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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.
dechagny: (done with this letter bullshit)

[personal profile] dechagny 2016-10-12 02:05 am (UTC)(link)
[Oh - okay, take a breath Raoul, you're being addressed. Be calm. It's cool. You're okay. You just want a lockpick or a battering ram.]

I...suppose that the rules have a sort of contrary nature to them. Either that, or sheer lunacy.
rockthistown: (chicken riot after this nap)

[personal profile] rockthistown 2016-10-12 02:05 am (UTC)(link)
Nobody ever taught me how to do it, either. [She might have PreCards that could do it, but -- oh, wait, those aren't here, are they.]
allicareabout: (NEGOTIATE Δ if you're a dirty liar s2g)

[personal profile] allicareabout 2016-10-12 02:05 am (UTC)(link)
Isn't that just the question.

[He goes back to tapping that program against his sleeve, the gesture a bit more pronounced this time around. A bit more agitated.]

Panicking about it's not going to do us any good. You want someone to die, that's going to be what causes it. Nothing premeditated, just good old-fashioned hysteria.
dechagny: (will smugly concede)

[personal profile] dechagny 2016-10-12 02:06 am (UTC)(link)
Shop for things...[He shakes his head. Nope, no, you can't put money into a magic machine and have it pop out fine goods, you need to go directly to the store for that sort of thing.] That does not sound like a smart way to purchase goods.
allicareabout: (INFORM Δ look if jesus christ had $5000)

[personal profile] allicareabout 2016-10-12 02:07 am (UTC)(link)
Most rules do, if you know what you're looking at.

[...]

You want something to get that open, we should start looking for something to take apart. Rods and pins and stuff, something small, something easy.
dechagny: (is not a total douchebag)

[personal profile] dechagny 2016-10-12 02:07 am (UTC)(link)
Then, I suppose we are in more similar boats than I first thought.

[Also why would a lady need to pick a lock that's not right a lady should not have to pick a lock]
solomonjihad: (maybe I can be friends!)

[personal profile] solomonjihad 2016-10-12 02:08 am (UTC)(link)
...Is it near Japan?
rockthistown: (doki fans are trashing hacha again)

[personal profile] rockthistown 2016-10-12 02:10 am (UTC)(link)
Nobody's going to die just from panic... [She swallows hard and goes to read the rules.] Intermission? Isn't that when you go to get food? I hope we aren't only allowed to eat in the middle of the night.
rockthistown: (told you this was weird)

[personal profile] rockthistown 2016-10-12 02:11 am (UTC)(link)
Maybe we can just find a phone to call 119...
trettende: (por primera vez hoy siento que se abrió)

[personal profile] trettende 2016-10-12 02:12 am (UTC)(link)
I suppose so?

[ "The news??" ]

What would they gain from that?
rockthistown: (let me tell you about my best friend)

[personal profile] rockthistown 2016-10-12 02:12 am (UTC)(link)
Not really... But you're from Japan? That's where I live! In the embassy for the Blue Sky Kingdom, where I come from!
rockthistown: (blush blush blush)

[personal profile] rockthistown 2016-10-12 02:14 am (UTC)(link)
[oh, right, you have, like, town criers or something]

I think it depends, but sometimes they just have a grudge.
trettende: (y por fin te encontré a ti)

[personal profile] trettende 2016-10-12 02:15 am (UTC)(link)
Against all of us...? Is there such a person?

[ Hmm I mean he probably has enemies but who would care about Hans? ]
rockthistown: (very concerned over here)

[personal profile] rockthistown 2016-10-12 02:17 am (UTC)(link)
Sometimes people have bad lives and want to take it out on anyone.
trettende: (a tiempo y armonizados)

[personal profile] trettende 2016-10-12 02:21 am (UTC)(link)
[ Who does that sound like? Hans ponders this... ]

That's very true. Maybe we're just unlucky...?
solomonjihad: (absolutely a normal human!)

[personal profile] solomonjihad 2016-10-12 02:21 am (UTC)(link)
But you can get anything in the world with it. Really, I got an airplane ticket that way once.
solomonjihad: (well I don't know...)

[personal profile] solomonjihad 2016-10-12 02:22 am (UTC)(link)
...I'm actually from Transylvania. I just transferred for the year to Japan.
rockthistown: (this is why people think you're erika)

[personal profile] rockthistown 2016-10-12 02:23 am (UTC)(link)
I guess... Ohhh, this is awful! Can't we just go home?
trettende: (por primera vez hoy siento que se abrió)

[personal profile] trettende 2016-10-12 02:27 am (UTC)(link)
[ Annnnd... well, nothing. They're locked tight. But Hans is going to try alongside her. ]

Ugh. These doors are so ornate, you'd think they would open.
rockthistown: (gonna start my own party)

[personal profile] rockthistown 2016-10-12 02:29 am (UTC)(link)
Then we're both staying from abroad! [She smiles and takes in a deep breath.] M-m-maybe we can be-- um! What's your country like?
solomonjihad: (absolutely a normal human!)

[personal profile] solomonjihad 2016-10-12 02:32 am (UTC)(link)
....I.

[OH WOULD YOU LOOK AT THE TIME. She warily looks away at this. Talking to this person about Transylvania, they might figure out about...about...!

What do you think you can do? The moment she learns, the humans will surely come...]


Oh, I think I should go. To my room.

[She turns to leave. That's how you end conversations you don't want to be in, right?]
trettende: (mil portazos en la cara la vida me dió)

[personal profile] trettende 2016-10-12 02:33 am (UTC)(link)
I wish. If I find out how, I'll let you know...

[ He sighs, only to catch himself after so long. ]

Oh, I'm sorry-- I'm Hans. Prince Hans.
rockthistown: (could we have one day without someone dr)

[personal profile] rockthistown 2016-10-12 02:39 am (UTC)(link)
[That's how Hime does it all the time! She watches Astarte walk away and, once she's out, sinks to the floor and wails.]

I still suck at making friends!

[...well, that went well.]
rockthistown: (what does that have to do with it)

[personal profile] rockthistown 2016-10-12 02:41 am (UTC)(link)
Is everyone in here royalty? I'm the princess of the Blue Sky Kingdom! [She flips through the playbill again without actually reading it.] I am Himelda Window Cure Queen of the Blue Sky! The program says "Shirayuki Hime" because my real name is too long and no one remembers it.
dontfeedplants: (Stick with that plant)

[personal profile] dontfeedplants 2016-10-12 02:44 am (UTC)(link)
[He nods.]

You think they're trying to make us turn against each other?