[The scavenger hunt seems simple enough on paper - it just seems like, you know. Ways to facilitate spending time with people and getting to know them, which makes sense with the entire premise of this little game.
In practice it feels incredibly awkward to just go up to people and start grilling them about how many siblings they have, their romantic history, or to get them to do things with you... Maybe someone more confident and charming then Heathcliff would have an easier time of it, and they knew how to bring up these questions without them sounding stiff and unnatural. Or they would be like Shino, who he knows would just bluntly asking a complete stranger and question he felt like, but his friend is far, far away.
So Heathcliff decides the first step to being confident he can ask someone to learn an instrument with him, or play alongside him, is... to learn the instrument first. The odd one shaped like a musical note catches his attention, because he's never seen anything like it before. It takes a few moments of him turning it around before he's able to get it to make a noise.
Which absolutely startles him, but it's at least not enough to get him to drop it. He just was not expecting it to sound like that. The noise is so strange that he has to do it again, and then again, trying to figure out what on earth could be inside this smiling music note to make this horrendous noise.
So yeah. He's just sitting in the music room, otamatone just WAAAAAHHH WAAAAHHHHH WAHHHHHing away with absolutely no rhythm at all.]
[Wave's resigned herself to having to visit the music room eventually--it's not that she doesn't like music, more just that it's never been at the top of her priorities list. There's too much nonsense about Proper Ladies being window dressings and valued for being able to entertain guests and a Lot of feelings about a Lot of things for her to want to spend time there! But hey, when there's a game to be played, you gotta do what you gotta do. And sometimes, that means you gotta go to a music room and learn an instrument you've never even heard of before.
But evidently she's not the only one that's decided to try the otamatones out today. The first WAAAAAAHHHHH that comes out of the music room is met with her nearly jumping out of her skin, followed by a muffled curse. WHAT THE HELL IS THAT THING
In fact, half-stepping into the room--]
Is that the thing we were challenged to play this week?
[Heathcliff freezes, otamatone gripped tight in his hands and letting out one last, long WAAAAAAHHHH. He knew there was the possibility of someone going to the music room, but he's still startled by someone actually showing up.
But then he releases his death grip on the otamatone, smiling and laughing a bit awkwardly. Please don't look at him too closely, he has anxiety.]
I believe it is - the otamatone, I think?
[Looking down at the wah-ing device, his brow furrows a bit.]
Though I didn't know it would make a noise like that.
[Does it count as music...? He's not a musical expert like some wizards, but he knows some things.]
[It's okay, he's probably safe... for now... she doesn't need to give him one of her patented Looks uwu Wave steps further into the room, coming up closer to look at the strange thing.]
I think I like it a little bit better, now that I know it makes a sound like that.
[It sounds fuckin' dumb and the idea of taking one of these back to stuffy old Coriolis is hilarious.]
We're supposed to be getting to know each other better this week, so why don't we figure it out together?
I can think of one place where that would be a plus side.
[But maybe if you tried hard enough you could get people to enjoy it... there seems to be some sort of consistency in what note you get when you have your fingers in certain places on the slide...]
It's appreciated. Do you actually have any siblings? Or are you an only child?
[A grin spreads across her face, edged with just a hint of malice.]
The world I come from. A lot of women fuss about wanting to mold their daughters into a beautiful trophy to be flaunted in high society... playing an instrument is considered an important life skill.
[And look, until things happened she hadn't thought much about it. It just was the way things were, right?]
It'd be pretty funny to take one of these back and see the looks on their faces.
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week 1; musical interlude
In practice it feels incredibly awkward to just go up to people and start grilling them about how many siblings they have, their romantic history, or to get them to do things with you... Maybe someone more confident and charming then Heathcliff would have an easier time of it, and they knew how to bring up these questions without them sounding stiff and unnatural. Or they would be like Shino, who he knows would just bluntly asking a complete stranger and question he felt like, but his friend is far, far away.
So Heathcliff decides the first step to being confident he can ask someone to learn an instrument with him, or play alongside him, is... to learn the instrument first. The odd one shaped like a musical note catches his attention, because he's never seen anything like it before. It takes a few moments of him turning it around before he's able to get it to make a noise.
Which absolutely startles him, but it's at least not enough to get him to drop it. He just was not expecting it to sound like that. The noise is so strange that he has to do it again, and then again, trying to figure out what on earth could be inside this smiling music note to make this horrendous noise.
So yeah. He's just sitting in the music room, otamatone just WAAAAAHHH WAAAAHHHHH WAHHHHHing away with absolutely no rhythm at all.]
i love this oh no
But evidently she's not the only one that's decided to try the otamatones out today. The first WAAAAAAHHHHH that comes out of the music room is met with her nearly jumping out of her skin, followed by a muffled curse. WHAT THE HELL IS THAT THING
In fact, half-stepping into the room--]
Is that the thing we were challenged to play this week?
[Lords help them all.]
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But then he releases his death grip on the otamatone, smiling and laughing a bit awkwardly. Please don't look at him too closely, he has anxiety.]
I believe it is - the otamatone, I think?
[Looking down at the wah-ing device, his brow furrows a bit.]
Though I didn't know it would make a noise like that.
[Does it count as music...? He's not a musical expert like some wizards, but he knows some things.]
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I think I like it a little bit better, now that I know it makes a sound like that.
[It sounds fuckin' dumb and the idea of taking one of these back to stuffy old Coriolis is hilarious.]
We're supposed to be getting to know each other better this week, so why don't we figure it out together?
[Simple!!]
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That’s… a good idea, yes.
[It’s embarrassing how shy he is but… he’ll get better. He straightens up a bit, gesturing with the otamatone.]
Do you want to give it a try first? And then we can go from there.
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You keep that one. I'll grab another one.
[Conveniently, there's another one close by that she can grab! Wave takes a seat next to Heath, turning the otamatone over in her hands.]
So how does this work? [She glances at how he's holding it, arranging her hands the same way.] Do you just--
[WAAAaaaahhhhhhnhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.........
is
is it supposed to sound like it's dying help]
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It's quite easy to make a sound, but making music seems to be a bit more difficult.
[Wah wah waaaaaaah...]
I think it's just... variations on this noise, but somehow it can be made into a melody? It's quite a strange instrument.
[For as much as it qualifies as an instrument. He doesn't even know what it's made out of.]
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[Wahn wahn.]
Do you mind if I ask you another question while we're sitting here? I'm trying to find someone to answer the question about siblings.
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[Wehhhhh wehhhhh weh.]
Oh, no. Please, feel free to ask me anything you want.
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[But maybe if you tried hard enough you could get people to enjoy it... there seems to be some sort of consistency in what note you get when you have your fingers in certain places on the slide...]
It's appreciated. Do you actually have any siblings? Or are you an only child?
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Do I want to know what that place is?
[Probably not, he thinks.]
I’m an only child. [For good reason.] I can’t imagine having siblings.
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The world I come from. A lot of women fuss about wanting to mold their daughters into a beautiful trophy to be flaunted in high society... playing an instrument is considered an important life skill.
[And look, until things happened she hadn't thought much about it. It just was the way things were, right?]
It'd be pretty funny to take one of these back and see the looks on their faces.