week 4

[stagemanagers]

WEEK 4
[Another week has passed in the opera house and things are looking grim as ever. With Gabe and Hime gone, the performers are down to 16 of them.

On Monday, the opera house is still heavily decorated with a few new additions. There are more cottony cobwebs, a few small ghosts hanging from the ceiling made of cheesecloth, even more pumpkins here and there. A few more candy bowls have been set out in places like the dining room and a few others and only a few of them are only filled with candy corn. In the dressing rooms the stars on Gabe and Hime's doors have fallen off, leaving behind a patch of star-shaped wood slightly lighter than the rest of the doors on Hime's and a different star underneath on Gabe's.

Like the previous week, the door on in the second floor lobby is unlocked and a new floor is ready to be explored. Have a good week, everyone.]

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[Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday]

Comments

[bestof]

[Something about the meeting yesterday seems to have pushed Eliza out of her isolating funk because she's up and around with feverish energy and focus.

In the morning she's in the Chapel and she stays there for a good while. It helps, gives her a little peace of mind to pray for the four they've lost and for her Philip. Later in the afternoon she's exploring the dance studio and then the bakery, perusing the cold storage for dough and a few varieties of frozen fruits. Afterwards she can be found in the kitchen with her sleeves rolled up and flour covering her apron, the counter and a bit on her face while she tries her damndest to roll out a still somewhat frozen hunk of pastry dough.

Closer to evening Eliza has cleaned up and settled into the library with some fabric, a few needles and some embroidery thread. She has a project in mind, while it's too big to finish in one night, it's something to keep her mind and her hands occupied for a little while.]

library

[robitussin]

[Natalie spends most of her time in the music room and library, so it's not a surprise that she comes across Eliza while she's embroidering. She remembers what she told her yesterday about not being okay, so her tone is more gentle than her usual way of speaking.]

Hey. What are you working on?

[bestof]

Hello, Natalie. [She looks up from her work with a small and tired but genuine smile.] I found some quilting material in the costume room with the sewing supplies so I thought I'd make something. [She holds up the patch she's working on. It's not even close to done but it's clearly in the shape of a candlestick.]

[robitussin]

Looks good so far. What's the rest of it going to be eventually?

[bestof]

I'm not sure yet. I wanted to make a match for those we've lost but that would be a thankfully small quilt. So I think I might make one for each of us. Twenty patches should be enough if I make them big enough.

[robitussin]

[Ugh. Feelings.]

What are you thinking of using for each of us?

[bestof]

I'm not sure yet. [She goes back to her embroidering, glancing down occasionally to make sure she hasn't missed a stitch.] For Monsieur Valjean I'm using his candlestick obviously. For Miss Hime I have a cake in mind and for you perhaps piano keys.

[robitussin]

Yeah, piano keys would work, I think.

[She hesitates for a moment, thinking about it.]

You should use flowers for Seymour. Maybe a sun for Anna?

[bestof]

A sun would fit Anna perfectly. Perhaps a paper and quill for Mister Leach, a pink bow for Darla. I'm not sure about Miss Astarte and Heather though.

[robitussin]

Astarte likes books a lot. Heather... Clothes?

[bestof]

Clothes could be nice. Or maybe make-up, she's very fond of that. A rapier could fit the Pirate King nicely.

[She'd like to ask Natalie if she had any thoughts on what Gabe's could be but she's trying to refrain from bringing him up as long as she can. She knows firsthand now how it feels to lose a family member.]

[robitussin]

For Billy... The lawyer one, at least, we could do scales? That's, like, a symbol a lot of attorneys like. Who knows why. I don't know the other Billy, but his title is the doctor, so maybe something medical? A hook for the other pirate here seems pretty fitting.

[They're running out of people before they inevitably reach the elephant in the room. Yikes.]

[bestof]

[She nods along, taking mental notes of their choices while she takes a moment to switch embroidery thread colors for the candlesticks.]

Inspector Javert needs something law-related, obviously. Miss D-ne should have a ribbon, a crown for Prince Hans.

[Getting down to the wire before things get Dead Teenage Boy awkward.]

[robitussin]

Winslow's mask... Maybe a suit for Raoul? I want to say horns for Jezebel, but that seems kind of awful.

[bestof]

We can always come back to Miss Jezebel later. [She hasn't...actually talked to her for Reasons but she seems very nice though. For someone literally from Hell.

And then there was one.]

...Did...you have any ideas for Gabe, Natalie?

[robitussin]

[She pauses, but it's not like she hadn't seen this coming. She's been thinking about it the whole time. With most people she would give some flippant answer and brush it off, but it's different with Eliza.]

...Him and D-ne - they shouldn't be on there.

kitchen

[dechagny]

[Raoul's been a busy man in the kitchen this week, and he's taken pride in every one of his unusual creations. Why? Because, in a small way, it makes him feel like he's doing something good, that he's contributing. That he's not useless in this opera house or to anyone here. Truthfully, he loathed the idea of being unable to help those of his friends who had died and being cut off from Christine when she was in such strange circumstances, but at least - at least if he could make something to share with the others, it could help them all a little bit.

When he comes into the kitchen and sees Eliza, he clears his throat and ducks his head respectfully.] Good afternoon to you, Madame Hamilton. What might you be up to today?

[bestof]

Good afternoon, monsieur. [She sets down her rolling pin and quickly wipes her hands on her apron, curtsying politely.] I went upstairs to the bakery for the first time today and I found so many things I just had to try baking something.

[If she wants to be more honest creating something is the best kind of distraction from her own gloom she can think of.]

[dechagny]

[Look, they all need to figure out a way to keep busy and not think about death. Baking's a great way to do it.]

Interesting - they do have a fair amount of unusual ingredients! What were you thinking of making? Perhaps I could help.

Dance Studio

[littlegirl_littlecurl]

[The dance studio is becoming Darla's favorite room, if just for the sake of performing old routines for fun. She is a little surprised to see Eliza there, but that won't stop her from walking right in.]

Afternoon, Ms. 'Liza. Are you using the studio?

[bestof]

Darla, I should have expected to find you here. [Oh, small child, you have Done Some Shit but Eliza is nothing if not a bleeding heart for children.] I was just doing some exploring since I haven't been on this floor yet.

[littlegirl_littlecurl]

Oh, well this room is much better without all the pumpkins in it.

It's a proper studio too. It even has a barre!

library

[aflatouttahell]

[Jezebel has... a stack of romance novels of varying quality? She's been very busy gathering them. But there's also the lady she hasn't talked to yet in here, and she might as well get on that. Even if she gets a little bit of a... Religious vibe from her.]

Mrs Hamilton?

[bestof]

Hmm-? Oh. Miss Jezebel. [Oh lord, it's the literal Hell princess, this is going to be interesting.] Good evening.

[aflatouttahell]

Good evening! I just... thought it was sort of rude of me, not to have talked to you before now. So I wanted to introduce myself.