[December Catch-All] [Wildcard Prompt OTA]

[pyrafect]

Who: Pyra, some closed thread, and one open thread!
Where: Errwhere
When: December
What: quests and shizz
Warnings: nada

Closed to Akira
[ It makes for an easy trek through the snow when not one but two people are like living furnaces. Pyra is, and always will be, never appropriately dressed for the weather, with the only addition to her typical outfit a long scarf she has wrapped about her neck. She doesn't need it, of course, but it was too fluffy not to wear.

Talk about your strengths with a red, the message had said. Were it only so simple. ]

I've been thinking. [ She tells him as they walk, hands linked behind her back. ] About what to wish for. And I can't seem to narrow it down to just one. [ She smiles a bit playfully. ] Think I can wish for more wishes?

[ That's probably not how it goes, and she knows it (not that she actually believes that any of these wishes will come true). Still, it makes for an interesting conversation piece. ]

Closed to Tsumugi
[ Ask a blue for help with something.

Oh, and does she ever need help with something. Caroling. That is, singing. It is a quest, and it is something that needs to be done. Only, Pyra is not some sort of songstress, and if she does indeed have any memories of holiday carols from a time long past, that information is wholly blocked to her. So what else can she do but turn to another for a bit of help. ]

Here you go, Tsumugi... [ She says to him courteously, setting down a cup of tea down in front of him. Pyra had invited him to the home in Bluo to which she had been assigned, and even if their first meeting hadn't gone as smoothly as one might have hoped, she appreciates him being here nonetheless. ] So. What's the first thing one should know when singing?

Closed to Link
[ As luck would have it, the message of Have a good time with a yellow that had appeared on her computer might not be all that difficult to fulfill. All it takes is her walking into the Flavo district and finding a Yellow and asking them for a bit of their time.

For singing, that is.

And so they are currently outside, with Pyra having built a fire to keep the both of them warm as they practice. Or rather, for him to keep warm since she's perfectly fine dressed as she is, despite all appearances. ]

...Think we should try harmonizing on that last part?

Wildcard, Open to All
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Comments

[lacrimose]

[Akira has at least bothered to put on a warm jacket, but he isn't overdressed, when a trek through the woods means being able to transform at a moment's notice without wrecking his wardrobe. He's walking with his hands shoved in his pockets, and to her question, he shoots Pyra a grin.]

Sounds like a way to get the quest to backfire on you for sure. [He huffs out a laugh.] Maybe decide what's most important to you, and wish based on that.

[pyrafect]

[ He has a good point, even if she was only joking. ]

But that just makes it more complicated. The most important to me here, or in the world I come from?

[lacrimose]

Here, I guess? I've never heard of quests being able to affect anyone back home.

[Though now that he thinks about it... The quest listing didn't offer any specifics, did it?]

[pyrafect]

Aah, that makes it a bit easier. [ Infinitely easier.

And actually a lot less depressing, because she only has one wish were she back in her home world. ] Maybe I should wish for something to help the town? Like a... ramen shop.

[lacrimose]

Ramen! That sounds good.

[He's being purposefully quiet about ideas for his wish, but there's a smile on his face as they go deeper into the forest.]

Someone would have to run it, though. Think you'd be up to it?

[pyrafect]

Well, I do enjoy cooking.

[ How does she know that. She doesn't even know how she knows that. But somehow she does. ] But it'd be a lot of work for just one person, wouldn't it?

[ ... ] Maybe I can wish for a fully automated ramen shop, and just staff the bar myself. [ Because all good ramen places come with a bar. ]

[lacrimose]

If it were that easy, I bet everyone would wish for the whole town to have automated stuff...

[It's a nice idea, though, and he can't help but approve of thinking with one's stomach.]

How about I help out? I'm not an amazing cook, but maybe I can learn. [The family who took him in run their own cafe, but he'd never been asked to put in hours there. Now seems like as good a time to pick up useful skills as any.]

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[pyrafect]

...Would you?

[ She looks at him, a hand going over her chest. The glow of the crystal there is obscured beneath her fingers, but there's a new light in her eyes. ]

Oh, Akira, that... I wouldn't mind that.

[ Mythra is a terrible cook. No one would ever even allow her to cook, because any dish of hers would be a one-way ticket to hell on earth, specifically the bathroom. Which means that-- ]

[pyrafect]

I've.... never actually cooked with someone before.

[ Oh my. She's just blushing at the thought! ]

[bakedapple]

[Link has never really been much for singing, or music, or really anything artistic of any kind, but if it's a task the mysterious powers-that-be want them to complete, then... well, he'll do it.

But he'll still feel a little silly about it.]

Um... [He looks away sheepishly.] What's harmonizing?

[pyrafect]

It's when... we sing synchronously. [ She explains to him, closing her eyes for a moment. She can hear the mournful hymns of the Praetorium within her mind, their choir developing a symphony simply with voices alone. She doesn't expect them to accomplish anything like that, but. Wouldn't it be nice to try? ] One of us would sing a higher note, while the other signs a lower. [ She can't say she's an expert at it, but it would add a little flair to the carol.

A pause, and then she glances at the sword strapped upon his back. ] ...It would be like fighting alongside another, where all of your blindspots are covered by your partner. [ He. Has done that, hasn't he? ]

[bakedapple]

[He has done that, and the metaphor does help him get the idea a little, but singing and fighting are two different things. Does singing even involve "blind spots"? Or is that just an allusion to something else entirely?

Link taps his chin and quietly ponders for another moment, reaching for that eureka moment he can always manage to find when in the middle of a complex problem. But... no. He's got nothing.]

Can you, um... give me an example, maybe?

[pyrafect]

[ He’s a man of few words, it seems.

But just to clarify: ] And example of harmony in battle? Or song?

[bakedapple]

Harmony in song. [But the fact that she thought he might have been asking about battle is sort of intriguing. She looked at his sword, too. Could she be a warrior of some kind? Link would hardly expect a woman so beautiful and delicate-looking to know anything about combat, but he could definitely be wrong. Maybe she's a sorceress.

He tucks that possibility away for now.] If you can give me an example, I might have a better idea of how to do it myself.

[pyrafect]

[ She shakes her head, oh Link. ] I can't just give you an example alone. You have to take a part of it.

[ And then, she motions to him with a hand. ] Sing a note. Any note. [ And then the hand returns to herself, resting upon her chest quietly. ] And I'll provide the harmony.

[bakedapple]

Uh... alright.

[Link straightens up a little and clears his throat, and then - mustering up some confidence - sings a mid-tone note. He manages to keep his voice from cracking or wavering, at least.]

[pyrafect]

[ She'll listen for a few seconds, and then her lips will part, voice first matching his note then taking it a third above. She lets it ring in the air for a few more moments before stopping. ]

...Very good, Link.

[ They sound nothing like the choirs of the Praetorium, but it'll do. ] One of us will have to sing the actual melody, while the other accompanies with the harmony throughout. [ Pyra tilts her head, the emerald of her earrings swaying slightly with the motion, as she measures his expression for comprehension. ] Does that make sense?

[fineprinted]

Oh, um. Thank you.

[ the tea is welcomed, but after their first meeting at the ice palace, tsumugi is still kind of intimidated by the girl. on one hand he should be honored that she even approached her for this in the first place! but on the other... mmm.

girls are pretty much just scary to him at first glance, huh. ]

Well, the first thing is to decide on a song...! The Town feels curiously Western with all these Christmas-related tasks, but do you know any from your world, Pyra-san?

[pyrafect]

[ That's a good question. That, in truth, has a very complex answer.

But fortunately Pyra herself can give a very simple answer instead without technically lying about it. Technically: ] Not off the top of my head, no.

[ It's been like. A very long time..... ] But I would appreciate something easier to sing.

[fineprinted]

In that case, there's We Wish You A Merry Christmas. It's repetitive, but it gets the job done in my opinion. Here, let me sing it for you to have an idea how it goes:

[ hold on, he'll take a sip of tea first, clear his throat, and - ]

We wish you a Merry Christmas ♪
We Wish you a Merry Christmas ♪
We wish you a Merry Christmas ♪
And a Happy New Year ♪

[ ... ]

See? Plain and simple enough.

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[pyrafect]

[ When he begins to sing, she straightens up almost immediately as she listens to him, seemingly captivated by his voice. She has to set down her cup of tea as a result, because otherwise she would surely drop it. ] ...Tsumugi.

[ He's just sung to her once and it's like.

Holy shit boy, you got quite the voice on you. ]

[pyrafect]

Tsumugi, [ Her hand curls up to her chest, covering just over where her heart might be within. ] That was beautiful.

[fineprinted]

[ ah... he should be used to receive such warm praise from people, but it still feels wrong somehow. in any case he'll smile and bear it with a sheepish chuckle, scratching the back of his head. ]

Ahaha, thank you, Pyra-san. It's an awfully simple song though; I'm sure you can pull it off just as well!

Now, how about you try? ♪

[pyrafect]

....You want me to try following that? [ She looks surprised. Like, c'mon, does he expect her own voice to be any good in comparison??

Surprised, and shy. ]

[fineprinted]

[ nods! ] The song's easy enough, and it's not like we're going to be graded on our performance...

[ they're not in hell idol school, thankfully enough. though there is that suspicious guy who keeps giving them quests... hm. ]

And even if your voice isn't up to par yet, the most important thing is that you've given your all into it. Not everyone in Chroma sings as a career, so no one should be able to judge you on that.