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itscurtains2020-07-19 11:27 am
stagemanagers) wrote in itscurtains2020-07-19 11:27 am
week 4
[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. ))
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.]
(( 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. ))
she thought that was just for play rehearsal
There's... a lot to parse here, and it'd be easier for Christine to just laser focus in on the last bit, and get distracted like she always does, but she forces herself to hold three fingers up, curling them as she says everything she needs to say.]
Okay. Number one I figured out. I figured it out, but it still hurt a little, when everyone else knew so much more than me? And it hurt to find out you had lied about having one. And a lot of it was totally illogical, I get that, but it still made me angry and I just thought if I could hear one thing about this whole mess from you, it'd make it okay.
And... it didn't. [She laughs, a little bitterly.] So I guess I got desperate.
Number two, the Halloween thing? I sort of... vaugely remember. I remember you trying to talk to me about it after, and... I mean, a lot had happened. The party itself is all fuzzy but I'm pretty sure you asked me out right after I dumped Jake? Which like, wild in itself, I didn't know I was dating him, but.
[That at least gets a more genuine laugh from her. Christine, the weirdo drama girl, dating Jake Dillinger? She probably shouldn't be surprised it wasn't a fairytale relationship.]
But either way, I was still probably an emotional wreck, like I always am, and I probably didn't know what I wanted... and I um, I still don't know, now?
...But I want you around. I want to learn who you are. So... third thing is I accept your apology. And I'm sorry too, for trying to... do what I did.
[She falls silent for a moment, just her and her multitude of feelings, and then quietly asks:] So... you can talk to me now, right? About everything?
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[Sometimes, you get super close to attaining your crush and you make some bad decisions because you're actually a poorly socialized horny teen. He knows how to actually apologize though! King of, at least. Riley told him to stop apologizing, so that's about the only reason he's not just offering an apology after every sentence.]
Anyway, uh. Um. What. What do. What would you like to know?
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[And everyone makes mistakes. A computer isn't allowed to, and that's what makes it really scary to her. How are they supposed to learn anything if they aren't allowed to make the wrong decision?
But... what does she want to know? That is the important question in all of this. And there are definitely a lot of questions to ask. The more time she spends thinking about it, the more questions pile on until she's not sure what's best to ask.]
How about... how about you start from the beginning here. And you tell me what Jeremy Heere wanted to do when we talked. What you would have done if you weren't... you know.
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I fucked up
Really fucked up
But I'm just like other guys
I'm not special
I'm not different
And I'd hardly be a prize
[See? See? I know songs from other musicals that aren't BMC or DEH.]
Let's be normal, watch bad movies.
See a play or maybe ski?
Just bake brownies - or go bowling!
Christine, would you hang with me?
Can't we be seventeen?
That's all I want to do
Now that the SQUIP is gone
I could be good with you
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Things that hurt us
Out of our sight
Out of mind, that's how it goes
And we let go
Take a deep breath
Sneak some costumes for new clothes
[Her eyes aren't just shining with tears now at least. At least now, there seem to be possibilities opening up to her.]
We'll go swimming
Play some Sonic
And we'll eat some chili fries,
Maybe prom night...?
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[Well. Maybe not right this second, because. He's barely in control of his limbs. His hand is trembling in Christine's, faintly. But eventually! Eventually he'd like to. Go dancing. With Christine.]
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[She squeezes his hands a little tighter as she tries to encourage him to look at her and the smile that's slowly forming.]
Don't stop looking in my eyes...
Jeremy, I... I know you, you didn't want to talk about asking me out before and, you know...
[The whole kissing thing.]
But if you're still interested, do you want to try going out? Once?
But of course you can say no! I mean, we are kind of still kidnapped, and it's scary, and feelings... feelings change.
[And if Jeremy's have, she'll be okay with that.]