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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.
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[personal profile] violentenvies 2021-06-12 04:47 pm (UTC)(link)
[Salieri's going to look up at the stage, then, his eyes flicking from the Wizard to Hester, and lingering there--trying to make eye contact for a moment--before he glances away, attention back on the others]
tailor_made: no sister acts ashamed (no father is not proud of you)

[personal profile] tailor_made 2021-06-12 05:12 pm (UTC)(link)
[In that brief eye contact is he doing an insight check?]
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[personal profile] violentenvies 2021-06-12 05:13 pm (UTC)(link)
[Of course, what do you take him for? A guy who doesn't want to be Kapellmeister???]
tailor_made: once I prove my worth (when I meet the Wizard)

[personal profile] tailor_made 2021-06-12 05:37 pm (UTC)(link)
[Her make-up, while mostly pristine as usual, is smeared at the corners of her eyes like she'd been wiping her eyes. And based on her rigid posture she's very unsure about this particular circus.]
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[personal profile] violentenvies 2021-06-12 05:38 pm (UTC)(link)
[He'll note that, and his expression softens minutely. He gives her a small nod, holding her gaze, before he turns away]