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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]

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]

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.

[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.

[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

[fiddlestick]

Haha, aesthetic is important! I won't deny that. But there's gotta be sincerity to back it up.

Oh yeah?
Well maybe I should call you next time I get hired for a gig.
I'd make sure you were paid, of course.

[jurai]

If anyone's got sincerity, it's you

But fine, you keep up the goody-two-shoes violinist routine, I'll be jotting down some ideas. Eren's ideas probably suck

[Don't show him that, Elliot. Or do.]

Wait, seriously? SIGN ME UP!!

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ CASH MONEY!!!

AnD ALL MY LOVe AND SUPPorT!!!!!

[fiddlestick]

Aw thanks.

Haha, Eren's input on my music is pretty limited, honestly.

[The boy would praise Elliot non-stop even if Elliot played this]

Seriously!
I don't have a head for fashion or general aesthetic like I do for music.
So it'd be nice to have another person keeping on eye on that too.

[jurai]

Hey, he's just being supportive. I'm glad he talked you into it.

[It may have been overzealous, but Crow would never, ever say that Eren didn't love this man.]

Next time you get a gig hit me up and I'll dress you to the nines, got it?

[fiddlestick]

I know, he's my #1 fan! And it's thanks to him I ever got this far.

[it's true, there is no denying Eren's love for him. Even someone with as long self-esteem as Elliot can't deny it, it's too strong]

Hehe, got it! [And then a pause before he sends another message]Holy crap we've done this before.

[GUESS WHO JUST GOT A MEMORY]

[jurai]

No one would contest him on that either. The guy bleeds passion

[See, Eren? HE TALKS GOOD ABOUT YOU.

But Elliot's reaction catches him off guard, his eyes blinking at the screen owlishly, rereading it...]

What, talk about your music?

[He had to admit, there was something kinda deja vu about it...]

[fiddlestick]

Hehe, he does. Eren always gives 150%.

[GOOD JOB CROW WE'RE PROUD OF YOU.]

Well, yeah but- I meant planning an event together!
I just got a memory of our past selves doing the same.

[jurai]

[EREN DOESN'T THINK SO CAUSE HE'S A LITTLE BITCH.]

What kind of even

[He hits enter too soon, his eyes widening. Those words Elliot said, even this vague, were enough to flash Crow's brain to a point in his past life. A spread out metropolis, a table in front of him with scrawled out writing on paper...

And across from him...Elliot.

It takes him forever to type back, but not from lack of trying to speak. He literally can't type without 1 or 2 typos.]

Holy shit

A concert, right?

[fiddlestick]

Yeah!! Some school concert!

Did you just remember too??

[holy crap he didn't know people can remember the same thing at the same time. Not that...he'd have a way to know really. But still, this is exciting!!]

[jurai]

Yeah! Not anything real specific...just us at a table. With a window looking out to a huge lit-up city

That what you got too?

[He can't believe they could trigger each other's memories like this...But he's not going to complain. It sure makes keeping up with each other easier.

And even better, that he and Elliot really WERE close in their past lives.]

[usurpers]

you suck

[jurai]

[Oh, hi Eren]

Not for free, I don't

[usurpers]

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you have two tons of shit in your head, you know that?
fuck you for making me read that

[jurai]

Aw c'mon

Lighten up! I was joking, anyway

[Whether it's about the [explicit content] or Eren's suggestions, who knows.]


Thanks for nudging Elliot into doing it, though

[usurpers]

Don’t need to thank me for something like that.

And that was a shitty ass joke!

[jurai]

No sense of humor, I swear

Keep that up all your life and you'll go gray before I do

[About that.]

[fiddlestick]

....About that.

I don't think that was dye.

[usurpers]

I have a sense of humor, that was just messed up.
And it’s no use patting my ass up there.

[ BAH HUMBUG!!! ]