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It's Curtains Mods ([personal profile] stagemanagers) wrote in [community profile] itscurtains2021-07-02 11:58 pm
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fourth 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. Varian and Salieri, side by side, 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. There's no flashy costume this time, just a plain black dress belted with green satin around her waist. She sits in her seat with her head down and her hands in her lap like she's trying to make herself as small as possible. As if, if she tried hard enough, she could just disappear despite the lights on her.

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 fourth trial, everyone. It's time to determine who was responsible for the murder of Salieri. Feel free to talk amongst yourselves and work together - you'll have to show teamwork if you want to leave this room alive.
brokeforgood: (farrah48)

[personal profile] brokeforgood 2021-07-03 07:45 pm (UTC)(link)
[Farrah should-- probably respond to that. But instead, she's frozen. Staring up at the sky, as if--]

Dad, I could use some help here
Tired of listening to this shit here
Here and now you don't exist
And here I am in the abyss
Did you really break my faith?
It's like the emptiness of space
I could search for all eternity
Just to see your face
Help me out
I'm lost without you
disharmonizes: (086)

[personal profile] disharmonizes 2021-07-03 07:54 pm (UTC)(link)
[He... really can't look Farrah's way right now. What right does he have?]
brokeforgood: (farray47)

[personal profile] brokeforgood 2021-07-03 07:57 pm (UTC)(link)
[None.

She tears her gaze away from the sky-- stares at the knife on the floor.]


No idea which way to go
Whichever path I choose
I lose, you know---
mayavericks: (Oh Star Divine)

[personal profile] mayavericks 2021-07-03 07:59 pm (UTC)(link)
[Maya's... still mostly close by. So don't mind if she steps forward and. Plants her foot on that knife.]

You are not alone. You have not lost.
brokeforgood: (farrah52)

[personal profile] brokeforgood 2021-07-03 08:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Give it to me, Maya. Fucking---

He left but I'm still standing
Spinning on this infinite road
Terrified of letting Discord go
No light above and there's no hope below--
mayavericks: (There is no Time to Spare)

[personal profile] mayavericks 2021-07-03 08:07 pm (UTC)(link)
No.

[She kicks it backward, shooting a glance toward Peregrine, toward Janis, toward someone. Someone take it and get it away from them both.]

Within the tragedy of the Chimera's solitude
Young Farrah reminisces of the past
To the Chaos, not a single regret
brokeforgood: (farrah33)

[personal profile] brokeforgood 2021-07-03 08:51 pm (UTC)(link)
Maya--
defyingfrigidity: (pic#7312186)

[personal profile] defyingfrigidity 2021-07-03 07:59 pm (UTC)(link)
[Oh no. Ohhhhh no.]

... Farrah? Hey, can you look up?
brokeforgood: (farrah73)

[personal profile] brokeforgood 2021-07-03 08:04 pm (UTC)(link)
[Sorry, Elsa, she's uh---]

Dad I've got my heart it in my hands--
Speak to me so I'll understand