GODLY AUDIENCES - TAKAOMI SHISHIMARU

[divus]

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[divus]

[HAH

Fortune giggles and steps away from the window.]

Thank you for making an offering today. It's nice getting to talk with you.

[bakaomi]

... hm.

You're not that bad either.

[divus]

That's high praise, coming from you!

[She sounds delighted.]

[bakaomi]

Oi. You don't have to say it like that.

[divus]

How should I say it, then?

[bakaomi]

Well...

[ don't put him on the spot ]

[divus]

Well?

[bakaomi]

Hold on, it's hard to think like this.

[divus]

Why?

[bakaomi]

...

Gee. I wonder.

[divus]

...?

[she tilts her head to the side, not getting it]

[bakaomi]

You're distracting!

[divus]

[um.]

Is it the mask? I know it's kind of... [how did sincerity phrase it...] Busy.

[bakaomi]

Uh. No, the mask is fine.

[divus]

I don't really get it, but I'll let it go for now.

[but someday, when he least expects it, she'll ambush him again and ask.]

Oh! I know what I want for my prize. This whole wing... it's my hometown, so you're kind of learning about where I came from. Will you tell me about where you came from? ...just knowing it because I'm a god isn't the same as hearing how you'll describe it.

[bakaomi]

Oh...

[ he taps his chin. ]

Is there anything in particular you're curious about?

[divus]

What's the first thing you want to do once you get back?

[once he gets away from all the god craziness...]

[bakaomi]

Hm... I'm going to the music store.

[ he's a nerd ]

[divus]

To find something to listen to, or inspiration for your own music, or...?

[Fortune giggles.]

It must be amazing, being able to just go and buy music. Where I come from, you can't listen to it unless you're right there watching someone play.

[bakaomi]

All of it.

[ it's funny, really, how completely animated he gets when he's on this topic. there are a couple of things that makes him like this-- games, his work... but really, nothing like music. ]

I think listening to it live is best, because then you can really hear what the artist is trying to tell you completely unfiltered. And every single performance is different! So you can watch the same band live fifty times, and you'll never hear them play the same exact song twice.

... but when you can buy it, and listen to it on a disc or on your phone or something, it kind of takes you into your own private world with the music. And you can enjoy it in your own way, and I think that makes it super special, you know?

[ this is honest to god the most he has ever spoken in a single tag ]

[divus]

[This is definitely the most fired up Fortune has seen Takaomi since the gods' contest began. She listens, giving him her undivided attention, and nods a little as he makes his points.]

It sounds wonderful.

[Maybe if she wins this she'll include music stores in her new world ... even though half the things needed to produce the kind of music Takaomi is talking about didn't exist in her original world. She'll have to study up.]

...what was it that first made you want to become a musician?

[bakaomi]

... I just wanted to be more a part of the music. There's this one band, Uribos, that I discovered by chance one day. And they were-- everything. I was depressed, but this one album gave me something that nothing else was able to.

[ he pauses, and then shrugs. ]

So, when something does that for you, you just kind of...

[divus]

You can't help but get involved in it.

[Fortune's voice is gentle.]

It's like something is calling you, and you can't help but answer. Is that it?

[bakaomi]

... yeah.

[ he moves so he can lean against the wall. ]

I think that's it.

[divus]

I'm glad you found that.

Some people... they can go their entire lives, searching for something that meaningful to them, and they never find it. You're one of the lucky ones.