Week Four

[stagemanagers]

[Last week, Gershwin High School Academy University saw its very first intentional murder! What a milestone! And right after Spongebob's No Murder party, too - that doesn't seem like it bodes very well for anybody's future.

You all wake up this morning with yet another new memory returned to you. You'll also find that the school's external doors have now unlocked. Congratulations! You're free! Unfortunately, you also seem to be entirely in the middle of nowhere. So maybe it's more of a symbolic victory.

Still, you should look around and do some investigation! Maybe you'll find a fun surprise.]

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(( Be sure to submit your memory regains and your AC for this week! Hester's office hours and the merch booth also remain available! ))

Comments

[whatyouwant]

That's...that's terrible!

[Elle is shocked and disgusted, to say the least!]

You haven't seen your family in 15 years? Because one guy- god, I'm so sorry.

[barberic]

Not a single barrister would hear my case. None of them were willing to go to the stand against the Judge.

That's what I mean, when I say there are wicked men in law, Miss Elle. I have no doubt that's just as true in your time as it is in mine.

I may never know what happened to my wife and daughter, now. But whatever happened to them, I don't want it to happen to you.

[violentenvies]

[that startles a huff of laughter out of him]

Thank you. I've never been called that before. [...] At least, not to my face. But I'll take the compliment.

[brokeforgood]

It is a compliment. I love it. [It makes her swell with pride— he’s not just funny, but any time she sees a flicker of his slightly improper side, it fills her with hope. He’s brilliantly imperfect. And he’s doing okay. It makes her think that she’ll be okay someday too. That… she might get a chance to grow up just like she should.]

[violentenvies]

[Salieri's expression softens at that, and he's reaching out to set a hand on her knee]

I love that about you, also.

[brokeforgood]

So-- I can keep it? [She gestures to the empty death note.]

I'll leave the guns in exchange.

[violentenvies]

Yes, I suppose so. Though only if you let me look at your additions later. [he smirks] And perhaps occasionally let me add some of my own.

[brokeforgood]

Okay. It’s a deal. Though, fair warning, I could fill both books with Chess and Riley death threats.

[whatyouwant]

I would have.

[Elle takes one of Benji's hands in both hers.]

I promise, I'll be careful. And I'll make sure what happens to you doesn't happen to anyone else.

[tellthestory]

[The Balladeer smiles and offers her his hand, palm-up.]

I'm glad we met, too.

[and then he fucking died]

[tellthestory]

I'm sorry to hear that.

[He's got no reason to question her on that; people are just like that sometimes.]

You've got everyone here, though?

[tellthestory]

I'm totally serious! [He grins, delighted by the reaction!] All the I am going to the Lordyyyy stuff - who would write that in this day and age?

[Yes, he totally did sing that line of it.]

[themuseabandonsyou]

[ Oh. Orpheus thinks about that, quietly, before speaking up again. ]

I'm sorry. About your mother and about your friends. It's... difficult, when the people you love aren't there for you? Even when they have really good reasons not to be, it hurts, and sometimes the fact that they aren't necessarily doing it on purpose only makes it hurt more.

[ He... may sound like he's speaking from experience, here. ]

[comeandfindme]

[ loudly coughs CURSED

Peregrine takes it with an almost-smile. ]

[comeandfindme]

And he- your guy, he just took that, and he put it in the show? No one complained, no one...objected?

[tellthestory]

Stephen Sondheim! He's famous, he wrote - he did the lyrics for West Side Story! You know that one, right? Or Into the Woods?

[honestly Sweeney Todd is probably his most well-known work but ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha]

Anyway...I don't know much about the specific criticisms. But I doubt many people really noticed.

[comeandfindme]

Oh! Oh, it's that guy? Yeah— yeah, I've seen both the movies for those.

[ Shhhhh let's not acknowledge Sweeney Todd out of respect for Benji. ]

I'd think...if people knew it was based on real stuff, they'd do the research after, right? Like...if they liked it?

[ Peregrine just does not understand not being 110% into her hobbies. ]

[tellthestory]

You think people liked it that much?

[The Balladeer seems mildly surprised at the notion, though he's quick to reassure:]

I'm not saying I think it was bad, just - I don't know. I know it was sort of controversial, and I think it isn't one of his better-known works...but I couldn't tell you how I know that, exactly. [He shrugs.] That's all theatre critics anyway. I don't have any idea how regular people felt about it.

[comeandfindme]

I don't know, I've never heard of it!

[ Hm. Maybe that should say something. ]

I guess it makes sense some people didn't like it... It's kinda a weird premise. Still... You don't know anything about how your...audience felt? Can't you like... Isn't that a part of it? The narrator thing?

[tellthestory]

In the moment, a bit. But I only got to see them a couple times. And one of those was Booth's racism song.

[No one feels the same way about Charlie's thing as they do about John's!]

[comeandfindme]

...Racism song...?

[ does she. does she want to know. ]

[tellthestory]

It's John Wilkes Booth. He can dress it up real pretty, but that's a good 99% of his motivation.

[what, he was just real into "state's rights"?]

[comeandfindme]

…Well. Yikes. Fuck that guy.

[alchemistake]

[Varian's expression softens slightly, in spite of everything.]

Thank you for saying so. You make for a much better ruler, I think.

[alchemistake]

Yeah...

[Rough is an understatement. You wouldn't think something like being granted a wish would be enough to turn so many people on their heads, but hey...

He's one of them, so he'd be a hypocrite if he judged.]

Have you...been doing okay, Maya?