After Leroux-Erik, Meg, and Kay-Erik walked away from the strange situation they snuck down the halls to the second floor. Meg was enchanted by Leroux-Erik and Kay-Erik and she had quite an interesting conversation with the two genius's.
The triumverate heard a strange squealing sound and stopped, hiding along the wall. Carlotta was in the ladies powder room singing and plucking her eyebrows. Meg giggled until Leroux-Erik pulled out his punjab lasso. She shook her head no, but it was too late as Leroux-Erik burst upon Carlotta and waved his lasso. He didn't intend to hurt her, just frighten Carlotta a bit and shut her up.
Carlotta fainted at the sight and Kay-Erik and Meg let out rauchous laughter. The three people stared at the unconcious woman, and then Meg noticed Carlotta's purse. She snickered as she opened it. Kay-Erik wrinkled his nose at the smell inside. "Does she honestly have to wear that perfume? It smells like a wet dog." Leroux-Erik snickered. Meg dumped the purse and it's contents, mostly make-up and love notes from Piangi, on the ground.
Leroux-Erik read one of the notes;"Darling, you are my love and light, you are the beauty of this earth." He snorted and then said, "Darling, you are the pimple on the face of this earth." Suddenly Kay-Erik laughed and exclaimed; "Let's paint her face with this stuff while she's out." Meg grinned. "A nasty make-over, how fun!" They each picked some make-up and set to work on Carlotta.
Meanwhile, Crawford-Erik had wondered off by himself. He found the instrument storage room and began to play a few instruments. He picked up a violin and started to sing as he played. Dance-Erik snuck up behind him and then began to sing along. Together they sang a duet, then got into a fight over whose Opera House they were in, and then sang again. They fought when Dance-Erik said his father was the owner of the Opera, and then they sang another song. After that Dance-Erik punched Crawford-Erik and left, laughing maniacaly.
Christine was following the two handsome Erik's down the hall. She had no idea what was going on but she rather enjoyed the veiw as the two men sashayed in front of her.
They walked down to the Ballet Foyer but
were unable to slip by Mme. Giry and La Sorelli. (Now, in this story
the characters of Sorelli and Giry are based on
Leroux's book, so Mme. Giry has no idea who Erik is.) The two women
called out to Christine, and their jaws dropped when they saw the two
men she was with. "Christine, you simply must introduce us."
La Sorelli said as she walked towards Argento-Erik. Mme. Giry
adjusted her bonnet and said merrily. "It's a little late to
have visitors now, but you two are welcome to stay." Butler-Erik
nodded and said, "It is a pleasure to meet you two, I am known
as
Butler-Erik
and this is Argento-Erik."
La Sorelli was stroking Argento-Erik's hair and smiling. Christine held tightly on to Butler-Erik's arm as they all five sat down. "So Christine, how is Raoul?" Mme. Giry asked. Christine was gazing at Butler-Erik and muttered, "Yeah, that guy's fine, I mean..who are you talking about?"
Suddenly they heard two voices from the hallway outside the foyer,"You'll giivve yourr lovvee tooo mee, foorr lovve is blinndd." Apparently Brightman-Christine and Harley-Erik were wondering around the Opera House singing really bad 80's tunes. The voices trailed off, singing "The Pphanntomm ooff Thhee Opeeraa is noow, Your Master Mind!" Mme. Giry looked confused but La Sorelli had lost herself with Argento-Erik and they were now locked in a passionate embrace.
Christine murmered to Butler-Erik, "Are you sure he won't bite her lips off?" He shrugged and said, "She wants to take the risk." Christine smiled and shyly replied, "Can I take a risk with you?" Mme. Giry looked astonished and she quietly slipped out of the foyer, leaving the two couples behind. She decided to find the Managers and tell them about the strange men in the Opera House in the middle of the night.
