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[fiddlestick]

Well, this is pretty nerve-wracking, but I finally uploaded some music I composed. It's just four songs, between college and everything happening in Retrospec, I've been, well, pretty busy this year. But I hope to compose more soon!

Anyway... you can listen to them here. Please enjoy them.

And in less good news ... I had a rather troubling conversation with a ghost...

According to him, our Earth isn't what it seems. Apparently, while Recolle's real and stable, the rest of the world is actually a recreation of other Earths. It was made to be a centralized hub for planets across the galaxy that were destroyed, and Recolle's essentially the capital. It was all formed and balanced from the soul energy being generated by this city and the people here, and it's not exactly stable.

Good news, all the people outside of Recolle in this world are real, so it's not like our lives were fake. But bad news, if anything should happen to Recolle, the rest of the world would disintegrate. So...no pressure?

Oh, and has anyone heard anything about a river of souls beneath Recolle? A friend heard about it from another ghost, but we don't know much.

Sorry for all the troubling news. This isn't how I expected this post to go.

Comments

[jurai]

[LIKE THE MONA LISA

BUT MORE RAGEBEAST.]

[fiddlestick]

Hehe, that's one way to put it.

It's not my oldest oldest, I wrote stuff before I moved here. But it's the first I've felt confident enough to upload?

[tarotcards]

Consider them bought (*´∀`)♪

[ souji just went ahead and bought each song, like... three times across both itunes and google play. he's got ur back ]

Have you ever thought about taking music commissions?

[fiddlestick]

Hehe, having a wide range of moods was the idea, actually! Though it did help that the last year had plenty of variety for inspirations.

I will! I'm not stopping now. Though I gotta say thank you. Some of your critiques really did help.

[fiddlestick]

♪ ( ´ ▽ ` )ﾉ Oh! Thank you so much!!

[SOUJI YOU'RE GOOD BRO]

Commissions? I have thought about it, I mean I already do requests when I perform but that's usually just covers.

Do you have a commission idea in mind?

[concasse]

huh so u been writing music as long as u been playing it?

[fiddlestick]

Yeah, pretty much. I don't remember it well, but my mom said that I learned how to write music faster than I learned the alphabet.

Though she could've just been exaggerating.

[usurpers]

[ YOU DON’T KNOW ME LIKE THAT!!!!! ]

[usurpers]

[ when ur fiancé be sitting right next to u to post that shit like



well, maybe that’s what it feels like with eren around regardless of his actual size, especially when he’s here to help you just (aggressive gesture) do it!! make!! your dreams!! come true!! with all the problems with ghosts happening, eren’s probably been spending a little more time here rather than his own home. why? a ghost named ellen took it. she took his home, his place, his job, his non-app family— he only had the keys to his car that she left behind before eren could question her during a prison visit to james.

he’s calmed down from the crazed mess he’s been the past few days, essentially. being around people who do see you was a start to fix whatever was the problem. eren’s sitting on the floor, legs extended with a few notebooks in his lap, one opened to jot some things down. they’re all retrospec related, the others full and puffing our with extra paper. he’s got his phone lit up and open to the network on his other leg, and with a smile while finished his writing: ]

You have buyers.

[ 👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀 ]

[jurai]

[YOU CAN'T HIDE WHAT'S INSIDE FOREVER, EREN JAEGER!!!!]

[jurai]

Oh yeah? Well it worked out in your favour. Consider all four of 'em bought by yours truly

[And snuck onto a playlist for when he wants to wind down after night classes.]

Heh, I'm glad. Can't say I know the finer points of music, but from the sound of things, you really took that crit and showed it who's boss

I'd like to see a violin and piano combination song, though. The best of both your worlds

[fiddlestick]

[WHAT IS THAT IMAGE SDFLKJDSKJSKJFD

Elliot for sure has been worried about this Ellen ghost replacing Eren in his life. Elliot hasn't really experienced something like that yet - either luck or because who wants to try to fake his playing? Still, he's happy to let Eren stay with him as long as he needs. It wasn't a question.

Besides, it was thanks to Eren all of this happened. He tried to chicken out at least twice, but Eren stopped him]

Aha...yeah. Mostly friends, but it's still really nice!

[fiddlestick]

Oh! Thank you so much Crow! ♪ ( ´ ▽ ` )ﾉ

Haha, well you not knowing the finer points of music is part of why it was helpful. If the casual listener can't pick up on the message I'm trying to convey, then it's no good. And even without training, you still have a good ear for things.

Aha, I'll keep that in mind for the next batch. I did that a little with the last song, but it felt like it needed a little more back up.

[jurai]

Hey hey hey

This isn't the time to compliment ol' Crow. Jeez, this is your time in the spotlight!

The feeling you're having right now--hope you commit that to memory, cause it's only going to get even bigger and better. You've taken your first step into a larger world

I'm just here behind the stage watching

But keep doin' what you're doing. My playlist's gonna need a lot more than four

[fiddlestick]

Hehe, sorry!

[It's easy to praise his friends! That's such a sweet message to get. There's a pause before Elliot responds, because my gosh.

He's so lucky to have these people in his life.]

I will. I'll remember this as I keep taking steps! Just watch, I'll fill your playlist to the brim!

Though you know, I could always get you seats to watch.

[hauhra]

Planets that were destroyed?

Does that mean that there was some truth to my aliens theory after all, then?

[ a theory that he only just came up with last month and only discussed with like, one person, but look. if he's actually right, he'll be floored. ]

[fiddlestick]

Um, maybe?

What alien theory?

[jurai]

[You deserve it, Elliot. Crow didn't have to be a past life buddy to see the talent you had--you're one of the reasons he frequented that cafe. Whether that was divine intervention or not is up to the gods to confirm or deny, but he's always been a fan. There's something about it that just seemed...homely.]

Good! You're no longer just Elliot Craig--You're Elliot Craig, maestro of the strings!


Wait seriously? You know I'd be there!

[fiddlestick]

Hehe, that's quite a title. Don't you think it's a little early for me to be calling myself that? I don't even have a full album yet.

Yeah! I mean, unless you like the dramatics of being backstage of course.

[thisloveisjustice]

And we only found the tunnel that time because Zee led us to it. Considering our inability to communicate with Retrospec at the moment, it's going to be a bit difficult to find it again I think.

[and then probably only a few days later him and Togusa end up finding it L M A O]

un: Jamie Doh

[floret]

The songs are lovely!

and

well.

I guess that explains some things, at least.
So this world has only existed as long as Recollé has?

[blessmefather]

Definitely.

[ He takes a minute to come up with more to say, distracted by the thought of his brother, Elliot's father, not existing at all in the reality Tatsuo remembers. He can't bring himself to mention it, it's better if the rest of the family doesn't know. ]

Recreations are slightly easier to accept after visiting that area from Eren's memories. It makes one wonder what world some of the other places originated from and if anyone we know was familiar with the original.

If our world is made up of recreations does that mean all the people are like us? Is everyone from those lost planets?

[tarotcards]

Well, I'm always itching to hear more covers of Nyan Cat to add to my neverending playlist of Nyan songs.

[jurai]

C'mon, live a little! It's all about the aesthetic


But if it were up to me, I'd want to make sure everything went perfect

Your outfit, sound, stage

All of it

[standalonehuman]

If it were simple reincarnation, maybe I'd be more accepting of this. That we remember their lives, but that their lives don't have a chance of taking us over.

That's the question it always comes back to, isn't it? At the end of this, will we still exist? Our own memories aren't being lost, but our bodies are.

[Oh. Except Togusa forgot something.]

Except. I can cut down my own theory, because I've got proof now that there aren't physical brain changes happening to us. No physical evidence that we're getting double the memories.