It's Curtains Act 3 Test Drive

[stagemanagers]

1) CURTAINS UP

You’ve just woken up in some kind of dorm 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 worse still - there's other people waking up in the same room with you, in the same state.

Talk to your roommates! Go out and meet everyone from the other rooms! 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 even a band 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) I LOVE PLAY REHEARSAL

It's Club Day! What's Club Day, you ask? Come to the classroom on the poster to find out! It looks like this week's club is Bread Club. Be wary, when you enter the classroom you'll face a shower of various bread slices but be rewarded with a surprisingly fancy layout of spreads and jams to go with them. Don't mind the oddly threatening poster on the far wall. He's just here to supervise.

5) 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.

6) CUE MUSIC

Feelings in a murder-school 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

janis | mean girls

[fourbutts]

1. It's a cautionary tale!

[ Hm. So this is some kind of murder school. She's pretty sure she read something about a video game like this once? But for the life of her she can't remember. It's much less like a horror movie than she expected being kidnapped and told to murder would be!

Anyway, if the jacket didn't already make an impression, this sure will, as she approaches anyone else and just. ]

Hi, Katniss Everdeen here, quick question: What the fuck?

3. ...of fear and lust and...

[ So! The powers that be have gotten into the swing of motives, and this week it's hostages. True mean girl bullshit, but with murder. She can almost respect it, or she would if it weren't the person that it is. ]

Oh buddy, I do not know what kind of galaxy brain move you think you're making by picking her, but you can count me out of the running this week.

4. ... bread?

[ Rather than being too concerned with the piles of bread, Janis has pilfered some art supplies from elsewhere and, munching idly on a baguette, seems to be busy with the poster! It's hard to tell with her blocking him, but there definitely seem to be some... improvements at play. ]

Hey, come over here, I need a second opinion before I do any more damage to Master and Commander over here.

1/2

[massivedeal]

[The only reason Janis would say that to Regina is because, obviously, Regina's facing the other direction. Unfortunately, Janis will probably recognize her mistake once that unmistakeable music cue plays.]

[massivedeal]

[Regina turns, with that mix disdain and grace only she's capable of, and looks Janis up and down.]

I could ask you the same question, "Katniss." [She doesn't make the air quotes, but you can just. Hear them.] You're too poor to pull off something like this, though.

[fourbutts]

[ And just like that, any attempt at levity is gone. She gestures to where the rest of the Plastics would be. ]

Ah, of course. Haven't run into the rest of the set yet, or did you already kill and eat them?

[ Sometimes, the absurdity of a situation just leads you to Say Things To People. ]

[massivedeal]

We're the only ones here.

[Regina snaps her fingers and, uh. Nothing happens? Nothing happens, except she makes a frustrated noise and pulls the Playbill from - uh. Where did she - you know what? Let's not think too hard about it!

Anyway, Regina holds it out like it's a used tissue or something equally disgusting.]

Just like old times, huh?

i am bread

[mikubinder]

[ It might be weird that a former sitting president is here, but it should come as no surprise that the man who wrote the Declaration of Independence takes an exceptional interest in petty savagery.

When he starts crafting an idea of what she's up to, he's even quicker to saunter over. ]

Aight. Lay it on me.

[fourbutts]

[ ah, yes, thomas jefferson, who is just Here. she has long since accepted this.

wallvert has a classic painted-on mustache, as well as a very proportionally upsetting Small Body beneath him, but the main thing giving janis pause seems to be the speech bubble she's started. ]

So I don't know what this guy's deal is - do I tastefully imply he lusts carnally after the bread, or is that too simple?

[ what did he do to you janis ]

[mikubinder]

[ look. he didn't know what a fucking shower was. you think this isn't hard for him? ]

Now, you want this to be timeless? Stay away from the bread. It's still gonna be hanging when there's another stupid club.

[ elegant in wordsmithery as he might be, he still needs a moment to contemplate whatever the hell this is. he's familiar enough with political cartoons, but- ]

'Course, sayin his infinitesimal body is proportionate to the rest of him would be equally simple.

[fourbutts]

I like where your head is at, Tommy.

[ the odds of her having asked permission to refer to him as Tommy are basically zero, but you know what it's her life and she's going to live it ]

You thinking subtle hint, or just straight up making the man talk about his dick?

1

[violentenvies]

[hello person who is definitely Katniss Everdeen, you have certainly come up to some guy who looked like he stepped out of a Ye Olde Hot Topic. The address will earn her a mildly startled blink, and a slight widening of the eyes at the profanity because Salieri is having a combined moment of "who is this strange child and why is she talking to me," "what on earth is she wearing" and "wAs ThAt A sWeAr?!"

However, he does recover quite quickly, straightening just a bit and clearing his throat]

Well, Miss Everdeen, I'm afraid I have very little information to provide in regards to your...question. [it's a bit dry at that last part] As elegantly phrased as it was.

[fourbutts]

[ The "Miss Everdeen" part definitely throws her for a loop for a moment, but she catches herself. She can work with that, at least until this guy checks the weird profile things. She hasn't checked his, but surely he isn't a historical figure of great import to the performing arts or anything- ]

Right. Sorry, just uh. Not used to being kidnapped, that's all. Doesn't exactly happen too often to us Everdeens.

[ She said, sarcastically, to a famous composer. ]

[violentenvies]

[it's fine, this famous composer is also well versed in sarcasm]

Yes, well, I'm afraid it doesn't happen that often to us Salieris either. [drawled] Which I can say I'm thankful for. As my first time experiencing it, I must say that I'm not fond.

[fourbutts]

[ ah, an italian. i am not sure she knows the name beyond that. ]

Yeah, I'm about ready to go back to... literally anything else I had going on back home.

4

[tellthestory]

Oh - hey, I was about to do a show with him. Wonder what he's up to?

[The Balladeer ain't that concerned about it, though, he's gonna snake a croissant.]

[fourbutts]

You know this guy?

[ She frowns at the poster. ]

Is he as much of a dick as he looks?

[tellthestory]

I haven't technically met him yet.

[.....]

But probably, yeah. His lifelong enemy is a guy who stole some bread to literally feed starving children.

1

[whatyouwant]

[Elle's a little shook up from all that, but she has to stay positive! No one's going to murder anyone else! That would be silly!]

Hi Katniss, I'm Elle Woods. [Big grin on her face that is definitely not fake, she sticks out her hand for a shake.]

I'm not sure, but that murder stuff is totally outrageous!

[fourbutts]

[ Well this is... a very energetic person, okay. Janis takes a second to recover, and then. ]

... Truly it is. Uh. Nice to meet you, Elle Woods.

[ And she will, slowly, reach out to shake Elle's hand. ]

[whatyouwant]

[Elle gives a quick shake, smiling the whole time.]

Nice to meet you too! Well, I mean it'd be better if we hadn't all be kidnapped, but gotta make the best of a bad situation, you know?

1

[wanderlusttitania]

[UH YEAH WELL]

...............................You're wearing pants.

[p r i o r i t i e s

or something to focus on that isn't "oh my god I've been kidnapped"

you make the call]]

[fourbutts]

[ Janis raises an eyebrow. ]

Uh... yeah? I even wear shorts sometimes, when I'm feeling really adventurous

[wanderlusttitania]

...Shorts. So...small...pants?

[whut]

You're...is that not...how are you even allowed to?

[like gurl she respects the cojones but how]

1

[comeandfindme]

[ Peregrine should probably address one of the thousand questions she has. However, a softly critical look and a frown takes over her, because what she does answer is: ]

You someone else here who knows how to shoot a bow?

[fourbutts]

[ She puts a finger up, then lowers it. ]

Nnnnot recently, but I've been to the Bristol Rennfaire a couple times?

[comeandfindme]

Oh.

[ She does not look impressed. ]

So. Like. Not really.