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[inafadingcrown]

[The woman who comes on the screen is beautiful, certainly, but also a little.... unearthly may be the word. Even if the pointed ears weren't visible, it would not be difficult to realize that she’s not human. But her smile is charming and genuine and she addresses the network with confidence and poise, which she hopes is some reassurance. ]

Two months it has been now and still I know so few of you. The fault is largely my own- I will admit to being somewhat overwhelmed by the strangeness of this place. But it is a misfortune that is easily resolved, is it not?

Others have asked for your tales; I think I will ask for your songs. Tell me of the music of your worlds, friends, and I will tell you of mine. It seems a topic worthy of conversation and it may bring some comfort to those who have only recently arrived.

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text. | quenyan. can we type in quenyan this should be a thing. romanized tengwar. westronized?

[lordof]

[grudging comfort (or glee in being an annoying little shit that pebble in galadriel's non-existent shoe) for those confined to bed rest in medical.]

the ainulindale has ever been one that i have enjoyed most.

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[grayleader]

[It's only video because he wants to stare at her and figure out what she is.]

You'd call people you don't know friends? [...And yes, he totally missed the point of her post. GOOD JOB JAI.]

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[ridesthesun]

[Nomi Sunrider is quick to reply to this, having asked a similar question a month past. Music was a universal language, after all. Anything sentient has the ability to feel those vibrations, a fact well documented throughout the entire Galaxy. It doesn't hurt that the woman in the video is so clearly not human, as well as seemingly kind.

In her sea-green Jedi robes, the Grandmaster smiles warmly, radiating good cheer like light from a star.]

Music where I am from, in truth, is as varied as the people here. I'm fond of Alderaanian folk music and Corellian pop, but without context they might be a little jarring to people from other worlds.

text and quenyan forever wow that is really interesting to think about

[inafadingcrown]

[Damn it. He had to say something interesting enough that she can't just ignore him.]

i imagine that little could compare

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[inafadingcrown]

[Or he could ask you know. She would tell him.]

When I wish to welcome them to speak to me, yes.

[inafadingcrown]

I imagine that the same is true of my own world. it seems to me that music always carries a bit of the soul of the peoples who produced it; it is natural enough that it should be varied. But, alas, I may speak only of Elven music with any authority.

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[grayleader]

[Then that would be admitting he doesn't know. But that's something like a look at that before he shrugs. He's sort of sensitive to the word friend.]

You're definition of the word friend is different then mine, then. [But moving along because he's got no interest in arguing it with her.] I'm not much help when it comes to music, I've noticed it's different where ever I go but that's about it.

[inafadingcrown]

Or perhaps I see a use for words beyond their literal definition. [Not everyone she says "friend" to is actually her friend, in other words.]

You have no preferences of your own?

[grayleader]

[Okay she has him there.]

I travel with a couple of others a lot in a ship a lot smaller then this one, rather hard to have a choice in things like that. [They'd probably end up in a fight over it really if he did. And ONI tends to dislike how often they go through ships so...]

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[sugarpills]

[ That's Galadriel. Lord of the Rings Galadriel.

Holy shit. ]

...I like Daft Punk.

[ridesthesun]

On that, I completely agree. If you like, I'm happy to send you some datafiles that I happened to have on me when I arrived. Whatever brought us here let me keep my datacron. What sort of tune does Elven music have? Is it soft or loud? Fluid or discordant?

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[atent_dead]

[There's a considerable amount of muttering directed at the communicator. Why is it making noises? And a not at all centered image]

Loada drunken nonsense mostly. Opera where they sing in Foreign about dyin'. Or about gold, if dwarves wrote it.

quenyan encripted text. forever. THINGS TO TAKE TO PLURK AND PONDER.

[lordof]

[he'll kick himself for socializing with her too, but knowing she's reacting the same is satisfying enough. no pain, no gain.]

little indeed that can compare to memories of the early days.

[meant inasmuch for him as it is for her. he remembers the days when elves first woke, after all. and when they first stepped onto aman.]

I laughed harder than I should have at this tag

[inafadingcrown]

[And that sure is a person who looks a whole lot like Frodo. Welp.]

I am afraid I know nothing of it. [Or them. Or...whatever.]

[inafadingcrown]

[Galadriel's sympathetic. These things are hard to figure out.] Is there any tune you do not regard as drunken nonsense? [You have to like something, come on woman.]

[inafadingcrown]

[Oh good. So we can just continue to passive aggressively circle each other.]

were circumstances other than they are, i might delight in asking you of them

[It's been a long time since she's had a chance to talk to someone older than she is, after all. But he's a lying liar who lies and also she really hates him in case that wasn't clear.]

[atent_dead]

Stuff without words ain't awful.

[Most of her musical exposure is Nanny Ogg]

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[acapriciousthing]

My world is a bit of a diverse place. But when I think of music... my nephew played the most beautiful music. When he played his lyre, all the animals would stop and listen.

[So long ago...]

[lordof]

[it's probably impossible for it to be anything but that. not for a long long long long time. like a gazillion years long(er). maybe.]

why must it be any more than what it is? we are but two people misplaced from our worlds.

[our worlds, he says. not our homes. his world, perhaps, or what should be his.]

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[wolfdreamer]

[She is lovely, and kind, and he will be respectful--but none of that is going to stop Bran from setting her straight.]

Stories are better than songs, my lady.

[inafadingcrown]

[A soft chuckle] And why is that, little one?

[wolfdreamer]

There is more to a story. A song is so short. You have hardly begun it, and then it is over.

[Also, songs are more for girls. But that would be rude to say to her, and so he holds his tongue.]

There are some good songs, but they are nearly stories themselves.

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[loyalpup]

[Tom is all smiles; he's always ready and willing to make a friend]

Don't really know much of music. Dad said too many bands talk about nothing but bad things so it was best ta not listen.

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[tailcrook]

Song... [That's certainly caught his ear - ] My world has two kinds.

One is music [He nods.] but the other is... [Complicated...?]

Well - they're both very important to us.

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[yardbird]

[It's almost unsettling to realize just how, well. Settled Murphy is when he sees pointy-ears and anyone who fits an "unearthly" description. At this point he barely even acknowledges and just... accepts it.]

I... got a gramophone some time ago. [He stops. Not sure if she'd even know what that is.] It, er. It plays music. Some records from my world. Probably easier than just tellin' you the songs. It's really only a small handful though, but...