Video| In all my dreams, it's never quite as it seems

[ushahin]

[When the video opens up, Ushahin is lying once again inside his bathtub. It's about five o' clock in the morning, so at least he's only waking up the resident of Hadriel up at the crack of dawn instead of the middle of the night this time. He's considerate that way.]

Does anyone else hear it? The music? It's so lovely.

[There is, of course, no music. What he's hearing is the tune he's caught from passing through someone's mind while they sleep. It's had quite the effect on him.]

Music makes everything quiet inside.

[He starts humming to himself, tapping his fingers to keep rhythm. If that tune sounds somewhat familiar, well, it might have been your mind he was tapping into.]

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[bekommen]

There isn't any music here.

[It's the thing she misses the most from home.]

[ushahin]

[Ushahin stops his humming long enough to answer her.]

Yes, there is. It's all held within.

[bekommen]

You sound just like my ex.

[wormintheglass]

No, dearheart, but keep humming and I'll try and sing it for you.

[ushahin]

[He obliges, humming the tune a little louder.]

Dee da da dum, da da dum, da da dee...

[It should soon become apparent just what it is he's heard while skimming the minds of Hadriel.]

[ushahin]

No. I brought a blanket. And it's safe in here. Do you know how many people get murdered in their beds? It rarely happens in a bathtub.

[Sorry, Shadow, your friend is showing his crazy side this morning.]

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[valiantabsurdity]

From Lir to the lone gentleman, with greetings:

I hope you may read this against the music you accuse, and I hope the words match your rhythm. Perhaps I shall write slower, if you listen to a soft instrument, like the lyre? Please advise. I fear I cannot keep my own counsel in this, as I hear nothing of your music and must envy you each note.

But, please forgive me, I come with a request: there are those of delicate sight who might find the mere suggestion of a man's doings in a bathtub disturbing to their frail eyes. Please, think of their modesty. I know you would surely wish nothing so dire as to unsettle them.

With gratitude,

Lir

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[ushahin]

[Now this is someone who has proper manners. About time someone in Hadriel had any. He writes like those from Urulat would and it is comforting to the Dreamspinner to see that small continuity with the past.]

Greetings from Ushahin Dreamspinner, also sometimes called The Dreamer.

I am not sure what instruments I am listening to, as I have never heard anything like them quite before. They are very loud and so is the voice that accompanies them. I would sing the words if I had the talent for it, alas, I do not.

As for your concerns, I assure you that I am merely using this area to sleep in, for I find it of more comfort than the beds provided. Rest assured that there is nothing unseemly at work here.

With all due respect,

Ushahin

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[solvethepuzzle]

[Meh, he's awake anyway. Near does not have a regular sleep schedule.]

No, I'm afraid the music is beyond my hearing. [And because he simply must comment:] That doesn't look very comfortable.

[ushahin]

Such a shame. It sounds so very nice. There's instruments playing that I've never heard before.

[He gives a shrug. If there's any sort of discomfort, he hasn't noticed yet.]

I slept on the forest floor for most of my childhood. This is far better in comparison.

[fearlessherosheart]

... Are you quite well?

[Because this seems rather odd to Tazendra; people can act strange because they feel off, or because they are strange people. Tazendra knows she is a bit strange to people who are not Dzurlords.]

[ushahin]

That's a matter of perspective. Some would say I am and others that I am not.

[He's plenty strange to the people here and knows himself to not be within the realm of sanity as most people know it. Still, is it truly madness if he's merely seeing (or hearing, in this case) what's inside people's heads?]

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[somuchlove]

I hear nothing.

[It had been very quiet since they discovered they could not gain EXP from the monsters in this place. Quiet and strange.]

What does it sound like?

[ushahin]

Really? I hear it plainly.

[He hasn't quite yet realized that the song is coming from inside a mind.]

Instruments that I have never heard before and a voice that soothes my mind.

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[keep_smiling]

[Gosh, it's early. But Elmer doesn't seem to mind being woken up. His hair is suffering from a severe case of bedhead. Listening intently for a moment, Elmer eventually shakes his head.]

Afraid I can't. What am I supposed to be hearing? The song, I mean.

[ushahin]

[Oh, it is the smiling one again.]

It is a song about...well, I confess, I am not sure. It sounds like a song about war. Something about "stay the swords and stay the arrows". Beautiful tune, though I cannot find out where it is coming from.

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[skelebro]

still going where you're not invited?

[ushahin]

Always. If you don't want me in there, find a way to keep me out.

[There are, though Ushahin certainly won't be telling what they are.]

[voice]

[circumitus]

[Rey doesn't sleep that much, so of course she is one of those up at the ridiculous hours of the morning. Force of habit and all that.]

Know what you mean. Though, am probably hearing a different tune than you.

[She isn't hearing it the same way he is, but music is important to Rey; she "hears" it quite often.]

[ushahin]

[Ushahin perks up when Rey tells him she can hear music. That's the first person to say they can hear it besides him.]

Oh? What does yours sound like?

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[lineare]

[ Jean is quiet for a moment, sensing his contentment and consciously trying not to pry. She can hear it, too; soft and quiet and almost entirely buried within all the coursing dreams, the unfinished thoughts, bittersweet sentiments. ]

Does it always do that for you?

[ushahin]

[Ah, there she is. The one with fire and power inside of her. He hasn't seen her in quite a few days and is thankful that nothing terrible has happened to Jean.]

Not always. The voices, you understand, sometimes they are overwhelming. But tonight, the music helps drown them out.

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[whichend]

Music doesn't make anything quiet. [ Arya retorts hotly, ever the stubborn child. ] It's noise. It makes everything louder.

[ushahin]

Yes, it does. It helps when it drowns out all the other voices around.