un: firstspear | voice

[ua_duibhne]

Name: Diarmuid Ua Duibhne
Date: 27/10
Format: voice

Let it be known that Diarmuid Ua Duibhne has sworn off of the cláirseach.

[A pause- and then he sighs. No, that's far too weak willed for his liking; if he were to give up now, he'd never be able to look at another harp again. What started as a faint interest in rekindling his connection to his father has turned into an endless string of headaches and sore fingers but he's nothing if not masochistic stubborn.]

... at least, temporarily. In the meantime, does anyone know how to restring this godsforsaken thing? Harps are so damned- [As if in objection to whatever insult he was about to throw its way, Diarmuid is interrupted by the sharp twang of another string snapping.] I might need a tutor.

Comments

[curruid_coinchenn]

[ Oof. He can feel the chill, for sure. ]

Don't take it so hard. I don't care what you do...It's not like you left a roomful of questionable experiments to deal with. I can handle you being bad while you learn to play an instrument.

[ua_duibhne]

No, I appreciate your honesty. I think. [He gives a self-deprecating little laugh.] Don't suppose you're secretly a master of the harp as well as battle, are you?

[curruid_coinchenn]

...No. I can't be of any use in that regard. They couldn't nail me down long enough as a child to even try to teach me.

[ua_duibhne]

That doesn't surprise me. But at least you have a pleasing voice to make up for it. [He laughs, the sound lilting and teasing. ] It's a shame I have to get you drunk before I can get a song out of you.

[curruid_coinchenn]

If you can learn to play that thing well, I will sing with you without being drunk first. How's that for motivation?

[ua_duibhne]

Sounds grand. [And he means that sincerely: there's something desperately romantic about the idea of dueting with Berserker, though he highly doubts that was intentional.] I already feel more inspired.

[curruid_coinchenn]

[ No, that wasn't his intention, but some part of him at least knew that Diarmuid would take it that way. That's fine, whatever motivates him. ]

Good...Get to it, then.