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itscurtains2020-06-28 11:57 am
stagemanagers) wrote in itscurtains2020-06-28 11:57 am
overture, par deux
You awake in an unfamiliar bed.
It’s comfortable enough, at least, but it’s certainly not yours. The room, too, is unfamiliar. It's not quite large enough to fit the bed and armoire comfortably alongside the vanity, especially with one wall nearly taken up entirely by an enormous gilt mirror, but hey - at least it’s cozy? Although that might be a little hard to appreciate when you have no idea how you got 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 startling information. Maybe a few familiar faces as well…
The hallway outside is narrow but well-lit, lined with (mostly) 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. At least, it looks as though it must have been at one point. Now, it’s clearly seen better days - someone's made an attempt at cleaning, but the crystals glittering on the chandelier above are foggy with dust, and the red upholstery on all the furniture has faded.
A large clock on the northern wall marks the time, which is fantastic, because most of the windows in the building are shuttered. If you pass through the ballroom, you’ll notice the large windows on the upper level are not - but, despite what the clock claims, it looks like it’s night out there. As brightly as the room is lit, you can’t make out much of anything outside.
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.
In the lobby there are two sets of double-doors: a set that leads deeper into the Opera House and another leading out outside. For the moment, both doors leading outside are locked.
It looks like you’re stuck. But hey - at least you aren’t alone.
It’s comfortable enough, at least, but it’s certainly not yours. The room, too, is unfamiliar. It's not quite large enough to fit the bed and armoire comfortably alongside the vanity, especially with one wall nearly taken up entirely by an enormous gilt mirror, but hey - at least it’s cozy? Although that might be a little hard to appreciate when you have no idea how you got 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 startling information. Maybe a few familiar faces as well…
The hallway outside is narrow but well-lit, lined with (mostly) 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. At least, it looks as though it must have been at one point. Now, it’s clearly seen better days - someone's made an attempt at cleaning, but the crystals glittering on the chandelier above are foggy with dust, and the red upholstery on all the furniture has faded.
A large clock on the northern wall marks the time, which is fantastic, because most of the windows in the building are shuttered. If you pass through the ballroom, you’ll notice the large windows on the upper level are not - but, despite what the clock claims, it looks like it’s night out there. As brightly as the room is lit, you can’t make out much of anything outside.
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.
In the lobby there are two sets of double-doors: a set that leads deeper into the Opera House and another leading out outside. For the moment, both doors leading outside are locked.
It looks like you’re stuck. But hey - at least you aren’t alone.