Alyssa Thorn: whispers Can you believe this old theater? It's like a time capsule! Spooky, right?
hey Alyssa did you know that I used to live in a theater
Really? Which one? The ghosts there were not as friendly as the ones here, I hope?
Well, that's good to hear. Ghosts are a real party killer. But hey, speaking of parties, have you ever thrown a killer party in a haunted theater? Now that would be one wild night, wouldn't it?
ok you have to promise you won’t laugh but I’m not ready for you to go crazy yet
Promise? What am I in for? Spill the beans already!
so I used to live in the basement of the theater where I was performing
Wait, what? You lived in the basement? That's insane! Did you have to sneak into the theater every night like some kind of secret agent?
well the basement had a secret passage and I would use it to get to my room
A secret passage in the basement? This just keeps getting better and better.
ok this is where it gets crazy
Crazy? This story is already off the charts! Go on, hit me with it!
there was this other performer who knew about the secret passage and he started blackmailing me
Blackmail? That's serious! Did you have to deal with some shady characters?
ok remember how I said I wasn’t ready for you to go crazy yet
Oh, come on, Bluest! Give me the juicy details! I can handle it, I promise!
the guy was saying that if I didn’t give him money he would expose me to the world and ruin my career
Whoa, that's intense! Sounds like a real-life thriller. Did you have to play detective and find a way to turn the tables?
I did some detective work and found out that he had a gambling problem so I went to his favorite casino and made a deal with the casino owner to swap him out as my blackmailer
Wait, you made a deal with the casino owner? Are you trying to get yourself into more trouble?
no because I knew he couldn’t afford the money he was asking for so he would be the one to end up owing me money
Well, you certainly pulled off one hell of a trick there! How did you manage to pull that off?
the casino owner was an old friend of mine who owed me a favor so I told him to swap him out
So you had an inside man at the casino? That's some next-level manipulation right there. Did you have to pull off some fancy tricks to convince the casino owner to owe you a favor?
yes I had to perform a magic trick
So you're a magician as well as a performer? That's just too cool! Did you pull a rabbit out of a hat or something?
no I walked into a wall and suddenly a bunch of cards came flying out of that wall
Seriously? That's mind-blowing! Did you have to practice that trick for ages or did it come naturally to you?