It's Curtains Act 2 Test Drive

[stagemanagers]

1) CURTAINS UP

You’ve just woken up in a small dressing room, which is certainly not where you went to bed last night. Actually, do you even remember going to sleep…? Regardless, this isn't where you last were, and if you leave your room you’re going to find a lot of other people in the same state.

Go out and socialize! Most of these people may be strangers, but you’re gonna all have to get used to one another. And who knows? There may actually be a familiar face in the crowd.

2) THIS PETTY PACE

By now, you're acquainted with everybody here and you're slowly growing bored. Bored enough to kill? Hopefully not. You'd better try to find something else to do. You can always go hang out with your castmates, or maybe try and whip something up in the kitchen! There’s also a music room to keep you busy! I sure hope you like music.

3) BREAK A LEG

Comedies are fun and all, but that’s not quite what we’re about here. You’ve all just been handed this week’s motive. What do you make of it? Is it one that might actually tempt you to kill, or did you get off lightly this time? Either way, maybe you’d better look around the room and see who else is having a rough time.

4) CURTAIN

It was bound to happen eventually. Someone is dead, and now it's time to go off and investigate. Were they close to you? Are you, perhaps, feeling guilty? Either way, it's probably best not to leave anyone alone right now.

5) CUE MUSIC

Feelings in a murder-opera can get pretty gosh darn intense. Sometimes you’ve just got to let it out. And hey, if you sing a song about whatever’s going on in your head, maybe someone will hear and come help you? Either way, this is a musical – there’s not really any reason not to sing.

[Mod Note: The song mechanic is meant to be fluid and simple. You do not have to produce your own song lyrics, nor are you required to use show tunes (although we do encourage it!). If you want to rewrite existing lyrics to fit the situation, go for it! Anything goes - if Mumford and Sons expresses your character’s current emotions, then break out the banjos. We want to keep the musical mechanic as fun and simple as we can to encourage our players to use it as much as they like.]

6) WILDCARD

Make up your own prompt!

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Comments

[nobodysbismuth]

Don't normally eat!

[so, no, for a lot of reasons sorta]

What's it made out of?

[reassuranceandrevolution]

[Odd, but there are several interesting characters here. Bismuth doesn't strike Sigyn as exactly human anyways.]

Flour, butter, eggs sugar, chocolate, and a little bit of salt.

[nobodysbismuth]

[Well, she knows what a lot of those things are individually!]

Huh! How's it taste?

[reassuranceandrevolution]

Sweet, a little salty?

[Sigyn hums and takes another bite of dough. She's never really thought about the taste before, it's always just been 'cookie dough']

Might taste different to you, though?

[nobodysbismuth]

[Bismuth shrugs.]

Who knows? Gem can eat a lotta stuff humans can't.

[But she has no idea if it's a taste thing or a physiology thing, so...well, what's she supposed to do here, get a spoon to try it? She'll do that.]

Oh! This is good! I thought it might be like pizza, but it is nothing like that!

[reassuranceandrevolution]

[Sigyn smiles.]

Some of the same ingredients, but the sugar and chocolate really make a difference.