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Name: Connor
Date: July 1st
Format: Video

[The video focuses on Connor, who is currently condemned to never move from the couch again because he has a St Bernard in his lap. The dog huffs gently as Connor places a hand on his head, and starts to scratch behind his ears.]

I was just wondering if anyone here could teach me a song they know from home. It can be any song, but I promised someone that I would learn one for her. And as I'm not going to be moving any time soon, it seemed to me that now would be the best time. Isn't that right, Sumo?

[He gets absolutely no acknowledgement from the dog.]

Don't worry, I would only have to hear it once. I have a very good memory.

[And maybe people could use a little distraction from whatever that dream was.]

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I'll be there in a few minutes.

[True to her word, he'll hear a knock at his door a few minutes later and then the soft click as she checks to see if it's unlocked. Justine see's no reason to wait outside when he knows that she's coming over.

Today she's wearing a more traditional dress sold within the city. Lace decorates her breast while thick folds of fabric fall down to her ankles. She's barefoot. Having walked only the length of a house to get here.]

Edited 2019-07-09 12:27 (UTC)

[The door is locked, but Connor is quickly at the door anyway. He lets her inside, obviously pleased to see her. She'll find Sumo is now on the floor, looking disgruntled at having had to move.]

Hello Justine. You look nice today.

[But she always looks nice.]

I'm sorry Sumo.

[Justine lowers to her knees to give the large dog the attention it deserves before stealthily offering him a little treat from the palm of her hand. She then looks up at Connor, rising to her feet with a warm smile.]

Thank you. It's always nice to see you Connor.

Should we get started? I wrote down as much of a song as I could remember for you. [She really doesn't remember a lot of songs.]

[Connor nods, eyeing Sumo as he eats the treat but saying nothing. He doesn't mind.]

I have a song I learned that I think you'll like, too.

[She's a guest in Sumo's house and thinks its only right to grant the true master of the house a little treat whenever she comes to visit. Which is possibly too often for her to always be bringing the large dog treats.]

Really? I'd love to hear it.

[Justine waits for him to sing or to lead her towards the couch.]

[He leads her to sit down, wrapping an arm around her once they're sat on the couch, and then he starts to sing with his head resting on hers. He stops at the point he'd start the talking part of the song, instead pressing a playful kiss to her cheek.]

Someone called Lex taught it to me. I thought it was nice.

[And it made him think of Justine.]

[Justine smiles as she takes the seat at his side, curled protectively beneath his arm.

Her lips stretch into a warm smile as his voice sweetly wraps around each word. It makes her heart flutter in her chest while the lyrics and notes seep into her and warm her limbs.]

I like it.

I truly love the way your voice sounds Connor. Even if it's pulling me in.

[She glances up at him. Her cheeks lightly touched with a rosy pink warmth.]

It really made you think of me?

It did.

[He touches her cheek, then leans in for a brief kiss. When he pulls back again he's smiling, looking at her fondly.]

So what's the song you have for me?

[The kiss is brief but warm and inviting. Justine feels herself smiling while that rosy tint to her cheeks begins to deepen in hue.]

Mm? Ah. Did you want me to sing it? I wrote down what I could...

[Her voice is soft and a little distant now that he's sitting so close and kissing her so sweetly.]

I'd like that, yes. Unless you're too distracted.

[He says it teasingly, leaning in to kiss at her neck playfully.]

[She smiles shyly as Connor's lips press against her neck.]

I think I can manage. Actually, I think there is a song that I know better. It isn't exactly a love song. It's a sad song. But it's beautiful.

[Justine rests against his side, her cheeks flushed as she begins to sing. Her voice is sweet but it's unpracticed at singing and at times awkward as she switches between notes.]

The other song. Well, it's a duet and it had made me think of you but I don't think I could sing it as well.

[He closes his eyes and rests against her as she sings, and when she's finished he links his fingers with hers and holds her hand.]

That's a pretty song. I'd like to hear the other one too, but I can understand how singing a duet by yourself would be difficult.

I can try it. I'll tap you when it's the other person singing.

[Justine starts singing a collection of songs from a movie that she knows Connor won't recognize. Some of it starts out as talking but slowly the tune begins to form into something more recognizable.

It's an odd song but sweet and as Justine said, she doesn't know all the words but she knows enough to sing it.]

[It's something Connor can follow at least, and he can imagine the it's two people singing it even if he doesn't know what they sound like.]

It made you think of me?

[He toys with her fingers, a smile on his face. The thought is sweet.]

A little, yeah.

[It's the theme song that she associates with their date, whenever she has a chance to think back to their romantic walk on the beach. How he has so much hope while her own point of view is depressing and cynical. It's sweet and it makes her believe in something a little bit greater than herself.]

Do you like it? I think it suits us. [Justine is not mentioning how that movie ends.

Her fingers toy with his, a light smile shaping her lips. This is nice and simple and she can't remember the last time she sat with someone like this and just talked.]

I like it.

[He hasn't had time to let the world make him cynical, the way it has Justine. He's still seeing it all with new eyes, and when he's experiencing something like love for the first time... it makes everything seem so much better.]

But I think I would like any song you sang to me.

Does that mean I can sing you itsy-bitsy-spider?

[She smiles up at him, her dark eyes glittering with affection and warmth.

Justine might be jaded in every respect but she's never let her heart break to the point that she couldn't love. It's for that reason that she guards her heart so ruthlessly.]

If that would make you happy.

[He holds her close, happy to cuddle. He feels so much better when he has Justine with him.]

I don't know that song, but it sounds... interesting.

Being with you makes me happy.

[She hadn't meant to say that out loud but oh well.]

It's a children's song. I don't know if it's supposed to make sense.

[Justine waits a moment and then begins to sing him the itsy-bitsy-spider, with the hand movements that go along with the song.]

[He can't help but smile at the song.]

Maybe it's supposed to teach children that better days will come, and you can try again even if you fail the first time.

[Something that Connor wishes he was taught. Instead, he was built to never fail, and when he did fail regardless he was scolded harshly.]

That is possible. I think some adults need to remember that song.

[Children aren't the only ones who need to learn.]

But it… it is a cute song.

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