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It's Curtains Mods ([personal profile] stagemanagers) wrote in [community profile] itscurtains2021-06-26 11:01 am
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third 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. Some of you have a detour to make beforehand- Hester lets you in to her office to drop off the precious cargo without incident. She then slips off to in the direction of the scene shop.

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. The SQUIP, the Balladeer and Rina now have 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. Either she was magicked up there or the catwalk repair had a very impressive turnaround time. The Dad Squad and Peregrine have already seen this week's look but those who haven't might notice the braid bun her hair is in has half-fallen out and her little white heels are covered in dirt.

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 third trial, everyone. It's time to determine who was responsible for the murder of Rina. Feel free to talk amongst yourselves and work together - you'll have to show teamwork if you want to leave this room alive.
mcfife: (🦄  where truth and justice still reign)

[personal profile] mcfife 2021-06-26 04:28 pm (UTC)(link)
[Angus enters the trial room silently with Varian, Farrah, and Cassandra, not leaving his side until he reaches his podium. Once he is safe next to Farrah, Angus returns to his spot and is immediately greeted by his neighbor's yelling.]

By Rina's body? [He didn't even run out to see the body, please explain.]
sugarlumps: (what)

[personal profile] sugarlumps 2021-06-26 04:29 pm (UTC)(link)
No, it- out in the cornfield! It was all lying down and the wood thing was broken and snapped off, there was- it was grooooss!
mcfife: (🦄 of an ancient and powerful wizard)

[personal profile] mcfife 2021-06-26 04:33 pm (UTC)(link)
What- [This sounds important, but Angus has no idea what LSP is talking about. Where was Rina even found?] What do you mean, there was blood?
sugarlumps: (lump off)

[personal profile] sugarlumps 2021-06-26 04:35 pm (UTC)(link)
There was blood all over the stake thing and it was probably Rina's, Angus.

[She is being clear and now annoyance at not being understood is starting to edge out the distress, so good job there at least?]
mcfife: (🦄 darkness enfolds)

[personal profile] mcfife 2021-06-26 04:38 pm (UTC)(link)
[You're welcome, he guesses.]

...Thank you, Princess.
sugarlumps: (Default)

[personal profile] sugarlumps 2021-06-26 04:41 pm (UTC)(link)
It was REALLY UPSETTING, Angus.

[She sniffs a little bit. She might not have seen the body this week, but it was like all the blood that should've been there the last two times all migrated to this week, to the spot she specifically ran to to get away from it.]

...Also there were a bunch of beads and string on the ground, someone's a lumping murderer and a litterer.

[LSP sets down the small handful of lizard beads she found.]
mayavericks: (Going Higher)

[personal profile] mayavericks 2021-06-26 05:03 pm (UTC)(link)
[From her throne of silence, Maya eventually manages:]

If she was -- killed by being impaled, then perhaps someone has the evidence of it on their hands. Slivers, or something along those lines?
feudalladyshandmaid: (Why)

[personal profile] feudalladyshandmaid 2021-06-26 05:06 pm (UTC)(link)
[Cassandra's.... mostly here. She feels you, Maya.]

Do you think we should check everyone's hands then?
mayavericks: (I Have No Need)

[personal profile] mayavericks 2021-06-26 05:07 pm (UTC)(link)
It's... a place to start, at least?
sugarlumps: (that sounds lame)

[personal profile] sugarlumps 2021-06-26 05:19 pm (UTC)(link)
That's how we caught the SQUIP right?

[Like partially, anyway.]
mayavericks: (I Want You to Show You Are Fighting)

[personal profile] mayavericks 2021-06-26 05:20 pm (UTC)(link)
Exactly.