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It's Curtains Mods ([personal profile] stagemanagers) wrote in [community profile] itscurtains2021-07-10 12:07 pm
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fifth trial

[As the investigation ends, you'll hear the Wizard'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. Discord, Elle, Orpheus and Eurydice now have theirs draped in black crepe and with a framed monochrome photo of them on top. At Maya's podium is a stool with a fresh amaryllis flower carefully set on it.

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. She's still in her pretty pink prom dress, her hair restyled and make-up freshened to not be so messy from sleep. It's also worth noting the blood on her skirt from when she assisted in helping Maya with her injury is gone.

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 fifth trial, everyone. It's time to determine who was responsible for the murder of Elle, Orpheus and Eurydice. Feel free to talk amongst yourselves and work together - you'll have to show teamwork if you want to leave this room alive.
fourbutts: (50)

[personal profile] fourbutts 2021-07-10 04:49 pm (UTC)(link)
I had to... go into the pool to get it. Stupid thing maybe wasn't totally thawed yet.

[ is there a missing offscreen scene where janis was a shivering, crying wreck for like ten minutes in the locker rooms? i'll never tell! ]
comeandfindme: (barriers beware you're gonna shatter)

[personal profile] comeandfindme 2021-07-10 04:54 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Peregrine stiffens a little. ]

Janis... [ She is Tired from this morning's events. Too tired to be properly worry-mad. But— ]
fourbutts: (54)

[personal profile] fourbutts 2021-07-10 04:57 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Janis puts up a hand. ]

I know, I know, I'm fine. You can yell at me once we're out of here.
comeandfindme: (press the pain and make it numb)

[personal profile] comeandfindme 2021-07-10 05:00 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, I'm gonna.

[ Already, we are jumping into it. ]

...Just be more careful, okay? [ Next time is unspoken. She doesn't want there to ever be a next time. ] We already almost- ...just be more careful.
fourbutts: (50)

[personal profile] fourbutts 2021-07-10 05:10 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah.

[ She is... not up for disagreeing that it was a stupid move. There's no sarcasm or rebellion or anything in her voice. ]

Sorry.
comeandfindme: (i can't think about them)

[personal profile] comeandfindme 2021-07-10 05:17 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Peregrine quietly takes Janis's hand. It's not fine, she can't even begin to say any of this at all is okay.

But. She's not mad. There's more things to focus her anger on right now. ]