Theatrical Engagements

[katherine_the_great]

Where: Pleasantdale Players
When: Three days after the Founder's Day incident
Who: Katie, OT Quentin, Joseph

Katherine was reasonably hopeful that she'd be able to catch 'Captain Mystery' at the theater in his off hours. While most blushing schoolgirls had need of 'Captain Mystery' for reasons of the flesh, her interest in finding him, or that nice man Joseph she'd met at Founder's Day, was much less carnal and much more pragmatic. She needed someone who could identify a clever ruse or act from a display of honesty, and if anyone would know about putting on masks and hiding your true intentions, it would have to be an actor.

She and Chester were still angry at each other, and as such she came alone; considering what he'd said and done after she brought up the idea of investigating the hospital, she wasn't interested in being on the receiving end of his anger if she presented another idea in front of him that upstaged his need to feel clever. Besides, it was nice to dress up and feel pretty and not think about how bad things were right now.

Now, where to find them...

Comments

[quen]

"I'm free now," Quen said. He didn't have to tape the show today - his plans had basically been to come over to the theater and hang out with Joseph.

He looked to his friend to see if he was likewise unoccupied. "Shall we go with Katie and see what this is all about?"

[joseph_kendall]

Joseph nodded. "Yes, I can come, too. Let's go see this man and see if we can figure him out." Joseph was more than happy to help, and he couldn't help but just be plain curious as well.

[katherine_the_great]

"Alright, good," Katie said, smiling. "He's over at Chow's - things'll make more sense when we get there, I promise."

[quen]

"We can take the Mystery Mobile," Quen said graciously, referring to his car that was parked outside the theater. He headed for the door, and held it open for his companions. "Lovely day for a drive, anyhow-- provided we don't run into any erm, less-than-living communists."

He was pretty sure they'd be safe driving across town, but it seemed a good qualifier to add.

[joseph_kendall]

"Yes, let's hope that there aren't any less than living communists out on the road," Joseph said, making himself smile at the comment. It sounded ridiculous, but it seemed to be their life now, so he might as well get used to it, right?

[katherine_the_great]

"I don't think things are -that- bad," Katie said, though it was getting harder for her to believe it. "Besides, are Communists even allowed to own their own cars? 'Property is only for the state' and all of that nonsense..."

She climbed in, with a gracious nod to Quentin, and mused, "And less-than-living doesn't necessarily make them Communist, anyhow." Normally, she would be in the spirits for joking, but she was still sore from her dispute with Chester, and the mild jest slipped past.

[quen]

Quen waited until his friends were settled comfortably, then drove toward Chow's. "Now that we're certain it's just us hearing," he said, turning the radio off so they could all hear each other well, "Let's talk."

He inclined his head toward Katie, as much as he was able to while driving. "So who's this mystery fellow you want us to check out? What do we know about him? That'd be a good place to start if you want us to figure out whether he's a liar or not."

[joseph_kendall]

"Even Communists have to get to work," Joseph said with a shrug to Katie. "Although I suspect that any cars they might have might just be 'lent' to them." It was sad that they really only had things like rumors to go on about what actually went on in the Soviet Union, wasn't it?

He looked at Katie when Quen turned the radio off so that he could listen well to what she had to say as well.