Letters to the Phantom

[inside_yourmind]

[You may now write letters to the Phantom!

Each of you will find plenty of stationery in the drawers of your vanities, along with candles, a block of sealing wax, and a stamp with your initial on it. You can use these to seal your envelopes in style!

Letters may be dropped into the flap at the Box Office at any time. Replies will appear in your dressing rooms, occasionally quite quickly. Sitting in your room to keep watch won't let you see how they're brought; they'll just appear whenever you happen to leave or fall asleep. Yes, they can be delivered overnight. Probably don't think about it too hard.]

Comments

[inside_yourmind]

Why does that matter to you?

[musacal]

I told you before.
I want to understand. And I care.

[inside_yourmind]

If you understood, you would not care. So there really is little benefit in providing more detail.

[holyspit]

Opera Ghost,

Okay and does writing all that out like that really not make you see how completely messed up this all is.
That is not sarcasm I understand that can be really hard to tell in writing, all I can do is promise that this is a sincere concern because this is not the kind of thing friends should do to each other even if he really has followed up on his promises so far.

-Steven

[madgiganticfeelings]

...You can be both sad and guilty. And still be stuck taking part in this. Like we are.

I... think you're as trapped as we are in this. And that's not fair to you.

[inside_yourmind]

Steven,

Why not? Are friends not meant to help one another?

This may be a meaningless concern either way. I am not certain we are friends.

OG

[inside_yourmind]

Since when has anyone ever cared about that?

[madgiganticfeelings]

I've cared. I promise I've cared about you since we ended up here. I, I know I've been angry, but I really don't think you're our enemy.

[She knows she can't see him, but she'll hold out a hand into the air, just in case.]

If you ever want an ally... if you want to work together instead of against each other, I'm sure you know where to find me. There's a way with less bloodshed than this, I know it.

[inside_yourmind]

[.....]

I have never been your enemy. But if you make yourselves mine, I will not hesitate. I will not allow myself to be hurt again.

[madgiganticfeelings]

[Christine could maybe say that the Phantom had ended up as an enemy of some sort, what with him convincing them to murder each other and keeping them trapped here... but she holds her tongue.]

If it helps, I... I wouldn't let you be hurt either, if I can help it.

[holyspit]

Opera Ghost,

Friends help each other without asking them to kill random strangers!!

And I'm sorry but no, you're probably not! This is a bad partnership and you should get out before he hurts you too!

-Steven

post w6 motive

[37773972]

Do you remember last week?

[inside_yourmind]

Yes. I did not until the song was done, but now I do.

He is still upset. I have not seen him like this before.

[37773972]

Fuck h

I'm surprised he ca

He's lucky I promised not t

Not very emotional?

[inside_yourmind]

Frequently emotional. No. This is simply different.

[inside_yourmind]

Steven,

Then I have never had any friends, and I never will. It is pointless to worry about an impossibility.

He has never hurt me. There are few people who can claim such a thing. I will remain here until I am given reason otherwise - surely you do not claim that you would be so generous?

OG

[37773972]

[The top of the letter is torn off]

When I pull this off again, I don't want your congratulations.

[inside_yourmind]

Do you seek to escape the consequences of your actions? They are going to know either way.

[inside_yourmind]

I will not count on that, but it is certainly noted.

[37773972]

Watching them die once was enough. Watching them die twice?

[inside_yourmind]

If you do not wish to see them die a second time, do not kill them a second time.

[37773972]

Your Wizard's the one who wants us to kill. He was happy enough before I brought up the mistake I wanted to fix.

[inside_yourmind]

Yes? None of that means you cannot make a different choice now.

[37773972]

So could either of you.

[inside_yourmind]

You are the one who has expressed unhappiness over the previous iteration of this week.

The Wizard has, to an extent, but you did not rewind far enough for him to choose another motive, and he did nothing else to affect how the last version went. If the both of you are agreed that you do not want the previous events to repeat themselves, the simplest course of action is for you to do nothing.