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Post by Alex on Jul 17, 2007 17:31:30 GMT -5
"I've always thought the most fascinating thing about theaters..."
*Alex picked her way through some ropes and moved a bucket*
"...was behind the scenes. Look."
*She pointed up, so Lizzie would see the flies and the backdrops and pulleys and levers and lights.*
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Post by Lizzie on Jul 17, 2007 17:44:24 GMT -5
*Lizzie looked up and gasped.*
"Oh my! They just look like they go on and on don't they? And how many's it take to man somethin' like this?"
*She twirled around, trying to take in all the angles as she wandered further back, not really staying as close to Alex as she should.*
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Post by Alex on Jul 17, 2007 17:51:11 GMT -5
*Alex missed Lizzie for a moment, transfixed as she was by the intricate system. When she looked down and noticed her moving away, she trotted to keep up.*
"Oh, massive amounts of people. All sorts of people pushing and pulling and yelling--you wouldn't know it from the audience, but it's a riot."
*She nearly tripped over something on the floor, caught herself, and swung around on a tied rope to face Lizzie.*
"Do you like it, then?"
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Post by Lizzie on Jul 17, 2007 18:09:51 GMT -5
*Lizzie grinned at his mishap and graceful recovery.*
" 'Course I like it! It's...it's the biggest place I ever been in. Must be frightfully easy to get lost."
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Post by Alex on Jul 17, 2007 18:14:58 GMT -5
*Alex's eyes twinkled in the half-light.*
"Not if you're with a good guide. Then again, sometimes it's good to be a little lost."
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Post by Lizzie on Jul 17, 2007 18:33:46 GMT -5
*Lizzie grinned. She knew how much fun getting lost could be and she had an inkling that this fellow knew how to get them good and lost.*
"Then I best hope that you're a good guide. Otherwise, I'll have us lost in no time."
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Post by Alex on Jul 18, 2007 9:19:56 GMT -5
"Of course, it's doesn't pay to be too good," *she said, one eyebrow raised.* "Come on; I'll show you the organ."
*Alex led her beneath the stage, not to a musical instrument but to the system of hydraulics which operated the scenery. It was a labyrinthine place, and completely out of keeping with the fantasies spun on stage.*
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Post by Magenta II on Jul 18, 2007 14:00:18 GMT -5
((Am I still invited to this, or was that the other date?))
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Post by Shadi on Jul 18, 2007 14:28:01 GMT -5
((The problem is that Lizzie's already met Alex at practice, gone to the pastry shop, and come back to the opera... I'm not sure how to work it. You?))
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Post by Satan on Jul 18, 2007 15:46:43 GMT -5
((It's okay, I'll let you two alone.))
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Post by Shadi on Jul 18, 2007 15:48:32 GMT -5
((I feel bad now, though.))
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Post by Brandi on Jul 18, 2007 16:36:53 GMT -5
((I'm sure we could work out something if you want to come play. I'm open to ideas.))
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Post by Erik on Jul 18, 2007 16:48:09 GMT -5
((Likewise.))
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Post by Christine on Jul 18, 2007 16:49:18 GMT -5
((She can meet one of you later, and feel conflicted about attraction towards a girl))
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Post by Lizzie on Jul 18, 2007 16:54:57 GMT -5
((Works for me.))
*Lizzie made sure to keep close downstairs. It was dark and she didn't want nothing bad happening. Could spoil the whole trip. When she saw the organ, her eyes lit up and she ran forward as if to touch it, but stopped, worried she might hurt something. She turned back to Alex with an excited grin.*
"Aww...please let me touch it. It's so big!"
*She looked back at it, marveling.*
"I ain't never seen nothin' like it."
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