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It's Curtains Mods ([personal profile] stagemanagers) wrote in [community profile] itscurtains2020-06-29 12:36 pm
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week 1

[Well, all escape attempts have failed thus far. None of you have seen the Phantom since his brief appearance on Sunday, or heard from him at all. It looks like, for the time being, you’re all going to be stuck here.

You're free to continue exploring your surroundings to your hearts' content. The only real restriction on your movements is that the kitchen is closed between the hours of 10 pm and 7 am. Better make sure to grab any midnight snacks you may want ahead of time. Also, remember to label any investigation toplevels!

The Merchandise Booth is now open for business as well! The Phantom hasn't deigned to explain how it works, but...well, some of you will start to find mysterious coins in your rooms, and the Booth's got a place to put coins. You'll figure it out.

Should you wish to engage more with your host, you're welcome to drop letters in the box office slot. There's no set way to converse verbally with him, and he's certainly not guaranteed to respond if you just yell at the walls - but that doesn't necessarily mean he isn't listening. Just something to keep in mind.

Enjoy your first week, everyone.]


Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday


(( OOC: This will be the last mod post for this week! Feel free to start submitting regains for any threads that aren't with the Phantom. Remember, song threads mean an extra coin! This is a peace week, so get all that CR while you can! ))
musacal: (5)

[personal profile] musacal 2020-06-29 07:51 pm (UTC)(link)
[ She looks up from her work and beams brightly. ]

I am! Feel free to help yourself! [ She gestures to the plate of finished sammies ]

If you don't mind waiting a little while my delicious banana muffins will be ready soon too.
mcfife: smile (☀️heavenwards)

[personal profile] mcfife 2020-06-29 08:09 pm (UTC)(link)
You are a life saver.

[Literally. Angus was too angry to be hungry yesterday, and he is famished. He takes a sandwich between his gloved hands, holding it neatly.]

It is fortunate that we are given enough food. I would have assumed this showrunner would prefer to starve us into submission
musacal: (79)

[personal profile] musacal 2020-06-30 06:11 pm (UTC)(link)
[ a small giggle ] I do my best!

[ She starts working on assembling another sandwich as she speaks. ]

Mmm, I’m really grateful for that too. [ And that there’s bananas because how on earth would she cope otherwise without her favourite ingredient ] But it is a little weird in that case, isn’t it?

Maybe his real goal is to actually have us live here forever?
mcfife: smile (☀️heavenwards)

[personal profile] mcfife 2020-06-30 08:10 pm (UTC)(link)
But why? He explained nothing, and I see no information on a play to perform.

[He'll take a seat at the table. It's not regal to eat while standing.]

Perhaps he once owned this theater and is bitter that he no longer has anyone to work for him.
musacal: (88)

[personal profile] musacal 2020-07-01 04:50 pm (UTC)(link)
Um, well...

[ She looks over both shoulders for a moment, before leaving the sandwich work alone and heading over to the table as well so she can lower her voice. ]

Do they... happen to have a story about a "Phantom of the Opera" in your dimension?
mcfife: thoughtful (☀️to realms beyond space)

[personal profile] mcfife 2020-07-01 04:52 pm (UTC)(link)
[It's a fantasy version of Earth, so...]

We have plenty of ghost stories, not all of them fiction. I don't think we have one called that.
musacal: (8)

[personal profile] musacal 2020-07-01 06:41 pm (UTC)(link)
[ She thought that might be the case, but she wanted to be sure anyway just in case before going off.

She continues to speak in that hushed tone. ]


Well, you see I ask because there IS a story like that in my world, a pretty famous one even.

It's about this man who always wears a mask to cover his face because of a disfigurement that terrifies everyone who sees it. He lives underneath an opera house and "haunts" it in his quest to make the woman he loves become the primadonna.

[ This is a pretty cliff notes version of it but whatever. The intimate details are not important right now. ]

Because of his loneliness he wants to be with her forever, but in the end he resorts to murder and kidnapping to get what he wants. But an act of kindness from her makes him realize what he's done and he ends up letting her go.

That's the gist of it anyway. It's a pretty sad but popular story that's been adapted for stage multiple times. And considering where we are, I'm not... entirely sure it's NOT the same Phantom.
mcfife: thoughtful (☀️to realms beyond space)

[personal profile] mcfife 2020-07-01 07:55 pm (UTC)(link)
[And listens to the tale with his full attention. While it is a brief summary, it does explain much of the Phantom's appearance, mannerisms, and the reactions of the others.]

Then is this his attempt to make us famous actors? Or is this for the woman he's in love with?
musacal: (26)

[personal profile] musacal 2020-07-02 02:09 am (UTC)(link)
I don't know but... I can't help but wonder if... well maybe...

His loneliness... has something to do with all this...

[ Because haha not like she knows a thing or do about loneliness or anything ]
mcfife: side eye (☀️no return forevermore)

[personal profile] mcfife 2020-07-02 02:19 am (UTC)(link)
...Then, appearing to his kinder side would be a better course of action. [That was how he stopped his murder in the story, right?] Or would that be incorrect according to the legend?
musacal: (8)

[personal profile] musacal 2020-07-02 09:38 pm (UTC)(link)
...I don’t know.

You have it right; in the story that’s what works, and I would like to think that it might work here too but... I know it’d be naive to think it could be that easy.
Edited (Decided to change it a little ) 2020-07-02 23:36 (UTC)
mcfife: somber (☀️riding on the astral fire)

[personal profile] mcfife 2020-07-03 01:49 am (UTC)(link)
[His shoulders relax with a silent, internal sigh.]

No. You're right. It could be only due to luck that the Phantom of the original story became good. This one might not be the same.

...We come from different universes, after all.
musacal: (9)

[personal profile] musacal 2020-07-03 07:18 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes... that's also true.

[ Also he could very well be a giraffe still! We just don't know! ]

But still, it's a good thing to keep in mind. It's the most information we have to go on right now.
mcfife: side eye (☀️no return forevermore)

[personal profile] mcfife 2020-07-05 11:49 pm (UTC)(link)
Did he have any magical powers? Are there any weaknesses apart from his version of Christine that can be exploited?

[To defeat the enemy, he must understand what the enemy can do.]
musacal: (88)

[personal profile] musacal 2020-07-06 11:42 pm (UTC)(link)
Hmm, well...

In most versions he has a "magical lasso"? I believe it's just a noose. The warning they usually give for that is "keep your hand at the level of your eye" so he can't strangle you with it.

[ She imitates the gesture so Angus can see what she means. ]
mcfife: concern (☀️clouds beneath)

[personal profile] mcfife 2020-07-07 02:37 am (UTC)(link)
That makes him all the more dangerous! [Magic rope for killing people!] So are people supposed to walk like this all of the time?
musacal: (97)

[personal profile] musacal 2020-07-09 10:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Mmm, I don't know about all the time, that seems a little excessive... maybe just when they think the Phantom is near?
mcfife: AMAZEMENT (☀️I will soar)

[personal profile] mcfife 2020-07-09 11:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Or when they are alone...

[He looks up at the ceiling. No one spying on them...at least no one he can see.]

Keep yourself safe. He may be up to his old tricks.