episode 05 [Video | laptop]

[wannabered]

Guys, you will not believe this.

[Oh, it's another of the usual views of Thomas' apartment, but it looks like he's taken and interest in music since there are what look to be lyric sheets on his desk, and he's speaking into a cheap USB mic. Those with very good sight will notice what looks like a doll at the edge of the video.]

OK, so we've all seen those lights ... again and we all know about the towers and thats giving us echos or pulses or whatever.

That's important and all, but I think I have gotten the single best pulse on this entire network. Check this out.

[Thomas takes a deep breath and this song, complete with the music and sound effects, starts playing. It's clear he's singing, in Japanese even, but the music is coming from nowhere.]

Pretty cool huh?

[ooc: If your character can understand Japanese, this is what the lyrics mean. Ignore the video's subs.]

Comments

[Voice/Japanese]

[shiromadoushi]

[[Because somethings cannot be conveyed in text. Or English.]]

What the hell was that song.

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[wannabered]

Umm, what? Sorry, I don't actually speak Japanese. 4th generation and all that. I can understand the son though ... oddly.

Voice

[shiromadoushi]

[[Back to English it is, then!]]

The other you was the worst otaku ever, wasn't he?

Voice

[wannabered]

Well, that's the thing actually. I have memories of him speaking Japanese. I just ... don't speak it myself.

text;

[eras]

that sounds so incredibly anime

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[wannabered]

Live-action, but yeah pretty much.

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[eras]

haha yeah that too
just very
theme songy!

ngl sounds like something i would watch
if it, you know.
existed. :(

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[femmefashionaire]

...that's the dumbest thing I've ever seen.

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[wannabered]

I can spontaneously summon background music. I think that's pretty awesome.

[femmefashionaire]

On a scale of 1 to useful your echo is about a negative 500.

I mean, really, what useful situation would that even come in handy.

[Video]

[destinedforrock]

[She'd cocked a brow when the music had started. Planted her hooves to listen in, swiveled her ears to be ready to adjust for precisely where this was going -

and then it kicked up, and she'd craned her head back a bit. Ears fixed position.

That's still where she is - she and a few others have picked up words and melodies from pulses, but a whole song - music and all - is novel!]

...Well!

Bra-vo.

[She is impressed, in a fashion. Or a couple.]

[Video]

[wannabered]

Thank you, thank you.

[Thomas does a small bow.]

It's been happening for any song I sing, or thinking about enough as of late. What do you think Miss Cinderella?

[Video]

[destinedforrock]

['Tis with a brand of merriment that she flicks her ears, with a nod in a similar attitude and the bow - it ups when he continues. Buoyantly:]

Any song, really - what do I think, Mister Thomas? I think I should be most thrilled to hear another!

[Playful, encouraging approximation of a flick of the wrist into the feed.]

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[playerspooker]

You call THAT cool but you voted against me for the dog?! You really do have no taste!

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[wannabered]

You're still stuck on that? Get over it already. The dog was cuter and this is awesome.

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[playerspooker]

You wound a fair maiden's heart that deeply and see how long it takes her to get over it, jerkass!

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[soulsborderline]

Does it work on any song or just stupid kids' show theme songs?

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[wannabered]

Seems like any song. I just sang that one since I remembered it from an echo too. I tested it out using Bohemian Rhapsody this morning and I can't tell you how awesome that was.

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[soulsborderline]

That would have been a little less ear-grating, yeah.

[Not even she can pretend not to like Bohemian Rhapsody.]

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[hoennmaihime]

I'll give you that it could prove a useful distraction. [totally making a note of this] Pick a better song next time, though. Does it need to be something with lyrics? See if you can do "Ride of the Valkyries".

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[wannabered]

Well, I tried Bohemian Rhapsody this morning, but I haven't tried anything without lyrics yet. Not a bad idea.

[hoennmaihime]

Oh, nice. Very classic. And you're welcome. Also, when you're testing that out, see if simply singing a message works as well - for example, "Everyone~ please evacuate the building now~~~"

[Voice]

[chalicejoker]

[Hajime knows Japanese quite well, and he's rather interested in the card-based stuff Thomas was talking about there, but...still.]

...you've got your own sound system for that?

[Please no spontaneously-appearing music, please no...]

[Voice]

[wannabered]

Nooope. That was my newest echo. It's pretty weird.

[Voice]

[chalicejoker]

...yeah, I have absolutely no idea what you're getting or becoming or anything...you're sure you weren't some superpowered marketing executive?