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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: (aint no viscount got time for that)

[personal profile] dechagny 2016-10-12 11:19 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes, I suppose that is its only good quality, save for the company.

[Because so far the other people in this place don't seem too bad. And there's a literal princess here!]
solomonjihad: (well I don't know...)

[personal profile] solomonjihad 2016-10-12 11:20 pm (UTC)(link)
...Its 2001.

[Uuuuuuuuuuuuuh]
sunshineprincess: (♠ At the mountains)

[personal profile] sunshineprincess 2016-10-12 11:29 pm (UTC)(link)
[Aw. She's glad he likes the people here so far. She does as well, since some of them seem rather nice.]

I just hope someone tells us why we're here soon.
lifegoalsorwifegoals: (❣ i don't know how to say this)

[personal profile] lifegoalsorwifegoals 2016-10-13 12:03 am (UTC)(link)
[...well D-ne just sighs and deflates a little.]

You have certainly hit the nail on the head, Valjean-san.
inforapenny: (mumbling)

[personal profile] inforapenny 2016-10-13 12:07 am (UTC)(link)
[Gosh he's bad at talking to girls. He ducks his head and glances away.]

We-well what are we supposed to do, then? We can't really just, um. Just stay here and play along. We don't belong here.
inforapenny: (what's the phrase)

[personal profile] inforapenny 2016-10-13 12:08 am (UTC)(link)
Wow. I'm from- from California, so, uh, so you have to go up to the mountains to see a lot of snow.

[He blinks, then smiles.]

It sounds, um. It-it sounds like a beautiful place.
inforapenny: (mumbling)

[personal profile] inforapenny 2016-10-13 12:08 am (UTC)(link)
[Yeah thanks he got the murder part]

You, uh... I guess you've seen a lot of-of murder?

[Billy is doing his level best to come across as the weak bitch in the group who isn't down with murder.]
solomonjihad: (Default)

[personal profile] solomonjihad 2016-10-13 12:11 am (UTC)(link)
...

That's what I do back home. I'm the protector of the Undead.
solomonjihad: (maybe I can be friends!)

[personal profile] solomonjihad 2016-10-13 12:13 am (UTC)(link)
...That's right. Mother would have sensed if I was gone, too. Maybe our parents are looking for us?
inforapenny: (mumbling)

[personal profile] inforapenny 2016-10-13 12:14 am (UTC)(link)
That's- That's assuming that the people who worked here didn't, um... didn't have this happen to them, too.

[he blinks hard and nervously, flinching like the words themselves are sandpaper.]
solomonjihad: (well I don't know...)

[personal profile] solomonjihad 2016-10-13 12:14 am (UTC)(link)
Maybe if we hit it...!

[She's starting to back up to try and ram the door.]
inforapenny: (anyways)

[personal profile] inforapenny 2016-10-13 12:15 am (UTC)(link)
[Not only did he bump into a brick wall but said wall reached out to touch him, and Billy freezes like a frightened rabbit at the admittedly gentle hands on his shoulders.

He's not short, but boy does he feel small. He stares for a minute and then glances away, blinking nervously.]


S-sorry, um... My. My bad.
inforapenny: (mumbling)

[personal profile] inforapenny 2016-10-13 12:18 am (UTC)(link)
I-I'm not saying this isn't crazy. I'm definitely not an actor, I'm a-

[shit nope]

...I'm just a normal guy.
inforapenny: (anyways)

[personal profile] inforapenny 2016-10-13 12:19 am (UTC)(link)
[Billy blinks, then blinks again, then furrows his brows.]

We can't- we can't let that happen, that's...

There has to be a way out that's not...murder.
inforapenny: (mumbling)

[personal profile] inforapenny 2016-10-13 12:19 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, you know, like, uh. Like making someone stay in a haunted house o-overnight.
inforapenny: (underthings tumbling)

[personal profile] inforapenny 2016-10-13 12:20 am (UTC)(link)
[Billy blinks hard, brows furrowed, then his expression softens into a shy, nervous smile.]

Uh, I. I don't think so...

[You can't be out of high school.]

I'm just, uh. Just looking for a way out, like everyone else, probably...
solomonjihad: (absolutely a normal human!)

[personal profile] solomonjihad 2016-10-13 12:27 am (UTC)(link)
...So a big prank?

[Big but harmless, right???]
inforapenny: (anyways)

[personal profile] inforapenny 2016-10-13 12:29 am (UTC)(link)
Y-yeah. Usually it's a way to get into a group or a club.
solomonjihad: (absolutely a normal human!)

[personal profile] solomonjihad 2016-10-13 12:32 am (UTC)(link)
...

That sounds silly, though.

[Humans.]

Why not just go in?
inforapenny: (underthings tumbling)

[personal profile] inforapenny 2016-10-13 12:35 am (UTC)(link)
Because really haunted places are scary? And staying overnight in one is even worse?
solomonjihad: (well I don't know...)

[personal profile] solomonjihad 2016-10-13 12:37 am (UTC)(link)
Haunted places...

[With ghosts and goblins and monsters...]

I'm sure its not bad, once you get to know the ones who live there. Even if you're a human.
inforapenny: (mumbling)

[personal profile] inforapenny 2016-10-13 12:40 am (UTC)(link)
[Billy blinks and flinches at the idea.]</small. I-I wouldn't know, I've- I've never been to one.
solomonjihad: (absolutely a normal human!)

[personal profile] solomonjihad 2016-10-13 12:44 am (UTC)(link)
You haven't? Then how are you sure this is a hazing?
inforapenny: (underthings tumbling)

[personal profile] inforapenny 2016-10-13 12:46 am (UTC)(link)
Uh, because people tell stories about it? I avoided fraternities in college.
lifegoalsorwifegoals: (you'll fall asleep)

[personal profile] lifegoalsorwifegoals 2016-10-13 12:55 am (UTC)(link)
O-oh of course not, that's...far from what I want too. [That smile wavers.] To think it will all just work out is too... A-ah, it's not ideal either way. We investigate, maybe?

[At least it seems this girl's bad at talking to.....anyone, as well.]