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It's Curtains Mods ([personal profile] stagemanagers) wrote in [community profile] itscurtains2016-10-10 11:53 am
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OVERTURE

You wake up, and realize you don’t remember how you got here.

This bed is soft and warm, but it’s certainly not yours. And the room is unfamiliar - unless perhaps you’re an actor, seeing as it looks almost exactly like every dressing room in the world. It's not quite large enough to fit the bed and trunk comfortably alongside the vanity, but it what it lacks in open space, it makes up for in coziness. This could be something you’ve seen in a movie, or dreamed about experiencing one day. But whatever the case, you aren’t supposed to be here.

There’s a silver key resting on your vanity, along with a thin program booklet. The cover - where the name of the show would usually be - is blank, but if you flip through it, you’ll find some startlingly familiar information. Maybe a few familiar faces as well…

The hallway outside is narrow and poorly-lit, lined with star-studded doors. But if you make your way past them and out into the lobby, you’ll find something entirely different: an elegant, refined opera house. Crystal chandeliers glitter overhead, and the red carpet is perfect for putting on a show. A large clock on the northern wall marks the time, though with the windows shuttered and locked it's difficult to tell whether it's morning or night. There’s also some framed information pinned up that you might find helpful. If you explore further into the adjoining wings, in fact, you'll see there's an identical copy in every room.

There’s also two sets of double-doors in the lobby: one leading back the way you came, deeper into the Opera House, and one leading out. For the moment, neither of them will open.

It looks like you’re stuck. But hey - at least you aren’t alone.
blackstache: (009)

[personal profile] blackstache 2016-10-10 10:32 pm (UTC)(link)
It would be no surprise to me if this were the work of royalty. The Queen herself, perhaps.

[He motions to the windows, staring at them curiously.]

Is there no way these can be open?
trettende: (y de pronto contigo choqué)

[personal profile] trettende 2016-10-10 10:32 pm (UTC)(link)
No, I guess not. They must have trapped us here for a reason.

[ The pamphlets... ]

You don't really think they expect us to put on a play, do you?
irreprochable: (cinq)

[personal profile] irreprochable 2016-10-10 10:32 pm (UTC)(link)
[javert nods and exits stage right presumably to find anna, or maybe check out some sweet batteries]
dieformymusic: (Default)

[personal profile] dieformymusic 2016-10-10 10:33 pm (UTC)(link)
[Winslow isn't exactly the prettiest person but, even he can't stop noticing the horned girl calling out of her room as he's wandering the halls.

Noticing so much in fact he makes a startled squawk and ultimately stumble hard on the floor.

Uh. Yes. Someone's there.]
blackstache: (008)

[personal profile] blackstache 2016-10-10 10:33 pm (UTC)(link)
...Yes, as stated, I don't believe they sell tickets here. Either way, whatever lazy idjit might've been behind there has just plain-out refused to show up.

[sorry winslow]
aflatouttahell: (01)

[personal profile] aflatouttahell 2016-10-10 10:34 pm (UTC)(link)
You don't look even a little like one, I promise.

[She frowns at it.]

It looks more like a guide on ow someone else could act like us? Since it says all of this is makeup, and...

[She tugs a little on one of her horns for emphasis.]
sunshineprincess: (♠ When can I see you again?)

[personal profile] sunshineprincess 2016-10-10 10:34 pm (UTC)(link)
It's beautiful in here. I just thought opera houses would be more... lively.

[Anna tries not to giggle at his sudden change in demeanor.]

Oh no, it's fine! I don't look like much, so... now my sister Elsa! She does look like royalty. You can tell just looking at her that she's the queen! [Hah. Low self-esteem, what is that.] I don't think anyone here has.
catliketread: (☠ IN SILENCE DREAD)

[personal profile] catliketread 2016-10-10 10:34 pm (UTC)(link)
[!!!]

Surely our Queen would do nothing of the sort...!

[He lets it go after a moment though and shrugs a bit at the question.]

I couldn't get them to open, but perhaps they require more than brute strength? Or perhaps more brute strength than what I can apply alone.
blackstache: (003)

[personal profile] blackstache 2016-10-10 10:35 pm (UTC)(link)
Correct. Captain James Hook, at your service.

[He extends the hook out...for a handshake.]
breakingbread: (bread dad is concerned)

[personal profile] breakingbread 2016-10-10 10:35 pm (UTC)(link)
[Given the circumstances, it's pretty easy to interpret that. Slightly more alarming is that the man does not simply speak - is he mute? Maybe he just doesn't understand French. Because we're all speaking French here, right?]

I'm afraid I don't know any more about this than you do. It seems we have all been - kidnapped and brought here, for whatever reason.

[He can think of people who want to arrest him, but kidnapping? That's over-the-top.]

Are you well, sir? As well as anyone can be, given this?
catliketread: (☠ OUR CAUTIOUS WAY WE FEEL)

[personal profile] catliketread 2016-10-10 10:36 pm (UTC)(link)
[Yep, that definitely seems stuck to her head. Huh.]

To think that they would have someone act as me...! That is truly deplorable—

[G A S P]

What if they've replaced me with an impostor!? What if my crew is being led by... by an actor?

[...lbr his crew would absolutely not be able to tell the difference if the actor is sufficiently hammy]
sunshineprincess: (♣ The window is open)

[personal profile] sunshineprincess 2016-10-10 10:36 pm (UTC)(link)
[Anna stands up straight when she hears a familiar voice. Oh! Oh, she's so glad someone she knows is here, even if they met under... unusual circumstances.]

Prince Hans! I'm fine. Everyone here's been rather nice to me.

[Even if she thinks that someone in this place doesn't believe she's a princess.]
blackstache: (014)

[personal profile] blackstache 2016-10-10 10:38 pm (UTC)(link)
Who else do you suppose could afford such fine things, hm? Things that I will, of course, be taking once this little venture has concluded, mind you.

[He steps forward to the window, tapping on it with his hook.]

Perhaps they just wish to taunt us with a means of escape.
onthebusagain: (Or forget that creep)

[personal profile] onthebusagain 2016-10-10 10:38 pm (UTC)(link)
[Seymour's just bumped into the most terrifying thing in the entire universe.

A teenage girl. Heather stumbles back, furrowing her brow and jutting out her lower lip at him.
]

Hey! What's your damage?
robitussin: (for just another day)

[personal profile] robitussin 2016-10-10 10:38 pm (UTC)(link)
I want to say no, but they're probably not the most stable individuals if they kidnapped a bunch of us. Who knows what they want?

[Which isn't an idea she wants to dwell on for very long. She sighs.]
robitussin: (do i just disappear)

[personal profile] robitussin 2016-10-10 10:40 pm (UTC)(link)
Yep, that's what I figured.

[She sounds exasperated, but not necessarily at him. It's this situation - it's ridiculous.]

Anyways. You're from France?
catliketread: (☠ NO SOUND AT ALL)

[personal profile] catliketread 2016-10-10 10:40 pm (UTC)(link)
[Hmmmmm. Well, he doesn't want to believe the Queen would do it, but perhaps someone in a position of authority? You can't trust those damn nobles at all.

He doesn't think anything of this guy wanting to steal the expensive stuff, because if he had anything he could do with the expensive stuff he'd steal it too. As it stands there isn't much he could do with it besides pawn it off and no one in Penzance wants to do business with pirates.]


That seems most likely. But why lock us in here in the first place? Surely there's a reason for choosing all of us?

[beyond PIRATE FIGHT that is]
breakingbread: (bread dad cannot believe)

Storage Closet

[personal profile] breakingbread 2016-10-10 10:42 pm (UTC)(link)
[Valjean starts to approach the next doorway on the hall...

..........

...Valjean turns around and starts to go back towards the lobby. He really hasn't explored the lobby well enough yet.]
irreprochable: (neuf)

[personal profile] irreprochable 2016-10-10 10:42 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes, Monsieur.

[Javert nods, we've all read the pamphlets. we all know what's up.]

And you are De Chagny? [javert, of course, has no problem with the otherwise foreign sounding name. enchanté.

anyway everyone's business is now javert's business when it comes to figuring out who he got kidnapped and what sorts of people everyone are, so he has memorized the whole thing by this point.

where is valjean though?! that's who he was looking for when raoul unleashes this flurry of questions at him.]


I wish I could give you answers, but I am poor in them myself.
sunshineprincess: (♣ I didn't know they did that)

[personal profile] sunshineprincess 2016-10-10 10:43 pm (UTC)(link)
[Anna stops to see who is addressing her and lets out a squeak. Oh no why is this man getting so close to fast and should she run? Instead she tries to for some reason make herself look taller by standing straighter. Is it working?]

Y-Yes?

[... that is a terrifying smile.]

You were? And who might you be?
irreprochable: (onze)

[personal profile] irreprochable 2016-10-10 10:43 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes, that's correct. Are you not?

[this leaves a lot more questions unanswered. surely they are in france??? how would they get out of the country so quickly???]
trettende: (siempre estamos sincronizados)

[personal profile] trettende 2016-10-10 10:44 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, good. I was so worried when I saw your name and face on that pamphlet.

[ Hans is quick to rush to stay at her side. Don't they just look cute together. ]

You're sure you're not hurt? Do you have any idea how we could've ended up here?
sunshineprincess: (♣ With no balls)

[personal profile] sunshineprincess 2016-10-10 10:44 pm (UTC)(link)
[.... he's not what she imagined a pirate would be, and it's one of those "Oh" disappointment moments.]

Right. Honor. That's super important.
blackstache: (007)

[personal profile] blackstache 2016-10-10 10:45 pm (UTC)(link)
[the only reason to kidnap someone for a murdergame, of course]

The whole nonsense about "shows" and "actors" within the booklet have my interest piqued. Though, the likelihood of that being the reason we're here seems a bit slim.
irreprochable: (sept)

[personal profile] irreprochable 2016-10-10 10:45 pm (UTC)(link)
[it is not working, but it gets an A for effort.]

I am Javert, your royal highness. I was sent on behalf of Prince Hans.