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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: blank (☀️so hail to you)

[personal profile] mcfife 2021-06-26 05:48 pm (UTC)(link)
Isn't that something that servants are told never to do? Mix two cleaning potions together? I believe that breathing them in together causes harm.
alchemistake: (Radon)

[personal profile] alchemistake 2021-06-26 05:57 pm (UTC)(link)
Cleaning agents are...really overwhelming. I've designed my own before.

[Like the one he told Discord about, the one that's like...a hallway bathbomb.]

Ingesting it is one thing, but breathing the fumes...it's why I always work in my lab with all of the doors and windows open.
mcfife: (🦄 of an ancient and powerful wizard)

[personal profile] mcfife 2021-06-26 05:58 pm (UTC)(link)
The rag.

Could that be what was used to incapacitate Rina?
alchemistake: (Sodium)

[personal profile] alchemistake 2021-06-26 06:01 pm (UTC)(link)
[Varian swallows, his brows knitting together.]

...I think so, yeah.
mcfife: thoughtful (☀️to realms beyond space)

[personal profile] mcfife 2021-06-26 06:03 pm (UTC)(link)
[Angus grimaces.

So Rina died while unconscious. Hopefully, she felt no pain. For her sake and for Varian's sake.]
fourbutts: (92)

[personal profile] fourbutts 2021-06-26 06:19 pm (UTC)(link)
... It has a smell, right? Bet it would be hard to wash off completely.

[ smell check smell check ]
mcfife: (🦄 the land that I once called my home)

[personal profile] mcfife 2021-06-26 06:25 pm (UTC)(link)
Unless they were wearing gloves. But it would help pin then down.
mayavericks: (Default)

[personal profile] mayavericks 2021-06-26 06:25 pm (UTC)(link)
If they were handling bleach, there's also a chance that their clothes were discolored. If it splashed, of course.
fourbutts: (12)

[personal profile] fourbutts 2021-06-26 06:32 pm (UTC)(link)
I can... if everyone's hands are fine, I can go around smelling everyone?

[ thats just the kind of week this is, apparently ]
howtheworldwas: (Default)

[personal profile] howtheworldwas 2021-06-26 06:32 pm (UTC)(link)
[ eurydice shrugs. ]

Might as well.
sugarlumps: (that sounds lame)

[personal profile] sugarlumps 2021-06-26 06:38 pm (UTC)(link)
Weird, but go for it.