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It's Curtains Mods ([personal profile] stagemanagers) wrote in [community profile] thebackstage2021-04-02 10:07 am
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It's Curtains Act 3 Test Drive




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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mcfife: (🦄 cross the mighty river Tay)

[personal profile] mcfife 2021-04-10 03:25 pm (UTC)(link)
I found slices of ham.

[They don't have to be cooked to be eaten, they can just throw it in.]
violentenvies: purrahms @ tumblr (01 How could this happen to me)

[personal profile] violentenvies 2021-04-10 11:48 pm (UTC)(link)
Well. I...suppose that is meat. [it sure is, Salieri. Good job]
mcfife: (🦄 follow your heart)

[personal profile] mcfife 2021-04-12 06:36 pm (UTC)(link)
[They are very good at this.]

Usually you put in the meat first. I'll boil a pot of water and start with that.

[Filling a large soup pot is simple enough. Once it's on the stove, he has to figure out how to best cut up the vegetables.]

...With carrots, you just chop off the ends, right?
violentenvies: qu-r @ tumblr (07 I just wanna scream)

[personal profile] violentenvies 2021-04-17 06:29 pm (UTC)(link)
[clearly they should be on Top Chef, if either of them knew what that was.

Sadly for their cooking careers, they will never be scouted, but at least Salieri is going to give the carrots their due interest as he studies them a moment, frowning]


Yes...I believe so. I certainly wouldn't want to eat the ends myself.
Edited 2021-04-17 23:08 (UTC)
mcfife: AMAZEMENT (☀️I will soar)

[personal profile] mcfife 2021-05-03 04:23 pm (UTC)(link)
[Chop chop! The ends are off, and Angus sets on cutting them into rater thick slices.]

You may prepare the potatoes. [He holds out a hand, pointing at the pile of vegetables on the table.]
violentenvies: mikaeriksenweiseth @ deviantart (15 I'm Not Okay)

[personal profile] violentenvies 2021-05-03 06:30 pm (UTC)(link)
[that gives Salieri pause for a moment, and he arches an eyebrow]

Oh...may I? [D R A W L E D]
mcfife: (🦄 of an ancient and powerful wizard)

[personal profile] mcfife 2021-05-17 05:39 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes.

[And?]

I shall get the turnips.
violentenvies: qu-r @ tumblr (09 That's all you had to say)

[personal profile] violentenvies 2021-05-17 06:24 pm (UTC)(link)
Did you consider asking if I would like to prepare the potatoes? [dry, still, but with a mild hint of amusement.]