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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.
breakingbread: (bread dad is concerned)

[personal profile] breakingbread 2016-10-13 11:03 pm (UTC)(link)
Well. That only means we can all help each other find a way out. [buck up, kid]
lifegoalsorwifegoals: (And I'll)

[personal profile] lifegoalsorwifegoals 2016-10-13 11:11 pm (UTC)(link)
[How Long Can He Last

D-ne gets the hint and gently bows her head.]
D-ne, my name is D-ne, and no, I don't. Prior to arriving here, I was simply going to visit a friend, nothing related to any sort of theater.
onthebusagain: (Or forget that creep)

[personal profile] onthebusagain 2016-10-13 11:18 pm (UTC)(link)
You really expect me to believe you're from the past, and not just some home-schooled weirdo?
dontfeedplants: (It's not demand and supply)

[personal profile] dontfeedplants 2016-10-13 11:28 pm (UTC)(link)
[Oh geez that sounds sinister.]

... What do you think they want from us?
dontfeedplants: (You know the book doesn't lie)

[personal profile] dontfeedplants 2016-10-13 11:42 pm (UTC)(link)
I think so? Everyone here seems so nice, I-I just can't see anyone wanting to commit murder.
irreprochable: (cinq)

[personal profile] irreprochable 2016-10-13 11:44 pm (UTC)(link)
[as it should. this place is sinister]

Have you read the rules they've posted, Monsieur?
Edited 2016-10-13 23:44 (UTC)
dontfeedplants: (You know the book doesn't lie)

[personal profile] dontfeedplants 2016-10-13 11:55 pm (UTC)(link)
[Well that's weird.]

Yeah, they're all over where I live.
irreprochable: (treize)

[personal profile] irreprochable 2016-10-14 12:01 am (UTC)(link)
It would not be my place to rob you of your faith. Just remain vigilante, Monsieur, that's all I ask of you.

[and then, because that reference might still not have been obvious enough for all members of our audience, javert opens his mouth and begins to sing:]

Say you'll watch out every waking moment
Turn our head with talk of coming footsteps
Say you're vigalante now and always
Promise me that all you say is true
That's all I ask of you
trettende: (dónde siempre haya una fiesta)

[personal profile] trettende 2016-10-14 12:06 am (UTC)(link)
[ They can hope! Or they can all kill each other, eh?? ]

That's the spirit! What would they gain otherwise from trapping us all here?
trettende: (y tú estés junto a mí)

[personal profile] trettende 2016-10-14 12:16 am (UTC)(link)
No kidding. It's almost like they weren't meant for us?

[ Either that, or, y'know. They're purposely mean spirited towards some people, can't imagine why. ]

I'm not even sure how they knew some of these things...
dontfeedplants: (They say the meek gonna get it)

[personal profile] dontfeedplants 2016-10-14 12:20 am (UTC)(link)
"Monsieur"?

[He shakes his head.]

No, I can't say I have.
trettende: (siempre estamos sincronizados)

[personal profile] trettende 2016-10-14 12:21 am (UTC)(link)
Um, careful you don't hurt yourself--!

[ Come on, Hans, you're a strong guy, you should be doing that too!

I mean, he'll back her up but he just doesn't think this'll work. At least his act is convincing.
]
irreprochable: (un)

[personal profile] irreprochable 2016-10-14 12:22 am (UTC)(link)
[welcome to les mis where all the posters are in french and the random french word thrown into english phrases means We Are Definitely In France]

Then I suggest you do so, as soon as you are able.
trettende: (y tú estés junto a mí)

[personal profile] trettende 2016-10-14 12:30 am (UTC)(link)
"Peter Pan?"

[ Does the name sound familiar? Alas, Hans is 1800s Disney, not 1900s. No way any Queen is behind this (unless it's Queen Elsa, but then she wouldn't kidnap her own sister!!) Hans keeps playing along, very impressed. ]

Would any of those have the manpower to do something like this?
solomonjihad: (☥/☆ I can't...hold on...)

[personal profile] solomonjihad 2016-10-14 12:39 am (UTC)(link)
[And not surprisingly, she bounces right off the door, grabbing her arm as she staggers and falls backwards.]

Aaaaaah, that...didn't work.....
rockthistown: (chicken riot after this nap)

[personal profile] rockthistown 2016-10-14 12:45 am (UTC)(link)
[sulk] Maybe they'll just put big CLOSED signs up. I don't know.
rockthistown: (this is why people think you're erika)

[personal profile] rockthistown 2016-10-14 12:45 am (UTC)(link)
Right! You'd probably be sworn to secrecy! Which is really special and exciting, anyway!
rockthistown: (with THOSE shoes?)

[personal profile] rockthistown 2016-10-14 12:49 am (UTC)(link)
Take this one thing that happened once! These two people were in love, but one said he couldn't return the other's affections because she worked for him. Then she got really mad and left! And another girl came along to replace her and she fell in love with her boss too! But her childhood friend was falling in love with her, and her new friend got a crush on him, but that didn't last because I-- I mean, she didn't want to get into any drama and it turned out she just liked him being her friend. And in the end, the first two got back together and nobody else ended up with anybody. But it was really scary for a while there!
rockthistown: (free stuff all for me)

[personal profile] rockthistown 2016-10-14 12:50 am (UTC)(link)
That's so great! I really hope you can end up with her if she's that special! Oh, but we have to get out of here first...
rockthistown: (okay never mind that)

[personal profile] rockthistown 2016-10-14 12:51 am (UTC)(link)
Socializing is hard.
robitussin: (so fill me up for just another day)

[personal profile] robitussin 2016-10-14 01:47 am (UTC)(link)
Doesn't she have, like, advisors or whatever?
dontfeedplants: (What am I saying?)

[personal profile] dontfeedplants 2016-10-14 01:48 am (UTC)(link)
[Wow, that's a lot to take in.]

I... I don't think it's going to get that complicated.

[Seymour just suspects that Orin is a horrible person.]
robitussin: (for just another day)

[personal profile] robitussin 2016-10-14 02:00 am (UTC)(link)
[She shakes her head as well.]

Nope. No idea, and I haven't found the exit, either.
rockthistown: (and i don't know what i'm doing)

[personal profile] rockthistown 2016-10-14 02:06 am (UTC)(link)
I hope not. That's never good at all.
catliketread: (Default)

[personal profile] catliketread 2016-10-14 02:07 am (UTC)(link)
Absolutely! Speaking of it 'twould bring bad luck on at least, if not the wrath of God!