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productions) wrote2013-09-26 11:43 am
productions) wrote2013-09-26 11:43 am
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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.
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Probably. If not literally, at the very least he'll be sure to give them hell.
Lithuania isn't one to get angry easily but when he does... You really don't want to be on the receiving end of it.
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[He shakes his head and quickly tries to steer the conversation elsewhere]
A-Anyway! I'm sure he'll net us some high ratings, and they'll probably find the mastermind soon too. People don't like stories where it fizzles out with no conclusion.
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But now they've made mention of a mastermind they have to introduce them now no matter what. There's no point in foreshadowing it if they're never going to show who it is.
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One way or another that identity will be discovered. The numbers are too small now for nothing to occur.
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Just as much as we want high ratings, they want high ratings as well. By threatening us with permanent death they're essentially making us part of the same team. Revealing that there is in fact a mastermind is a hook for the audience in order to encourage them to keep watching. The audience at home want to find the identity of the mastermind as much as we do, whether they want to see the remaining people win or lose.
The producers might think that we're dispensable but the audience isn't. They'll give them what they're looking forward to. Have you ever read a book that built up to a big event that never happened? They're not satisfying to read at all.
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