You look at Billie and you say, "I'll be right out." She nods and says, "I'll wait for you by the exit." You nod. You follow the security guard and he leads you down a narrow hallway. He says, "So, yeah. It's you he wants to see. He says he spotted something new in the audience." You say, "Just like I've heard when he was up there, performing. But I assumed it could've been anyone." 

He gets you to a door and you stop. He knocks and you hear that raspy voice yelling, "Who is it?! I'm trying to fix the feather in my hat!" The security guard says, "Mr. Fantoccio! I've got that female audience member you've been talking about, sir!" You hear this, "Ahh. Do bring her in here." He looks at you and he nods, beckoning you to go on inside. You open the door and you head inside the dressing room.

The door closes behind you and you look ahead. Fantoccio's back is turned to you as he sits on the stool. You say, "Um. Hello there... Fantoccio. You wanted to see me, am I right?" He smirks and he says, "Yes I do." 

He turns the stool around and he faces you. He looks at you with that grin, the three jagged teeth, etc. He beckons you to sit and he says, "Please... Have a seat right here." You walk over and you sit in the chair across from him. You're face to face with the puppet, now.

He crosses his legs and he twiddles his thumbs a little bit. He looks at you and he smirks and says, "I've noticed you in the audience. What did you think of the performance, huh?" You smile and you say, "Very nice. Nice touch on the roses." He grins and says, "Glad to hear. I haven't seen YOU around, before."

You say, "Well, you see. I'm actually new here. I had just moved here from England. I was in dance classes. I danced, but quit after moving here." He says, "Ah, you yourself were a performance artist, huh?" You nod and you say, "That's right. Well... My mum put that pressure on me to be a perfect dancer." 

He says, "You're not alone, my interesting new audience member I've never seen before until today... Most of us get pushed to perfection. I would know from my old man." He looks away and mumbles, "Real piece of work." You hear this and you raise a brow.

He looks at you and he says, "I never did ask... What's your name?" You say, "It's (Y/N) (L/N), good sir." He says, "(Y/N). I welcome you to my theater." You smile and you say, "Thank you. Glad to be here, today. A woman at the tavern suggested this place." 

He says, "Ugh. Was it the one that looks like she took up years of smoking?" You say, "Well... she was certainly older. I'll say that. Um... Gretchen was her name." He says, "Awe man. I've seen her stumble in here before. All drunk, getting on my stage and ripping my curtains down as she stumbled."

You say, "Oh my." He says, "Yeah. I had to have security escort her out of here. Oh man, it was a mess." You say, "Well... Her husband did look at me weirdly. Like some perverted git." He says, "Yeah. That will be any place that serves booze, my dear. Gotta watch out for the creeps. Especially... somebody like you." You look at him.

He says, "I have a deal for you, (Y/N). An offer." You say, "Oh? And that is?" He looks at you and he says, "I'm looking for someone to be up there on the stage with me. Not to dance... Just to be up there and join in on the fun. We've got an outfit that would suit you." 

You say, "Well, I..." He looks at you. You say, "Well... Okay, I'm in." He grins and says, "Fantastic. Tomorrow is when I perform again. I look forward to seeing you up there with me." You smile and you say, "Thank you. This is such a nice offer, Mr. Fantoccio." He says, "Anytime. I certainly look forward to seeing you up there with me... the Great Fantoccio!" 

He says that last part, raising his arm up. He looks at you and he says, "Be here by noon, tomorrow. We perform at 4pm. That'll give you plenty of time to rehearse, my new assistant." You grin, happy about getting this offer from him.

A moment later, Billie is still by the exit as she waits for you. You come walking out and you see Billie. You say, "Billie! Guess what?" You approach her. She says, "What?" You say, "I've got a job here." She says, "You do?" You nod and you say, "Yeah. Fantoccio offered me a job as his assistant and to be up there on the stage with him, tomorrow at 4pm." 

She says, "He did?" You nod and you say, "Wow. Not even five days here and I've already been hired somewhere. And it's at a theater, nonetheless. As Fantoccio's assistant on stage." She says, "Wow. C-congrats to you. That's great." You say, "Right? Thank you. I do wonder why me, though." You shrug and you say, "Oh well. I got it." She says, "Come on, (Y/N). Let's go." You say, "Alright." You and Billie both head out of there. 

You were both unaware of Fantoccio himself eavesdropping on your conversations and he says, "It's because you've caught my eyes, (Y/N). Having you close would be nice. Not only will you assist me on stage. But I could, oh I don't know..." He looks to where you left and he smirks and says, "Have you as my very own.~" He grins and walks off.

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The next day, you're at the theater. You'll be assisting Fantoccio on stage and you'll be up there to perform as well. Fantoccio himself had chosen you to be just that. But little are you aware of the reason why he chose YOU of all people. You were happy to have been offered the job, nonetheless.

You've got on a red dress with long see-through sleeves and glitter on it. With you is a goat guy who's dressed in a black vest, white shirt, black pants, black fedora, etc. He looks over and says, "Hey, miss. Nice dress." You smile and you say, "Oh. Well, thank you, sir." You look out on the stage, awaiting people to arrive to see you. Nothing new to you seeing that you're a former dancer.

The show starts and Fantoccio appears. There's applauding. You go along and you yell, "Everyone! The great and powerful... Fantoccio!!" There's more applauding. You smile, realizing you're better at acting than you thought you'd be. Fantoccio grins and thinks to himself, "It's working. It's really working. I'm gaining her respect. Best day of my life." He smirks.

He says, "Yes, ladies and gents in the audience! It is I, the Great Fantoccio. As you've heard from my lovely new assistant and performer up here. Give a round of applause to... (Y/N) (L/N)!" There's applauding and cheering. You grin and you giggle. You wave. Billie is in the audience. She waves, but mostly for you. 

You yell, "Billie! Hey, love!" She yells, "Yeah! Hey, (Y/N)! B-break a leg! N-not literally! It's a figure of speech!" You say, "I know, lovey! I knew that term back in England! Trust me!" She smiles. Fantoccio smirks and mumbles, "Awe. Defending her little goat, I see. I'll spare the goat some trouble... just for HER.~" He chuckles. 

He looks at the others and says, "And now... We begin the show! Let's all welcome our newest member... A former dancer from back in England... Miss. (Y/N) (L/N)!" There's applauding. You say, "Well. I suppose I must dance just a bit for this. I have been raised that way, after all." 

The show begins and you do your act and the dancing you've been doing your whole life. Fantoccio can't keep his eyes off of you. There's applauding. He notices this and he grins. He says, "Ladies and gents... The lady of the night! Miss. (Y/N) (L/N) from Nottingham, England!" 

There's applauding and cheering. Fantoccio looks at you and he sighs and smiles. It seems as though... his admiration towards you is increasing. He whispers, "You're the most beautiful thing in the world, (Y/N). I. Must. Have. You.~"

(Still not over.)