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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.
sunshineprincess: (♠ At the mountains)

[personal profile] sunshineprincess 2016-10-13 06:40 pm (UTC)(link)
[That's a good question...]

I think she's more nervous than anything...
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?
sunshineprincess: (♥ But before I go)

[personal profile] sunshineprincess 2016-10-14 03:47 am (UTC)(link)
Yes, but what does that have to do with her being nervous?
robitussin: (do i just disappear)

[personal profile] robitussin 2016-10-14 03:55 am (UTC)(link)
I mean, at least she's not flying solo on the whole running a country thing.
sunshineprincess: (♠ At the mountains)

[personal profile] sunshineprincess 2016-10-14 04:13 am (UTC)(link)
Why would anyone try and run their own country? That's way too hard!
robitussin: (and i'm trying to enjoy it)

[personal profile] robitussin 2016-10-14 04:21 am (UTC)(link)
Isn't that what rulers are supposed to do? I mean, not alone, but...
sunshineprincess: (♥ 'Cause your future's)

[personal profile] sunshineprincess 2016-10-14 04:27 am (UTC)(link)
Ruling and running are different. My sister will rule the country, but she's going to need help running it. That's what advisers are for. So she doesn't become a tyrant.
robitussin: (or if they just fake it)

[personal profile] robitussin 2016-10-15 03:49 am (UTC)(link)
Well, okay, but what I said still applies. Just used the wrong word, I guess. Sue me.
sunshineprincess: (♥ Ready to shine)

[personal profile] sunshineprincess 2016-10-15 06:21 pm (UTC)(link)
[???]

Sew you? But wouldn't that be painful?
robitussin: (or if they just fake it)

[personal profile] robitussin 2016-10-16 03:55 am (UTC)(link)
No, sue me. Like, a lawsuit. Please tell me... [a pause] You don't know what that is, do you.
sunshineprincess: (• 'Cause for the first time)

[personal profile] sunshineprincess 2016-10-16 10:15 pm (UTC)(link)
[She shakes her head. She can sort of guess what the implication in the world 'lawsuit' is, but how would you sue the law?]
robitussin: (it's crystalline clear)

[personal profile] robitussin 2016-10-17 03:49 am (UTC)(link)
It's when someone breaks the law and you hire someone to hold them accountable for it, basically.
sunshineprincess: (♥ Before we learn how to fly)

[personal profile] sunshineprincess 2016-10-17 08:01 pm (UTC)(link)
[She doesn't know if anyone has ever had that happen in Arendelle.]

That sounds... kind of complicated.
robitussin: (if they love each other)

[personal profile] robitussin 2016-10-18 03:52 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah. It usually takes a long time, lots of paperwork and all that.

[A pause.]

If you don't know what paperwork is, let's just change the subject.
sunshineprincess: (♥ Go see the world)

[personal profile] sunshineprincess 2016-10-18 05:41 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, I know what paperwork is... but my sister dos all of that.

[But yes. Let's pick something else to talk about.]

Have you checked anything else out here?
robitussin: (what i think i'm feeling)

[personal profile] robitussin 2016-10-18 05:46 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, I've looked around a few places. No sign of an exit yet.

[a sigh.]

It pretty much sucks.
sunshineprincess: (♥ Before we learn how to fly)

[personal profile] sunshineprincess 2016-10-18 05:48 pm (UTC)(link)
Our rooms don't even have windows. Are they expecting us to live without sunshine?
robitussin: (or if they just fake it)

[personal profile] robitussin 2016-10-18 05:57 pm (UTC)(link)
I guess? I mean, we don't even know why we're here yet. Maybe we'll figure it out soon.
sunshineprincess: (♠ In the air you can't deny)

[personal profile] sunshineprincess 2016-10-19 12:06 am (UTC)(link)
I hope you're right. Well, all I can suggest is that we explore more till then!