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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.
sunshineprincess: (♥ Welcome to the rhythm)

[personal profile] sunshineprincess 2016-10-10 11:04 pm (UTC)(link)
No. That's not on any maps I've studied.

[Arendelle. Probably somewhere in the magical land of Norway.

She can't imagine being broke.]


Maybe you need a benefactor? Or a trade partner?
trettende: (y tú estés junto a mí)

[personal profile] trettende 2016-10-10 11:04 pm (UTC)(link)
[ "Monsieur?" Why, perhaps this is a friend of Javert's... ]

Yes, I agree. [ Young ladies have no place in dangerous opera houses! ] I'm not sure what kind of sick joke these people think they're running, printing all those things in that pamphlet...

[ Like, it makes Hans sound like a sad orphan? He's totally not. His family definitely loves him. ]

Yes, she and I had just been engaged before I woke up here. She is a princess, though I would say I am no mirror.
blackstache: (005)

[personal profile] blackstache 2016-10-10 11:04 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, the very thought of replacing me is absurd. They'd have nothing to gain, aside from my good looks.
breakingbread: (bread dad wonders about you)

[personal profile] breakingbread 2016-10-10 11:05 pm (UTC)(link)
[okay here we go into "what is that supposed to mean" territory]

That...is not yours? [These are his own clothes, so he hadn't thought anyone else may have woken in something unfamiliar. More to the point, there must be a reason he didn't remove his mask.] Do you need a doctor? There is one somewhere around here, I read his name on the doors.

[Billy isn't even an MD, lol]
irreprochable: (quatre)

[personal profile] irreprochable 2016-10-10 11:05 pm (UTC)(link)
He asked me to help the two of you find each other.

[he gives her a once over and his expression seems to imply she's definitely not fine, what with the dishelvedness and the bruises, but lets her...keep up that pretense, sure.]
sunshineprincess: (♠ But before I go)

[personal profile] sunshineprincess 2016-10-10 11:05 pm (UTC)(link)
A horrible person?

[She'll meet Hook soon enough. Maybe. And then meet a real pirate.]
blackstache: (015)

[personal profile] blackstache 2016-10-10 11:06 pm (UTC)(link)
I am indeed - good form! I am the captain of the Jolly Roger, my good man. The finest ship to have ever sailed the blimey blue.

[He smirks, pulling back his hook.]

What of you then, Mr. Valjean? What am I to make of you?
sunshineprincess: (♠ Leads you)

[personal profile] sunshineprincess 2016-10-10 11:06 pm (UTC)(link)
[Wow, no, she'd know if they were engaged, step off, Hans.]

I'm surprised they took me and not Elsa! She's the queen after all. What would they want with me? Or you?
trettende: (por primera vez hoy siento que se abrió)

[personal profile] trettende 2016-10-10 11:06 pm (UTC)(link)
[ School. Okay. He will just work on trying to calm her down. ]

Did you wake up here as well? Did they put you in those clothes?
breakingbread: (bread dad is sad)

[personal profile] breakingbread 2016-10-10 11:07 pm (UTC)(link)
Some of these titles are more unusual than others. [NO COMMENT ON THE BREADWINNER THING] I would congratulate you on your engagement, but this is not the time. The building is not so large - I will help you look for her.
solomonjihad: (☆if only I knew...)

[personal profile] solomonjihad 2016-10-10 11:07 pm (UTC)(link)
I don't know, I...I woke up wearing these.
trettende: (por primera vez hoy siento que se abrió)

[personal profile] trettende 2016-10-10 11:10 pm (UTC)(link)
[ He will marry you, Anna, even if it's the last thing you do. ]

Don't say that-- [ I mean, it's true. But. ] The people of Arendelle love you. I'm sure they'd all worry if you vanished like this.

[ He looks away. ]

Me, on the other hand... I have no clue what they'd want with me.
superboyisalive: (judging you)

[personal profile] superboyisalive 2016-10-10 11:10 pm (UTC)(link)
Man, I was just sneaking into my house at three in the morning. Balls sound so much more interesting, to be honest.

[There's very little that makes Gabe panic. His mother does enough of that for the both of them.]

I'm not sure. There's no script, just... a casting call for... us, it seems. Really strange, I think.
breakingbread: (bread dad bread sad)

[personal profile] breakingbread 2016-10-10 11:11 pm (UTC)(link)
[So he really is a pirate. Well, Valjean isn't one to judge.]

A father, Captain. I only wish to return home to my daughter - she must be frightened, to have found me missing.

[lol, kinda his worst nightmare, nbd]

But there seems to be no way out. This is more like a prison than an opera house.
sunshineprincess: (♠ Joined at the hip)

[personal profile] sunshineprincess 2016-10-10 11:11 pm (UTC)(link)
[She's been bruised a lot before, she's naturally very clumsy.]

Really? I mean, that's nice of him, but I barely know him. [Maybe it's because he's a prince? That's... the reason?]
irreprochable: (six)

[personal profile] irreprochable 2016-10-10 11:12 pm (UTC)(link)
Barely know him?

[javert frowns]

He said you were engaged.
trettende: (somos tal para cual)

[personal profile] trettende 2016-10-10 11:14 pm (UTC)(link)
A trick by whoever's trapped us here, I assume.

[ I mean, maybe Valjean is just a good guy who makes money and brings home the bread. ]

You have my thanks, sir. I've been fortunate enough to have found others willing to assist me, but I'll appreciate all the help I can get.
blackstache: (016)

[personal profile] blackstache 2016-10-10 11:14 pm (UTC)(link)
[...right having kids is a thing people actually wanna do what the heck]

There's always a way out of these things, believe you me. Whoever has put us here will regret having involved Captain Hook in their plot.
sunshineprincess: (♠ We learn how to fly)

[personal profile] sunshineprincess 2016-10-10 11:15 pm (UTC)(link)
[We'll see about that with all these eligible bachelors around.

She pushes some hair behind her ear, smiling softly.]
You think so?

[At that she puffs up and huffs.]

You're royalty just as much as I am! Of course it'd make sense to kidnap you!
blackstache: (016)

[personal profile] blackstache 2016-10-10 11:15 pm (UTC)(link)
I believe that the facilities were down the hall and to the left. No need to make a fool of yourself.
solomonjihad: (...never mind)

[personal profile] solomonjihad 2016-10-10 11:15 pm (UTC)(link)
I don't know. They make me like one also...

[And, well, revealing lots of other things too, but...]
superboyisalive: (serious)

[personal profile] superboyisalive 2016-10-10 11:15 pm (UTC)(link)
Even if you talk to yourself, I'm not going away.

[He takes a couple steps towards her.]

You're not crazy, Natalie. Well, ok, no more crazy than any of us. Think about it, though. If something could bring you here, why couldn't it bring me too? It's really damn strange not having Mom around, but we'll deal, right?
sunshineprincess: (♠ To take it slow)

[personal profile] sunshineprincess 2016-10-10 11:16 pm (UTC)(link)
Wait. What?

[Anna looks utterly confused now.]

We are?

[That's news to her. WHEN DID THIS HAPPEN?]
trettende: (y por fin te encontré a ti)

[personal profile] trettende 2016-10-10 11:17 pm (UTC)(link)
[ I mean, that would explain why she thinks she's going to school... ]

Are you unhurt otherwise? Do you have any idea why someone would want you dressed like this?
robitussin: (or if they just fake it)

[personal profile] robitussin 2016-10-10 11:17 pm (UTC)(link)
...Okay, you're joking, right?

[Because neither of those things sound true to her. She's never heard of that country, and the royalty part brings forth questions, too.]