Text ; @music2myears

[afoolshope]

Do they still sell MP3 players and CDs? Where do I find music here?

[Priorities, Minato has them.]

Comments

un: shiro

[cranekin]

Have you tried singing?

[afoolshope]

I'm not asking for karaoke.

[cranekin]

(SHOT DOWN BEFORE HE COULD EVEN SHOOT HIS SHOT...)

It's how people used to make music...

[afoolshope]

[He asked specifically for CDs and MP3s!! He ain't singin!!]

I'm aware. I'm not asking how to make my own music.

I had an MP3 player back home and a laptop full of music and CDs. Obviously I can't get those back so I'd like something similar.

[cranekin]

(The problem is he doesn't speak MP3 or CD or these random letters at all!!!)








What do they look like?

[afoolshope]

[oop.]

uh.

[It took a minute, but eventually he managed to get an image up based on his memories of his MP3 player and CD with the name "Lotus Juice" on it.]

[cranekin]

(He's looking at the picture and let's say he gives a little [like] reaction to both of them to show he's read them both or something. He might have a tiny inkling of an idea but just to make sure--)

Are these devices from another era, perhaps?

[afoolshope]

Yeah, like 200 years ago. I don't know what they do now for music or if they do anything for like...

I guess it's considered antique now. I'm from 2010.

[cranekin]

I saw a shop in the city that sold small machines and devices.

(When they were out investigating the hyrbids on the market. There are some actually legit shops and businesses on the front of these streets.)

They seemed quite worn. Just looking at them made me feel tired. Maybe they were old?

(They all looked new and unfamiliar to him.)

[afoolshope]

Small machines and devices that made you feel tired? What did they look like?

[What a description too]

[cranekin]

(So tired. It just made him feel all worn out and creaky, like he was rusty and brittle, too.)

I saw a colorful, hairy doll of a creature that could blink with big eyes and speak to you.

(A Furby. He means a Furby.)

An electronic book that could tell you words find different languages.

(An electronic dictionary.)

Oh, and a machine the size of a large pebble with the spirit of a small creature inside. You could feed it and take it on walks. It was very friendly.

(A Tamagotchi.....)

And a lot of lamps!

(At least he knows what a lamp is???? Anyway, it really was a lot of knick-knacks.)

[afoolshope]

But nothing that plays music, huh? Well, it sounds like some kind of antique shop anyway and what I'm looking for is considered an antique by now...

Can you tell me where that shop is?

[cranekin]

Nothing I could recognize.
Give me a moment.

(He has to try to retrace his steps to find the shop... what he sends is a pin for a location in the city. It isn't exact and seems to be somewhere in the middle of one of the many shopping streets.)

It was around here.

(If Makoto fiddles around with the options some, he may be able to do a "virtual tour" and see a shop with stereos and old computers in the front. It's an older image of the shop so Tsurumaru doesn't immediately recognize it but it's easy enough to figure out.)

[afoolshope]

[Minato isn't quite sure how to do that yet, but he nonetheless makes a mental note of it anyway.]

I'll check it out, then. Thank you.

[originbullets]

You can listen to music through your implants. But if you preferred to find some kind of stereo system, I'd advise checking the business district.

[afoolshope]

I wouldn't know how to use the implants like that and I would prefer just using a pair of headphones.

un: scarf guy

[memors]

Were you able to find something suitable? I've been curious myself.

[afoolshope]

Not yet, but I guess I can check out the business district and see if music stores exist or something.

...scarf guy?

[memors]

Haha, yeah. It's the code name LILITH gave me. Pretty silly, huh?

[afoolshope]

Pretty accurate, though.

[memors]

It's enough of my trademark that it even showed up in my locker when I got here.

[afoolshope]

Lucky you. I want my headphones and MP3.

[He may or may not be pouting.]

[memors]

Did they leave anything for you in your locker?

[afoolshope]

Only my sword. Guess it's more appropriate but still...

[memors]

I guess I'm lucky I don't have a trademark weapon, then.

[afoolshope]

How do you fight then? Or do you plan on always using your true form?

[memors]

That had been my intention, yes, although maybe it wouldn't be a bad idea for me to train with a sword while in my human form, too. I think I retained some of what you learned while in Tartarus.

[afoolshope]

It might be best for times when being in your true form wouldn't be ideal. I only know some of the basics that the others taught me, but I can always practice kendo with you.

[memors]

Really? I'd like that! I hope you could learn from sparring with me, too.

text @rabbit

[seaurchin]

You might be able to find one in an antique store? But there are definitely ways to listen to music.

[afoolshope]

What other ways are there?

[seaurchin]

Back home, we have an app called Spotify. They have a similar one here.

[afoolshope]

I'm not that familiar with apps. They were still very new and I was still on a flip phone.

Can you show me?

[seaurchin]

These apps are in our implants here. It might be a little hard to show you but ... sure.

I'm in the Revelation dorms.

[afoolshope]

Oh. So am I. Thank you, I'll go to you. What number?

[seaurchin]

Room 4.

I'm Fushiguro.

[afoolshope]

Arisato.

[Well, it wasn't that far from his room, which was #13. So, Minato made his way over with his hands in the pockets of the surprisingly comfy lounge wear they were given. It was so weird not having his headphones on, ugh, but hopefully the implants will be a good substitute until he got the real things.

Knock, knock.]

[seaurchin]

[ That was surprisingly quick. Was this guy in the same dorm? He does think he's seen him once or twice while walking the divine dog in the morning. ]

Nice to meet you. Feel free to come in.

[ Megumi steps aside, making room for the other boy. His room is extremely neat, clean and orderly. There isn't much personality to it, and he's left it mostly the same as it would have been upon arrival. At the corner of the room, there's a black hummingbird drone that's just hanging out on a perch.]

[afoolshope]

Mm.

[He nodded in thanks, stepping into the room. Either this guy was new or he just didn't do much decorating. Not that Minato could really judge. His dorm in Iwatodai was almost just as sparse. Any trinkets he did have was on a shelf by the bed or in a box hidden in his closet.

He did, however, notice someone lacking as Minato realized he had seen the fellow teen before.]

No dog?

[seaurchin]

[ The mention of the dog is not what he had expected at all. ]

You've seen the Divine Dog? [ Then again, he does take him out on a walk in the mornings, and he's certain he's seen this other boy around in dorms. ]

He's not out right now. [ Does Minato want to see him ... ]

[afoolshope]

Divine dog?

[That got a head tilt. He just thought it was a regular, big black dog.]

...is he a summoned creature, then?

[It would make sense. The name, being told he wasn't "out" now.]

[seaurchin]

A shikigami. He's part of the technique I was born with.

[ Sorcerers are usually secretive about their techniques, but they are teammates, so they need to know these things to work together when it's time to fight. Plus, it isn't like Minato can use this information to harm him in any way. ]

... I'm guessing you want to see him.

[afoolshope]

What's a technique?

[Minato nodded, however, at the question. Because of course he wanted to see him.]

If you don't mind.

[seaurchin]

We're going to be teammates, so it's better that we know about each other.

[ Megumi clasps his hands together, summoning the divine dog. From his shadow, a black wolf emerges and gives a howl. ]

The only reason I can summon him is because I was born with a cursed technique.