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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: (☠ TAKE ANOTHER STATION)

[personal profile] catliketread 2016-10-10 10:16 pm (UTC)(link)
That's not true at all! You're Seymour, you're not a nobody!

[...this makes perfect sense in his head, alright.]
dontfeedplants: (Stick with that plant)

[personal profile] dontfeedplants 2016-10-10 10:28 pm (UTC)(link)
[Judging by the look on his face, that is the first time anyone has ever told him that he wasn't a nobody. Although that first part still didn't make much sense.]

You... you're joking, right?
catliketread: (☠ OUR CAUTIOUS WAY WE FEEL)

[personal profile] catliketread 2016-10-10 10:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Of course I'm not joking! Do you truly think so little of yourself that your name holds no meaning? Come now, that simply won't do! No one can make you into someone - you have to seize that for yourself! You're Seymour! Live up to the name you've been given and make something for yourself!

[He poses dramatically again, because of course he does. This is absolutely inspiring and wonderful and not at all dumb!!]
dontfeedplants: (They say the meek are gonna)

[personal profile] dontfeedplants 2016-10-10 10:54 pm (UTC)(link)
[He really doesn't get the name thing, but he does feel touched by the sentiment.]

I guess there's Audrey II. It's not much but that little plant has been giving me luck lately.

[He suddenly looks really horrified.]

Oh my god it better not die on me while I'm here.
Edited 2016-10-10 22:55 (UTC)
catliketread: (☠ A FLY'S FOOT-FALL)

[personal profile] catliketread 2016-10-10 11:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Do you have anyone who will take care of your plant while you're here?

[You know, friends, family, parents...]
dontfeedplants: (You know the book doesn't lie)

[personal profile] dontfeedplants 2016-10-11 01:19 am (UTC)(link)
I guess there's Audrey and Mr. Mushnik, but the plant has a very... finicky diet.

M-maybe if we're going to be here awhile whoever invited us here could bring Audrey II for me.

[Seymour that is absolutely the worst idea in the world.]
catliketread: (☠ TRUCE TO NAVIGATION)

[personal profile] catliketread 2016-10-11 02:51 am (UTC)(link)
[YOU SHOULD ABSOLUTELY DO IT]

Perhaps our host - or hostess - will be kind enough to do that for you! I've never owned a plant before, but if it's that important to you then surely an argument can be made to bring it here!

[just argue with the mastermind JUST DO IT]
dontfeedplants: (They say the meek gonna get it)

[personal profile] dontfeedplants 2016-10-11 03:32 am (UTC)(link)
[PEOPLE WILL ACTUALLY DIE, PIRATE KING.]

I-It's a pretty important plant to me. I don't want it to just die on me.
catliketread: (☠ TRUCE TO NAVIGATION)

[personal profile] catliketread 2016-10-11 05:18 pm (UTC)(link)
[NAAAAAAAHHHHH PROBABLY NOT]

All the more reason to ask for it to be brought here! Or at least taken care of in your absence, though I'm sure you would feel better if it was here.
dontfeedplants: (By and by)

[personal profile] dontfeedplants 2016-10-11 06:13 pm (UTC)(link)
I would feel better if Twoey was here, as I said only I know how to properly take care of it. I don't think they could take care of it like I can.
catliketread: (☠ A FLY'S FOOT-FALL)

[personal profile] catliketread 2016-10-11 06:40 pm (UTC)(link)
Twoey is another of your plants? Are you a botanist?
dontfeedplants: (And gee my bank account will thrive)

[personal profile] dontfeedplants 2016-10-11 09:39 pm (UTC)(link)
S-sorry, Twoey is what I call Audrey II sometimes. I'm just a florist.

[He takes out his booklet and shows The Pirate King his profile, pointing to the plant in it.]

But it's a really neat plant. I don't know exactly what kind of breed it is, though. I think it's some strange mutation of the venus flytrap.
catliketread: (☠ WHILE THE HOUSEHOLD SOUNDLY SLEEPS)

[personal profile] catliketread 2016-10-11 10:13 pm (UTC)(link)
Oho, I see! A fascinating plant! And again, do not sell yourself short! You are not "just" a florist! You are Seymour, the florist!

[This is Important, apparently.]
dontfeedplants: (My future's starting)

[personal profile] dontfeedplants 2016-10-11 10:27 pm (UTC)(link)
It's really fascinating! I just hope it's okay while I'm here.

[Looks at his profile and frowns.]

I'm not really the florist. I just work at Mr. Mushnik's, and it wasn't actually my idea to work there.
catliketread: (☠ A FLY'S FOOT-FALL)

[personal profile] catliketread 2016-10-11 10:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh? Why are you working there, then?

[STORY TIME]
dontfeedplants: (What am I saying?)

[personal profile] dontfeedplants 2016-10-11 10:53 pm (UTC)(link)
[Seymour shifts awkwardly, deciding if this is something he should tell The Pirate King.]

It's a long story, but Mr. Mushnik took me in when I was a kid and gave me a place to stay in return for helping him with his shop.
catliketread: (☠ OUR CAUTIOUS WAY WE FEEL)

[personal profile] catliketread 2016-10-11 11:28 pm (UTC)(link)
[!!!!]

What of your parents? Where are they?
dontfeedplants: (They say the meek are gonna)

[personal profile] dontfeedplants 2016-10-11 11:59 pm (UTC)(link)
[Rubs his shoulder awkwardly.]

I... I never knew them.
catliketread: (☠ WOULD BE DISTINCTLY HEARD)

[personal profile] catliketread 2016-10-12 05:27 pm (UTC)(link)
[!!!!!!!]

Are you telling me that you're... an orphan?

[that is what he just said, yes.]
dontfeedplants: (No way forget it)

[personal profile] dontfeedplants 2016-10-12 06:12 pm (UTC)(link)
... Yes?

[Wasn't that obvious?]
catliketread: (☠ OUR CAUTIOUS WAY WE FEEL)

[personal profile] catliketread 2016-10-12 06:19 pm (UTC)(link)
You poor boy!

[He'll clap a hand to Seymour's shoulder at that. It's a firm grip, but if Seymour tries to escape he'll allow it. He uh. Looks like he might cry???]

I too know the pain it is to be an orphan! Such pitiable circumstances! I truly am sorry for your loss!
dontfeedplants: (What am I saying?)

[personal profile] dontfeedplants 2016-10-12 07:02 pm (UTC)(link)
[While the sudden touching him is weird, Seymour is more bothered that this guy is tearing up now? Oh gosh don't make it awkward, Pirate King.]

I-it's fine, really. I didn't even know them. Sorry you're an orphan, though?
catliketread: (☠ WE NEVER SPEAK A WORD)

[personal profile] catliketread 2016-10-12 07:08 pm (UTC)(link)
[but that's his job]

It's certainly not fine! 'Tis a lonely existence without a family! Without parents! Why, I wouldn't have turned out the way I had if I'd had a mother to guide me!

[...yes okay captain melodrama]
dontfeedplants: (You know the book doesn't lie)

[personal profile] dontfeedplants 2016-10-12 09:08 pm (UTC)(link)
[It's a worrying job.]

I'd have to agree with you there. I probably wouldn't be the man I am today if I had parents.

[There's a chance he wouldn't be filled to the brim with insecurities at least.]