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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.
lifegoalsorwifegoals: (and when i wake you)

[personal profile] lifegoalsorwifegoals 2016-10-12 09:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Of course.

[...]

Ah... I-I really do wonder, though... You're really... Jezebel-san, your very existence would cause a stir where I'm from, honestly.
aflatouttahell: (01)

[personal profile] aflatouttahell 2016-10-12 09:40 pm (UTC)(link)
It probably would anywhere, but... what makes you say that in particular?
dechagny: (here to help)

[personal profile] dechagny 2016-10-12 09:50 pm (UTC)(link)
[And he was only fourteen at the time! The de Chagny line raises 'em up young.]

I do sincerely hope so. But, if I do not return soon, I might not find her again for some time. The show had just ended before I...fell asleep? Or found myself asleep. I don't know how much time has passed, and she may well have returned to her home.
dechagny: (is not a total douchebag)

[personal profile] dechagny 2016-10-12 09:51 pm (UTC)(link)
A...hah. I see. Most unusual.

[He won't, don't worry.]
dechagny: (done with this letter bullshit)

[personal profile] dechagny 2016-10-12 09:54 pm (UTC)(link)
[Huh. That's an...odd height to poke someone at. Raoul looks -

- and is very conscious of the fact that he's looking at a little girl. (Or, someone who at least APPEARS to be a little girl.) If possible, his face pales even more than it already has. Don't tell him the mad lot responsible for all of this is kidnapping children too!]


I...believe...this entire situation is, how you say, "eatin'" me.
dechagny: (is not a total douchebag)

[personal profile] dechagny 2016-10-12 09:58 pm (UTC)(link)
[Yeah she did good. A for effort D-ne.]

Then we're quite set on that front. [He takes a breath, straightens himself out. Alright - let's keep that calm going, Raoul, you need it for your sanity.] Though, if it is not rude of me to ask, what does the "san" mean at the end?
sunshineprincess: (♠ I've got to go)

[personal profile] sunshineprincess 2016-10-12 10:00 pm (UTC)(link)
[Clearly.]

Can't you see if anyone knows if she's left? When you go back? They might know and you can go find her then.
dechagny: (will smugly concede)

[personal profile] dechagny 2016-10-12 10:01 pm (UTC)(link)
[Well it looks like a costume, but as to why you're wearing it, Raoul is the last person who would know.]

Exactly - it is as if kidnapping us was not enough for these...fiends, who have placed us here.

[He notices you're looking at your pamphlet there - at your own profile? Ah, let's see...]

I...do hate to be rude, sir, but since you are unable to speak, might I ask, is the name on your profile correct?
dechagny: (here to help)

[personal profile] dechagny 2016-10-12 10:04 pm (UTC)(link)
An...airplane?

[Oh boy you're throwing out a lot of words Raoul hasn't heard of before]

And what does one do at an airplane?
dechagny: (aint no viscount got time for that)

[personal profile] dechagny 2016-10-12 10:05 pm (UTC)(link)
Are these phones really so commonplace? Another lady suggested something similar, but where I am from, a telegraph is a much more accessible mode of communication. Or a letter, of course.
dechagny: (is not a total douchebag)

[personal profile] dechagny 2016-10-12 10:08 pm (UTC)(link)
[...That actually makes sense.]

To pry it open with, then? I suppose...if we were to disassemble a couch, there might be something?
solomonjihad: (absolutely a normal human!)

[personal profile] solomonjihad 2016-10-12 10:09 pm (UTC)(link)
...You fly on it.

[Obviously!!]
dechagny: (stopping some raptors)

[personal profile] dechagny 2016-10-12 10:09 pm (UTC)(link)
I should be able to, but to call upon her at home after her very first performance...it is a bit forward of me, and I'm not sure how she would react.
dechagny: (aint no viscount got time for that)

[personal profile] dechagny 2016-10-12 10:11 pm (UTC)(link)
...How do you...

[He shakes his head.] I believe there is something I'm not understanding here. The things you talk about, this computer, this airplane...they sound like absolute marvels, and yet they are commonplace for you, yes? What sort of world do you live in?
solomonjihad: (maybe I can be friends!)

[personal profile] solomonjihad 2016-10-12 10:15 pm (UTC)(link)
I live on Earth.

[...But...so does he, apparently? It can't be the where....can it?

.......

Wait.]


Its all common for the 21st century.

[Wait--]
Edited 2016-10-12 22:15 (UTC)
sunshineprincess: (♠ Joined at the hip)

[personal profile] sunshineprincess 2016-10-12 10:28 pm (UTC)(link)
Hmm... that would be a problem. Maybe send her a letter announcing you'll visit her?
lifegoalsorwifegoals: (And I'll)

[personal profile] lifegoalsorwifegoals 2016-10-12 10:32 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, because of this. [She gestures to her page on the playbill. Occult Research Club. ] The people I spend my time with would be very, ah, interested in this.
breakingbread: (bread dad cannot believe)

[personal profile] breakingbread 2016-10-12 10:34 pm (UTC)(link)
[Sure, whatever, he just chuckles wryly.]

There is not much more to be said of it. We would all rather none of us were here.
lifegoalsorwifegoals: (❣ i don't know how to say this)

[personal profile] lifegoalsorwifegoals 2016-10-12 10:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Ah, you're one unaware as well... [Embarrassing...!] It, um, just showing proper respect for those older or in a higher position in Japan. Like "Mister" or "Missus" in English.
dechagny: (just got introduced through song)

[personal profile] dechagny 2016-10-12 10:44 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, I see - so you are from Japan! That is very, very far from my home, so I am afraid I'm not familiar with your homeland's customs.

[But this is very interesting. One term for Monsieur and Madame?]
dechagny: (is not a total douchebag)

[personal profile] dechagny 2016-10-12 10:45 pm (UTC)(link)
That, unfortunately, ruins the surprise...

[Unless...it's not directly saying "sup girl it's ya boi raoul"]

...But something to that effect might not be amiss, if written well.
sunshineprincess: (♥ When can we do this again?)

[personal profile] sunshineprincess 2016-10-12 10:53 pm (UTC)(link)
Does she know your handwriting? You could always dictate and someone else can write it for you.
dechagny: (made it to survivor pool)

[personal profile] dechagny 2016-10-12 11:09 pm (UTC)(link)
She might not. Like I said, it has been some time since we last met. I shall give it some thought.
sunshineprincess: (♥ 'Cause your future's)

[personal profile] sunshineprincess 2016-10-12 11:16 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, you have plenty of time to think about it in this place!
dechagny: (protects vulnerable maidens)

[personal profile] dechagny 2016-10-12 11:18 pm (UTC)(link)
[Wh

Hold on, that's

That's a hell of a jump in time right there]


The 21st? Is...is it not the 19th century?