Authors' Note: For those of you unfamiliar with the phenomenon of the ProNote, one usually writes an anonymous note praising another person or telling them something uplifting. It sounds okay in theory, but then comes the time when you get the notes written to you and spend some time obsessed with finding out who wrote you that weird one and signed it "Guess Who!" No, we're not bitter at all. Anyway, we digitalized it for use in this special.

Disclaimer: We do not own (a) Phantom of the Opera, (b) the general idea of ProNotes, (c) Gerik, (d) a bottle of Vicomte Beautiful shampoo (really! We swear! Of course that isn't Mango-Eucalyptus Breeze you smell!), or (e) the entire universe. But we're working on the last one. (And author #1's working on that third item.)

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Part IX

From: message(at)pronotes. com
To: frozenexpression(at)operapopulaire. com
Subject: New ProNote!

Dear Christine, someone has left the following ProNote for you:

Hey sweetie! Honey-buns! Pookie-toodles!

I miss u… you've been gone an awfully long time for your "voice lesson"…
I'm beginning to think you don't wuv me anymore… :-(

Bundles of Luvs,
Guess whooo…

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From: message(at)pronotes. com
To: undergroundlunatic(at)operapopulaire. com
Subject: New ProNote!

Dear Erik, someone has left the following ProNote for you:

Monsieur le Fantôme,

Know that you are not alone, and very, very loved.
I, for one, am hopelessly in love with you…

Would you please take me away from this dreaded opera house and down to your dungeons below? Pretty please?

Wuvs from,
Your secret lovah

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From: message(at)pronotes. com
To: prettyinpink(at)dechagny. net
Subject: New ProNote!

Dear Raoul, someone has left the following ProNote for you:

Vicomte Fop,

I must admit, under much duress, that… well… okay, I like your hair. A lot.

Will you please send me a sample of your Vicomte Beautiful products?

I have a feeling my darling young protégé will appreciate a lavender smell more than a dingy muskrat scent. You may leave them in Box 5.

-Your Potential Customer

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From: message(at)pronotes. com
To: blondeballetrat(at)operapopulaire. com
Subject: New ProNote!

Dear Meg, someone has left the following ProNote for you:

Hey gurlfreind!

Congratz on gettin teh lead in Faust! Lyk, tats sooooo kewl! Oh-em-gee, el-oh-el, lyk, ur gonna get 2 were tat realy kewl dress!1!1!1!11 R u exited 4 rehersale? Dun wori, u'll b amasine on staig!

From,
Gues whoo!

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From: divalady(at)operapopulaire. com
To: welovepublicity(at)operapopulaire. com
Subject: Obvious Problems!

Managers,

I am writing to inform you that clearly there are some major problems with your recommended ProNotes site. Their service must not be working properly at all, since they have neglected to register any ProNotes directed towards me. As I am the world-renowned and widely admired star of your opera house, I imagine that hundreds of ProNotes have sadly failed to be delivered to my inbox. Hurry and fix this problem. My personal secretary grows bored waiting for more fan mail to answer.

-La Carlotta

P.S.: Should this problem continue for much longer, I will be forced to contemplate resigning from your latest opera.

"Superior Singer"

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From: message(at)pronotes. com
To: divalady(at)operapopulaire. com
Subject: New ProNote!

Dear La Carlotta, someone has left the following ProNote for you:

La Carlotta, diva, wonder of the stage,

How much we appreciate your angelic singing! It has brought thousands to our opera house. Truly, you are to thank for our prosperity and the opera's "populaire-ity" (Ha! Ha! We crack ourselves up sometimes). We beg of you to continue gracing us with your beautiful presence.

From,

yet more of your devoted admirers

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From: message(at)pronotes. com
To: overlooked(at)persiansrus. net
Subject: New ProNote!

Dear Nadir, someone has left the following ProNote for you:

My dearest Stage Hand,

I have often watched you at work and noticed how wonderfully prepared you are. My respect for you only increased when I saw the wonderful craftsmanship of your rugs. Even your mass emails have become endearing to me.

Nadir, I am not a brave enough woman to tell you who I am, but I want you to know that you are not entirely overlooked.

Luvvies from,
Your Secret Admirer

P.S.: You also have a cute butt.

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From: message(at)pronotes. com
To: prettypirouettes(at)operapopulaire. com
Subject: New ProNote!

Dear La Sorelli, someone has left the following ProNote for you:

Sori, dearest, light of my life,

I expect that you won't be able to tell who this ProNote is from, considering how sneaky I have been. Don't be alarmed, I only wish you well. Here is a poem for you, my buttercup:

S is for her shining smile
O is for her ornery side, endearing as always,
R is for her rambunctious nature
E is for her effervescence
L is for her lovely leaps
L is also for her luminescent charms
I is for her image, always beautiful

Lurve from someone… you probably won't know who…

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From: prettypirouettes(at)operapopulaire. com
To: bigbrotha(at)dechagny. net
Subject: "Sneaky" Anonymous ProNote

O RLY?

"Coupé, coupé, jeté, jeté, assemblé!"

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From: message(at)pronotes. com
To: undergroundlunatic(at)operapopulaire. com
Subject: New ProNote!

Dear Erik, someone has left the following ProNote for you:

My dear teacher, master, the love of my life…

Yes, I have realized, finally, that I am completely, head over heels in luv with you. I don't know when it hit me, but I do think it has something to do with a whiff of your new shampoo… it's simply delightful!

Love,

Your obedient student

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From: message(at)pronotes. com
To: prettyinpink(at)dechagny. net
Subject: New ProNote!

Dear Raoul, someone has left the following ProNote for you:

My most esteemed Vicomte,

That sample of your newest conditioner is, in a word, sublime.

I must congratulate you on that light, lavender scent. It is most heavenly. My soon-to-be fiancée agrees. She was so pleasantly shocked by it that her expression changed, if only for half a second, before resuming its normal condition. I do hope this is a sign that she is finally warming up to me!

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From: prettyinpink(at)dechagny. net
To: frozenexpression(at)operapopulaire. com
Subject: FW: New ProNote!

Darling Lotte,

I know I am extremely paranoid, overly protective, probably overreacting, and a little psycho.. er.. ignore that last bit..

But really, would you happen to know who this future fiancée is that OG is referring to? I thought for a moment, forgive me for my presumptuousness, that it was you, I immediately realized that it can't possibly be, for you are engaged to me, the prettiest nobleman Paris has ever seen.

Regardless, I am still rather curious.. Perhaps he loves another woman?

Luvs,
Raoulsies

"I feel pretty! Oh so pretty!"

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From: frozenexpression(at)operapopulaire. com
To: undergroundlunatic(at)operapopulaire. com
Subject: FW: FW: New ProNote!

Oh Erik!

Is 't possible? Are you truly in love with another woman? Is that why you're starting to use aftershave? And comb your wig? And darn your socks? Say it ain't so!

Ohh.. I would simply die without you.. perhaps land myself in a mental institution.. do you really want to be responsible for that? I can't believe you would do something like this to me, you cheating bastard!

Lovingly yours,
Christine

"…angel of music…"

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From: undergroundlunatic(at)operapopulaire. com
To: frozenexpression(at)operapopulaire. com
Subject: RE: FW: FW: New ProNote!

Christine,

Must I have such an excuse to want to look purty sometimes? Honestly, you opera singers, always overreacting! Say one little thing and they start warbling songs about weeping willows…

That aside, dear Christine, the sentiments I have expressed on occasions in the past are, as ever, still true. I could never love another, for you are my only obsession- I mean, soulmate!

"Luvs and hugs," as they say,
Your Angel of Music

"The Phantom of the Opera is there… inside your mind…"

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From: frozenexpression(at)operapopulaire. com
To: blondeballetrat(at)operapopulaire. com
Subject: FW: RE: FW: FW: New ProNote!

Meg,

Oh no, oh no, oh noes! What should I do? He says he still lurves me, but the things he said about overreacting… do you think he's hiding something? I bet he's having an affair with another singer! Did you see how he talked about "opera singers"? Meg, what should I do?

Should I stay with Raoul? I know he loves me almost as much as his hair, but…

O! I would be desolate without my cutey-patootie cuddlebuns- I mean, um, my esteemed teacher! I shall stay as a student to him, for sure… I won't let this other woman tear us apart!1! I am stronger than that! I am a soprano! If all else fails, I can always sing a high, high, high G until all the glass in his lair breaks. Wait, does he have any glass?

Meg, my friend and confidante, what should I do?

Luvies from,
Christine

"…angel of music…"

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From: message(at)pronotes. com
To: undergroundlunatic(at)operapopulaire. com
Subject: New ProNote!

Dear Erik, someone has left the following ProNote for you:

Opera Ghost,

I have to admit that I am feeling a bit disillusioned—I always thought you were the strong, silent type, but a recent email has given me a glimpse of a side of you I didn't know existed. I had no idea you were such a wimp- I mean, a total romantic. And what are these rumors I have been hearing about a contract for shampoo commercials?

- your local POPUT representative

P.S.: If things don't work out with you-know-who, I suppose there is always room in my life for a sensitive man…

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Authors' Notes: Well, the chapter may be a bit late, but there is plenty of it! I think we have a record word count. Also, thank you lovely people for giving us 100+ reviews! No, really you're great. Give yourselves a round of applause. Go on. Do it. And review while you're at it!

PS. Bonus points to all who gets the Othello references (there are 2)!