[ 4 ] video; un: @altin ( early morning 11/1 )

[bringbackgold]

[ Otabek wants to post the video relatively early. There’s a calm when the video comes on. Otabek’s hair is is still fuzzy from having just woken up, having not been styled yet. There’s a sense of ease about him, too. While he’s normally pretty calm, it’s just different from what one normally sees from him. Also, it appears his laptop is set up in a different spot than normal. It’s on a kitchen table, and behind him is a counter, on it - a container with remnants of cake.

He’s wearing a tank top, but it’s not hiding the markings on his neck and shoulders. He finally speaks, but not without a small meow in the background from the little black cat who seems fond of making appearances. ]

Thank you for coming to the party last night. I was glad to see everyone. Also, as of yesterday --

[ A pause. ]

I’m nineteen. I don’t really celebrate birthdays. It was a good birthday, though. I’m curious...

[ Leans forward, is quiet. ]

What birthday traditions do you have?

[ He sits back. Clearly, his tone is about to change. Otabek never leaves it at one thing. ]

Also... As you may or may not know, I am in charge of entertainment at a few clubs here. So - this is also a job posting. Singers, DJs, musicians, and otherwise musical acts are all welcome to apply, either for one night or something more long term. It is a paid job, of course. You can either reply here, come visit me at the club, or send me a message privately.

[ He’s said a lot more than he typically does in any given moment. Then, something seems to grab his attention, and he turns back towards the bedroom, then back to the camera. He turns it off. ]

Comments

{Video; UN: potentia.regere}

[earlofphantoms]

I wish you well on this most auspicious of days! {Hi, have a Victorian stranger wishing you well, Otabek! At least he seems cheerful? And bright?} I do play piano and violin if truth be told, but I am not a professional.

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[bringbackgold]

Thank you. [ So many nice strangers, he notes. ] Do you? [ It piques his curiosity at least. He's remixed some more classical music. ] Do you play more classical songs?

{Video}

[earlofphantoms]

Bach, Mozart, Beethoven... {The staples of many a classical repertoire.} I cannot imagine performing anything but classical pieces. They are...noble.

[bringbackgold]

[ If he was on video personally, he probably would have seen Otabek's eyes light up at Beethoven. ] I skated to a remix of Beethoven's 9th. I like to work with classical pieces, but there's some I can't find here. I would like to hear you play sometime.

[earlofphantoms]

Skated? Do you mean ice skating, by chance? {He would like to see this one perform.} I would not mind, but bringing a piano outside would be difficult.

[bringbackgold]

Yes. I'm a Figure Skater...technically. [ He has a solution. ] We have keyboards at the clubs I do entertainment for.

[earlofphantoms]

I would like to see you perform. {He has a nice appreciation for the arts.} Keyboards? If they are shaped like piano keys, I could perhaps make them work.

[bringbackgold]

You're welcome to stop by the rink. I'm there pretty much every afternoon.

[ He's kind of glad people are expressing interest in seeing his sport. ]

And yeah, they are similar to a piano.

[earlofphantoms]

I will do so! I think I have found a few others who might be interested in seeing you perform. Would you be willing to give them a show?

{He will happily play something for it.}

Then I will have no problem.

[bringbackgold]

I would be alright with that.

[ He'll have to talk to Yuri, because the two of them often train together. ]

We'll find a time.