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It's Curtains Mods ([personal profile] stagemanagers) wrote in [community profile] itscurtains2021-06-12 12:00 pm
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First Trial

[As the investigation ends, you'll hear Hester's voice inviting you to the auditorium. As this happens, the twin doors on either side of the concession stand, across from the gym, will click open. You can enter on either side; both go to the same place.

When you enter the auditorium, it's dark. There's only the small lights along the walkway behind all the seats, just enough to illuminate where you're going. There's a central path between the seats, down towards where you know the stage must be. That's where you must be going, right? As you pass each row of seats, the lights at their ends flick on, marking your procession and slowly making more and more of the room visible. Shortly, you can see your destination: a circle of podiums stationed in the orchestra pit, below the lip of the darkened, curtained stage. They're all identical, labeled with a cast member's name, save for Mumble's, which is draped in black crepe and has a framed monochrome photo of him - Elijah Wood him - on top.

When you reach the podiums, the lights above the stage finally come on. It's time to meet the Wizard.

The mechanical head, with glowing green eyes, is installed above the stage and the still-closed curtain. Even if you were standing on the stage, it'd be well out of reach. It peers down at all of you, its motions fluid, and speaks with a booming, artificial-sounding voice:]


Welcome to your first trial, everyone. I am the Wizard. It's time to determine who was responsible for the murder of Mumble. Feel free to talk amongst yourselves and work together - you'll have to show teamwork if you want to leave this room alive.
brokeforgood: (farrah48)

[personal profile] brokeforgood 2021-06-12 04:15 pm (UTC)(link)
[what the fuck. Farrah looks up at the sky.]

Okay, H, babes, not what I was thinking when I asked to meet him.
tellthestory: (♪ eco ♫)

[personal profile] tellthestory 2021-06-12 04:24 pm (UTC)(link)
[Next to her, the Balladeer is...not joining in the whole "yell at the giant sky head" thing, certainly.]

Gotta say, not really what I was expecting?
violentenvies: sunburnt-goldfish @ tumblr (04 The night goes on)

[personal profile] violentenvies 2021-06-12 04:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Out of curiosity, what were you expecting exactly? [Salieri is trying REALLY HARD not to sound hysterical or incredulous and it only kind of works]
brokeforgood: (farrah40)

[personal profile] brokeforgood 2021-06-12 04:27 pm (UTC)(link)
The way she talks? Someone tall, dark, and dreamy. With a six pack.
violentenvies: purrahms @ tumblr (01 How could this happen to me)

[personal profile] violentenvies 2021-06-12 04:30 pm (UTC)(link)
[he opens his mouth, and then closes it, looking a bit befuddled]

...that is certainly an choice of image.
tellthestory: (♪ improvise ♫)

[personal profile] tellthestory 2021-06-12 04:46 pm (UTC)(link)
Don't know about that, but I was definitely picturing more of a...human being.
violentenvies: qu-r @ tumblr (08 Well if you wanted honesty)

[personal profile] violentenvies 2021-06-12 04:56 pm (UTC)(link)
As was I. I was unaware that such a creature was even possible.
tellthestory: (♪ disjunct ♫)

[personal profile] tellthestory 2021-06-12 05:13 pm (UTC)(link)
I know about puppets...

[But this doesn't really look like some Lion King stuff, especially way up there.]
brokeforgood: (farrah39)

[personal profile] brokeforgood 2021-06-12 05:28 pm (UTC)(link)
Ew. I didn't think she'd wanna bang a puppet either. She seems more into tall and smoldering types.

I guess this thing's kind of smoldering.
tellthestory: (♪ beat ♫)

[personal profile] tellthestory 2021-06-12 05:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Who's...

[You know what we don't need to talk about who may or may not wanna bang a puppet right now!]