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[socialactivillain]

[ The video feed ticks on to Piper in what looks to be his bedroom. There's a sleepy grey chinchilla loafing on his bed in the background, and a large brown rat perched on his shoulder. For once, he doesn't look like he's ready to start a fight. In fact, his hair is down and he might even be wearing pajamas? He looks comfy, at any rate. ]

Ever since I was a kid, I've been obsessed with sound. All sound, really, but especially music. And now, here I am in a different universe, with people from all different worlds with all different histories, and it's only just occurred to me that I'd never asked this before, but I'm curious about music from other worlds.

What do you like to listen to? What kind of music is popular where and when you're from? Do you play any instruments yourself? Do you play music professionally here, or even just for fun?

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[catchacold]

[So there's yet more rats.

Course.

Why wouldn't there be? He doesn't even care, as long as they don't eat his stuff.]

Used to play guitar.

permavid

[socialactivillain]

[ There's a visible hesitation as it occurs to Piper only as Len's feed comes up that he told his housemates there were no rats coming into the house. His eyes flick to the rat on his shoulder, but hell, if Len's not going to address it, then neither is he. ]

...Huh. Acoustic or electric?

[catchacold]

[He's fairly lax on the issue. Maybe they can park a car somewhere now.]

Both. Learned acoustic first, back in juvie.

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[devoutish]

Why have you got sewer rats in your home?

[Clearly the most important thing here.]

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[catchacold]

Cause the garage gets chilly.

[This is his life.]

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[devoutish]

The one on the bed is deformed.

permavid

[socialactivillain]

[ He sighs like this is a conversation he's extremely tired of having. ]

She's not a sewer rat.

permavid

[devoutish]

Looks like a rat to me, mate. Or do you have friends who can transform into animals?

[bindsthedead]

Well, jazz is fairly popular in Ancelstierre. The Old Kingdom's... rather more old fashioned.

I've had training on the piano, but I use handbells as part of my work.

[socialactivillain]

Is the jazz there similar to the jazz in this world? I wonder if there are comparable origins to the creation of the genre in other worlds...

Me too, but I've always been a shockingly terrible pianist. But what kind of work is that?

[bindsthedead]

More or less. It originated in another country, but I'm not familiar with the details.

Here, I'm part of RISE. But my family's work involves necromancy- which always involves music in some form.

[airshow]

I found an all-kazoo cover of Ode to Joy the other day.

[socialactivillain]

Oh, god. How many kazoos?

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[crackshot]

I live in the age of dubstep, terrible rap and music that sorta blurs into one. Makes my ears hurt a lot.

Though that could just be because I hit the golden age where a guy becomes a bitter old grandpa and all music is like shit. So I listen to nothing but I take great joy in making people turn down their radios whenever I can. Just a little power trip.

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[socialactivillain]

Oh come on, there has to be some music you enjoy. What did you like when you weren't a bitter old grandpa?

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[foreshadower]

Do you want the now, or the previous?

Although if you love sound, I'm certain you know of what we enjoyed in the 1800s, but I found the music of my time a touch... dry. Just like everything else from London in that era.

[socialactivillain]

Well, there is something to be said about the Romantic composers. The increase in complicated harmonies, larger orchestras and new instruments...

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[marriedmedium]

I'm a fan of classic jazz, but anything you can drink too goes straight on the record player!

[socialactivillain]

[ He thinks about it for a second. ]

Is there any music that's particularly difficult to drink to?

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[pyrogue]

What, you like sound? Never woulda guessed.

[socialactivillain]

It's this big secret I've held in all this time, I'm so glad I can be open about it now.

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[eatsnutsandkicksbutts]

I'm into electroswing, and new covers of old songs! It's cool to hear different people's takes on classic material, y'know?

[ Doreen isn't in costume for this one, but there's still a squirrel plainly visible in the background of the video. She's in her bedroom, and the squirrel is having a nap on her bedside table. There's even a little bowl full of nuts and snack food back there! ]

[socialactivillain]

Electroswing? I haven't heard of that one, but I'm going to have to do some searching later. I'm a big fan of covers and experimental genres for the same reason.

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[magnitudes]

All Spice Girls, all the time.

( She's lying.



A little bit. )

[socialactivillain]

So is that a personal preference, or do you live in a world where the Spice Girls are the only option?