dramatically plop onto the pew beside him.]

[37773972]

[Hi, Anne. Don't mind him only meeting your eyes briefly before looking back forwards. There's a comfortable silence between them before he finally speaks up;]

I was in the choir, when I was a kid. Some of the songs're still in my head- they're probably the main thing that's stuck with me. [About religion, obviously.] I'm almost jealous of the people who have more.

[likemypicture]

[She laughs at that-- she does have more through religion-- it gave her a comfortable life, and a death free of anxiety. But...]

I wore a dark veil, so men would not see my face, up until my marriage. Perhaps you could try that.

[37773972]

And if you've already been married, how does that work? [But he's smiling a little]

[likemypicture]

Oh! Then you don't have to wear veils anymore. We'll have to think of something else.

I always thought my sister got the good end of the stick, not having to marry Henry-- now I wonder if I had her beat, after all.

[37773972]

[To be fair, he still needs to sign the divorce papers...]

You seem to know more than I do with it, I'll trust your ideas. [and hm] Was wearing a veil that bad?

[likemypicture]

No-- but it was hot. And after getting divorced, I could do and wear basically anything I wanted!

I mean. Look at this face. [She points at herself. ... And makes a duck face.]

[37773972]

[All right, he actually laughs at that. Softly, but it sounds louder in here- acoustics, bluh bluh bluh.] Right- how could anyone stand to keep that hidden?

[likemypicture]

[She smiles brightly, laughing too, and patting his shoulder.] Precisely! A face that almost created a war. It would be a crime to mask it again!

Religion is... nice, to have. I was always content and unafraid, due to my belief in God. And just when I begin to doubt myself-- [She gestures around.] A chapel appears.

[37773972]

[Stephen's smiling, but it fades just a bit as she brings up religion again. He follows her hand, looking around]

...do you think He'll listen to us?

[Listen, not just hear. There's a difference between the two words; active instead of passive.]

[likemypicture]

[Anne hums, looking upwards.]

I won't claim to know. But I have always believed, and I have always been settled by it. I have more duty today than I did yesterday-- I hoped that I would find guidance here.

[37773972]

[And as she looks up, he looks down - not to the opposite place, just to his hands, fidgeting slightly]

What do you mean, more than yesterday?

[likemypicture]

Oh, you didn't hear?

Richard left his kingdom to me.

[37773972]

Con...gradulations?

[likemypicture]

Don't sound so unsure of me! I did it once, I could do it again! ... Probably.

[37773972]

It just sounds like a big responsibility. And where I come from, there's...not many kingdoms left, I don't think.

[likemypicture]

It's true that my previous career as Queen was short, but I've got... somewhat of an idea where to go with it.

Where did they all go?

[37773972]

Government systems changed, more or less. [Maybe??? He's not a historian, ok?] Democracy's pretty common, now. Or republics. I'm not an expert in politics, though, so I couldn't tell you much.

Chapel

[holyspit]

[Steven enters quietly? This place seems to invite quiet.]

...Are you okay?

[What is this, what are we doing, should he be doing it too?]