thebackstage | 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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You know, I get that stealing can be a thrill all on its own, but you do realize that all of this is free, right? [Lydia whispers into Eponine's ear. She's too amused by her furtive behavior to rat her out yet, at least, so she's not making too big of a deal of it... but Lydia has to admit, she's kinda curious why Eponine is trying to steal free bread.]

[Eponine jumps violently, and looks round at the girl guiltily. She whispers back]

Will you tell? If you don't, I can make it worth your while, Miss.

[She shakes her head, and jerks her chin at the all too familiar face staring back at her]

I don't know how his likeness is here, but he has had me imprisoned before. He... he watches me. Well not me. The scum such as me. I think he should have us all locked up if he could, and honest, it is the worst place to be. There is nothing to lie down, and the rats, Miss... and there are chains, always, on your hands and feet, rubbing, rubbing. And only a crust of bread a day, Miss, and the meat. They say it is from them executed, so I didn't touch. It is a nasty place, Miss, and he will have me back in if he sees me taking bread. I'm not scared of him, but I should rather avoid trouble if I can. It is silly to be caught. I don't trust it to only be a picture. He always knows.

It's Curtains Act 3 Test Drive

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