stagemanagers: (curtains)
It's Curtains Mods ([personal profile] stagemanagers) wrote in [community profile] itscurtains2020-08-08 10:55 am
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fifth trial

[When the investigation finishes, the lights begin to flicker on and off as that low, gentle rumble echoes through the opera house.

Your intermission is ending. Please return to your trial room.

The court room looks just as it always has for you: the grand chandelier glittering above your heads, the dusty red velvet seats. In the orchestra pit your circle of wooden podiums are waiting. Jeremy and Steven's podiums are draped in black crepe with their grey scale funerary portraits, just like your friends before them. The ghost light glows softly behind the podiums.

The curtain is closed, waiting to open when a decision has been reached and the execution can commence.

When everyone is in their places, the Phantom's voice echoes loud and clear through the theatre from his place in box 5. His tone is even, with none of the distraction or terse notes in the weeks before. He almost sounds curious for how this all will play out.]


You must now determine who was responsible for the death of Steven Universe. Submit your vote on the podiums when you are certain of your choice.

[Gather your evidence and let's begin.]
likemypicture: (release the bitches)

[personal profile] likemypicture 2020-08-08 08:35 pm (UTC)(link)
[Anne's not letting go of Santana, lord forbid she do something they can't undo, but she's not about to ask Mephisto to do this for her. Or Nana. Or Christine.

He's not getting off that easy.]


Stephen. Make yourself useful one last time. [She tosses her head in the direction of her podium.]
37773972: (am i in a dream or the in between?)

[personal profile] 37773972 2020-08-08 08:36 pm (UTC)(link)
[It takes him a second to catch what she means, but when he does, he opens his eyes and...manages a smile?]

One last time.

[And he'll go over to press >>THE WILLING PAWN on hers before returning to his own]
likemypicture: (Keep it on the bone)

[personal profile] likemypicture 2020-08-08 08:43 pm (UTC)(link)
[It's so hard not to smile at him back. She has to swallow hard and keep her focus on Santana not to.]

I forgive you-- and I'm praying for your soul. You ought to do the same, while you can.

37773972: (and i don't think)

[personal profile] 37773972 2020-08-08 08:46 pm (UTC)(link)
No. If He does forgive- I don't deserve it.
likemypicture: (release the bitches)

[personal profile] likemypicture 2020-08-08 08:52 pm (UTC)(link)
Fine. I'll do it for you.
37773972: (is this real?)

[personal profile] 37773972 2020-08-08 08:53 pm (UTC)(link)



Take care of them, will you?
likemypicture: (release the bitches)

[personal profile] likemypicture 2020-08-08 08:55 pm (UTC)(link)
You could have.

But you know I will.
37773972: (i reach into the darkness)

[personal profile] 37773972 2020-08-08 08:56 pm (UTC)(link)
No, Anne.

[He takes another deep breath]

I'm already dead.
likemypicture: (Not very prim and proper)

[personal profile] likemypicture 2020-08-08 08:58 pm (UTC)(link)
["Join the fucking club" is on her lips. But, there's now some exploding glass, so.]