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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: (♠ But before I go)

[personal profile] sunshineprincess 2016-10-10 11:05 pm (UTC)(link)
A horrible person?

[She'll meet Hook soon enough. Maybe. And then meet a real pirate.]
catliketread: (☠ TRUCE TO NAVIGATION)

[personal profile] catliketread 2016-10-10 11:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Exactly. I know pirates have a reputation, but we certainly aren't horrible people!

[...well, his pirates aren't.]
sunshineprincess: (♠ Welcome to the rhythm)

[personal profile] sunshineprincess 2016-10-10 11:43 pm (UTC)(link)
Then you'd be most honorable pirates in the seven seas!

[Still not thinking you're an actual pirate.]
catliketread: (☠ SO STEALTHILY THE PIRATE CREEPS)

[personal profile] catliketread 2016-10-11 02:42 am (UTC)(link)
Indeed we are! We're the feared, famous pirates of Penzance!

[STOP DROPPING THE TITLE]
sunshineprincess: (♠ Joined at the hip)

[personal profile] sunshineprincess 2016-10-11 02:49 am (UTC)(link)
... Penzance? Where's that?

[AT LEAST HE'S ABLE TO]
catliketread: (☠ SO STEALTHILY THE PIRATE CREEPS)

[personal profile] catliketread 2016-10-11 02:55 am (UTC)(link)
Great Britain, of course! It's a town located in the southwest, obviously near the shore. Lovely place, wonderful people who are very afraid of pirates. For good reason!

[o k a y]
sunshineprincess: (♥ Before we learn how to fly)

[personal profile] sunshineprincess 2016-10-11 03:09 am (UTC)(link)
[Great Britain?]

Don't you mean Britannia?
catliketread: (☠ TRUCE TO NAVIGATION)

[personal profile] catliketread 2016-10-11 05:16 pm (UTC)(link)
Is that what you call it where you're from? Close enough!
sunshineprincess: (♥ 'Cause your future's)

[personal profile] sunshineprincess 2016-10-11 05:33 pm (UTC)(link)
That's so far away from my home... is it nice there?
catliketread: (☠ SO STEALTHILY THE PIRATE CREEPS)

[personal profile] catliketread 2016-10-11 05:44 pm (UTC)(link)
Indeed! I wouldn't trade it for anywhere else in the world! Penzance is a quiet little town on the coast, full of pirate-fearing people; it's a magnificent place!
sunshineprincess: (♥ Before we learn how to fly)

[personal profile] sunshineprincess 2016-10-11 06:06 pm (UTC)(link)
We used to have vikings where I'm from. Ever meet one of those?
catliketread: (☠ LET'S VARY PIRACY)

[personal profile] catliketread 2016-10-11 06:36 pm (UTC)(link)
Vikings... I've heard of them, but never met one, no!
sunshineprincess: (♥ Go see the world)

[personal profile] sunshineprincess 2016-10-11 06:43 pm (UTC)(link)
They must stick to the north then. If you ever meet one, you might want to run away. Apparently they were pretty nasty.
catliketread: (☠ TRUCE TO NAVIGATION)

[personal profile] catliketread 2016-10-11 06:44 pm (UTC)(link)
Huh. Thank you for the warning, I shall take it to heart!
sunshineprincess: (♥ When can I see you again?)

[personal profile] sunshineprincess 2016-10-11 06:47 pm (UTC)(link)
[She nods, smiling brightly.]

No problem! Pirates have to be careful too, you know!
catliketread: (☠ OUR CAUTIOUS WAY WE FEEL)

[personal profile] catliketread 2016-10-11 06:48 pm (UTC)(link)
Indeed! We cannot afford to let anything happen to us! My crew is the closest to a family I have, I could not bear to lose any of them!
sunshineprincess: (♥ When can we do this again?)

[personal profile] sunshineprincess 2016-10-11 06:54 pm (UTC)(link)
That's so nice of you. That's gotta be a wonderful feeling to have so much family.
catliketread: (☠ WE NEVER SPEAK A WORD)

[personal profile] catliketread 2016-10-11 06:56 pm (UTC)(link)
They are the only family I have for I am...

[dramatic pause]

...an orphan!

[thank you, pirate king, we all needed that]
sunshineprincess: (♥ It's just a matter of time)

[personal profile] sunshineprincess 2016-10-11 07:45 pm (UTC)(link)
[Her face falls, looking down.]

Seems we have something in common.
catliketread: (☠ OUR CAUTIOUS WAY WE FEEL)

[personal profile] catliketread 2016-10-11 07:51 pm (UTC)(link)
[!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!]

You're an orphan too!? You poor, poor girl! I am so terribly sorry for your loss!
sunshineprincess: (♥ 'Till then)

[personal profile] sunshineprincess 2016-10-11 08:03 pm (UTC)(link)
It's okay... It's been a few years now. I still miss them, but... What can I do but move forward?
catliketread: (☠ OUR CAUTIOUS WAY WE FEEL)

[personal profile] catliketread 2016-10-11 08:05 pm (UTC)(link)
[A sad, sympathetic nod.]

Indeed, there is not much to be done. Were we in Penzance - or somewhere in that general vicinity, depending on where my ship is at the moment - I would gladly welcome you into my crew with open arms! But alas, I don't have a flag to bestow upon you!

[YOU JUST MET HER]
sunshineprincess: (♥ Before we learn how to fly)

[personal profile] sunshineprincess 2016-10-11 08:25 pm (UTC)(link)
[She blinks a few times.]

Oh! Oh, no. No. I would not be a good pirate. I'm really clumsy! And probably not the best on a boat.
catliketread: (☠ SO STEALTHILY THE PIRATE CREEPS)

[personal profile] catliketread 2016-10-11 08:28 pm (UTC)(link)
That certainly hasn't stopped any of my crew! Why, little Frederick was a mere boy of eight when he took on an apprenticeship and he was sick more days than not at first! But by the time the seasons changed he had not only adjusted to life on a ship, he had quickly learned just how to be a pirate! These past thirteen years with him have been such a joy, and now! Now he is a man!

[...oh right, there was supposed to be a point in there somewhere, wasn't there...]

Even if you think you would be no good at piracy, I assure you that anyone can be a pirate!
sunshineprincess: (♠ You have to climb)

[personal profile] sunshineprincess 2016-10-11 08:37 pm (UTC)(link)
[It does sound like it would be- ANNA. NO.]

But I'm a princess... And I don't know how my sister would feel about it.

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