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

[howtheworldwas]

[ Eurydice frowns, not buying any of this but also drawing completely incorrect conclusions. ]

Needn't worry? It looks dangerous. You're panicking.

[mayavericks]

It's not dangerous. [Look who is conveniently ignoring the "panicking" part.]

You've never heard of an iPad before, Eurydice-san?

[howtheworldwas]

[ Eurydice has not heard of an iPad before, and she absolutely does not want to admit that! But she also wants to know what the hell it is. She's walking a very fine line, here.

A beat, and then: ]

I think...my cousin may have had one, but I have not seen it before.

[ There. That makes complete and total sense. Never mind the fact that Eurydice is pretty sure she doesn't have any cousins. ]

[mayavericks]

[Maya is more than happy to pursue this line of dialogue. After all, it means she doesn't have to focus on her situation.]

More of an Android person, then? [She shrugs and picks up the iPad once more. Swiftly, and hopefully before her companion can see, she closes out of the photos app and holds it out.]

It's like any other tablet, I suppose. You can play games on it. Use the internet. Take photos. [She makes a face] Most of that requires an internet connection, though.

[howtheworldwas]

[ More of a what kind of person? Eurydice...isn't going to ask.

She takes the iPad and taps on the screen, just like she saw Maya do. The pictures on the screen move, and Eurydice startles a little. ]

It's...incredible. [ Eurydice is utterly engrossed in swiping back and forth on the home screen. Technology sure is something! ]

[mayavericks]

[Well this is... something. Despite everything, she can't help but smile.]

You aren't familiar with any of this, are you?

[howtheworldwas]

[ Aw, shit. The jig is up. Now it's Eurydice's turn to backpedal. ]

I -- [ Eurydice looks like she's about to make some retort, but at the last second, reconsiders. ] -- no. I've never seen anything like this before. But I figured I should learn about it, in case something like this gets used against us.

[ That's Eurydice, ever-practical. ]

[mayavericks]

[Maya's head tilts in the slightest. There's a faint draw to her brows, but it isn't directed toward Eurydice at least.]

It wouldn't surprise me, if he attempted to use technology against us. You're a wise woman, Eurydice-san. [She holds her hand out for the iPad.]

I can show you how it works, if you would like?