itscurtains | week 1

WEEK 1

[With the introduction of their showrunner and a brief run through of what they're in for in their time in the Opera House out of the way, the performers are free to explore the first floor of the opera house at their leisure then and for the rest of the week that lies ahead. The double doors leading to the kitchen will be unlocked at 7 am and locked at 10 pm for intermission. Performers are free to prepare meals for themselves and others at any time outside of intermission.

The Merchandise Booth will also be open for business after the first day as some of the performers may find envelopes with their names on it taped to their doors in the morning.

If performers wish to have private conversations with their showrunner, The Balladeer, just step up to the box office and see if he's in.

Enjoy your week, everyone.]

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[ooc: This is the last mod post for the week for us! Feel free to start depositing coins in the merch booth if any of your threads have reached that length, so long as they're not with the Balladeer. Remember, song threads mean double coins! There will be no murder this first week so gain all the CR you can while it lasts, darlings.]

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[Oh good, he can definitely remember that!! Not all three names though, they're a lot.]

Astarte, then! I've never heard a name quite like that before, it's very unique!

[The good sort of unique, from the sound of it.]

I was named after the goddess.

[Her tone takes a hint of pride when she says that.]

Astarte, the purest and truest star.

A goddess, eh? I've not heard of one by that name. But that certainly is a magnificent person to be named after! May you live up to it!

Mm. I plan to.

[Its just a question of how she'll do that. She's still...undecided, thankfully for everyone else.]

...Is Pirate King your real name?

Edited 2016-10-13 18:09 (UTC)

It is not! I do have another name, but I have not used that in years. I am the Pirate King! It is as much my title as it is my name, my being!

[and hook can't have that title/name!!!]

[Blink.]

What is your real name?

Edited 2016-10-13 19:30 (UTC)

Not important. It isn't a name I've used in years, so why bother with it now?

I guess. If you believe Pirate King to be your true name.

[Hey, she's just Astarte...]

And you're really a pirate...

Indeed I am! I couldn't be happier to be a pirate! There is nothing in the world I would rather do!

...And...you're their ruler, too?

"Ruler" is a bit harsh for my tastes. I'm their leader; I do not lord over them but I do guide them!

...Isn't that the same thing, though? A ruler is a leader...

[A good leader is strong and powerful, as mother would say. Able to stand alone when no one else could.]

"Ruler" tends to bring to mind thoughts of tyranny and control, while a leader is someone who guides others. That is how I think of it, anyway. Thus the distinction!

[rule by love, not by fear, etc]

...even if you have to be stern, you're just a leader?

Indeed! I have not often had to be stern with my crew. They're very well-behaved!

That seems...surprising. They follow you no matter what...

Is it truly that surprising? Would you not follow someone who inspired you and believed in you? Who pushed you to do your best, no matter what? That is the sort of leader I aspire to be! My crew are the closest I have to a family and I cherish each and every one of them!

....for me....that's mother.

Truly, she is a leader...

Edited 2016-10-14 21:13 (UTC)

Ah, your mother! Tell me, what is she like?

My mother...

[Before she knows it, she's singing.]

In cold dark forests
When I was alone,
She took me in and wrapped me
Under the cloak of darkness
To the circle she took me
To the broken windows of a forgotten past
As broken as...

[She stops, faltering, looking over at the King nervously, before taking a breath and continuing. Broken as what? It's not important.]

A once-proud ruin
Now a mausoleum
a cemetery of a glorious past...
Its there she took me,
and there she gave me new life

Its there I learned
My True Name...

"Astarte, Astarte
That shall be your name now
Forget your false mortal past
Your future is now Eden.

Astarte, Astarte,
In your breast I feel
The beating heart of a sovereign.
And I, aaah,
I shall be mother to you now."

[Well, that sounds like the world's worst adoption, um. Hmm. He wants to ask if she was originally an orphan, but if she has a mother now then it doesn't really matter, does it? Hmmmmm.]

You have a lovely singing voice! And such a tale... It sounds as though you have had a very difficult life.

[...the pirate king is not good at this, but he's attempting.]

[Nonsense, it was all perfectly legal and no one mysteriously died or anything!!]

Thinking you're a human when you're not, growing up...but, things are better now. I understand who I am now.

And what are you, exactly? If I may be so bold to ask.

[he says, after having already asked.]

...I'm Astarte.

[There's a subtle change in how she stands as she speaks this. Taller. Defiant, perhaps.]

Edited 2016-10-16 22:40 (UTC)

[Well, that's not exactly the answer he was looking for, but the Pirate King can absolutely roll with that.]

Indeed you are! I did not mean to offend with my question; I shall not ask again!

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