week 1

[stagemanagers]

[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! ))

Comments

[37773972]

[....]

That explains how he treated our Christine.

[But huh. He touches his chin in thought.]

I can't see him kidnapping us to keep him company, not with the way he's treated us. And the...other things. [Like killing and all that.]

[etincelledefierte]

It does, yes.

[She nods.]

Telling someone else to kill for him isn’t the style of the Phantom I am familiar with. It’s one thing to drop a chandelier on someone, but it’s another entirely to say “now go kill someone.”

[37773972]

...were there any other figures in the story? Manipulators, maybe?

[etincelledefierte]

Technically, Carlotta and Madame Giry, but not to the point that the Phantom is. Carlotta is a passive-aggressive diva, and Madame Giry is just covering for the fact she knew the Phantom was there the whole time.

[37773972]

I'm mostly trying to figure out who else is involved. I really don't think the Phantom is doing this all by himself; the technology required is beyond anything I'm familiar with.

[And he's getting used to sending messages through time, so.]

[etincelledefierte]

I don’t think he’s doing it by himself, either. The timeline of the musical is right around the turn of the 20th century. The technology wouldn’t have been there for something this elaborate.

[37773972]

Do you think it's possible he's a pawn? Maybe promised Christine'll come back if he pretends he's in charge? [Assuming you can go across dimensions, maybe you can find a parallel where she's willing to stay...?] But then, that doesn't get us any closer to why this is going on - just brings in another unknown. And I really doubt he'll answer anything about that, wrong or right.

[etincelledefierte]

It’s entirely possible. If he was promised that his Christine would come back, I think there’s a lot that he would do to make it happen. I don’t think he’d ever admit to it, though.

[37773972]

And, honestly...[He exhales heavily] We have no reason to believe that isn't possible.