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!

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Squidward Tentacles | The Spongebob Musical

[notaloser]

1. i'm not a loser

[There's what appears to be a very angry man stomping down the hallway, with an odd shade of sea blue hair and...two extra legs. When he catches you in his sights, he angrily stomps towards you with a cry of "HOLD IT RIGHT THERE!"]

You've got a lot of nerve interrupting my beauty sleep! [He jabs a finger at you.] I'll have you know that Mr. Krabs demands that I be at work at 6 a.m. tomorrow! [jab.] Ohhhh, but now, because of whatever stupid game you're playing, my beauty sleep has to be interrupted! [jab.] So either you fess up and get me back to my abode right now, or I will be forced to contact the proper authorities!

2. i'm not all alone in thinking that i am not all alone

[Outside of the whole...murder thing, Squidward is slowly growing more accustomed to life here. In all honestly, the idea of just sleeping all day and skipping work is an appealing thing, and he's more than happy to exploit that fact whenever he can.

But no. Today is an artistic day. One of creative pursuits. Perhaps this explains why, in the hour or two you were gone from the art room, Squidward has painted approximately 20 self-portraits of himself. They range from the common, to the abstract, to the undecipherable.

Perhaps his mother would be proud.]

Weeellll? What do you think of my masterpieces, hm?