video; @ellie

[pundemic]

[So. Someone thought she needed a guitar, and she's got a pretty damn sneaking suspicion who.

And that he wouldn't appreciate a call-out. Instead, Ellie just pans the video over an acoustic guitar and a stack of books she'd found on her doorstep a few hours ago. What's visible of her bedroom looks pretty... normal, all things considered. She's put up a poster. Her bed's made (with neat, military hospital corners) and there's some laundry scattered on the floor. She's sort of right on the median line of 'neat' versus 'teenager messy'. Some days, neat wins. Other days... well.

Other days, her laundry goes straight on the floor.]

Hi.

[Great opener, Ellie.]

Um... so. My name's Ellie. I'm looking for some song recs, easy stuff. We're talking, like... 'a five year old with two left hands could probably play this one blindfolded'. That kind.

I don't care about the type or-- genre or whatever, or when it's from. Just as long as I can find it here.

[There's a slight pause. Then,]

Also, if anybody knows how to transfer music from a cassette tape onto something like... an iPod, that'd be great. Thanks.

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not here;

[advanced]

[He won't be replying, because he's not stupid enough to give an anonymous present and then talk about it, but he will be watching.]

[pundemic]

[she's fucking onto you, barnes. you are getting cookies for this, mark her words.]

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[supersweet]

[ He looks over the room with interest. ]

You have a guitar? You get all the cool stuff.

[ Video ]

[anthropophagite]

They probably have technology advanced enough to transfer music from a cassette to digital format. So maybe a store...?

[ hello again person i totally have never spoken to ]

[pundemic]

[hello tiny superfriend!!]

Oh, uh. It was a gift. I think.

[pundemic]

[new post who dis.]

I was kinda hoping to skip the middle man and just do it myself, but... gotta know how first, right?

[supersweet]

Nice! So you're looking into how to play it, right?

[anthropophagite]

Wouldn't that be harder?

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[spellslots]

[The urge to make a joke about bards is so strong but he knows Ellie won't get it and he doesn't feel like entering exposition town with her right now, so he'll save it.]

I didn't know you could play guitar. [This a charming fact to learn!] Is there anything you can already play?

[pundemic]

That's the idea. Don't want to break anybody's eardrums, you know?

[supersweet]

Maybe you should try the library. Beginner's book to guitar.

Or find a copy of Guitar Hero.

[pundemic]

Oh, the guitar came with a couple books! Here--

[She rummages a bit off camera, and then she's showing off a few beginner's guides. She flips through the pages idly so Jon can sort of see what she's doing.]

-- And what the ['Hell'] heck is Guitar Hero?

[pundemic]

I mean. Maybe? But I'm not really worried about how hard it is.

[Translation: my girlfriend made me this mixtape and now she's kinda dead and I'm worried the tape is going to wear out but also no one is allowed to touch my stuff.

She's in a bit of a pickle that's for sure.]

[supersweet]

It's a video game! It comes with a fake guitar you can play on.

[ Jon mimes what it might look up. Complete with pose. ]

But it probably won't teach you the right stuff.

[pundemic]

[A bit of a laugh.]

Uhhh... breaking glass?

[Because that's about what she sounds like when she tries it now.]

[spellslots]

Love it, that's my favorite song!

[He's being a shit, but his smile is fond.]

It can't be that hard, right?

[Music isn't really his thing, to be honest; he enjoys it, but he's already an expert.]

@cjk [ text ]

[signifies]

How do you feel about country music?

@dodger/audio

[smokedout]

[...Tug on his heartstrings, why don'tcha. Kids learning guitar are his only weakness.]

You can make it through most of Eleanor Rigby with two chords. And if you don't mind quasi-hymns, Will The Circle Be Unbroken's slow enough to stumble through before you learn how to switch chords quickly.

Need a teacher?

[pundemic]

[omg video game!!

Regardless of whether or not it would help, she thinks that sounds cool as shit.]

You think they'd have it here? [Wait, wrong question. Give her a second and then with a slight air of mischeviousness:] You wanna help me look?

[pundemic]

Well if I take you up on the whole roommates thing, you're going to be hearing it a lot. FYI.

[Such a vote of confidence, Taako. She huffs in fond exasperation.]

Let's see you do it, then.

text | @altin.

[bringbackgold]

No experience with the guitar, but I know people who learned with Youtube.

I might be able to help with transferring music to an iPod.

[spellslots]

[Cheerfully:]

Sure, let's do it! We'll start a band.

[He's not serious about the band thing but if she genuinely wanted someone to learn with her, he... would.

Call out post for Ellie, making him give a shit about her.]

[supersweet]

Sure! I'll help you find the best one.

[ Because he's well-versed in that area. ]

[anthropophagite]

Hm- [ well, whatever floats her boat, he supposes? ]

You could always ask those stores to teach you, as well?

[pundemic]

Yeah. Just thought it'd be nice if somebody else had an idea.

[She pauses, and sort of gives her tablet screen a bit of a scrunched up look. She either doesn't know she's left the video on or doesn't care.]

Who're you again?