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It's Curtains Mods ([personal profile] stagemanagers) wrote in [community profile] itscurtains2021-06-19 11:34 am
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second 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. Elisabeth and Connor have joined Mumble in having theirs draped in black crepe and with a framed monochrome photo of them on top.

When you reach the podiums, the lights above the stage finally come on. the Wizard is once again waiting for you. Beside it Hester is slowly lowers in on her bubble. Her dress this week is a purple monstrosity, more akin to a voluminous prom dress than the simple outfits she usually wears.

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 second trial, everyone. It's time to determine who was responsible for the murder of Connor. Feel free to talk amongst yourselves and work together - you'll have to show teamwork if you want to leave this room alive.
employeeoftheyear: (Then I can finally say I've done it)

[personal profile] employeeoftheyear 2021-06-19 05:33 pm (UTC)(link)
I already gave up my home last week.

[He says this in a hollow tone, not looking up from his podium.]
violentenvies: <lj user=farferello> (72)

[personal profile] violentenvies 2021-06-19 05:34 pm (UTC)(link)
[Salieri opens his mouth to speak, but then pauses as Discord says that, taking a moment to consider. Then he'll look right back at the SQUIP, arching an eyebrow, folding his arms over his chest] Escaping this cage, certainly. But if to return home means hurting anyone here, I...

[his brow furrows into a frown] It is unthinkable. Whatever is waiting for me at home now, and in the future of that home...it's not worth the lives of anyone here.
brokeforgood: (farrah62)

[personal profile] brokeforgood 2021-06-19 05:34 pm (UTC)(link)
Is it really water?
disharmonizes: (100)

[personal profile] disharmonizes 2021-06-19 05:35 pm (UTC)(link)
But, of course, for someone who isn't burdened by such minor things as empathy...
comeandfindme: (bust up)

[personal profile] comeandfindme 2021-06-19 05:36 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh my GOD.

[ She’s gonna punch it again s2g ]
voicerights: (where do you think this will lead?)

[personal profile] voicerights 2021-06-19 05:36 pm (UTC)(link)
You- [and it's starting to recover from the whole Pegerine thing? But there's still some of that- almost frantic intensity it had, when it was hunting for Mountain Dew] -are human. You are able to make that decision. I am not.

violentenvies: (17)

[personal profile] violentenvies 2021-06-19 05:37 pm (UTC)(link)
[Salieri glances across the circle at Discord, meeting his eyes for a moment]

It would make the decision certainly easier, if one had a clear objective that tied them to someone they apparently would do quite a lot for.
tellthestory: (♪ intro ♫)

[personal profile] tellthestory 2021-06-19 05:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Mine, too. He said...

He said
He thought it would look cool,
When our paint began to chip away.


[I'm not sorry.]
violentenvies: (16)

[personal profile] violentenvies 2021-06-19 05:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh? So you must always act in the best interests of your human, then?
samefacesyndrome: (57)

[personal profile] samefacesyndrome 2021-06-19 05:38 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Rina nods back and then slips her free hands into Farrah's, holding on tightly but gently. Soft and warm. She gives her a squeeze that she hopes is reassuring.

gee Rina how come your player lets you hold TWO HANDS-- ]
voicerights: (why do you keep me from certainty?)

[personal profile] voicerights 2021-06-19 05:39 pm (UTC)(link)
[It nods mutely]
feudalladyshandmaid: (Annoyed)

cw: suicide, woohoo

[personal profile] feudalladyshandmaid 2021-06-19 05:39 pm (UTC)(link)
[Just as quickly as Cassandra finds herself mired in the depths of this depressing funk... She claws her way out with the one thing she'll always have: her anger.]

Okay. [A sharp inhale.] If it was Connor who did this to himself... That should be it. It's an open and closed case.

...Something's just not right, though.
employeeoftheyear: (But there is more to me)

Mods (i'm sorry)

[personal profile] employeeoftheyear 2021-06-19 05:40 pm (UTC)(link)
["Is it really water?" Now that question sticks out to him. Sure to them, he looks like a regular ol' human, but to him...]

... I wonder what would happen if I tried breathing it.
themuseabandonsyou: (flower)

cw: discussion of grief just in case

[personal profile] themuseabandonsyou 2021-06-19 05:40 pm (UTC)(link)
We don't work that way. [ Orpheus pauses, thinking of how to phrase it. ] Someone told me once that grief is just love that doesn't have anywhere left to go. When someone is gone, we can't just stop loving them because it hurts. We remember what we had and we wish there was a chance at more of it, because of how happy they made us before. We miss them because of how much we valued them while they were with us.

You can always make new friends, it's true. But people aren't - interchangeable. It can help, but it doesn't replace what you've lost.
violentenvies: (17)

[personal profile] violentenvies 2021-06-19 05:40 pm (UTC)(link)
Thus, is my assumption that there is a possibility that you had a hand in this illogical somehow?
alchemistake: (Rhodium)

[personal profile] alchemistake 2021-06-19 05:41 pm (UTC)(link)
I...uhh.

[Varian is so baffled he can't even speak for a moment.]
sugarlumps: (Default)

[personal profile] sugarlumps 2021-06-19 05:41 pm (UTC)(link)
I was gonna drink it but SOME PEOPLE thought it was a bad idea.
disharmonizes: (126)

[personal profile] disharmonizes 2021-06-19 05:42 pm (UTC)(link)
[Oh, geez.

...Discord's just going to fold a little fish out of paper and maybe float that over to Spongebob. Hang in there, buddy...]
voicerights: (where do you think this will lead?)

[personal profile] voicerights 2021-06-19 05:42 pm (UTC)(link)
...it is not. But you have nothing to implicate me over anyone else who would hold concern about the motive.
feudalladyshandmaid: (Doubt)

[personal profile] feudalladyshandmaid 2021-06-19 05:42 pm (UTC)(link)
You'd... probably start choking.

[How is this a query??]
alchemistake: (Protactinium)

[personal profile] alchemistake 2021-06-19 05:42 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes, because drinking water that somebody else was drinking that just got left out is always a good idea. After a potential murder.

[Said oh so dryly.]
tellthestory: (♪ bass ♫)

[personal profile] tellthestory 2021-06-19 05:42 pm (UTC)(link)
I wouldn't? If you really want someone to taste it, I don't mind.
employeeoftheyear: (Then I can finally say I've done it)

[personal profile] employeeoftheyear 2021-06-19 05:43 pm (UTC)(link)
[He looks at it.

Then looks at Discord.

Then he pulls him into a tight hug.]


Thank you.
feudalladyshandmaid: (Facepalm)

[personal profile] feudalladyshandmaid 2021-06-19 05:43 pm (UTC)(link)
Please don't drink the evidence, guys.
voicerights: (do you see the confusion?)

[personal profile] voicerights 2021-06-19 05:43 pm (UTC)(link)
But if you could erase grief - if you could remove it. You would?

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