week 3

[stagemanagers]

WEEK 3
[The past weekend has been a difficult one. With Valjean's murder and D-ne's brutal execution the monotony has been broken and it can be said the show is finally and truly underway.

When the performers emerge from their rooms on Monday morning the decor of the opera house has changed. Not drastically but someone was busy during the night with some redecorating. There are cobwebs draped over nearly everything, some of them with tiny plastic spiders stuck in the cotton webbing, and pumpkins of various sizes on the floor and on the tables. Some of the walls have been adorned with cartoon-ish paper skeletons and scarecrows and in the ballroom a poseable plastic skeleton has been posed at the piano looking ready to play. Someone's even set a bowl of candy on the counter of the merch booth.

But that's not all. There's a light coming from the now open doorway in the lobby that had been previously locked for the past two weeks. This new floor is similarly decorated but why not go have a look and explore for yourself?

Despite their losses, the show must go on after all.


[Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday]

Comments

[sunshineprincess]

[......... uhm.]

That sounds..... interesting?

[solomonjihad]

It is. I wonder what will happen. I've never read the book before.

[...Ah, the water is ready! She pours two cups, adding the leaves (?).]

Here you go. I noticed your tea is cold...

[She gently slides a cup towards her, then proceeds to start sliding the cold cup away.]

[sunshineprincess]

[The cups are interesting, but adding the tea in like that? She's not sure if she's supposed to drink the pieces...]

Thank you! It's smells really good.

[solomonjihad]

You're welcome.

[You totally can! Its just a little different from filtering it, definitely stronger. She also smells it.

Huh. Is this Earl Grey?]

...I was wondering. Why didn't you drink your tea?

[sunshineprincess]

[She adds some sugar to it before taking a sip. Definitely not Earl Grey.]

Oh... I got lost in thought. That's all.

[solomonjihad]

...

[Lost in thought...what could she possibly be thinking of? Unless...]

I...is this about your secret?

[Anna isn't the only one, if that's the case.]

[sunshineprincess]

... yeah. It's not a bad-bad secret. Just one I hope my sister never finds out about.

[solomonjihad]

...Oh.

[She sips her drink. Its like liquid cake. Huh.

...She should drink more of this, its good.]

You don't have to tell me. But, if it makes you feel better, I have no idea what my secret is about. I do wonder, though.

[sunshineprincess]

[It's going on Anna's list of favorite teas.]

You don't? Is your secret something bad?

[solomonjihad]

...I'm not sure.

[She quietly takes out her envelope, allowing Anna to see what is written on it.]

I don't have a brother. Natalie says I could have one I don't remember, but I don't know.

[sunshineprincess]

[She reads it an frowns.]

This is pretty specific.

[solomonjihad]

I know. But no matter what I try to think, it still makes little sense.

...

Unless, by brother, it means...

[sunshineprincess]

[She curious, so she leans forward.]

It means...?

[solomonjihad]

...humanity.

[She's quiet for some time. She looks down, almost ashamed. This is Anna, after all. She's...a friend.

She deserves to know the truth. She looks back up at her.]

Anna...they...Mother. Said my destiny is to...purify Earth. Purify it of humans.

[sunshineprincess]

[That... She reaches for Astarte's hand.]

You mother... do you want to purify the earth of humans?

[solomonjihad]

...I...

[Her reluctance is answer enough. On the one hand, it's her destiny. On the other hand, can she? She didn't even handle Valjean's death - a single man - and hearing of it hurt so much. And then, with that memory of her and Sailor Moon, together, her as one of the enemy, fighting Lilith, of all people...

She has no idea what she wants, now. She squeezes Anna's hand. She is still here.]

Lilith...she's been so good to me. She took me in when I had nothing, and showed me who I was. But...I saw a side of her...in the dream I had. Where I remembered. We...we fought each other. Because I had somehow become an enemy...

[sunshineprincess]

Astarte... do you think maybe you learned to love humans? You don't seem like the type to hate them. Else I don't think you would have started talking to any of us.

She's basically saying that she believes in you, friend. You could never hurt humans.]

[solomonjihad]

[She's a bit startled by this question. Love...humans? Love humans? That's--

She looks at Anna, her eyes becoming misty.]

Is it...even possible...?

[sunshineprincess]

[Oh no... please don't cry!]

I think it is. You've seen that not all of us are bad, right?

[solomonjihad]

...Yeah...

[Snnf. She can't help it. Is...what can she say to Lilith? Can she truly reject her destiny? She doesn't want to hurt someone like Anna, if they exist in her time and world...]

[sunshineprincess]

[She's going to hug you, friend.]

So... what will you do?

[solomonjihad]

...I don't know.

[Its the truth.]

I...I have to think about everything. And...without all my memories, can I really make a decision yet?

[sunshineprincess]

No... but maybe it can help you when you do get them back?