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

[tellthestory]

Too early in the show. Nothing's going to happen until next week. I haven't been in one like this before, but I know the format.

[He says it pretty confidently, at least. Far less confidently than he receives the thanks - grateful for his companionship? Since when has anyone ever been grateful for his companionship?]

Oh! Um...thanks, you too?

[luolimasi]

This unit was not aware it was taking part in a performance. This unit is busy preparing for ROBO_Radio_LIVE, so this unit likely would not have agreed to such an event.

[At least ROBO_head has come across someone who does know how this works. It means he doesn't need to worry about questions going unanswered.]

Do you know what exactly is in the 'format' for next week?

[tellthestory]

That's not...really how it works.

[What, like he agreed to be in his show?]

Well, I don't know much about this one. Whole different script, I'm sure, could be staged differently...but if I had to guess, they're going to offer you all something in return for killing someone.

[luolimasi]

...Why in the world would anyone put on a show like that? That's not even a performance, is it? If the threat is real, this unit refuses to partake in the event.

[He's not suited for destroying humans! Sure, he had the weapon capability, if necessary, but he much preferred just de-escalating such situations.]

[tellthestory]

[The Balladeer frowns a little, looking puzzled.]

It's a murder mystery. People love murder mysteries! They write them all the time.

[luolimasi]

...This unit has heard of murder mysteries, but this unit believes they are more enjoyable to humans when they are purely fictional, and no loss of life actually occurs.

[Perhaps he's mistaken, but he thought that humans wouldn't want actual harm to be dealt to anyone.]

If the person who planned this event thinks as you do, this unit will have to convince him otherwise. No harm shall be allowed to come to any humans here.

[tellthestory]

[The Balladeer...pretty plainly does not know how to respond to that! He's quiet for a moment, brow furrowed. Ultimately, though, he chooses not to say...well, any of the stuff he could say.]

Well, I hope you can do that. It'd be nice to be in a show where no one dies.

[luolimasi]

This unit will do his best, and has not failed missions of this nature in the past.

[He has a nagging feeling that he might... not be telling the truth, completely. But it feels right, so ROBO_head still says it. If only he could remember what happened to her...]

[tellthestory]

Oh, yeah? Have you...had them before?