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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.
catliketread: (☠ WE NEVER SPEAK A WORD)

[personal profile] catliketread 2016-10-11 08:29 pm (UTC)(link)
No. No, no, no, that simply won't do! You see, my title isn't just a title, but my identity. My name. My being. I simply cannot allow you to take that from me.

[my face is buried in my hands]
dechagny: (is not a total douchebag)

[personal profile] dechagny 2016-10-11 08:32 pm (UTC)(link)
Indeed, perhaps some could find it fun, but I would have liked a bit of warning myself.

[He bows in his own way in return. Manners are good, manners he gets.] The circumstances, miss, may be undesirable, but the pleasure of meeting someone always exists - and thank you very kindly for the compliment.
dechagny: (is not a total douchebag)

[personal profile] dechagny 2016-10-11 08:33 pm (UTC)(link)
[That's kind of improper, but, if you insist, he will oblige.]

Guesses? No, I haven't a clue. It's why I've been asking who I find if they might know.
dechagny: (ha ha i win)

[personal profile] dechagny 2016-10-11 08:35 pm (UTC)(link)
[Better that than suspicion around every corner towards everyone. Besides, you seem harmless.]

Ah! Well met, Seymour.
dechagny: (is not a total douchebag)

[personal profile] dechagny 2016-10-11 08:36 pm (UTC)(link)
Ah...then....you needn't?

[Girl do you need a minute]

I've only been skimming them myself. I'd like to respect the privacy of those who have been...forcefully gathered here.
blackstache: (009)

[personal profile] blackstache 2016-10-11 08:36 pm (UTC)(link)
Then prove it. Prove you are worthy of that title. That you are more worthy than the great Captain Hook, hm? Might be good for a laugh, boy.
sunshineprincess: (♠ You have to climb)

[personal profile] sunshineprincess 2016-10-11 08:37 pm (UTC)(link)
[It does sound like it would be- ANNA. NO.]

But I'm a princess... And I don't know how my sister would feel about it.
catliketread: (☠ NO SOUND AT ALL)

[personal profile] catliketread 2016-10-11 08:38 pm (UTC)(link)
And how would you have me prove it? My sword is nowhere to be found!

[...and slightly more pressingly—]

I am no boy, Captain! I've long since passed my twenty-first birthday; I am a man!
dechagny: (cannot believe)

[personal profile] dechagny 2016-10-11 08:39 pm (UTC)(link)
Truthfully, miss, we could be anywhere.
catliketread: (☠ WHILE THE HOUSEHOLD SOUNDLY SLEEPS)

[personal profile] catliketread 2016-10-11 08:40 pm (UTC)(link)
Well there's no rules saying you can't be a pirate princess! The Pirate Princess, even!

[...not to be confused with "the Pirate Princess, daughter of the Pirate King" for he does not have a daughter.]

As for your sister... Why, she's free to come along! The more the merrier, as they say!
dechagny: (mild disgust)

[personal profile] dechagny 2016-10-11 08:41 pm (UTC)(link)
I...see!

[Yeah wow you've got your work cut out for you don'tcha Pirate King]

I suppose it would have to be on the cost for you and your crew to be the pirates of the area.
solomonjihad: (...never mind)

[personal profile] solomonjihad 2016-10-11 08:41 pm (UTC)(link)
.......

[She bites her lip. Damn this hurdle. What hurdle--she starts to pace a little.]

Maybe we should find a...phone. They must have a phone. A way to talk to people back home.
Edited 2016-10-11 20:41 (UTC)
dechagny: (made it to survivor pool)

[personal profile] dechagny 2016-10-11 08:42 pm (UTC)(link)
I had planned to find some flowers before I found her. Perhaps roses. They are a very sweet token - and admittedly, better if they are red. The color reminds me of how we met.
catliketread: (☠ TRUCE TO NAVIGATION)

[personal profile] catliketread 2016-10-11 08:43 pm (UTC)(link)
[Yes. Yes, he does.....]

Indeed! They know better than to stand in the way of the pirates of Penzance!

[YOU CAN STOP ANY TIME NOW]

But it has been quite some time since I last set foot in town. Thirteen years or so? Last I was ashore I took on an apprentice and since then we've been at sea!

[presumably stopping briefly to restock on supplies and all but the musical makes it sound like they literally never went ashore so.......]
lifegoalsorwifegoals: (i'm using your shirt as a pillow case)

[personal profile] lifegoalsorwifegoals 2016-10-11 08:43 pm (UTC)(link)
Pirates! I must say, I've never met one before. What a...strange turn of events.

Is that why you are called The Pirate King? [She raises her playbill.] Is that your only name, sir? How very odd!
catliketread: (☠ WITH CAT-LIKE TREAD)

[personal profile] catliketread 2016-10-11 08:45 pm (UTC)(link)
Aye, it is my name, my life, my very identity! I am the Pirate King!

[POSE....... this would be so much better if he had his crew to back him up, but alas.]

I did have a name, once. Very long ago. I haven't used it in years though.
dechagny: (cannot believe)

[personal profile] dechagny 2016-10-11 08:46 pm (UTC)(link)
A..."phone"? Do you mean a telephone?

[Those...are a thing he's heard of, they're still being worked on and it's not likely for one to just be left around in an Opera House, but...]

Would we not be better off with telegraph? Those, as I'm aware, are more ubiquitous.
aflatouttahell: (02)

[personal profile] aflatouttahell 2016-10-11 08:46 pm (UTC)(link)
I... I am, yes. But I'm not evil, I promise! I just... grew up there, that's all.
dechagny: (will smugly concede)

[personal profile] dechagny 2016-10-11 08:48 pm (UTC)(link)
[Why go ashore when you can go pirate-ing from passing ships for THEIR supplies?]

Really? An apprentice? I did not know one could gain an apprenticeship in piracy!
aflatouttahell: (03)

[personal profile] aflatouttahell 2016-10-11 08:50 pm (UTC)(link)
A devil? Well... devils are more polite than you'd think, when they're not angry.
catliketread: (☠ WHILE THE HOUSEHOLD SOUNDLY SLEEPS)

[personal profile] catliketread 2016-10-11 08:50 pm (UTC)(link)
[EXACTLY except for the weird code of honor they have that makes it hard for them to actually do anything successfully THEY'RE REALLY DUMB]

It certainly isn't common and I hadn't expected to gain one, but I cannot complain! Having Frederic aboard has been an honor! He is truly an exceptional pirate!

[this is gonna get hilarious in a memory regain or two]
lifegoalsorwifegoals: (i will follow you until the end)

[personal profile] lifegoalsorwifegoals 2016-10-11 08:52 pm (UTC)(link)
Advanced warning, wouldn't that be something?

[Doesn't sound like she thinks that's something they'd get...] You've surely seen it already, but I am D-ne. And you are... De...Chagny-san? [Definitely trips over that name, and boy she seems embarrassed about that!]
solomonjihad: (absolutely a normal human!)

[personal profile] solomonjihad 2016-10-11 08:53 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes, a telephone. They're really common, especially the cell ones, though I don't have one.

I don't see a...a computer? So we can't use an Internet. And telegraphs....I haven't heard of people using those...
Edited 2016-10-11 20:54 (UTC)
sunshineprincess: (♠ Welcome to the rhythm)

[personal profile] sunshineprincess 2016-10-11 08:59 pm (UTC)(link)
[Anna of Arendelle, the Pirate Princess... That would be an amazing name.]

.... I'll ask her!
catliketread: (☠ SO STEALTHILY THE PIRATE CREEPS)

[personal profile] catliketread 2016-10-11 09:00 pm (UTC)(link)
[SEE YOU GET IT]

Excellent! Then we should locate a way out of here as quickly as we can! I wouldn't wish to leave my crew alone for too long anyway.