Meeting day, see you there

[inforapenny]

[On Wednesday evening, Billy slides a note underneath the doors of all of the other cast members' doors. The notes are written in his messy, excited all-caps handwriting (the initial letters for each sentence is larger than the rest of the letters), but the message is simple enough (especially since he had to write it 15 times).]

Join me for an important tech demonstration in the special effects lab tonight at Intermission.
-BH

[As soon as everyone who's going to come is assembled, sickly-sweet cherry-scented fog starts pouring out of the vents on either side of the room, effectively obscuring both of the cameras.]

Thanks for coming. I found something on Monday night, that should, uh. Should probably be shared. With you guys.

Comments

[trettende]

Still, it sounds like he was mislead.

He's as powerless as we are. Perhaps more, with all those rules.

[sunshineprincess]

He did say something about not having really had time to cook before on Monday night.

[HAND OVER MOUTH

..... no. No. She's not nervous. Not at all. Was she allowed to say something now? Should have asked Billy first...]

I-I mean, I wouldn't have time either if I was always so busy.

[inforapenny]

Totally. It looks like Balladeer's the only one who ever cleans up after himself back there.

[inforapenny]

...Actually, that was B in the kitchen.

1/3

[dechagny]

[Wh-]

2/3

[dechagny]

But-

3/3

[dechagny]

...?

[We're sorry your Raoul has stalled please input information]

[inforapenny]

[Billy gives her his usual awkward, dopey grin.]

[inforapenny]

Yeah, it was my idea. We switched clothes for a few hours, so that he could hang out with everyone as a cast member instead of with that power imbalance.

...And so that I could snoop around backstage.

[trettende]

Wait, what? So you could have met the Management and they wouldn't know it was you?

[ Holy shit dude Hans has to be rude and interrupt here, this is big. ]

[inforapenny]

I think anything we do to protect ourselves should include him, too.

[Possibly the one thing they will ever agree on]

[inforapenny]

Uh. I'm pretty sure that if I had actually met Management, I would have been screwed.

...But I did fool one of the black-robed stage crew.

[dontfeedplants]

[Whoa that's actually really impressive right there.]

You did? What were they like?

[sunshineprincess]

[Anna likes your smile a lot better than the Balladeers.]

We should invite him to our meals, okay?

[dechagny]

[Raoul is listening but his mind has also been completely blown by how obvious that was, why did they not try this sooner, so he's just kind of. Nodding. Trying to look like everything didn't just get absolutely weird.]

[inforapenny]

Well, they just waved on the way to the bathroom, so other than learning that they, you know, use the bathroom, it was kind of underwhelming.

[inforapenny]

[Even with the fog, Billy notices that.]

...Hey, uh, you ok?

[dontfeedplants]

Oh. [Yeah that's pretty lame.]

Still, it's weird. If they're going to be backstage the whole time, why bother with the robes?

[dechagny]

[Bro you totally flipped his world on its head]

...Yes. I - I simply cannot...the risk, and...and yet we never considered it before, but the risk...!

[Dude what if they knew it had been you and not B?]

[solomonjihad]

...Amazing. That...that was really risky. I'm glad it worked, though.

[inforapenny]

I don't know, I think it's... that's just what they look like?

Since I also found their costume room...

[sunshineprincess]

[Hey, the smell is nice.]

What'd you find?

[dontfeedplants]

So they're just costumes then...?

... Oh my god were we kidnapped by some sort of cult?

[He shouldn't be surprised, but he is.]

[inforapenny]

No, I mean the costumes from the... You know, the executions.

[inforapenny]

Yeah, I definitely want to investigate some more before we try it again.

...Maybe with B's help, if he can. Next time.