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It's Curtains Mods ([personal profile] stagemanagers) wrote in [community profile] itscurtains2016-11-26 11:26 am
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THE FINAL ACT

You've all dispersed into a lot of hidden areas, but you'll come together as a group once more. When you do, you'll find that the theatre doors are open.

For once, things are different inside. There are no podiums in the orchestra pit; instead, the curtain is open and the stage is lit. You'll notice there's a small set of stairs at either end, allowing you easy access up. Ten podiums have been moved onto the bare stage, arranged in a loose semi-circle facing a higher wooden platform. Atop it is a single chair, red-cushioned and gilded like a throne. In the vaguely circular space between the platform and the podiums is absolutely nothing: it's a deep, dark pit. The lighting in here is pretty good, but it still doesn't reach the bottom.

The podiums that once belonged to the dead are gone entirely. The bare lightbulbs that stood in their places, however, are clustered on either side of the stage, like a makeshift audience. They're finally turned off.

As the cast enters and begins to find their places, there's a sound like an invisible orchestra tuning up. Strings and woodwinds run scales in a quiet cacophony that eventually shapes itself into a wordless song. A man in jeans and a plain white T-shirt enters from stage right as they play, singing quietly as if to himself as he ascends the stairs onto the platform and turns out to survey the cast.

Velkommen, bienvenue, welcome...

The Balladeer falls quiet, looking thoughtful for a moment before shaking his head and taking his seat. Once there, he turns his attention to flipping through the papers in his hands. "Well. Let's get started, shall we?"
pennyless: (no one condemning you lined up)

[personal profile] pennyless 2016-11-26 04:40 pm (UTC)(link)
[Billy stops before he finds his place, halfway up the stairs at the edge of the stage, frozen in place when the Balladeer enters.]

...I can't believe I was right about the clones.
allicareabout: (INFORM Δ look if jesus christ had $5000)

[personal profile] allicareabout 2016-11-26 04:44 pm (UTC)(link)
[...You know what.

It's been almost two months, ten people are dead, a magical girl turned into a poorly-dressed Biblical figure at some point, he had to utter the words "cow pendulum" in all seriousness, last week was probably the most pissed off Billy has ever been, he's spent way too long examining bodies, there's a corpse in a trunk upstairs, he just watched an unexpected historical snuff film, he is possibly here because of motherfucking Aaron Burr of all people, and God is dead and for all we know Fromme probably killed Him, whoever the hell Fromme is.

He is absolutely not here for whatever the Balladeer thinks he's doing right now, and processing it is not going to be a thing that happens anytime soon.]


Good to see that you're doing better. Try not to get blood on the suit this time, all right?
trettende: (y de pronto contigo choqué)

[personal profile] trettende 2016-11-26 04:47 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Yeah, uh, guess who's still wearing your jacket, Bal?? Or not... Bal... this is confusing and Hans stares at the stage in shock, making his way to his podium in silence. The sheet music Hans found yesterday wouldn't happen to match the current tune, would it? ]

What... What's the meaning of this?
dechagny: (is gonna fuck the phantom up)

[personal profile] dechagny 2016-11-26 04:47 pm (UTC)(link)
[ . . .

What

even

the fuck

is this????]


...That's it. I've gone mad - a man gets shot in the head right in front of me and now he's standing in front of me dressed like a toy murderer...?

[He turns and glares up at the theater boxes.] What evil tricks do you play now, Management?!
trettende: (por primera vez hoy siento que se abrió)

[personal profile] trettende 2016-11-26 04:49 pm (UTC)(link)
I-I mean, you both look the same and you're not clones, right?

[ Let's just say Hans looked that shit up in the library okay. ]
pennyless: (can you really hear me?)

[personal profile] pennyless 2016-11-26 04:51 pm (UTC)(link)
Honestly? At this point I'm not above the theory that there's a version of me that's behind all this, and I'm possibly a clone-slash-memory experiment to see if by altering my memories I was redeemable as a person.
tellthestory: (♪ beat ♫)

[personal profile] tellthestory 2016-11-26 04:53 pm (UTC)(link)
...uh, okay?

[He glances down at his notes and grimaces a little.] The Silver-Tongued Prince of the Courtroom, geez. That's a mouthful.
allicareabout: (EHHH Δ it's not going to pay for itself)

[personal profile] allicareabout 2016-11-26 04:55 pm (UTC)(link)
[..............






really.]


You're telling me. First time seeing it?
trettende: (y de pronto contigo choqué)

[personal profile] trettende 2016-11-26 04:56 pm (UTC)(link)
That... is entirely too complicated.

The Balladeer wasn't an actor like us, maybe they just... brought him back wrong?
tellthestory: (Default)

[personal profile] tellthestory 2016-11-26 04:56 pm (UTC)(link)
[Not yet.]

Oh, sorry, I'm...I'm filling in here today, your usual showrunner's...

[.....]

Is that my jacket?
Edited 2016-11-26 16:57 (UTC)
tellthestory: (♪ arpeggio ♫)

[personal profile] tellthestory 2016-11-26 05:00 pm (UTC)(link)
...I'm going to be honest with you, I didn't understand most of that. Do you have any actual questions?
catliketread: (☠ WOULD BE DISTINCTLY HEARD)

[personal profile] catliketread 2016-11-26 05:01 pm (UTC)(link)
[The Pirate King has dumped so much stuff on his podium, it's a little alarming. He's also got two guns, so there's that too. Who trusted the Pirate King with guns, you should be ashamed.

Anyway, he is absolutely not here for any of this today and the exasperation is obvious even without the expression.]


So. What do you want us to call you.

[It's not even a proper question he is so Done.]
dechagny: (done with this letter bullshit)

[personal profile] dechagny 2016-11-26 05:01 pm (UTC)(link)
I was talking to our odious captors, not...not some manner of stage magic!

[It's the only "answer" he can think of that makes sense.]
pennyless: (I still have to wonder)

[personal profile] pennyless 2016-11-26 05:02 pm (UTC)(link)
[He's still not standing at the podiums, and even at that he takes a step back.]

He was- he was dead.

[Yeah, tact has gone out the window.]

You don't come back from a headshot like that!
tellthestory: (♪ ostinato ♫)

[personal profile] tellthestory 2016-11-26 05:02 pm (UTC)(link)
I didn't get a lot of prep time, so sue me...

[He grumbles a little.]
trettende: (¿te has dado cuenta?)

[personal profile] trettende 2016-11-26 05:04 pm (UTC)(link)
[ That sheet music is gonna burn a hole in his pocket, dude. Hans pulls the jacket closer to himself. ]

Well it's not yours, that's for sure. Not anymore.

[ Hans ain't falling for this NPH bullshit, he's had to see Billy's face all week. Plus yeah no he's not parting with it, he's petty. ]

You're not the Balladeer. Who are you?
tellthestory: (♪ recapitulation ♫)

[personal profile] tellthestory 2016-11-26 05:04 pm (UTC)(link)
Okay, Doctor, Mirror, I can hear you up here, and I'd appreciate some kind of subject change. Creeps.

You guys do know what you're supposed to be doing here, right?
trettende: (y por fin te encontré a ti)

[personal profile] trettende 2016-11-26 05:06 pm (UTC)(link)
A... toy murderer, Raoul?

[ The fuck's he on about? ]
tellthestory: (♪ etude ♫)

[personal profile] tellthestory 2016-11-26 05:06 pm (UTC)(link)
I'd think you'd be used to stage magic by now. How long have you guys been here?

[He checks the papers again, but doesn't seem to find an answer that satisfies him.]

Whatever, point is, I'm filling in for your Showrunner today.
pennyless: (no one condemning you lined up)

[personal profile] pennyless 2016-11-26 05:07 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, well I'd appreciate an explanation about why they cloned our friend, but I'm probably not gonna get one.

Unless you're feeling particularly generous today and want to humor me.
allicareabout: (LEAN Δ they call it a royale with cheese)

[personal profile] allicareabout 2016-11-26 05:08 pm (UTC)(link)
[...siiiiiiigh.]

So how many more of you do they have in the back?
tellthestory: (♪ scordatura ♫)

[personal profile] tellthestory 2016-11-26 05:08 pm (UTC)(link)
...I'm, uh. I'm the Balladeer. Who the hell are you?
tellthestory: (♪ capriccio ♫)

[personal profile] tellthestory 2016-11-26 05:10 pm (UTC)(link)
Pretty sure this isn't the kind of show that involves cloning. God, can you imagine the casting for that?

[.....] I mean, obviously there's the two of us, but I reckon that's coincidence.
trettende: (y de pronto contigo choqué)

[personal profile] trettende 2016-11-26 05:10 pm (UTC)(link)
Mirror? Really?

[ Rude af. He'll just... ignore the bit about death being permanent because Seymour is still alive ok. ]

Why don't you enlighten us, then? What are we doing here? Was there another murder or what?
dechagny: (mild disgust)

[personal profile] dechagny 2016-11-26 05:12 pm (UTC)(link)
And just who are you?

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