stagemanagers: (curtains - act 3)
It's Curtains Mods ([personal profile] stagemanagers) wrote in [community profile] itscurtains2021-07-07 11:01 pm
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one thing's universal, life's no dress rehearsal

[Prom night! The greatest night of your young lives if you watch any Western high school media from the past 60 years. The looks, the music, the copious amounts of fancy snacks, the sore feet from dancing heels and then spending the rest of the night in bare feet- it’s all part of the bigger package.

The courtyard and the roof have both been decked out in a special way for tonight, despite no one really seeing Hester or anyone/anything else decorating. There are round tables set-up in both places, covered in yellow-gold tablecloths. Some of them have platters of snacks laid out on them, one has a large punch bowl that never seems to empty no matter how many drinks are taken from it.

On the roof there’s an extra table with pencils, small slips of paper, a box wrapped in gold wrapping paper and a notecard labeled Song Requests. Just write a song, pop it in the box and within a few minutes it starts playing! Weird, there doesn’t seem to be a sound system anywhere...

Red paper lanterns have been strung around the outline of the roof and between stakes in the courtyard, granting soft romantic light for a night to remember. Put on your best costume shop formal wear, get ready to lose your shoes after an hour and sneak in liquor even though most of you are of age.

After all…tonight belongs to you.]
comeandfindme: (what you know)

[personal profile] comeandfindme 2021-07-10 09:28 pm (UTC)(link)
[ She's danced with so many girls tonight and yet she never gets any less shy. ]

It's probably one of the only ones I am familiar with.
tailor_made: once I prove my worth (Default)

[personal profile] tailor_made 2021-07-10 10:35 pm (UTC)(link)
Good! Maybe you won't squish my feet too badly then. [She takes a step back, then to the side, then forward.] Nice and easy. One two, one two.
comeandfindme: (every branch‚ every rock)

[personal profile] comeandfindme 2021-07-10 10:53 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Peregrine rolls her eyes and scoffs but then almost definitely does step on Hester’s feet, so. Fine, time to focus. ]

One two… One two…
tailor_made: and one day, he'll say to me (the wizard and i)

[personal profile] tailor_made 2021-07-11 12:04 pm (UTC)(link)
[Hester doesn't seem bothered. In fact she doesn't even flinch whenever it happens.]

See? You're getting it.

[She starts to hum a little under her breath, despite the difference in song. It helps her focus, a song in her ears and a song in her head.]
comeandfindme: ((what kind of mother))

[personal profile] comeandfindme 2021-07-11 06:00 pm (UTC)(link)
One two... [ Under the music, she picks up Hester's light humming. It throws her off for a moment. ] ...Is that...that's not the same song.
tailor_made: when by the Wizard, you're acclaimed (and all of Oz has to love you)

[personal profile] tailor_made 2021-07-12 04:22 am (UTC)(link)
Oh- sorry. [She stops, blinking.] Is it throwing you off? It just kind of popped into my head.
comeandfindme: (dodge!)

[personal profile] comeandfindme 2021-07-12 05:00 am (UTC)(link)
Just...a little. I'm not, like...really musically-inclined, so. You know. Multitasking, a bit hard.
tailor_made: and one day, he'll say to me (the wizard and i)

[personal profile] tailor_made 2021-07-13 02:41 am (UTC)(link)
Sorry, sorry. I can stop- [Her cheeks go slightly pink and she glances down at both their feet.] I just tend to work better when I multitask, as weird as it sounds. Do all the things, you know?

-Oh! We've gone six steps and you haven't stepped on me. Nice!
comeandfindme: (felt like trust)

[personal profile] comeandfindme 2021-07-13 04:10 am (UTC)(link)
All the things, oh. Like dance and talk and mock my limited skills, all at the same time.
tailor_made: no one thinks you're strange! (cause once you're with the Wizard)

[personal profile] tailor_made 2021-07-13 05:10 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh no! I'm dead serious. [She sounds aggressively earnest about that.] You're doing better than you think you are.

[And we're going to transition into a slow, slightly awkward twirl.]
comeandfindme: (every branch‚ every rock)

[personal profile] comeandfindme 2021-07-13 08:13 pm (UTC)(link)
It's a little hard to tell, when yo— oh!!

[ Twirl!! Okay, twirl is happening!! Peregrine is so not used to those, and she stumbles a little, but! It goes okay! She doesn't fall! ]
tailor_made: by my looks, he won't be blinded (and with all his Wizard wisdom)

[personal profile] tailor_made 2021-07-17 04:12 pm (UTC)(link)
[Successful twirl! And now a slight, gentle dip!]

I've been told I can be very hard to read sometimes. [A pause.] It also usually comes with being told I'm annoying though.

comeandfindme: (a leaf in the air)

[personal profile] comeandfindme 2021-07-17 04:20 pm (UTC)(link)
[ A dip?! Jeez, Hester! It catches Peregrine even more off guard so it takes her a moment to reply. ]

Well. Fuck 'em. [ A beat. ] What do they know?
tailor_made: and one day, he'll say to me (the wizard and i)

[personal profile] tailor_made 2021-07-17 05:49 pm (UTC)(link)
...Yeah. [Hester laughs a little before righting Peregrine up properly.] Fuck 'em!
comeandfindme: (feel the roots)

[personal profile] comeandfindme 2021-07-17 05:53 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Surprised by that, Peregrine grins. ]

Ohh, Hester, I had no idea you used that kind of language!
tailor_made: what I've waited for since, since birth! (and then I meet the Wizard)

[personal profile] tailor_made 2021-07-17 05:57 pm (UTC)(link)
[She laughs again, dark eyes sparkling with mischief.]

What can I say? You've all been terrible influences on me.
comeandfindme: (i ain't gonna give up)

[personal profile] comeandfindme 2021-07-17 06:06 pm (UTC)(link)
[ She snorts. ]

Yeah... That sounds like us. [ ... ] But you come out and socialize more than you used to, so... How bad could we really be?