riverview | (not at all) accidental video; @maedae

[The feed cuts in abruptly ( maybe a little too abruptly), revealing Mae sitting at the edge of her bed. Her head's cut off by the frame, leaving just a torso and a pair of fuzzy arms cradling what is probably the shittiest looking bass in the world. She plucks a couple strings experimentally, like she's still not entirely sure what to do with the damn thing.

Then she starts playing.

It's shaky as hell and she misses about as many notes as she hits and her bass is insanely out of tune, but the song's there. Kinda. About halfway through, she starts singing, just humming at first, then little "dah dah dah"'s in places where she can remember the rhythm but not the lyrics. It's only when the second chorus comes around that she really hits her stride.]

I just wanna diiie anywhere else!
If only I could diie anywhere else!
So come with me, let's diiie anywhere else!
A-ny-where
Just not here.

[Her singing voice is, ah, how you say not so good. Really it's more shouting than singing, but she's doing it with gusto. Eventually, the song comes to an uneasy finish, and Mae's left sitting there in silence for a couple more seconds before she turns and, in what's pretty obviously a prepared reaction, notices that she's recording.]

Oh, shit! [Said with all the convincing acting prowess of an eight grader.

She dips down, enough that you can see her face for about a fraction of a second, and practically slams her laptop shut, embarrassed and a little bit afraid.]

Threaded | Flat

[This gets a laugh out of him. But at the very least, it's a genuine and affectionate laugh. He'd played with the idea of doing the same exact thing, so he finds it kind of adorable that she went through with it.]

Jesus christ, kid, tune your bass.

[She's still smaller and cuter than him, which makes her a kid. He won't accept arguments.]

[ Jon doesn't know what to make of it, but talking cat > everything else is clearly the answer. So he claps tentatively and politely with a faint smile on his lips. ]

It's a good . . . start?

Damn, Mae. On top of everything else you play bass? Ah do declare you're given me the vapors.

[Morgan makes a show of fanning himself to go along with his terrible faux-Southern accent.]

It needs to be tuned.

[ And her ears need a brief moment to recover. If she had any doubt about Mae's lack of magickal ability, that has been confirmed. Had she been meaning to cast a spell, she doesn't want to think as to the effects that might have been had she the ability to make them so. Still, she's got that spirit of hers; though, why she subterfuge is certainly something Líadan is wondering. ]

If I may, how long have you been playing?

Uh... [???] Are you... all right?

[No one else seems the least bit concerned here, but...]

( username: mccree )

[ look here's some unironic applause!!! with a metal hand, so it's a little tinnier than usual. he's highly amused. ]

Is this supposed to be a romantic song?

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