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[the4united]

Um... this might sound strange and all, but does anyone know where someone could listen to music here?  

It's not something I really experienced at home, and I've discovered that I really like it.  I don't really know enough about it to say what kind or anything, but er... I was just hoping to listen to some maybe?

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[21kingpuddings]

I guess it always just felt like a natural thing? Like, when you feel somehin', and you don't know how to put it into words. You just kinda start humming or singing, you know?

[Clearly he does not, Tamaki??]

I guess I'm just more used to it being everywhere, but I'm a pro idol so I can't really imagine what it would be like without music.

[the4united]

Mmm. I guess I hum sometimes? Maybe? On rare occasion? Aquaras does a lot, but that's just her way of expressing herself.

[He has at least heard humming an whistling semi-regularly.]

What's a pro idol?

[21kingpuddings]

Hah, that's really cute.

A professional idol, we sing and dance for a living!

[the4united]

Really? That's actually something you can do for a living?

[Coming from a society where literally everyone is a warrior of some kind or another, having such a fluffy "main job" is kind of mind boggling.]

[21kingpuddings]

Yeah! [He wouldn't call it a cushy job by any means, but he does really love it...!] It's just like any entertainer kind of job. People like to be entertained, and me and my group are really good at it!

[the4united]

Entertaining can actually be a job where you're from?

[That's definitely not true where he's from. It can be a side hobby at best, but not a whole lot more.]

[21kingpuddings]

Yeah. People who sing and dance, actors, artists, people who write books for fun... stuff like that. There are a bunch of jobs like that back where I'm from.

[the4united]

Wow. That's... something people where I'm from really only hope for. A dream that could never happen because of their responsibilities.

[21kingpuddings]

Seriously...? [Wild, he sincerely can't imagine it.] Your world must be a pretty busy place, if no one gets to do artistic stuff for a living, huh? That sounds kind of depressing.

[the4united]

Well, people have time for the other stuff certainly, but we're all warriors of one kind or another by trade.

[21kingpuddings]

I'd never be able to live in a place like that. [He sighs a little bit.] I'm no good at fighting, you know?

[the4united]

You don't necessarily have to be good at it really. There are a lot of people who are pretty low level.

[21kingpuddings]

But if you aren't any good at it, that means you're more likely to get hurt by someone who is, right?

[the4united]

If you're planning on traveling alone and starting fights, sure. Otherwise, not really. Unless the entire place you live gets attacked, but even those who are stronger would be in trouble then.

[21kingpuddings]

Huh. [Well then...!] What do all those warriors do when there's no fighting, then?

[the4united]

Same thing everyone else does, generally. We all still have to live somehow.

[21kingpuddings]

I guess so. Just feels like those lives would be a lot more fun with stuff like music and art.

[But, they've gotten kind of off-track with the original point, haven't they?]

You want me to play some music off my phone for you?

[the4united]

I think most other people have experienced those things where I'm from.

[He's just... unusual. And his life has been very screwed up.]

You have music here? That easily?

[21kingpuddings]

Uh-huh!

[He's already retrieving said phone as they speak, lightly tapping away at the screen to find what he's looking for.]

I don't have a lot on here that isn't sung by my group, though. [He's not sure that would be a problem, really, but the variety isn't huge for it.]

[the4united]

I wouldn't really have any preferences since I know so little about music.

[21kingpuddings]

Hah, yeah, that figures. [No sweat, though, and after another second of tap-tapping, he settles on an option.]

This one's just me an' my partner. [And with that, he starts up the song. Enjoy!]

[the4united]

[Devon listens for a while, a small smile on his face. He hopes he can figure out how to save this somehow...]

You're really talented. Are you making all the sounds in the background that aren't singing too?

[21kingpuddings]

We've worked super hard. [There's definitely some kind of talent aspect at play, but he's not about to let the hard work of it all get forgotten about!]

Nah, all the instruments in the background are done by different people. [A beat, then,] Sou-chan can play piano and guitar, though. I don't know how to play anything too complicated.

[the4united]

But people make them?

[Devon knows just as much about instruments as he knows about singing, which is to say basically nothing.]

[21kingpuddings]

Yeah! Well, instruments are making them? But there are people playing the instruments.