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

late late Thursday nighr

[inside_yourmind]

[That would appear to be the end of it, except that very late on Thursday night, there will be a voice from...well, it echoes around Mephisto's room, but we all probably know it's from the mirror, huh?]

Mephisto. You aren't sleeping, are you?

[revelfree]

[Mephisto is, in fact, not sleeping. He is also not startled. Not at all.]

A visit from my esteemed host? To what do I owe the pleasure?

[inside_yourmind]

[Eh, either way.]

There is a body bleeding out on the floor of my prop room. I would be much obliged if you could relocate it. [...] The storage closet might be entertaining.

[look the phantom can also vibe a good old Body Prank]

[revelfree]

[He hopes you can see these raised brows and mildly offended expression, Phantom.]

I wasn't aware clean-up was part of what I offered you but... [He stands up and offers a short bow. There's an exaggerated flourish to the motion.]

Whatever you wish, my dear friend.

[inside_yourmind]

Consider it an opportunity. The sooner a murder goes unsolved, the sooner this can all be over with.

[It's really not about the cleanliness of the floors, or...well, he'd be doing a whole lot of things differently, most likely.]

I see no reason to leave them a simple crime scene. But, of course - I do not interfere with trial matters. [you will absolutely hear him use these exact words during the trial, and probably like every subsequent one, to rules-lawyer his way out of all the cheating he's doing]

[revelfree]

And if another's murder goes unsolved, someone else departs thanks to my hard work. [Hardly better arrangements than those he came from, but whatever. An opportunity is an opportunity.]

If I may be so bold, sir, it sounds as if you aim to make me your scapegoat. Hardly a fair fate, wouldn't you say? Far be it from me to critique a gracious opportunity, but a dealsmith like myself has to wonder -- what do I get in the end?

[inside_yourmind]

Scapegoat? No, no. You will come to no harm if things go awry - after all, you have been cooperative. There is no reason you should share the others' fate. As for the prospective winner...

[.....]

...well, they are only one person. Surely it is not so terrible that someone besides yourself benefit a little.