December Logs

[darkcharge]

Who: Vanitas + Whomever
When: All throughout Dec
Where: Various
What: Mostly previously discussed threads. I can write individual starts for anyone who would be interested in threading something out though.
Warnings: None, yet




( OOC Note )

[ Want to do something this month with Vanitas? Feel free to contact me at jardaan if you want to do something. Or put a placeholder up and I will write you up something myself. I am very open to having new and old CR and always looking for more to do! ]

Comments

[wordsinthesoul]

It surprises me that you haven't.

[Younger than himself, but- capable enough. But- if he's only felt negative emotions, all his life…]

That doesn't seem right. I wonder…. Do you like song?

[darkcharge]

Song? As in singing?

[ Should that mean something to him? ]

[wordsinthesoul]

Yes. Song's known to be good for the spirits, so- do you know any?

[darkcharge]

No?

[ Honestly... ]

Do I look like some magical princess with little woodland friends?

[wordsinthesoul]

Not particularly. But song is hardly restricted to those individuals.

[darkcharge]

Where I come from, those are the only individuals that sing all nice and pretty.

[wordsinthesoul]

…You mean, there are no bards? No carollers at Starlight? What of shanties?

[Surely anyone could raise their voice in song.]

[darkcharge]

I don't understand a word of anything you just said.

[wordsinthesoul]

None of it? At all? That's… most unexpected. I fear I could not imagine a land without song, nor poetry…. Would you care to learn?

[darkcharge]

I never said that things like that don't exist...

Only that I don't get what you are saying. But what is the point of learning anything like that? It doesn't sound like a useful skill.

[wordsinthesoul]

Would you care for an explanation, then?

The point? Music can lift the spirits, and bring people together. It's a way of keeping stories alive, as well.

[darkcharge]

Maybe.

[ Okay so maybe he would like an explanation - if only because Vantias is a curious sort. ]

Just how does it bring people together then.

[wordsinthesoul]

Where should I start, then? With bards?

Ah, well, that's simple enough. To perform a piece together, the performers must listen to each other and work together to create that music. The experience itself can be enjoyable- and listening seems to bring people together just as much.

[darkcharge]

There can't be that much to sing about.

[wordsinthesoul]

You might just be surprised. There are plenty of songs about love, naturally, but then there are work songs- of which shanties form a part, song for any number of occasions and rituals, ballads, and lullabies.

[darkcharge]

Work songs. So basically people will jsut sing about whatever it is they are dong?

[ But why? And who would want to listen to that? ]

[wordsinthesoul]

That's part of it, but not necessarily all. Some are more of a narrative, some to keep tedium at bay, and keep everyone in tune.

[darkcharge]

Huh?

[ Thancred you're talking in a language that doesn't make any sense. Someone sings just to keep people singing correctly? ]

[wordsinthesoul]

It's a little like this…

[He starts clapping out a rhythm, lightly to start, and slowly building up before he begins a song in full- now comes a sailor from the sea- continuing on into the chorus.]

[darkcharge]

[ Vanitas sure is taken aback. He watches Thancred, expression growing blank and confused. What... What is going on here? What is happening? ]

[wordsinthesoul]

[He keeps up the rhythm, but he's watching Vanitas. After a few more moments, he speaks- foot tapping.] Would you like to join in?

[darkcharge]

Join in?

[ What on Earth do you mean by that, Thancred? ]

[wordsinthesoul]

To sing along with me.

[darkcharge]

No...

I definitely can't sing.

[wordsinthesoul]

[I played KH2 so it's fine, haha >>;;]

No…? Well, if you ever decide you would like to, you can always contact me. Perhaps- would there be something else you were interested in, then?