1st Movement

[fiddlestick]

Name: Elliot Craig
Date: June 3rd
Format: Text

Hi. I'm Elliot Craig. It's nice to meet you all, even if the circumstances aren't, well, great?

Anyway, I was wondering a couple things and this seemed like the place to ask.

1. Does anyone know where I can get my hands on a violin? If there's a store or a place I could barter for one, that'd be really great. I tried conjuring one, but all I got were recorders. Guess I need more practice.

2. On a related note, is there anywhere I can donate a bunch of recorders?

3. Is there anyone that recognizes the name "Erebonia"? Or "Zemuria"? If you don't, that's okay. I'm just wondering if there's anyone else from my world.

4. And finally, does anyone know how you go about finding someone to make a Bond with? For some reason the townspeople I ask keep acting like it's this really personal thing, but I don't really know anyone here and I definitely don't wanna explode. So what do I do?

Thanks.

Comments

[topslug]

I think lessons would give them something to look forward to, though it doesn't really make up for being stuck outside the protection of the wall.

[ Bit like putting pearls on swine, as the expression goes. ]

Still, I don't think it could hurt.

If you do decide to volunteer, I'll be there as well, so maybe we'll see each other! I'm Yako Katsuragi.

[fiddlestick]

[...]

Haha...I don't have the power to move them in the walls. I'm just a newcomer that's staying here a little while before I go home. I don't know how this place works, or its history, or the societal structure that makes them live out there in the first place. It'd be ignorant to think I can change everything for them.

But I do know music has more power than me. Music inspires, soothes, moves hearts, and even sways decisions. It can nourish the soul the same way food nourishes the body.

If the Coven's got food covered, then I can cover music. And who knows, maybe it'll have a positive impact that outlasts my time here.

[He's seen music change things in grimmer situations, after all.]

Sorry, I went on a bit there. It's nice to meet you, Yako. I'll be out there for sure, so I hope to see you!

[topslug]

[ That’s quite the speech, but Yako agrees with the spirit of it, really. ]

That was well said. You’re right, of course — nourishment isn’t just about getting the necessities to physically survive. Without something to nourish the soul or a purpose to move you, you can be as good as dead even when you’re physically fine.

Moving people’s hearts, that’s something I hope you can do.

[fiddlestick]

[Yeah he has a lot of Feelings about Music]

Yeah, exactly! I probably went overboard there. I know a lot of military types, and sometimes you really have to hammer in why people need more than rations and a bedroll.

Thanks, I really hope so too.

[topslug]

Were you in an army before, then?

[fiddlestick]

Haha, nah.
My dad's in the military, and I went to a military academy for a year before transferring to a music academy.

[Also fought in a civil war but....eh. who mentions stuff like details that]

[topslug]

[ Not any more than someone mentions having a demon for an ex-partner, probably. ]

I see. And now you're a witch, right?

Regarding Bonds and that sort of thing, it seems like you'll be fine as long as you're finding ways to burn off your excess magic -- so keep up the practice and it shouldn't be a problem. It's only really a requirement if you'd like to become a Wilder.

[fiddlestick]

[Oh same hat. Kinda]

Yup, guess I am. Still getting used to that.

A Wilder? What's that?

[topslug]

The Wilders are bonded witches who venture into the Wilde with their partners to help the Coven understand more about the Cwyld -- the magical infection the Bright Wall was designed to keep out. They look for people to help out occasionally ... you have to Bond with someone temporarily first, though.

[fiddlestick]

Oh, okay.

So guess that's another reason I need one.