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itscurtains2016-10-10 11:53 am
stagemanagers) wrote in itscurtains2016-10-10 11:53 am
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.
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.
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That's. How you look. All the time?
[He's really not sure what to make of this, um.]
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[She puts on that sitcom "this is a big deal but I am trying very hard to downplay it like it's not" voice.]
My dad's... Satan? But I'm not evil.
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Satan. The devil. That guy?
[WHOA OKAY HOLY THE HECK UP]
You're telling me you're some kind of... devil, or something? An actual devil.
[WHAT IS HE, A POOR PIRATE KING, SUPPOSED TO DO WITH THIS INFORMATION]
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[A GLANCE AROUND...]
... nnnnot exactly what I was thinking of, really.
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[is. is this what we're doing today. NO, YOU KNOW WHAT, THIS IS NOT WHAT WE'RE DOING TODAY, HE IS GOING TO TAKE THIS IN STRIDE, THAT IS WHAT A PIRATE KING DOES]
Right, well! You may not have escaped how you wanted to, but you are free! Once we find a way out of here then you can go where you want, do what you wish! Your life is yours and you should live it however you want!
[SEE HE'S TOTALLY GOT THIS]
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[She looks in her program guide.]
Pirate King?
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[POSE!!
...anyway.]
I don't know what to make of the book there, but I am certainly not an actor.
[just a ham]
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[She frowns at it.]
It looks more like a guide on ow someone else could act like us? Since it says all of this is makeup, and...
[She tugs a little on one of her horns for emphasis.]
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To think that they would have someone act as me...! That is truly deplorable—
[G A S P]
What if they've replaced me with an impostor!? What if my crew is being led by... by an actor?
[...lbr his crew would absolutely not be able to tell the difference if the actor is sufficiently hammy]
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[THE SPIRIT OF THE PIRATE KING TRULY IS INFECTIOUS]
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My crew are wonderful, wonderful people, but alas... I'm afraid they are not the brightest. If an actor were to truly understand the being - the essence - of the Pirate King, then perhaps they could...!
Nay, I will not think on it!
[dramatic pose]
Instead I, the real Pirate King, will find a way to escape! To reunite with my crew! To save them from the clutches of an evil madman who dares pose as the Pirate King!
[i'm so sorry about this tag]
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Yeah! And hey, you never know, maybe your crew will have figured it out and he'll be tied up waiting for you when you get back or something.
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'Twould be a glorious return indeed! I believe Samuel would have no problems picking out a fake. And Frederic! Frederic could never be so easily tricked by an impostor!
[just wait for the memory regain]
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Like you said, who could possibly play you well enough to fool people?
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[DRAMATIC POINT how did we circle around to this so fast, this is ridic]
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You're definitely a unique guy, Pirate King.
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It warms my heart to hear such praise from a lovely girl!
[...]
The horns do require a bit of getting used to, I'll admit. Your personality is simply charming, though!
[that was an Attempt, sadly]
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[Some people do actually make it into heaven, after all!]
So thank you.
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You're most welcome!
[he's just. never going to think about that!!]
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except maybe billy f but it's not his fault that's just what lawyers accept when they start out]
So how'd you earn the crown of Pirate King, uh... Pirate King?
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I claimed it for myself! There is not a crown, exactly. There isn't really any sort of procedure to claim the title either. In fact, I made it up.
[i'm so sorry]
But I have more than lived up to the title that I chose for myself!