001. Text // Kick it right out of frame - does it matter?

[drydrown]

You know, this may be a slightly inane question, but since apparently I'm being made to deal with the local social media conspiracy firsthand, this is hardly the stupidest thing I'm going to decide to do. At least, as far as the rest of you lot tend to tell it.

So! While we're all here and blundering our way through this holiday season – does anyone have any idea what the ratio is here for "people remembering reasonably normal lives" set against "people whose past lives were apparently some sort of weird genre-fiction mess"? If you want to describe your particular brand of genre-fiction mess, do feel free, but it's not required.

Asking for a friend, obviously. ♡

Comments

[elevelvetor]

i'm sure. what's your favorite so far?

[drydrown]

In fairness, most of them are a little less functionally adorable than living in an elevator.

[elevelvetor]

i suppose that's true, but to be honest, i'd rather live in a world with magic and monsters or something like that than spend the rest of my days in an elevator myself.
the latter seems very dreary and boring, even with the addition of company and cards.
well, i likely wouldn't end up being the type of person in the former world to go monsterhunting or anything though...
perhaps i'd simply study magic and go to some sort of school for it.
or be a bard!

[drydrown]

Monster hunting really doesn't seem like anything I'd be interested in either, for what it's worth; entirely too much risk involved for my liking. But then, I've never really been the adventurous sort at heart.

Not to say I'd prefer the elevator, either; you do have a point there. Bard sounds fair, though.

[elevelvetor]

we can both be bards, in that case. what would your instrument of choice be?

[drydrown]

I've played violin for years now. It's not the best for bard purposes, but seeing as I can't sing for anything it's likely the best I've got.

Yourself?

[elevelvetor]

my voice. i've been learning to play the piano recently, which is even less-suited for bards... however, i've been singing since i was quite young. i'm very good too, if i may be so bold to claim.
between the two of us, we make one functioning minstrel.

[drydrown]

Which is presumably more minstrels than most people can really claim to be, so I'll take it, I suppose.

[elevelvetor]

excellent. we'll start our barding on the morrow...
at some point.
i'm hardly a songwriter, so we'll have to improvise. covering a song, perhaps?

[drydrown]

Dare I ask what your tastes might be?

[like i mean

theoretically he'd be entirely here for trying to cover metallica or something by way of violin and a theater kid singing but]

[elevelvetor]

let's see...
musicals, primarily, so i suppose songs that are easy to dance and move to?
which can be quite varied, i'm aware
let's go from your tastes instead.

[drydrown]

...In fairness, it isn't as though I see anything wrong with musicals, either.

[elevelvetor]

[ oh thank God. ]

that's because there's simply nothing wrong with them at all
i'd dare to say that musicals are, in fact, the greatest form of art imaginable.
from production to backstage, to the amount of practice and poise necessary for pulling off a good show
the amount of improvisation required and adaptability, quick wit, and such required to handle slip-ups with grace...
yes, musicals truly are a wonder in this world!

the gospel aside, we'll simply have to find one we agree on, and then begin our journey