NETWORK: calling all romantics (backdated: February 14)

[cacophonish]

Who: Jeff
Username: freakscene
Warnings: nothing, this is a very wholesome post
Notes: Backdated to February 14, and takes place after Jeff's TDM threads (if anyone wishes to keep them canon, otherwise, I'm happy to clean slate!). An actual log post will be coming up when I get a chance, but you're welcome to toss action/prose tags here, if your character's at Bonnie's.

[ So, those who were around back when Jeff was, you may recognize this username! Otherwise, uh... here's a post that has nothing to do with the ADI or potential apocalypses, popping up on the network. Did somebody get lost on their way to some message board? Did the network get hacked? ]

hey i need some advice
if you were making a mixtape for someone you really like what songs would you put on it? here's what i got so far...

i think its missing something
should i add some meatloaf?
thanks xo xo :)

[ A few minutes later, he edits the post to add: ]

shit i totally forgot
where are my manners

happy valentines day!!!

Comments

2/2

[cacophonish]

[ AND once they've reported back--

--Jeff's totally preening. Rue's now Jeff's favorite non-Tim person. (Well, owlbear, but he doesn't know they're an owlbear, or what an owlbear even is, so--) ]

im a bard
music's what we do :)

sorry wait forgot where i was for a sec
i *WAS a bard but im not anymore cuz magics bad and wrong and against the rules

[ EYEROLL ]

glad you like em
i can send you more

[ruevealing]

I would be most delighted to teach you at a later date! Please, it would be a great deal of fun!

Truly? A fellow bard? What a delight to meet another! No wonder you are a master of music, I clearly have much to learn from you about the music of this realm! Any further recommendations you have would be most appreciated. :>

[cacophonish]

[ HOW could Jeff ever say no to that??? ]

hell yeah your names at the top of my dance card :)

[ There was a time when Jeff would've reacted to news of a fellow bard with hope, some foolish optimism over the slightest chance that maybe they're a bard in the way that he's a bard. Like maybe they're from his world, or a similar enough one, and they, too, know what it's like to harmonize with the Gift, and feel it thrumming in every melody, pure magic and wonder and possibility...

But he doesn't have hope anymore, not when it comes to his ties to home. He doesn't even feel a little twinge of maybe-there's-a-chance. Maybe that's a bad sign, like something in him has been well and truly broken, but...

Well. Regardless, Rue being a fellow bard is still welcome news! ]

your a bard too?? ok your definately my new fave person 😊
whats it like for you? like do you sing or play an instrument or is it like... you find magic in other kinds of performance?

ill make you a playlist! do you have spotify? its this app on the phone... it didnt exist back where im from but its so cool, totally helped me catch up on the last 20+ years of music

im jeff btw! but you can keep calling me freakscene if you want :)

[ruevealing]

[Rue would be devastated to hear of his lost hope, to know that something he no doubt once held close has been completely broken beneath the weight of all he has lived through. Such a young person should not be forced into shouldering the burdens of the world like this. And yet this is the fourth or so Rue has met since arriving. These children deserve better.]

Oh! You must forgive me! I sometimes forget that the usernames that people choose are not their preferred names. It is a pleasure to meet you, Jeff. My name in return is Delloso de la Rue, but I go by Rue.

I find my magic manifests most through my voice, though it is not for lack of trying with instruments. I'm afraid I simply don't have the delicate touch needed for most of them. And others are just too inconvenient to travel with.

I confess, I have not heard of spotify, though there are so many applications on this device that I can barely keep up! I will download it immediately and take any further recommendations you have. :)