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The Balladeer ([personal profile] tellthestory) wrote2016-10-05 08:20 pm

THE BOX OFFICE

This is where you can meet privately with the Balladeer! The Balladeer is almost always around during the day; just knock.

(Secretly, the door's usually not locked if he's inside. But you wouldn't want to be rude, would you?)

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trettende: (por primera vez hoy siento que se abrió)

[personal profile] trettende 2016-10-25 05:54 pm (UTC)(link)
[ BALLADEER, BRO, HELP A GUY OUT. Hans knocks on his door, a little frantic. ]

Balladeer, um-- You're in right?

[ For all that Hans kept his cool at the announcement, he is. Not. Having a good time. Today. ]
trettende: (mil portazos en la cara la vida me dió)

[personal profile] trettende 2016-10-25 07:11 pm (UTC)(link)
Had your fun dressing up, huh?

[ I mean, he's gotta say it, it's so much easier than panicking. ]
trettende: (siempre estamos sincronizados)

[personal profile] trettende 2016-10-25 08:38 pm (UTC)(link)
[ It helps when you've got the keys to all the doors. ]

True. Perhaps we could have costume party on Hallow's Eve? [ I mean, rich people come up with stuff to do all the time, Disney!Denmark probably had something like Halloween. ] If... no one dies that day or anything.

[ Way to bring up the thing Hans wasn't gonna say, dude!! Except not at all, that's exactly why he's here. ]

Yes, it's... [ He brings a hand up and loosens his collar. He's back to wearing his gloves and everything, but. Yikes. ] You already know, don't you?
trettende: (y por fin te encontré a ti)

[personal profile] trettende 2016-10-25 10:22 pm (UTC)(link)
I have a feeling things are going to get worse before they get better.

[ Like, he'd be optimistic otherwise but this is realtalk. ]

Yeahhh, mine's pretty bad. [ And because Hans is, well, Hans, he asks. ] What should I do?

[ Hans finally comes around and sits himself down, hands on the Balladeer's desk. ]

Everyone will hate me if they find out the truth about me! But it's... not really worth everyone dying for either, you know?

[ He couldn't kill 12 of his brothers, he's not about to kill 17 people who didn't ask to be here. ]
trettende: (por primera vez hoy siento que se abrió)

[personal profile] trettende 2016-10-26 04:38 am (UTC)(link)
[ A little of column A, a lot of column B. ]

Honestly, I hoped I could just keep it a secret the entire time. It was only just a plan, it's not like I've done anything that bad yet.

[ He's optimistic like that!! ]

I only just remembered... trying to kill Elsa. But it felt like the past, even though the last thing I remember was proposing to Anna. [ Does that even make sense? ] Is this another of the managements "narrative devices"?
trettende: (y tú estés junto a mí)

[personal profile] trettende 2016-10-26 04:51 am (UTC)(link)
Great. They're messing with our memories, too... I hope this is all making for a good show.

[ Hey, at least that confirms it! Hans is gonna figure out game mechanics like a pro at this rate. ]

I suppose I'd better tell Anna before she hears it from you, huh?
trettende: (no gusta la misma música)

[personal profile] trettende 2016-10-26 05:03 am (UTC)(link)
It is. I would have suggested it myself if my secret wasn't... quite so incriminating.

[ But he's not gonna have much choice, is he? He could ask the Balladeer to lie but, haha, he knows how that would go. ]

I... you're probably right. There won't be much point in hiding it then.

[ Even if he doesn't remember the speech, killing Elsa is kind of a biggie. ]
trettende: (y de pronto contigo choqué)

[personal profile] trettende 2016-10-26 05:21 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Aw, you do like him, Balladeer. ]

Yes, plus if I admit it myself at least no one will accuse me of murder. Well, a murder here, anyway. I can control how it spreads.

[ He sighs though, clutching his temples. Ugh. ]

Why did I have to try to kill Elsa, though? And Anna, she— well, I'm not going to tell her she got in the way, but it's really hard to rule a kingdom when you killed the last two rulers, what was I even thinking?
trettende: (¿te has dado cuenta?)

[personal profile] trettende 2016-10-27 04:05 am (UTC)(link)
Even D-ne was capable of murder, they'd be stupid not to suspect me just on the basis of being here.

[ Keeping up the act is definitely in his favor, but the longer he keeps it up, the more people will hate him when he drops it. It's lose/lose. Why'd it have to be secrets this week? ]

Well, if I remembered more, I could probably... spin it in my favor somehow. [ He's very good at that. But even he has to admit, future-past him fucked up royally. ] I could claim not to remember much else, but it doesn't really matter what I say, she's going to hate me.
trettende: (y de pronto contigo choqué)

[personal profile] trettende 2016-10-27 04:52 am (UTC)(link)
[ Alas if Hans had remembered more about Elsa's magic he totally could have spun it that way too. Fate was not on his side when it came to those memory regains, Hans. ]

I mean, when you put it like that... [ Balladeer keeps hitting the nail on the head so hard, Hans' head is gonna spin soon. ]

Alright, fine, I don't really care whether Anna hates me or not, but I figure it'll be easy to make it out of here alive with 17 friends than 17 enemies. Anna is, unfortunately, very popular. If she starts hating me, the rest of her friends will follow suit. It's going to undo all the work I've put in these last two weeks.
trettende: (por primera vez hoy siento que se abrió)

[personal profile] trettende 2016-10-27 06:16 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Hans sighs. It's easy to say he wouldn't since he can't remember most of it happening, but he can't deny that he wouldn't care if Elsa or Anna lived or died, beyond their usefulness to him. At least the Balladeer seems to know that but he doesn't like, hate him or anything. ]

That's... nice of you to say.

[ Like? Really nice? No one says these things to him. Despite the whole bit about "you're wrong for trying to kill Elsa" bit. ]

Seriously. No one's ever said that to me before.

[ Like, he doesn't know what to do with these feelings, tbh?? ]
trettende: (la puerta hacia el amor)

[personal profile] trettende 2016-10-27 08:59 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, my mother might have, years ago, but she doesn't really-- [ it's not worth getting into. Hans shakes his head. ] Never mind.

[ Unloved and unwanted, that's the kind of bad guy you get in fairy tales, right? ]

Yeah, my family's... kind of special.
trettende: (y por fin te encontré a ti)

[personal profile] trettende 2016-10-30 03:25 am (UTC)(link)
Maybe you're right.

[ He'll find some... far-off kingdom, maybe... get a real job or try to seduce a princess without murder this time. ]

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