"I haven't got all day," one of the Odeon's riggers calls from outside the door. You open it eventually, and he cocks an eyebrow at your choice of morning wear but doesn't comment. "Matty wants you," he says. "Also this was stuck in your door. Don't you bother to take in your mail?" He thrusts two letters at you and stomps away.
The first note is from Matty. "See me," it reads. Well, that's informative. You know Matty well enough to be sure that she expects you to present yourself promptly, at what people who aren't actors consider to be a decent hour of the morning.
The second note is from Kit.
Apparently Kit has also been busy, although not attending fabulously disastrous parties. You unfold the letter and read it.
Master Osberht,
I've been doing some research. There has to be a way to break the curse. I've talked to some people at the University who know more about it, and I have some ideas. This all probably isn't very smart to write down, but you weren't here when I came by, so burn this after you read it.
The thing that makes C. susceptible to the curse is having murdered I. If you don't know what I mean, I'll tell you when we talk in person. One way to break the curse would be for C. to apologize to I. and win her public forgiveness, but she's dead. Or to someone in her family; apparently she had twins? If they're still alive, we might be able to find them.
Or the throne of Pomona could be given back to I.'s heirs. C. probably isn't going to do that. I can't help wondering what L. and F. might do if they understood how dangerous this situation is. That's why you should definitely burn this note once you've read it.
Think it over. Apparently, if no one does anything, it's all going to end really badly.
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