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

[dechagny]

[Oh, so she's sick...Raoul feels foolish immediately. Way to be rude to a young lady.]

Born unto illness
I offer sympathy, miss
And apology one hundred fold
If I offended you with questions bold

Your story rings familiar
Of the plot of another
Who would take someone dear to me and bind her forever
So my concern overrode what I should have done proper

[wanttogooutside]

You did not know,
There is no fault,
Please do not concern yourself, Sir.

But if you can,
Tell the tale,
Of the one who did suffer?

[It's shyly asked, because she did hear him say how this one would take someone from him but... she cannot help but be curious

[dechagny]

[It's alright to ask - it was an open issue back home, one he was working so hard to stop. And hey, if this warns others of the Phantom, then they can only be safer if it is he who is behind all of this.]

...It is a tale of love
And of death, and of a monster
Who lives beneath an opera and stalks those who live above
But in particular, Christine

Christine, Christine...
Her song made angels weep
And no more beautiful a heart I'd seen
Since last I saw Christine

But the monster, he would take her
For his own and into darkness
Not caring for her whims
And ignoring all her distress

[wanttogooutside]

A monster of his own heart,
Or of others scorn?

[She's not sure why she asks, but she does]

Though to steal someone away...
His life must have gone so wrong.

[dechagny]

From others' scorn I've heard it said
Though only mine when her he sought
And in that, livelihoods and lives' ruin he wrought

In truth, he is only but a man
But while he yet lives...
He shall haunt us 'till we're dead

[wanttogooutside]

Life is haunting,
This one you speak of
He must be frightening...

[It sounds like something she would have seen on tv]

[dechagny]

He pulls terror up from the dregs of souls
But I will not fear him - nay, cannot
Allow him to take up such a roll
In his winding, evil plot

Not home, nor here
I'll show no fear

[wanttogooutside]

And if he shows?
Will your bravery grow?

[dechagny]

Of course
If he appears I swear
It will burn bright as the sun
And in its light, no evil deed will he dare

[wanttogooutside]

Then, sir, we are safe
For you are here?

[She doesn't realise how young she sounds there but she does realise that ... she feels odd without her Dad being near]

[dechagny]

On my honor
Whether Phantom's hand or foe unseen
Placed us in this horror
I shall keep all safe where we convene

[It's a big promise to make, but this is a young lady, and she's not used to being outside of her own room. She should feel safe, even in such a perilous place.]

[wanttogooutside]

Thank you.

[She means it, and gives a cautious little smile]

[dechagny]

[He smiles and bows his head in return.]

You are very welcome, miss. Now, what might be your name?

[wanttogooutside]

Shilo Wallace. What's yours?

[dechagny]

Raoul de Chagny. It is a pleasure to make your acquaintance, Miss Wallace.

[wanttogooutside]

It's nice to meet you too, Mr. de Chagny. [Shilo looks around at where they are] Is... is everywhere like this?

[dechagny]

This place is the only one that I have ever seen to be "like this". The opera house of which I provide my patronage is...similar, perhaps only in use, but is of a much grander scale.

[It is, unfortunately, still a host to strange and deadly goings-on.]

[wanttogooutside]

I've never seen anywhere like this. Not even the opera Blind Mag performs at. Well, that looks a little like this...

[dechagny]

[Blind Mag - it's not a name he's heard before.]

Where does she happen to perform, if I might ask?

[wanttogooutside]

The Genetic Opera.

[Yes, that's really the name]

[dechagny]

I'm...afraid I have never heard of that establishment.

[Not to say she's lying, he's just...wow that's a weird name.]

[wanttogooutside]

It's where everyone sings. Everyone important

[Where she's from, anyway. Mostly because it's owned by Gene-Co, and what they promote becomes popular]

[dechagny]

Well, that certainly makes one's patronage options limited. I think, perhaps, that I may prefer the opera houses at home a little more for that reason - but that's got nothing to do with the talent of the, ah, Genetic Opera. After all, I've never been to a performance.

[wanttogooutside]

Mag is amazing, you'd love her. Everyone does.

[Yeah, that's just Shilo being really excited there]