"Yeah, it'll definitely be tricky," whispered Heiji. "Plus, the rope for the curtain's on the other side of the theater. If we want to use it, one of us is going to have to sneak over there to bring the curtain down. Well, right now it looks like those robots are distracted, but..."

He frowned at the robots, trying to judge the distance he'd have to run to the curtain ropes. "I think I can do it, if I use the backdrop for cover. Maybe you can confuse 'em a little using the stage lights?"