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actingreaper ([personal profile] actingreaper) wrote in [community profile] fandomhigh2006-12-18 09:48 pm
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Basic Acting, final class

The Basic Acting classroom had been transformed since the last time the students had been there. Instead of a mostly blank classroom for varying improvised scenes, it was decked out to the nines to look like the lobby of a posh hotel. Curtains hung from the walls in gold and red, gilded mirrors decked out every wall, and the desks had all been replaced with couches and chaise lounges. The teachers' desk had become a reception desk, complete with a guest book and signs for various credit cards.

Daisy herself was lying back on one of the couches, a kitchen knife sticking realistically (and bloodily) out of her chest as she relaxed, reading a book of plays.

The only thing that remained unchanged was the chalk board, which now had the following written on it:

Welcome to Hotel Adair!

It's the morning after a murder in a remote hotel. Overnight, someone
murdered the hotel manager with a knife. There was a large storm
which took out the local roads and the power, so no one was able to
come in or leave since the evening before the murder occurred. All
the people in the hotel have gathered together with the detective,
who has to ask the witnesses questions to find out who the murderer is.

Your detective is John Crichton. Please do as he asks.

Continental breakfast is complimentary!


Sure enough, a spread of brunch finery, complete with lox, cream cheese, scrambled eggs, and varying bread-y goods from J,GOB was laid out on a table at the back of the room, along with coffee, tea, and orange juice.

[ooc: you should all have received emails with your role for this large improv scene today. If you did not, please contact me so I can assign you one. This post is open until Saturday for play to accommodate for multiple time zones. Have at ye, and have fun!]

Re: Detective! Question your witnesses!

[identity profile] courier-gavin.livejournal.com 2006-12-19 05:20 pm (UTC)(link)
"'Offee," said 'Josh' politely, before launching into his pet theory number #1. "I think the 'offee-lady did it, because this 'offee is not good at all." Of course, he had no idea what 'it' actually was.

Re: Detective! Question your witnesses!

[identity profile] whitedeathpod.livejournal.com 2006-12-19 05:26 pm (UTC)(link)
"The coffee lady, huh?" Joe nodded at Josh. "Do you know the coffee lady's name?"

Re: Detective! Question your witnesses!

[identity profile] courier-gavin.livejournal.com 2006-12-19 05:45 pm (UTC)(link)
Since Jake had no idea if there even was a coffee-lady, Josh gave Joe a blank look and sipped his coffee. "No. Or! Maybe it was 'Sina!"

Re: Detective! Question your witnesses!

[identity profile] whitedeathpod.livejournal.com 2006-12-19 05:50 pm (UTC)(link)
Joe was able to deduce Sina as Thomasina. "Did you ever see Delia and Thomasina arguing, Josh?"

Re: Detective! Question your witnesses!

[identity profile] courier-gavin.livejournal.com 2006-12-19 05:53 pm (UTC)(link)
Josh hesitated, frowning. "They weren't yelling..."

Re: Detective! Question your witnesses!

[identity profile] whitedeathpod.livejournal.com 2006-12-19 06:04 pm (UTC)(link)
"They weren't?" Joe looked interested. "Can you tell me what they were doing?"

Re: Detective! Question your witnesses!

[identity profile] courier-gavin.livejournal.com 2006-12-19 06:09 pm (UTC)(link)
"I think the bosslady was telling Sina she had to work Christmas and Sina didn't want to!" Josh guessed wildly.

Re: Detective! Question your witnesses!

[identity profile] whitedeathpod.livejournal.com 2006-12-19 06:16 pm (UTC)(link)
Joe nodded and smiled at Josh. "Who wants to work Christmas, right? That would really stink."

Re: Detective! Question your witnesses!

[identity profile] courier-gavin.livejournal.com 2006-12-19 06:20 pm (UTC)(link)
"It really would," Josh agreed and sipped his coffee.

Re: Detective! Question your witnesses!

[identity profile] whitedeathpod.livejournal.com 2006-12-19 06:25 pm (UTC)(link)
"How long have you been here at the hotel, Josh?"

Re: Detective! Question your witnesses!

[identity profile] courier-gavin.livejournal.com 2006-12-19 06:27 pm (UTC)(link)
"A really long time. Weeks," said Josh, nodding. "I knows everyone! Even the ghost."

Re: Detective! Question your witnesses!

[identity profile] whitedeathpod.livejournal.com 2006-12-19 06:29 pm (UTC)(link)
"The ghost?" That was a new one even for a grizzled detective like Joe thought he was. "Tell me about that."

Re: Detective! Question your witnesses!

[identity profile] courier-gavin.livejournal.com 2006-12-19 06:40 pm (UTC)(link)
"It lives on second floor and looks like a lady and makes things fall down," Josh explained. "Lots of things, and sometimes they go crash."

Re: Detective! Question your witnesses!

[identity profile] whitedeathpod.livejournal.com 2006-12-19 06:46 pm (UTC)(link)
"And that doesn't scare you?"

Re: Detective! Question your witnesses!

[identity profile] courier-gavin.livejournal.com 2006-12-19 06:48 pm (UTC)(link)
Josh looked blank. "No. I'm big. Six years old and all." He nodded.

Re: Detective! Question your witnesses!

[identity profile] whitedeathpod.livejournal.com 2006-12-19 06:56 pm (UTC)(link)
Joe nodded and said, "You are. Very brave too. Anything else you'd like to tell me?"