WEEK THREE: EXECUTION

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W̴͍̎E̴̝̊E̸͚͝K̸͕̿ THREE: EXECUTION

By now, you've all got to be expecting it. Time marches on, and as Sunday morning arrives, you'll find yourself rising from your bed around 9. It starts off as a gentle suggestion, a feeling that you're going to be late for something. Aren't you going to be late for something?

Whether you answer that call or not, eventually, you'll find yourself walking directly down to the lobby, to a room that has so far been locked. All of you stand in front of a pair of golden doors, blocked off by a red velvet rope.

There's a moment of silence, and then a strange clattering noise. The doors fly open, and you'll find that you're standing in a darkened room where rows and rows of blue velvet seats lead up to a stage. The stage in front of you is covered with a pair of matching, rich blue velvet curtains, emblazoned with the logo of the Starlight Hotel.

Welcome, everyone, to the Starlight Theater.

You'll find yourself feeling like you must sit. You can choose your seat, but every seat in the house in the Starlight Theater guarantees a perfect view of the stage - there's no hiding. Should you try to merely stand, you'll find a pair of hands on your shoulders, and your body will move along without your permission into a seat. For those of you looking at your less cooperative friend, you might see the figure walking them to their seat is skeletal in nature, almost dancing behind them as they're ushered into their seat.

In fact... The empty seats in the theater are already filled. Skeletons sit in each empty seat, but make no mistake, audience: they clatter and move around, excited. Some of them are holding popcorn. Some of them look at you, then at the screen, eager. Others raise their arms to flag something, or someone - shadowy ushers burst from the floor and provide refreshments - and skeletons pour drinks down their nonexistent throats and stomachs, slurping at straws in a way that should be impossible.

Eventually, the bone clattering stops, and a hush falls over the crowd. Looking around, you might have noticed that one of your own didn't make it to the theater - MARIE is not among you.

Perhaps she's backstage?

You don't get much time to think about it, though. The lights dim, and a pair of spotlights spin arches across the curtains, as somewhere, a drumroll plays.

Lights, camera, action!

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█ LOCATIONS █ STATUSES █ PROFILES █ AUDIENCES
█ REPORTING █ PRIVATE CONVOS █ MURDER

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[The music swells to a crescendo, playing louder as the picture on screen begins to fade to black. Credits begin to roll for all to see.]

Acting Out
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Kazunari Miyoshi is Dead!

Juliet - Played by Kazunari Miyoshi
Romeo - Played by Marie Amabuki

Filmed on location at the Starlight Hotel

The cast and crew of Starlight Productions would like to remind you that murdering a fellow guest outside of filming will guarantee the safety of your hostage.

Sponsored by Starlight C*ke

[The lights raise up just slightly, barely enough to see the theater as the screen rises up. The body of Kazunari lies on the floor, broken and lifeless as Marie remains frozen in her spot next to him. As the audience watches, a wave of shadows burst from Kazunari, scattering around the room and briefly pitching everyone into that same, alarming darkness you experienced Thursday night. You soon hear the sound of footsteps, graceful and steady, but as the shadows clear from your vision you spot the corpse of Kazunari making its way across the stage.

It walks forward and gives a little bow of gratitude for watching its performance. But it doesn't stop there. As it stands upright, it turns, hands up as shadows surround it again. Before your eyes, a beautiful scenic portrait of the Starlight Hotel is created with these shadows, crafted by the corpse's hands. It finishes with a flourish, a message signed at the top.

Thank you.

It turns then, giving one more wave before beginning to walk once more. Everyone in the theater is paralyzed, and as soon as the corpse steps out the exit the house lights come on.

The shadows and the skeletons are gone. You are once again free to move, but if you attempt to chase after Kazunari’s corpse you won’t be able to find him just yet.

When you exit the theater, you will find everything is back to normal. But feel free to visit the Starlight Cemetery to see someone new.

You can check out any time you’d like, but you can never leave.]