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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.
comeandfindme: (i won't let 'em see me fall)

[personal profile] comeandfindme 2021-06-19 05:23 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, no shit!! He was my friend, and he's dead, can't you understand that makes people upset, you— you stupid...!
violentenvies: (96)

[personal profile] violentenvies 2021-06-19 05:23 pm (UTC)(link)
That is not what I asked. I asked about your human specifically. Jeremy Heere, I'm assuming, considering that is the one name I've heard you say with any sort of intensity.

Would it be in Jeremy's best interest for you to lie about your involvement here? That is, would you leaving this place and being able to return to him, as well as saving whatever place is in that picture, be in his best interest?
sugarlumps: (ADAMANTIUM RAGE)

[personal profile] sugarlumps 2021-06-19 05:24 pm (UTC)(link)
CONNOR WAS LUMPING AMAZING, HOW DARE YOU!?
employeeoftheyear: (Then I can finally say I've done it)

[personal profile] employeeoftheyear 2021-06-19 05:24 pm (UTC)(link)
[He sniffles.]

I just... I just don't get why...
themuseabandonsyou: (looking down)

[personal profile] themuseabandonsyou 2021-06-19 05:24 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Orpheus looks over at the SQUIP and shakes his head. ]

It's not about how people benefit each other. Or, maybe it is. But making someone happy just by being there when you need someone is a benefit. Being a new perspective on life is a benefit. Being present and alive and yourself is a benefit. It's not just about material things.
voicerights: (it builds just from a feeling)

[personal profile] voicerights 2021-06-19 05:26 pm (UTC)(link)






Jeremy had a friend.
tailor_made: when we are hand in hand (maybe at last i'll know why)

Cw: suicide

[personal profile] tailor_made 2021-06-19 05:26 pm (UTC)(link)
[Hester turns her head to look down at Farrah and shakes her head, projecting so she can be heard but trying to keep her voice gentle as she can.]

No, no, Farrah, the Death Notes aren't real. They're just edgy Hot Topic notebooks. The worst they can do is give you a bad paper cut and secondhand embarrassment.
brokeforgood: (farrah76)

[personal profile] brokeforgood 2021-06-19 05:26 pm (UTC)(link)
[Farrah’s doing a somewhat passable job of holding it together. She wants to be like Connor, and float above it all— on the outside, at least. But then Rina asks if she wants to hold hands, too, as Varian’s passing her a handkerchief that she has a feeling she knows isn’t his (it’s too clean)...

When she looks in that direction, she can see all of their faces, looking towards her. She lets go of her braids, dabs at her eyes with the handkerchief, and then nods— both in gratitude and acceptance.]


...Yeah.
samefacesyndrome: (76)

[personal profile] samefacesyndrome 2021-06-19 05:26 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Oh that... also helps her feel... not better but less scared? So she will happily stand here between Varian and Farrah. Younger teen zone, rep. ]
employeeoftheyear: (Then I can finally say I've done it)

[personal profile] employeeoftheyear 2021-06-19 05:26 pm (UTC)(link)
What's a Death Note? [Whatever it is he doesn't like the sound of it.]

I thought it looked like he was having a pretty fun time. He seemed to enjoy painting my nails at least.
feudalladyshandmaid: (Lose)

cw: suicide, cont

[personal profile] feudalladyshandmaid 2021-06-19 05:27 pm (UTC)(link)
... Ugh.

[This is new to Cassandra, not just the thought of someone... killing themselves in this way, but the notion of friends harming themselves. When had Cassandra ever had so many people in her life she wanted to protect? And if she can't...]

I almost can't imagine it... wanting to hurt yourself that badly.

[...almost]
comeandfindme: (take every weakness down to the floor)

[personal profile] comeandfindme 2021-06-19 05:27 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm not getting anyone killed!!

[ Her voice breaks as she yells. ]
brokeforgood: (farrah83)

[personal profile] brokeforgood 2021-06-19 05:28 pm (UTC)(link)
[Farrah lets out a long breath, relived.]

I didn’t kill him.
comeandfindme: (when they break)

[personal profile] comeandfindme 2021-06-19 05:28 pm (UTC)(link)
Good for him!

[ She doesn't want to be having this conversation anymore. ]
employeeoftheyear: (Then I can finally say I've done it)

[personal profile] employeeoftheyear 2021-06-19 05:29 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah I... I thought Connor and I were pretty good friends. I thought he really enjoyed talking to me and hanging out.

...

I wish I got to hang out with him more...
sugarlumps: (ADAMANTIUM RAGE)

[personal profile] sugarlumps 2021-06-19 05:29 pm (UTC)(link)
You. It's you. You're the one. IT'S BEEN YOU ALL ALONG, WE KNOW THAT!
voicerights: (you don't know where it came from)

[personal profile] voicerights 2021-06-19 05:30 pm (UTC)(link)
[At that, it looks at Salieri as if he's said something particularly stupid]

Of course it would be. Would escaping this cage and returning to your own home be in your best interest?
tellthestory: (♪ gemendo ♫)

[personal profile] tellthestory 2021-06-19 05:30 pm (UTC)(link)
You understand it's upsetting her. So just quit it.
alchemistake: (Default)

cw: suicide, keeping this on just in case

[personal profile] alchemistake 2021-06-19 05:30 pm (UTC)(link)
...yeah. Neither can I.

[Not yet, anyway.]
voicerights: (why do you keep me from certainty?)

[personal profile] voicerights 2021-06-19 05:31 pm (UTC)(link)
[It just

kind of seems baffled]
disharmonizes: (030)

[personal profile] disharmonizes 2021-06-19 05:32 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, now that's debatable.
defyingfrigidity: (close my eyes and leap)

[personal profile] defyingfrigidity 2021-06-19 05:32 pm (UTC)(link)
Me too. He... he seemed like a really great kid.
voicerights: (but then your need turns dire)

[personal profile] voicerights 2021-06-19 05:32 pm (UTC)(link)
[And it whips its head towards Orpheus- once more intense]

But if that presence is debilitating - if it hampers their growth - how does that process? One can make new friends.
brokeforgood: (farrah30)

[personal profile] brokeforgood 2021-06-19 05:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah. I do.

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