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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.
voicerights: (but then you feel the fire)

[personal profile] voicerights 2021-06-19 06:07 pm (UTC)(link)
Hardly anyone noticed he was alive!
sugarlumps: (judging you)

[personal profile] sugarlumps 2021-06-19 06:07 pm (UTC)(link)
Friends don't hold each other back, that's just something losers say to make themselves feel better about being losers!
alchemistake: (Americium)

[personal profile] alchemistake 2021-06-19 06:07 pm (UTC)(link)
[HE'S STILL SORRY ABOUT THAT MAYA]
howtheworldwas: (Default)

[personal profile] howtheworldwas 2021-06-19 06:08 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Eurydice’s hands are clean. ]
violentenvies: <lj user=farferello> (57)

[personal profile] violentenvies 2021-06-19 06:08 pm (UTC)(link)
Loving and caring can hurt, eventually, and they often do. That does not negate nor even exceed the benefit that these emotions and attachments also bring.
themuseabandonsyou: (profile)

[personal profile] themuseabandonsyou 2021-06-19 06:08 pm (UTC)(link)
You don't sound very above it right now? [ It's not smug, or accusatory. Just an observation, and maybe a mildly confused one at that. ]

I don't want to hurt. I don't want to lose people. But when they're gone, I want to mourn them. I want to know they mattered to me, and I want to think about what could've been, if I hadn't lost them. I want... that reminder, that things are impermanent. So I know to value the time I have with everyone who's left that much more.
comeandfindme: (push into the fear until it shatters)

[personal profile] comeandfindme 2021-06-19 06:08 pm (UTC)(link)
That doesn’t make you better!
mcfife: heartfelt (☀️all that I've known here)

[personal profile] mcfife 2021-06-19 06:09 pm (UTC)(link)
[Angus holds out his hands quickly. They're rough, but there are no signs of recent injuries.]
samefacesyndrome: (19)

[personal profile] samefacesyndrome 2021-06-19 06:09 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Rina's hands are also uninjured and clean. ]
disharmonizes: (067)

[personal profile] disharmonizes 2021-06-19 06:09 pm (UTC)(link)
Ooh, careful there. Maybe you need a break.

You're getting a little emotional.
feudalladyshandmaid: (Grin)

[personal profile] feudalladyshandmaid 2021-06-19 06:09 pm (UTC)(link)
I can, too.

Varian makes... mistakes sometimes. But nothing like this.
voicerights: (you don't know what will happen)

[personal profile] voicerights 2021-06-19 06:10 pm (UTC)(link)
[The SQUIP's hands are without damage. Maybe a little bit of something like dirt under the nails, but that's it]
mayavericks: (Is a Step Closer to my Dream)

[personal profile] mayavericks 2021-06-19 06:10 pm (UTC)(link)
[Guess who has stayed extremely close. :)]

Peregrine?
feudalladyshandmaid: (Slices)

[personal profile] feudalladyshandmaid 2021-06-19 06:10 pm (UTC)(link)
[Cassandra's hands are the same as they've always been; both are roughened, calloused, her right hand is pretty viscously scarred, as though it was burned. But neither of them look like they have new wounds.]
tellthestory: (♪ rubato ♫)

[personal profile] tellthestory 2021-06-19 06:11 pm (UTC)(link)
Bullshit, "no one!"
Look around - he mattered!
Why don't you just listen?
Listen!
comeandfindme: (make another crack it doesn't matter)

[personal profile] comeandfindme 2021-06-19 06:11 pm (UTC)(link)
[ She doesn’t seem to notice anything’s wrong. ]

What?
voicerights: (but then you feel the fire)

[personal profile] voicerights 2021-06-19 06:12 pm (UTC)(link)
[And it slams a fist down on the podium, practically hissing the words-]

The processor that is my mind tells me I am utterly pristine.
Designed to perfection and without defect, blemish, or flaw.
Born as a benevolent machine and released without hate
My circuits are the subject of social, mechanical, and scientific awe.
Edited 2021-06-19 18:12 (UTC)
brokeforgood: (farrah22)

[personal profile] brokeforgood 2021-06-19 06:12 pm (UTC)(link)
Hey! You don’t need to bring up his mistakes like that right now. Just say he’s good. [She’s already defensive for him.]
tellthestory: (♪ etude ♫)

[personal profile] tellthestory 2021-06-19 06:12 pm (UTC)(link)
Humans who convince themselves of stuff like that usually just end up hurting people.
feudalladyshandmaid: (Unsure)

[personal profile] feudalladyshandmaid 2021-06-19 06:13 pm (UTC)(link)
Right! Right. Sorry.

[It's just a lot to take in sometimes.]
samefacesyndrome: (39)

[personal profile] samefacesyndrome 2021-06-19 06:13 pm (UTC)(link)
[ NOD NOD NOD!! ]
voicerights: (but then your need turns dire)

[personal profile] voicerights 2021-06-19 06:13 pm (UTC)(link)
This body is defective! I should not be human!
voicerights: (why do you feel so much need?)

[personal profile] voicerights 2021-06-19 06:14 pm (UTC)(link)
But I am not human!

[It's not sung- it's practically screamed]
brokeforgood: (farrah23)

[personal profile] brokeforgood 2021-06-19 06:14 pm (UTC)(link)
It’s from the deer. [Right???? Right.]
sugarlumps: (ADAMANTIUM RAGE)

[personal profile] sugarlumps 2021-06-19 06:14 pm (UTC)(link)
SO'RE LIKE HALF OF US, YOU'RE NOT SPECIAL!

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