itscurtains | 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! ))

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No, I was just going to the box office with something.

[ She lifts up the cloth and reveals a bunch of cookies. ]

Want one? They're just oatmeal this time.

Uh. [ She thinks for a moment. ] Well, I was trying out a...gluten-free thing, so, I probably shouldn't.

[ And sits up a little straighter. ]

Hold on, why are you taking those to the box office?

[ She's about to put the cloth back down and say "ah, okay" when Riley turns down the cookies, but then she asks why she's taking them to the box office and she looks down at them, looking a little... bashful? ]

Oh well... I was going to leave them there... for someone...

[ ...yeah there's only one someone you leave anything at the box office for sooooo... ]

[ Riley can't fight back the sigh. ]

Ohhh, no. Nana, not you too. Him? Really?

[ At least she looks a little embarrassed about being caught! ]

W-Well, I just thought it wouldn't hurt to be nice to him, you know? And he liked the last few things I left for him...

[ Oh god this isn't even the FIRST baked good she's given him. ]

You've been- ?!

[ One hand on the trophy, the other into her hair as she covers her face. Positivity. Positivity. Positivity. Oooh, she can't do it right now. ]

He kidnapped us. Away from our homes, our dreams, our friends. And apparently he's taking our things, too! [ She waves the trophy around, a little haphazardly. ] How can I get you and Christine to understand he is not going to help us?

[ Nana flinches back a moment at Riley's words, then just looks back down at her cookies sadly. ]

...I'm sorry. You're right but...

[ She pulls the plate a bit closer to herself. ]

I can't help but try. It's just sort of... in my nature. [ Sweet, tender, nourishing. ] I don't know if he's the real Phantom or what kind of life he's had so... I still want to be kind to him for now.

Everyone else is doing their best to investigate. But this is what I'm best at. So I have to try.

[ Riley's shoulders slump and she rubs at her temple. ]

Don't... I just- I just. This guy's dangerous, okay? And I don't... I don't want you guys getting in over your head, or...or him using you. You know?

[ She hates seeing that look on people's faces. It reminds her of...

Riley sets the trophy back on the ground. ]

...I don't want any of you getting hurt.

...I know.

[ She smiles softly. ]

Don't worry, I'll be careful. I'm not doing much more than this and the occasional letter.

[ For now anyway. ]

As...long as it doesn't go farther than that.

[ This sucks, though. Nana isn't on her team, she doesn't have any right to scold her. ...But also, Riley's miserable and she keeps seeing the trophy out of the corner of her eye. ]

As long as you're careful.

I will be. If it helps, I'm pretty sure I'm not... interested in the way Christine-san is...

[ which is, to say, she's probably gay. she thinks. maybe. ]

...Can I ask you something though, Riley-san?

[ Oh, that's so nice for her, to be a lesbian, Riley is such a supportive ally!!

She tries for a smile but it comes out as a grimace, about to comment about poor Christine's obvious Phantom crush, but. ]

Uhhh, yes. Yeah, sure, what is it?

What... does "gluten-free" mean...?

[ Riley. Stares?? That's not the question she was expecting?? ]

It- you- don't know what- gluten, it's the stuff in...wheat and all that? And- have you heard of celiac? It's. People can't process gluten, there's some members of my team, so, I went gluten free after learning about it.

[ This is the most disjointed she's been (for now). ]

I'm... aware of it when it comes to baking bread [ the window plane test or whatever ] but... I never heard of "celiac" before...

We don't use a lot of wheat in Japan traditionally, so maybe that's why...?

...Hhhuuuh. Okay. No, I...don't know a lot about Japanese foods, to be honest [ mandatory wait how do I understand what you're saying are you speaking English moment, no not important- ] so I can't say for sure. But, that sounds...about right.

[ For the record. Throughout this whole conversation. She's still sitting on the ground with that dumb fucking trophy in front of her. ]

[ Listen we are just. Politely ignoring the trophy. I definitely did not just. Completely forget about it. No sirree. ]

Mmm... well, maybe I could try making something "gluten free". It might be a fun challenge!

[ Okay now I'm gonna address the trophy. She points to it. ]

What's that, by the way? Did you find that somewhere?

[ IT'S FINE TO IGNORE THE TROPHY POLITELY Riley would actually prefer to- oh, dang it. ]

What? Oh. No, it's... Um, it's mine. From... [ She pats the merchandise booth behind her. ] Some...of our stuff is here. Apparently.

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actually comes back to this thread first bc nana has a very important question

uh oh

i had to try and look up how japan was about gluten for this comment and i'm still not sure w/e

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