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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.
disharmonizes: (098)

[personal profile] disharmonizes 2021-07-03 08:48 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, I always intended to lecture him about it, when I next saw him.

[He actually manages a smile.]

I was never intending to walk out of here, whatever his plan was. I'd rather not condemn everyone else to die on an off chance.
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[personal profile] barberic 2021-07-03 08:51 pm (UTC)(link)
I hope you tell him that. That you intended his death to be in vain.

It was a stupid plan from the beginning, but you lied to him, and let him die thinking he had done something that would help end this.
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[personal profile] disharmonizes 2021-07-03 08:56 pm (UTC)(link)
That is a matter between Antonio and I. Not you.

[butt out]
barberic: (pic#14925151)

[personal profile] barberic 2021-07-03 08:57 pm (UTC)(link)
I'll see you in hell.
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[personal profile] disharmonizes 2021-07-03 08:58 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, if you're just so eager to see me again, you could've just said.
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[personal profile] barberic 2021-07-03 09:00 pm (UTC)(link)
[Joke's on you fucker he's stolen your daughter]
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[personal profile] brokeforgood 2021-07-03 09:02 pm (UTC)(link)
No.

But you should tell him--

He broke his promise.
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[personal profile] disharmonizes 2021-07-03 09:05 pm (UTC)(link)
I know.

[It's exactly what he'd wanted to avoid-- it should've always been him, not Salieri.]

I'll make sure to lecture him about it. You didn't deserve any of this.
brokeforgood: (farrah72)

[personal profile] brokeforgood 2021-07-03 09:06 pm (UTC)(link)
Make sure he knows. Make sure he knows I'm mad, and alone, and---

I love him.
disharmonizes: (138)

[personal profile] disharmonizes 2021-07-03 09:07 pm (UTC)(link)
He knows that already. But I'll remind him.
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[personal profile] brokeforgood 2021-07-03 09:08 pm (UTC)(link)
And I'm drinking the rest of his wine.

Fuck Sobriety.
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[personal profile] mcfife 2021-07-03 08:57 pm (UTC)(link)
[Angus is silent, but he nods with Benjamin's statement.

His impression of Discord was the correct one, after all.]
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[personal profile] comeandfindme 2021-07-03 08:51 pm (UTC)(link)
I know you wouldn’t.

You’re not that kinda guy.