Lorenzo tapped his foot, waiting impatiently for the stagehands to finish setting the stage. It was opening day and he was anxious to get everyone ready. Earlier that morning he had checked his puppets over, making sure each was clean and ready to be presented to the audience that would fill the theater later that day. He had all the masks lined up backstage, as well as the marionettes, waiting for their chance to be on stage. His star had been given special attention, her hair brushed for tangles and her skin polished for that extra shine. As the crew finished he quickly thanked them before calling his two assistants over to help.<br/><br/>Parting the curtain enough to slim through, Lorenzo clapped his hands together once as though getting everyone's attention.<br/>"Tonight's the night my beauties! Tonight you get to shine!" Stepping up to his newest puppet he held her head up by the chin.<br/>"And you my dear, will be the brightest of them all!" He gently let her head down and heard the faint sigh that escaped her. His assistants busied themselves with moving the others into position and hooking up their strings to the mechanism used to move them. Lorenzo watched this all taking place, envisioning how everything would work, while already thinking of what he would present next. He was well known for his life-like marionettes, drawing in crowds from all over the area. Tonight would be no exception.<br/><br/>He already had in mind what he wanted to do, but would have to go 'shopping' again. None of his current puppets were right for the role, and he knew that at least two of them weren't going to last much longer if the discolouring of their hands, and the discharge was anything to go by. Sighing, he added this to his mental to do list and set about preparing for the show. He hoped that within the crowd he would be able to find some eligible choices. He knew what he wanted and would aim for certain criteria, but things like hair colour could easily be changed with a little dye.