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It's Curtains Mods ([personal profile] stagemanagers) wrote in [community profile] itscurtains2021-06-06 01:03 am
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Week Two

[Last week, no murder happened! Instead, a lot of students started work on Salieri's school play, which sounds pretty cool even though it's gonna be short, several people destroyed Bigfoot and got a few mysterious clues, and Orpheus started a fire in the kitchen! All in all, not a bad first week!

Though some people might have gone to talk to Hester, she hasn't made any more public announcements. There's some new papers posted up around the cafeteria, but it looks like it's just your upcoming lunch schedule. Seems like nothing's driving you towards Rule Five except, perhaps, all of the kidnapping and how criminally boring some of you are finding the school. Maybe the Balladeer is right, and you really can just wait this out? Only time will tell!]



Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday


(( No new locations this week, since y'all haven't paid in blood! Hester's office hours are still open, as are regains! Make sure to complete your first activity check by Tuesday! ))
mayavericks: (Of the Beast That Lies Within You)

[personal profile] mayavericks 2021-06-08 01:00 am (UTC)(link)
Surely you noticed? [How could someone as illustrious as Salieri not notice her failings. She looks almost incredulous at even the idea of him not understanding.]

There was no chemistry between Barker-san and myself. No one would have believed that I was truly his daughter, if it weren't written so obviously in our scenes.
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[personal profile] violentenvies 2021-06-08 10:19 am (UTC)(link)
[...this is not a conversation Salieri was expecting to have this evening. As tempting as it might be to immediately rebuke her ascertains as to her performance...it is not something that will do any good. This will need to be handled correctly, otherwise it will only acerbate the problem.

...It's a good thing he's had little more than a cup or two of mead at this point.

Salieri goes quiet for a moment, taking the time to set down his drink at the table]


Mademoiselle Maya, please sit?
mayavericks: (Is a Step Closer to my Dream)

[personal profile] mayavericks 2021-06-08 03:41 pm (UTC)(link)
[She glances around with some amount of hesitation. Surely if she could trust anyone here to be honest with her, it would be Salieri, right?

She nods and finds a seat across from the man. Her expression is sharp. Deadly serious.]
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[personal profile] violentenvies 2021-06-08 04:09 pm (UTC)(link)
[Salieri folds his hands on the table, meeting her gaze, also serious]

Before I give you my opinion, I would like to ask you: is there anything specific that has made you come to this conclusion, first of all that your performance was sub-optimal, and secondly, that I am disappointed in you?
mayavericks: (Going Higher)

[personal profile] mayavericks 2021-06-08 04:25 pm (UTC)(link)
[Briefly, Maya considers the jacket she'd found this morning. Their own talks of shine aren't far from her mind, either.

Still, she shakes her head.]


You are an esteemed creator, Monsieur. I trust your eye to be far more critical than any other. Certainly enough to see that I failed to fully embrace my role as a Danaus's daughter, forced to make an impossible choice.
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[personal profile] violentenvies 2021-06-08 05:09 pm (UTC)(link)
[he disagrees, of course. How can he not?]

In what way did you fail to do so?
mayavericks: (Is a Step Closer to my Dream)

[personal profile] mayavericks 2021-06-08 05:11 pm (UTC)(link)
[Her brow furrows. Surely Salieri would understand?]

I... Did not feel connected to him. I did not bear the emotions that I should have bore. I simply... went through the motions.
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[personal profile] violentenvies 2021-06-08 05:17 pm (UTC)(link)
I see. [he nods, then glances over at her paper]

Are these all the things you've written down that you'd like to improve?

[because with her current attitude, it's not hard to do the math]
mayavericks: (That is Pride)

[personal profile] mayavericks 2021-06-08 06:57 pm (UTC)(link)
Indeed. [She nods, pushing the notes over to him. Some of her lines are scratched down, and then annotated with pointers.

You know. Lots of them.]
violentenvies: purrahms @ tumblr (03 Got nowhere to run)

[personal profile] violentenvies 2021-06-08 08:04 pm (UTC)(link)
Hm. [he'll take that, reading through it with a calm eye] Interesting.

[he lifts his head] If I may, I have an additional assignment to the one you have given yourself.
mayavericks: (I Have No Need)

[personal profile] mayavericks 2021-06-08 08:14 pm (UTC)(link)
[Her head snaps up.]

What is it?
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[personal profile] violentenvies 2021-06-08 08:17 pm (UTC)(link)
For every critique of your performance that you've written on this page, I would like you to acknowledge a part of your performance that you did well. [he pushes the page towards her]

Even something that you might deem inconsequential, such as entering the stage at the right time.

[he pauses, sitting back a touch, watching her reaction]
mayavericks: (Is a Step Closer to my Dream)

[personal profile] mayavericks 2021-06-08 08:24 pm (UTC)(link)
[Maya looks down at the paper for a long, quiet moment. Her expression flattens.]

I am not some beginner performer who needs constant reassurance, Salieri-sensei. Do not patronize me like this.
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[personal profile] violentenvies 2021-06-08 08:31 pm (UTC)(link)
[Salieri's expression goes a bit hard at that, and his voice goes a bit sterner]

I am not patronizing you and quite frankly, mademoiselle, I am insulted that you would think so.

[he straightens in his chair, looking at her intently]

A true professional must take a well-rounded view of their performance in order to properly consider every angle with a fair and unbiased view. I've seen enough performers in my time become obsessed with critiquing themselves without the balance of acknowledging the better parts of their performance, and they and their art always suffer for it.
mayavericks: (Try to Tear Me Down)

[personal profile] mayavericks 2021-06-08 08:39 pm (UTC)(link)
How does one improve without critique? I don't need you or anyone one else to tell me that I hit my notes perfectly, that I know how to enter the stage properly. But all that does is put me on par with countless other women.

That is not what makes me a stage girl.
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[personal profile] violentenvies 2021-06-08 08:42 pm (UTC)(link)
I have never said without critique entirely, but there must be a balance. Performing is a tightrope and without it, your position becomes more and more precarious. [cooly]

Now, then, what does make you a stage girl?
mayavericks: (Is a Step Closer to my Dream)

[personal profile] mayavericks 2021-06-08 08:47 pm (UTC)(link)
My brilliance. My shine. It powers the stage, and it is the reason why I alone should stand at the top! Not some inexperienced girl with not nearly the devotion that I have!

[And... she stops short. Her brows lift as she realizes what she's said. She half expects to hear her phone ring, or for the giraffe to speak.

Even though nothing happens, Maya still lowers her head.]


I have spoken out of turn, Monsieur. Please allow me to take my leave.
violentenvies: (18)

[personal profile] violentenvies 2021-06-08 09:47 pm (UTC)(link)
[Ah.

There it is.

It's not the whole truth, but it certainly is quite revealing.]


Not at all, mademoiselle. [his tone is less stern, but still direct] I asked you a question, and you answered it truthfully. I would appreciate that to any sort of platitude.

[he quiets for a moment, observing her closely] If you wish to take your leave, I shan't be the one to stop you, of course. However...I would like to speak to you again tomorrow, if you would permit me.

mayavericks: (Going Higher)

[personal profile] mayavericks 2021-06-08 09:53 pm (UTC)(link)
[She nods to him, before turning quickly on her heel.]

Tomorrow. Of course.

[Sorry, Salieri. She's out of there.]