curtain

He's like, "I want to be the guy behind the curtain."

As the clock ticks closer to the 8 p.m. curtain time, the lobby more clearly resembles a house party — a chatty, mingling crowd, flashing colorful lights and flowing red wine.

I stood behind the curtain, my palms suddenly sweating, my heartbeat galloping in my ears.

I stood behind the curtain, my palms suddenly sweating, my heartbeat galloping in my ears.

Going back several decades for its setting is something Bennie is a fan of, particularly as he likes Black Ops games which contain things happening "behind the curtain", and wants to see how that will play into this setting.