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[venti_late]

WHO: Venti and all of y'all!
WHERE: Network
WHEN: Near the end of May
WHAT: There's a new grandpa in town, and he's marginally more well-adjusted than Zhongli! Marginally. This one at least knows how to manage his finances.
WARNINGS: This will be a little cursed most likely, and probably language!

So this is a weird, new app! Since I can't delete this thing, I'm gonna guess that it's not some weird community thing for Kaisou, right? Like a FB group for people to get strongarmed into--I mean join?

Guess it wouldn't hurt too much to intro myself since I'm new here. I'm Venti! I just moved here like. Today. Lovely place, the Spirit Vein up above really sets the mood!

Okay, so here's an icebreaker for you guys, just to have a little bit of fun!

Is cereal a soup? Alternatively, how do you say the word 'pecan?'

And a friendly reminder that bananas are berries, but strawberries aren't berries!

Comments

[thavnairian]

you get it!!!
dancing for me isn't just a fun thing to do for self expression
it's a discipline. it's how we fight for the world we want
the war dance has been passed down for thousands of years, back when our city was still being built
our city is like... six thousand years old or something like that i don't know
what is the saying? old as balls!!!
the origin of the kriegstanz is to purify the hearts of the downtrodden
things like despair, anger, and resentment can build up and manifest physically on my world and hurt people
so i'm just doing my part to prevent that
but you're right! that's what bards do!!!
even if it's poetry and some accompanying music it still counts

[PROBABLY NOTHING]

oh i see.......
wait i know this one
england's the country that america fought for independence. don't ask me when i just remember this from the last time
still
is all of that... okay???
are they being treated right by the empire? because i've seen empires, and they usually don't

[a pause]

i'm just asking. i might know someone with experience overthrowing corrupt governments
i could ask them for ideas. hypothetically

[venti_late]

That's amazing!
Hehe, I think I've found a kindred spirit in you.
You ever need someone to fill in as a music player or singer, I'll totally be there for you!
Even if those emotions don't make themselves more physical, it can still have their own profound impacts on people physically.
So I think us entertainers will always have an important role to play because of that.

WELL, the UK isn't an empire anymore.
It definitely was, and I'm sure that there are people who believe it should be an empire again.
Hehe, but it's okay, I don't think we're at that stage yet.
The Welsh have always been a hardy, rebellious folk.
We'll weather the storm and fight back in our own way until they listen to us.
However, it was still a very kind offer, and it's appreciated.
It's always nice to meet a fellow rebel!

[thavnairian]

[Amal is touched. It's been a while since he found someone he gelled with like this, except maybe Vash? But he thinks if Vash knew he killed people he might be less happy to talk to him.]

wow.... that's an honor
i'd love to play with you sometime!!!
or even dance with your accompaniment. obviously it wouldn't be the same kind of dancing i do for work though
i'm usually playing the lyre or the lute if i pick something up myself
but yes i agree
i think people forget about the power of music and dance when they're locked away for too long by themselves

oh. it's not?
what's the difference??????

[Venti saw right through him...]

hahahah....... i can't confirm or deny that accusation
i've been told i "confess to crimes" too much on this thing
as if they're gonna come after me for something i did on another world that doesn't even exist anymore
people are so funny

[venti_late]

It'd be an honor to play the accompaniment to your dances!
Ohh, you're a lyre player?
It's really rare to see those anymore, but they give such a beautiful sound.
I've focused more on the harp, cello, and flute.
However, I can pretty much play any instrument with some skill!
Just nothing that can be written home about, you know?

There's definitely a difference, but I have no desire to get into the distinction.
It's boring and dry and there's no way to make it entertaining unless you have a voice like honey.

Well, maybe not for crimes you committed on your world.
But they might come after you if they deem that those crimes put everyone here in danger, you know?
Just be careful!
You're a cool guy with a lotta people who love you!

[thavnairian]

it sure is rare. and on top of that... you don't know how many times i've pulled out my lute and had people ask me if it's a yuku-lee-lee. do i look like i know what that is????

being a classically trained entertainer is weird in ... whatever century this is. i was taught how to play for noble courts among...... other things. i can't exactly find the adventurers' guild here and ask them if there's any openings for courtiers

you sound real talented. elliot's the same way. you can hand him an instrument and he goes wild

and fair enough. i'll just moogle it later!

[hmm. he has a point.]

wow, all right, it's not quite that bad.....
fighting off world-ending threats isn't all sunshine and rainbows though.
someone has to pay the price.
if that's me, then so be it. everyone always judges me by my past anyway

[One of the ways he's survived this long is by just letting people think whatever they're going to think.]

still, there's someone i gotta take care of
so if they want to lock me up i'm going to fight it every step of the way

[venti_late]

I'm sure if you brought out a ukulele, they'd STILL not know the difference.
I find it better to just let it go 'cause it gets so tiring otherwise.

21st century! I can't blame you, honestly. It's an Adjustment.

Aww, that's so sweet that you'd compare me to Elliot!
I haven't heard him play yet, but he's got an undeniable passion and love for music that I just can't help admiring.

[Oh, he's sweet, but a psycho. Yes, Venti is singing that out loud in his empty house when he reads this. Just so he doesn't accidentally type it out to Amal because damn. He's unhinged himself, but he's not cold.]

I didn't mean for it to come across as an attack on your character.
It's more that I wanted to point out why they might think that.
Freedom is important, and I'd hate to see such a beautiful bird caged when there's still so much joy you can bring to others.
I certainly can't judge anyone for a checkered past or what they had to do to survive.

[thavnairian]

sounds like it

that is. so many centuries??????? every time there's a world ending calamity we restart our calendar because what's the point

he's an amazing teacher too. i don't know how to read music but he's been helping me....

[Well, he is.]

haha don't worry, i didn't get the feeling you were attacking me.
i just wanted to point out that my bark's worse than my bite
why does everyone assume when i mention my past that it's full of murder????? is it because of the knives.
anyway
i'm fully aware i'm crazy, but it's precisely because i'm crazy that i don't get other people involved if i can help it
if you saw me jumping off a 50 yalm cliff into a lake, you saw nothing.

i like you though. you seem nice even though you tell it how it is.
also it's hard to get mad at someone calling me beautiful~