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[fiddlestick]

Name: Elliot Craig
Date: 5/10
Format: voice

[In the background, there's the sound of a record playing cheerful music. ]

Hi everyone! I'm Elliot, it's nice to meet you all even if this isn't where you wanna be right now. Sorry about that. I teach music and I'm a healer with Coven infirmary training. So if you need either of those things, just lemme know!

Anyway, um, I had a question. What's music like where you're from? Or what kind of music do you like? There's so many people from different places, I feel like I'm always finding out something new and I'd like to learn as much as I can.

Oh- I'll start. I'm from Erebonia and we have a lot of classical music - stuff with lutes, violins, piano, etc. Operas are pretty popular too, though in the last few years Northern rock - or I guess just rock, has been spreading! Oh, and radio's really big. I still miss listening to my favorite radio show honestly...

S-Sorry, didn't mean to ramble. What about you guys?

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text; un: sylphid

[sylphid]

same.

[ISN'T SHE SO HELPFUL?]

[fiddlestick]

[He is not even going to switch to text so she can hear his sigh along with the bonded feelings of "fie please"]

Thanks Fie, that's insightful.

[-- But now that you're here]

Did you know you can make music on computers? I just found that out!

un: ma - text

[stopfen]

[Oh this was something, relatively cheerful. He's still getting text though.]

I like the fast music. From the festivals.

[Helpful description.]

[fiddlestick]

Hehe, you mean like dancing music? That is pretty fun!

Do you dance Mikasa?

[stopfen]

I like to keep moving.

Is that what it's called? [What a creative name.]

[fiddlestick]

[Mikasa. That is perhaps the saddest thing he's ever heard]

You didn't know? [HIS HEART ACHES.]

Yeah, when you move along with music, it's called dancing.

un: juzahyodo | text

[sneaksweet]

I'm from Japan, and I usually listen to rock stuff. There's classical music too, but I don't think it's as popular.
Lots of idols, but I haven't listened to a lot of them. That's probably classified as pop.

voice

[fiddlestick]

Idols? Are those types of musicians?

And what's the difference between rock and pop in japan?

[sneaksweet]

Yeah. Usually marketed with a pretty face and they sell a lot of merchandise.

Rock is more... hard rock? Lots of heavy guitars, drums and base. I think pop has more emphasis on the melody and vocalists.

[fiddlestick]

Oh. So they're kinda like an opera diva then.

[That makes sense!]

That's really interesting. I'd love to hear good examples of differences between the two. Too bad music players from other worlds are in short supply.

[He could ask Yosuke if he had stuff in his mp3 player, but maybe don't bother the guy who just got mauled]

text; un: beaumains

[beaumains]

ALL SORTS OF MINSTRELS AND OTHER TRAVELING BARDS CAME THROUGH CAMELOT ALL THE TIME! THEY HAVE INSTRUMENTS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD! I THINK MY FAVORITES WERE THOSE FROM GREECE. THEY JUST HAVE SUCH LIVELY PLUCKING!

Re: text; un: beaumains

[fiddlestick]

[Oh gosh it's like getting a text from his tech-inept friend Laura.]

Oh wow, that sounds really cool! Do you know what kind of instruments the ones from Greece played?

[beaumains]

IT WAS CALLED A BOUZOUKI! IT WAS KIND OF LIKE A LUTE, BUT WITH A SHARPER SOUND, AND THEIR SONGS WERE WRITTEN TO BE PLUCKED REALLY FAST! SOME OF THEIR HANDS LOOKED LIKE BLURS ON CERTAIN SONGS!

voice; un: zi-o

[timenace]

To be honest I don't know a lot about music, but I know an idol who is from a world similar to mine that's here. Also a guy that plays the violin if you want their names I bet they wouldn't mind talking to you more about music.

Re: voice; un: zi-o

[fiddlestick]

You know an idol? I just learned about those - what's their name?

And I'm always up to meet another violin player. I know of Amadeus, Momiji, and Wataru. Is there another?

[timenace]

His name is Momo! He's a pretty cool guy, so if you want to know more about idols I bet he'd be willing to answer them for you.

But ah-- Wataru is the one I know, so I guess I can't really help there after all.

un: avenger.

[ressusciter]

I used to attend the opera when I had time. What is deemed as classical, I suppose, has been what I primarily listen to.

Re: un: avenger.

[fiddlestick]

Oh wow, really? That's so cool! I've only been to the opera that Amadeus held here. I wanted to see some back home, but the tickets were always so expensive.

[ressusciter]

It is a shame you have experienced it so little. Were this city not so determinedly set against it, I would encourage you to seek it out. But as it is...Amadeus's skills as a composer are quite exceptional.

voice, un: momo-chan~♥

[yesdoubt]

[Momo had already been eying off this post because he was curious about what everyone else was used to, but when people start talking idols and naming him specifically, he can't not drop in.]

Oh, someone told you about me already, that was nice of them! [His voice is upbeat and cheery, though also a little cutesy-sounding.] I've been an idol with my partner for the last five years, and though he's been in the business longer than I have, I'm sure I can answer any questions you have about it! Or send you some samples.

[He does actually keep music on his phone and has most of his duo's songs, he'll figure out some way to send it if necessary.]

[fiddlestick]

[Well hey, speak of the devil! Elliot certainly finds this to be a happy turn of events]

Oh hello Momo! It's nice to meet you! And thank you for the offer, I am pretty curious. So I guess first off- how is being an idol different from being a normal musician?

And I'd love to hear some samples, if you can!

[yesdoubt]

[As soon as Elliot mentions he's interested in samples, there's the slight sound of nails tapping against something in the background as Momo talks. He'll be a minute getting a song or two from point A to point B.]

I'd say the difference is just as much in the work itself as the marketing. Idols gather fame for their personality and looks just as much as what we do - the "whole person", I guess, not just the music we make. So while music is still the bulk of what we do, we'll also do acting, advertising, radio, talk shows...basically anything we can offer to our fans. Reaching dreams is really hard for anyone to do, so our job is basically to embody a dream anyone can feel like they're a part of. And then reaching their own dreams becomes a little easier from there, you know? When they have something supporting them like that.

[He's ready to field the inevitable questions out of that framing of it, because he's had multiple people here tell him his job is screwed up already and he's trying to be a bit more cautious in how he puts it. It's hard to pretty up some aspects of idoling when it's a fairly controlling job, but he feels it's an acceptable trade-off.]

text; un: scenarios

[silentsavant]

Hello, Elliot. My name is Soren. I've heard of you, but never spoken to you until now, so I figured I might as well introduce myself now that I see your post.

Music in my world seems similar to yours, with a few exceptions. We don't have anything like radio on Tellius, for one. I couldn't tell you what sort of music I like. I don't think I've developed any particular taste for it one way or another.

I"m so sorry this tag got lost in my inbox

[fiddlestick]

Hi Soren! Thanks for the introduction, it's nice to meet you too! Can I ask where you've heard of me?

No radios yet huh? Well they were pretty recent in my world, so I can't say I'm surprised. But really? What about an instrument? Is there one you like the sound of?

Don't worry, it happens!

[silentsavant]

Caren mentioned you in the midst of a conversation we were having about a Chimera's hidden potentials and their uniqueness as a species, and whether one with built-in Cwyld resistance could be made to exist. You came up because she said you were knowledgeable on matters relevant to the discussion, such as magic circulation and why Dragons in particular are so vulnerable to the Cwyld. She also spoke well of your character.

Hmm... I don't know. Even submitting more thought to it, I can't mark a single preference. A drum sounds like a drum. A flute sounds like a flute. I think what matters more is what is done with them than what they are.