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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.
dontfeedplants: (It's not a question of merit)

[personal profile] dontfeedplants 2016-10-12 03:46 am (UTC)(link)
[I can't think of a single person in this room who would even try to kill a guy.

Seymour actually manages to smile at Hans.]


I can't imagine killing a guy anyway, and you guys all seem really nice. I'm sure we'll all make it out alright.

[In the distance, there is a deep, cruel laugh.]
dontfeedplants: (It's not demand and supply)

[personal profile] dontfeedplants 2016-10-12 03:47 am (UTC)(link)
[If Seymour was drinking something, he'd be doing a spit take right now.]

No! I-I mean she's amazing, but she would never love someone like me. Besides, she already has a boyfriend.

[There is some disappointment in his voice, but there is a twinge of something beyond just someone who's in love with someone who's taken.]
rockthistown: (maybe i might have screwed up)

[personal profile] rockthistown 2016-10-12 03:48 am (UTC)(link)
Aww... Love is complicated, anyway. Love triangles always lead to drama!
lifegoalsorwifegoals: the world to me (nothing you'd miss but it means)

[personal profile] lifegoalsorwifegoals 2016-10-12 03:51 am (UTC)(link)
Ah...

[I suppose we have to start out this way.]

I'm aware you probably know as much as me on the subject. It's just... Everyone else has at least two words written, so far that I've seen, but yours is only one. Weird.
littlegirl_littlecurl: (Curl twirl)

Re: hallway

[personal profile] littlegirl_littlecurl 2016-10-12 03:53 am (UTC)(link)
[Now what kinda punch-drunk hairdo is that? You find all kinds in Hollywood, but wow. Darla wasn't sure if the people in the little book had been a joke but there's one of them right in front of her and she has questions.]

Hey, dollface!
[She waves her program.]
Are all the people in this book here?
rockthistown: (did we end up on tv again)

[personal profile] rockthistown 2016-10-12 03:54 am (UTC)(link)
I-I think so! [Hime flips through it.] I haven't seen anyone but these people yet. Do you know any of them?
aflatouttahell: (01)

[personal profile] aflatouttahell 2016-10-12 04:03 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, well... you're probably not supposed to see anything like me yet, honestly. [NO REALLY WHO TOOK HER OUT OF HELL] Nice to meet you, D-ne.
trettende: (a tiempo y armonizados)

[personal profile] trettende 2016-10-12 04:04 am (UTC)(link)
[ Nope, not a one. Hans is glad to see that smile on Seymour's face and answers it with his own. It means he is his now... ]

Exactly, we'll be alright. No one here would ever do such a thing.

[ cue rimshot! ]
aflatouttahell: (02)

[personal profile] aflatouttahell 2016-10-12 04:10 am (UTC)(link)
I'm surprised too, trust me. But yeah, it's sure... it's sure happening.
allicareabout: (INFORM Δ look if jesus christ had $5000)

[personal profile] allicareabout 2016-10-12 04:16 am (UTC)(link)
We'll see if that's fixed eventually; maybe they'll be a little clearer next time.

[OR JUST...PUT THE SAME THING UP AGAIN WITH DUCT TAPE THIS TIME. Once more with feeling. Yes.]

So I'm going to take a wild guess and say you just woke up here too.
aflatouttahell: (04)

[personal profile] aflatouttahell 2016-10-12 04:19 am (UTC)(link)
[Yeah sorry hans it is not makeup.]

And I was in my room. Someone must have captured us.
aflatouttahell: (03)

[personal profile] aflatouttahell 2016-10-12 04:22 am (UTC)(link)
Nope, not even into extra desserts.
allicareabout: (EHHH Δ it's not going to pay for itself)

[personal profile] allicareabout 2016-10-12 04:22 am (UTC)(link)
[...You know what, he is. Not entirely sure what to do about this other than state the obvious, because dude. Sir. Buddy.]

Somebody did a number on you, didn't they.
lifegoalsorwifegoals: (and when i wake you)

[personal profile] lifegoalsorwifegoals 2016-10-12 04:30 am (UTC)(link)
[Oh, good, small victories, huh? No, this is still awful, the amount of new people here's staggering.]

Mm. I wont. ...Did you also wake up her unexpectedly?
trettende: (y por fin te encontré a ti)

[personal profile] trettende 2016-10-12 04:35 am (UTC)(link)
[ I mean that's definitely a choice. Or it would be if it was makeup. At least he manages not to stare. ]

You think so? And these booklets-- Do they expect us to act in some kind of play as well?
aflatouttahell: (02)

[personal profile] aflatouttahell 2016-10-12 04:35 am (UTC)(link)
I don't know. But they'll probably tell us sooner or later. Getting all of us had to be a lot of work.
robitussin: (that you really would)

[personal profile] robitussin 2016-10-12 04:37 am (UTC)(link)
No, fuck you. You don't get to tell me I'm being unreasonable and act all calm and understanding.

[That's the last thing she wants to hear now, even if she is putting the blame in the wrong place.]

I don't want to be mad at you. I don't want anything from you. If you want me to feel better or whatever, leave me alone.
lifegoalsorwifegoals: ('cause you're really my dearest friend)

[personal profile] lifegoalsorwifegoals 2016-10-12 04:40 am (UTC)(link)
It is. So many have different faces for every situation...so I don't blame your assumption.
lifegoalsorwifegoals: (Like I'm REAL)

[personal profile] lifegoalsorwifegoals 2016-10-12 04:50 am (UTC)(link)
[but that devil back where she came from or so help me]

I don't think nice is the right word? Considering our circumstances. But still. [She bows her head a little.] A "pleasure" all the same.
aflatouttahell: (06)

[personal profile] aflatouttahell 2016-10-12 04:53 am (UTC)(link)
Despite the circumstances.

[She bows her head simiarly in return.]
lifegoalsorwifegoals: (and when i wake you)

[personal profile] lifegoalsorwifegoals 2016-10-12 04:56 am (UTC)(link)
That would be the best case, yes.

["Let's just cover his whole door in duct tape" - the management, probably.]

But, you are correct, I did. I was...trying to see if any of these names were ones I recognized, with little luck.
lifegoalsorwifegoals: that you don't know of (but there's a few things)

[personal profile] lifegoalsorwifegoals 2016-10-12 05:03 am (UTC)(link)
Careful not to bump anyone like that, Jezebel-san. [the horns] There might be an unfortunate accident.

[D-NE CAN YOU NOT]
aflatouttahell: (03)

[personal profile] aflatouttahell 2016-10-12 05:09 am (UTC)(link)
Major... Land...?

[Blink... blink...]
littlegirl_littlecurl: (gurl plz)

Re: Lobby

[personal profile] littlegirl_littlecurl 2016-10-12 05:42 am (UTC)(link)
[Alright. The lobby is rather impressive and Darla takes a moment to observe all of it before landing on the posted rules. She reads them over once, twice, before tapping a finger on her chin.

This must be a joke. A poorly written joke, because once Max finds her, there will certainly be a show but no one in this little book will be participating.

Shrugging, she turns away and spies... one angry lookin' fella. Not that she's a supportive type, but this has her curious as he seems to be trying to shove his booklet through his face. So she slides a little closer, pokes him in the leg]


"What's eatin' you, bud?"
littlegirl_littlecurl: (gurl plz)

[personal profile] littlegirl_littlecurl 2016-10-12 06:07 am (UTC)(link)
[That's just fine, she wouldn't get it anyway. The world doesn't need Shirley Temple when they have Darla Dimple.

'Just what this place needs', what's that supposed to mean anyhow?]


Well at least I am a star. All these other people ain't even famous.
[She points to the piano.]

You gonna play that?