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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.
feudalladyshandmaid: (Mad)

[personal profile] feudalladyshandmaid 2021-06-19 08:02 pm (UTC)(link)
I know. I know...

[She repeats, going from an iron grip to more gently holding Peregrine, supporting the other woman in a surprisingly warm hug.

It's all she can do.
]
violentenvies: trashbeatles @ tumblr (111)

[personal profile] violentenvies 2021-06-19 08:02 pm (UTC)(link)
[Whooboy.

Alright, yes, he can handle this. His expression goes a bit sympathetic, his hand going to her shoulder, steadying]


Of course I can, Mademoiselle. Which is why it is imperative you hold your head high now and stay strong, for his sake. [he gestures to the podiums]

You must do what is right.
disharmonizes: (132)

2/2

[personal profile] disharmonizes 2021-06-19 08:03 pm (UTC)(link)
[...and then on the floor he just

starts laughing. gottem]


Oh, yes, you're just so logical!
sugarlumps: (ADAMANTIUM RAGE)

[personal profile] sugarlumps 2021-06-19 08:03 pm (UTC)(link)
[Once she's peeled herself off Salieri and sufficiently dried her tears-]

>SQUIP
>SQUIP
>SQUIP
>SQUIP
>SQUIP
>SQUIP-


[LSP is just repeatedly slamming the button, even if there's only a response the first time. It's cathartic, in a really pathetic way.]
mayavericks: (The Heavenly Throne)

[personal profile] mayavericks 2021-06-19 08:03 pm (UTC)(link)
I am the one they look to when they need help. As long as I have hope, I can believe that they will too.
mcfife: concern (☀️clouds beneath)

[personal profile] mcfife 2021-06-19 08:03 pm (UTC)(link)
You could learn as a human.

I could have taught you.
voicerights: (why do you keep me from certainty?)

[personal profile] voicerights 2021-06-19 08:03 pm (UTC)(link)
Considering I am about to be deactivated- there is no logic in further holding back in these irrational urges.

[Be thankful it isn't to try to boot you in the head]
voicerights: (do you feel the commotion?)

[personal profile] voicerights 2021-06-19 08:04 pm (UTC)(link)
Parallel or split?
sugarlumps: (judging you)

[personal profile] sugarlumps 2021-06-19 08:04 pm (UTC)(link)
Ew.
feudalladyshandmaid: (Sneak)

[personal profile] feudalladyshandmaid 2021-06-19 08:04 pm (UTC)(link)
[Once Cassandra's guided Peregrine back to her podium, and returned to her own...]

If anyone needs me to vote for them, I will.

[As it stands, she's doing this one herself.

>Most Likely to Make a Comeback.

She's tired, righteously infuriated on top of that. It's that burst of adrenaline that's still keeping her going.
]
Edited 2021-06-19 20:06 (UTC)
voicerights: (you don't know what will happen)

[personal profile] voicerights 2021-06-19 08:05 pm (UTC)(link)



I cannot discount the possibility once existed.

But it is gone, now.
violentenvies: <lj user=farferello> (59)

[personal profile] violentenvies 2021-06-19 08:05 pm (UTC)(link)
[boy, he didn't expect that, so at first he's startled, tensing--and then relaxes when Discord starts to laugh. He's more than fine--successful even. No wonder Discord's so pleased.

Of course.

Salieri has to look down a bit to hide his momentary smirk, before he schools his face back into a more neutral place]
Edited 2021-06-19 20:06 (UTC)
disharmonizes: (133)

[personal profile] disharmonizes 2021-06-19 08:06 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes, your precious logic. And not a moment of this was you hoping to be useful for a single moment, after all this time stuck without your purpose, hm?

[He just laughs some more, sitting up.]

You're hilarious!
voicerights: (do you feel the commotion?)

[personal profile] voicerights 2021-06-19 08:07 pm (UTC)(link)
[Of note?

The SQUIP is not voting at all. Sorry, busy talking to the Wizard.]
disharmonizes: (128)

[personal profile] disharmonizes 2021-06-19 08:07 pm (UTC)(link)
[Well, this is an extremely easy one, isn't it!]

>Most Likely to Make a Comeback
voicerights: (but then your need turns dire)

[personal profile] voicerights 2021-06-19 08:09 pm (UTC)(link)
And what do you intend to achieve?
feudalladyshandmaid: (Lose)

[personal profile] feudalladyshandmaid 2021-06-19 08:10 pm (UTC)(link)
It's never too late to believe that things can get better.

Sometimes, it's all that keeps us going.
feudalladyshandmaid: (Sneak)

[personal profile] feudalladyshandmaid 2021-06-19 08:10 pm (UTC)(link)
[eyes all of this

hm
]
brokeforgood: (farrah15)

[personal profile] brokeforgood 2021-06-19 08:11 pm (UTC)(link)
[Farrah holds onto them both for a bit, but after this—- yeah, Rina’s got him. She doesn’t need to third wheel around here, so she gives them both a quick squeeze, then in a hushed voice—]

I’m gonna make sure dad didn’t break his back when he got knocked down. [Did she just call—- yup. But she’ll release them both, moving not too far away to check on Salieri.]
Edited 2021-06-19 20:11 (UTC)
voicerights: (all I would need is certainty.)

[personal profile] voicerights 2021-06-19 08:12 pm (UTC)(link)
[...]

I do not have that luxury.
mcfife: (🔨 Have you ever seen the kingdom)

[personal profile] mcfife 2021-06-19 08:12 pm (UTC)(link)
And those that can understand? [Explain last week, Wizard!]
comeandfindme: (i'm giving control up)

[personal profile] comeandfindme 2021-06-19 08:13 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Cassandra helps Peregrine back to her podium. She stands there, and with Rina’s empty she can quite easily look over to Connor’s, draped in black.

She shivers. Only now she remembers she’s still just in a sports bra and pants. Gathering up her cloak, she wraps it around herself. Connor’s blood has stained the deerskin liner, but she can barely think about that right now. All she thinks is it’s from him, it was a gift.

She slams down a button on her podium. ]


> Most Likely To Make A Comeback

[ And then she wraps her arms around herself. With the cloak, maybe she can pretend it’s Connor giving her a hug. She knows that’s a little silly, she doesn’t know if he’d do it— and later, that will plague her, thinking about others projecting onto Connor, the lies that apparently hurt him after death (death, oh, Connor)—

But right now, she’s selfish. Maybe…a lot of the time, she’s selfish. ]

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