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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.
catliketread: (☠ IN SILENCE DREAD)

[personal profile] catliketread 2016-10-10 07:48 pm (UTC)(link)
[...what.]

No, I'm the Pirate King. Pirate. Piracy. You know, sailing the seas and sinking ships and all that? I don't know what this "downloading" thing is, but I've never done any of that! Probably.
rockthistown: (did we end up on tv again)

[personal profile] rockthistown 2016-10-11 12:00 am (UTC)(link)
You mean you're the storybook kind of pirate? [She starts to untangle herself and stand up.] W-well, maybe then you were invited to the celebration, too! Right?
catliketread: (☠ TRUCE TO NAVIGATION)

[personal profile] catliketread 2016-10-11 02:46 am (UTC)(link)
I was in the midst of a celebration, actually, but what sort of celebration are you talking about?

[Hey, this looks like a lead!! Maybe you know why we're here!!!]
rockthistown: (chicken riot after this nap)

[personal profile] rockthistown 2016-10-11 02:49 am (UTC)(link)
The one the rulers of Harmonia were throwing! It's a yearly thing, I think, but the theme this year was "39 Fairies." That sounds really specific, but I think it's a pun on "thank you, fairies," which makes a lot more sense.
catliketread: (☠ WOULD BE DISTINCTLY HEARD)

[personal profile] catliketread 2016-10-11 02:56 am (UTC)(link)
...Getting involved with fairies is never a good idea. I've never heard of Harmonia, though. Where is it located?
rockthistown: (blush blush blush)

[personal profile] rockthistown 2016-10-11 02:59 am (UTC)(link)
You don't like fairies? [blinkblink] That's kind of... I don't actually know. I was just going to go along with everybody else.
catliketread: (☠ LET'S VARY PIRACY)

[personal profile] catliketread 2016-10-11 05:08 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, fairies are said to be the cause of all sorts of nasty... things. Magic, and all that.

[He wiggles his fingers as if this explains everything.]
rockthistown: (with... what's the rest of the saying?)

[personal profile] rockthistown 2016-10-11 06:45 pm (UTC)(link)
Magic isn't always bad. It's what you do with it.
catliketread: (☠ WE NEVER SPEAK A WORD)

[personal profile] catliketread 2016-10-11 06:47 pm (UTC)(link)
Well yes, I suppose so, but that isn't the sort of thing normal people have access to!

[but can you imagine the magical pirate king

actually don't, that's terrifying]
rockthistown: (chicken riot after this nap)

[personal profile] rockthistown 2016-10-12 12:26 am (UTC)(link)
I guess not. It just sort of happens. God gives powers to whoever he wants, if they have the right heart for it.
catliketread: (☠ WOULD BE DISTINCTLY HEARD)

[personal profile] catliketread 2016-10-12 05:30 pm (UTC)(link)
[.............]

I've not heard of God giving people powers before. Do you have these powers?

[?????????]
rockthistown: (our ice cream. oh no)

[personal profile] rockthistown 2016-10-13 02:15 am (UTC)(link)
Of course he does! Where do you think magic comes from?

[because clearly it comes from god throwing rocks at people]

I-it's not something I'd be able to talk about if I did, right?
catliketread: (☠ OUR CAUTIOUS WAY WE FEEL)

[personal profile] catliketread 2016-10-13 06:15 pm (UTC)(link)
I didn't know magic really existed until just now, so I hadn't thought about it.

[thanks, king]

Oh! Yes, yes, of course, that is the sort of thing that can't be spoken of so easily...

[YOU TOTALLY HAVE POWERS AND YOU HAVE TO HIDE THEM, HOW SAD...]
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!
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!
rockthistown: (but at least i know the canon?)

[personal profile] rockthistown 2016-10-14 02:14 am (UTC)(link)
Do you really think it'd be that terrible?
catliketread: (☠ TAKE ANOTHER STATION)

[personal profile] catliketread 2016-10-14 02:23 am (UTC)(link)
It's certainly possible! But I cannot say for certain, for I am unacquainted with magic of any sort, much less something like this.
rockthistown: (maybe i might have screwed up)

[personal profile] rockthistown 2016-10-14 02:44 am (UTC)(link)
[She sinks to the ground.]

First getting kidnapped, now I'm going to get lectured when I get out, too!
catliketread: (☠ TRUCE TO NAVIGATION)

[personal profile] catliketread 2016-10-14 07:44 pm (UTC)(link)
Well you certainly can't blame the kidnapping on yourself. Would you blame me for getting kidnapped? Seymour? No! So do not blame yourself for something you could not prevent!

[...that is not what she was saying, but okay.]
rockthistown: (leave before they see us)

[personal profile] rockthistown 2016-10-15 06:18 am (UTC)(link)
That's not-- [shutting up] I just hope this doesn't get any worse.
catliketread: (☠ SO STEALTHILY THE PIRATE CREEPS)

[personal profile] catliketread 2016-10-15 07:35 pm (UTC)(link)
Fear not, we shall make the best of our situation! It isn't even all that grim right now!