IT'S CURTAINS 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 sloooowlllyyyy 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!

Comments

[littlegirl_littlecurl]

"Max always cooked for me. Or brought snacks. I never have to do anything like that."
More like she can't but that's beside the point.

"Either way, it will be easy to have someone do it for us."

[wanttogooutside]

"Dad always said I wasn't well enough," Shilo said. "Do you think we'll be able to get someone to show us?"

[littlegirl_littlecurl]

"Oh, sure. Getting grown-ups to do things is one of my many skills."

She snacks thoughtfully on another cracker.
"Are you sick or something?"

[wanttogooutside]

Shilo nods. "I have a blood disease."

[littlegirl_littlecurl]

Darla looks more impressed than anything. A blood disease, that's a rare one.

"Well ain't that the pits. But it's just the thing to garner some sympathy."

[wanttogooutside]

"Garner sympathy?" Shilo's voice is a mix between confusion and annoyance. She doesn't really understand the concept, but what she does understand she's annoyed by: she doesn't really want people feeling sorry for her.

[littlegirl_littlecurl]

"Listen, sweet cheeks..."

Darla leans on the table, all wise and understanding.

"You get people to think you need them? They eat it up. Get them to start thinking they owe you stuff? They'll eat it from the palm of your little hand."

She shrugs.

"Easy-peasy."

[wanttogooutside]

"Oh..."

Shilo looks a bit taken aback by all this new information. She's never heard it put that way.

[littlegirl_littlecurl]

"Yep! Oh." She smiles again, starts sorting through her hoard of snacks.

"Basically, all you gotta do is find someone who's just enough of a sucker to keep around."

You'll hear a lot of odd things the longer you hang out with Darla.