Behind the Red Curtain

[Lol... Ok.]

Garrett ran in, panting. He thought he was late, but apparently no one had started the meeting yet. He took a deep breath and took a seat next to Aurora.

(((Um, I'm lost, could someone help me?)))

((so am I where are we))

Basically we're talking to patrons of the show. All your characters need to arrive still.

Jana walked in. She sadly looks up. "I'm sorry I'm late." she whispers.

Kaidan looked inot the sky as he walked over to the place.

Aurora tried to smile at Jana, "Don't worry, we haven't even started yet," she whsipered.

Kaidan came in. "Good" he said.

Garrett bit his lip and waited for something to happen.

Jana nodded. "Thanks." she tells Aurora glad the woman was't angry.

Robert coughs, looking pointedly at the patrons,
"Time to get to business, I think."

(I don't know what you want this bit to be about, crazy_grl. I'm not sure what patrons are.)

Jana looks at Robert glancing momentarily before dropping her gaze to her feet.

*Richard walks through the door, breathing out the last hint of smoke from his cigarette he had outside* "Havent missed anything i hope?"

Jana shook her head.

[Patrons are the people who have all the money. They basically tell us which plays to put on and pay for everything.]

One patron, a short, plump woman with reddish hair stood up. "First off," she began, "I'd like to express from all of us our deepest sympathy in the loss of a troupe member."

Another man, tall and balding, stood up as well. "But we must move on. The show must move on. You have two months to prepare. You can either find a replacement or choose to use what you have."

Aurora stood up without even trying to stop herself, "Two months? That's a joke. It must be. We need more time."

The woman spoke again, "Child, we understand that you are grieving, but there are other things to worry about."

Another man cleared his throat, "Two months is all we can give you."

The patrons opened the floor for discussion concerning whether to find a replacement. To Aurora, the meeting was way past over. She didn't even bother to listen as she felt tears stinging her eyes. She didn't dare let them fall.

Kaidan looked at the patrons fiercly. "Two months is way to little to find someone as good as him!" said Kaidan. He didn't mention the name because he could already see Aurora upset.

Jana remained quiet and stared at the floor. Her face was so mixed with emotions it was hard to tell what she was thinking.

"Maybe we shouldn't find a replacement at all." Garrett said quietly, bitting his lip.

"You can't." Jana said softly and eerily like she was distant. "No one can truly replace him so to find another to take his place would fail miserably."