Arc II, Chapter 23.5: The Late Check Out
I examined the License until it was time for me to get my tickets. This laminated slip of paper allowed us to contact ghosts related to the Throughline. That would explain some things. Why had this story, which did not appear to be related to the plot of the Throughline, come first in the Throughline.
“You think maybe this is the whole reason we were sent here?” I asked.
“I don’t have a guess better than that,” Antoine said. He seemed distracted.
I handed the ticket back to him. While I had been reading the License, he had been reading one of his tropes. It wasn’t equipped so I couldn’t see it on the red wallpaper. I couldn’t say what upset him about it. Carousel was known to reward mocking tickets to those who performed poorly. Perhaps he had gotten one.
I decided not to press the issue.
When it was my turn to press the button, I did so and received one stat ticket, one License identical to Antoine’s, and two tropes.
| Cutaway Death Type: Rule Archetype: Film Buff Aspect: Filmmaker Stat Used: --
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| The enemy is ready to pounce, their weapon at the ready. Their victim is helpless. Everyone knows what’s about to happen. Right as the death blow is about to be struck, the screen cuts away. The enemy’s true savagery will be shown later, it seems. Off-Screen Death: The Player’s death can now occur Off-Screen. When equipped, the scene will cut to Off-Screen in the moments leading up to a character’s apparent death. The enemy will still try to kill the player, however, Off-Screen. If the Player survives, their status will be Written-Off instead of Dead. Be warned: unless you have a trope or powerful narrative support for your miraculous recovery, you might want to avoid being caught On-Screen during a final take. Many a bit actor survived because their character’s death ended up on the cutting room floor.
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