the theatre

[productions]

the theatre



You awaken in a darkened theatre.

In front of you is an enormous cinema screen. On it plays everything that's currently happening in the mansion, accompanied by appropriate sound effects and background instrumentals when fitting. The seat you're sitting on is large and plush, and while there's many of them, there's enough room in the theatre for you to fully recline the seat into a comfortable bed if you wish. Under each seat is a sleeping mask and noise-cancelling headphones, in case you'd like to take a break from watching the show.

Follow the stairs up and you'll reach what should be the projection room. There are no projectors in here, however; it is simply a large and well-lit room above the main seating area, and a good place to hang out with your fellow eliminated contestants if shouting at each other across the aisles proves too much to handle.

If you leave the theatre through the door in the back, you'll find yourself in a hall. On one end is a concession stand. It's stocked with standard movie snacks - popcorn, candy and the like - but if you're feeling the urge for something else, you'll be able to find it stocked somewhere in the back. On the other end is a table with thirty wrapped bags and a placard reading 'A star for our stars! Please accept these lovely giftbags as a token of appreciation for your hard work, sponsored by [illegible smudge]'. Each bag has a tag bearing the name of someone in the mansion; you will only be able to open the bag with your name on it. As soon as you open it, any memories that have been taken from you, including those of the other people in the mansion that you may have forgotten, will be returned in their entirety. Within the bag are also objects from your home that you may want for your stay here, though you will find no weapons.

There are no other doors in the hall save for the one leading back into the theatre room. There are also no windows; it is impossible to tell where you are and what is going on in the outside world. Any attempts to break out will fail. So in the meantime, why not sit back and enjoy the show?

Oh, and one more thing. At midnight following each execution, once all those who've died that week have woken up, a video will begin to play on screen.

Comments

[motheringnation]

[Oh hey psychotic cat lady. Ukraine is somewhat glad to see you're not being killed forever at least.]

Apparently so. Or getting everyone distracted for hours talking about things that don't matter.

[miraculous]

[It was only a really long time.]

If they kill the robot, they could waste the entire trial trying to piece her back together.

[motheringnation]

I wouldn't be surprised if they do that.

So is that what we're doing here? Watching them?

[miraculous]

And providing sponsorships to keep people watching the show.

[motheringnation]

.....So Rapture....

[She blinks.]

Why are we supposed to care if people watch the show? Shouldn't we be glad if they don't? It killed us.

[miraculous]

And, if the show is profitable, it will bring us back to life.

[motheringnation]

.....what?

Why would they do that?

[miraculous]

We aren't really dead--that's obvious enough, right? As long as their show is popular, they've said they'll send us all on our way when they're finished playing.

Maybe we'll even have a reunion tea party.

[motheringnation]

[Just give her a moment to take this all in.]

And we do this by picking sponsors?

[miraculous]

To keep the entertaining characters alive and make them more entertaining, yes.

[motheringnation]

[She nods.]

Do we pick what they receive or simply the person?

[miraculous]

Only the person to be sponsored.