GODLY AUDIENCES - TAKAOMI SHISHIMARU

[divus]

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[bakaomi]

Mmhm.

[ he glances at the ipod then back to him. ]

If you play piano you'll probably have an easier time learning something else.

[divus]

I have heard it's easier to learn when you already know how to play one thing. I learned from my mother as a child, so the idea of teaching myself is a bit unusual, I'll admit.

Still...perhaps that's something I'll do in the new world. I'll have plenty of time then. [Immortality is...a scary concept if he thinks about it for too long.] Regardless of which of us wins, music is a universal language. We'll need it.

[bakaomi]

Music has the power to save people.

[ he looks back at the ipod. ]

So just make sure you fill your world with a lot of it.

[divus]

Believe me, I plan to. It may be just about the only thing almost all of us can even agree on.

...did it save you then?

[bakaomi]

[ he nods his head, still clearly enthralled by the conversation topic ]

... it's something I'm glad for.

[divus]

Good. [He seems to mean that, too.] I think anything that brings you a bit of happiness is something to be cherished for that very reason.

[Something to save a life...he thinks he understands, in a way, but he's also not digging for details because this is maybe the most Takaomi's ever said to him without being weird about their whole situation.]

[bakaomi]

[ it definitely is, because if there is one way to distract taka from relationship drama is to have him talk about his absolute favorite thing in the world. ]

... yeah.

[divus]

[They are doing their best.]

Did you only start playing because of this band?

[bakaomi]

Well, I've been into music before them, they just...

[ ... ]

If you really enjoy something then you want to be part of it.

[divus]

...I agree. It's part of why we made our club at school in the first place. To give people something to do and enjoy their time together, and be a part of something fun and memorable.

Isn't that sort of the same?

[bakaomi]

... I guess.

[ tamaki aren't you a host

taka is math ladying ]

[divus]

[Why does this keep happening to him?]

...do you suppose otherwise?

[bakaomi]

[ he doesn't answer right away, but then. ]

What makes you happy?

[divus]

[Give him a moment to chew a bite of his lunch.]

I'm happiest when other people are enjoying themselves. Smiling. Having fun. I think there's something wonderful about that.

And being with the people who mean the most to me. Experiencing new things with them. Learning more about them. Those are the things I like best. If I can provide people with an experience that's memorable and will make them smile, then I believe that's the best thing to happen.

[bakaomi]

[ hm. ]

Is there anything that doesn't involve other people?

[divus]

[Not likely given Beauty is a very lonely person at the end of the day, but he considers that question anyway.]

Antoinette, I suppose, sort of counts as a person. [Hm.] Music, of course. And I like other things, but in the end it all ties back to people. I like trying commoner food and sharing it with people. I like traveling and taking photos of places and bringing back souvenirs for people. I like playing music because it makes people happy.

[...] "Everyday I do my best to live. Everyday I live with a smile on my face. And I also want the people surrounding me to be happy."

[This isn't the first time he's said those words to someone in this competition, but it's also clear they're someone else's that he's clung to for years.] There are things that make me happy just like everyone else. But like I've said, my happiest moments are with people instead.

[So. Yeah. No. He just wants to be around people literally all the time, and that's going to make the end of this game much harder.]

[bakaomi]

[ every time taka talks to beauty he understands a little bit better why he and senri gravitated to each other. and a part of him almost feels bad for taking him away, but the feeling grows smaller the more he grows attached.

still. he gets it. ]

... if we met in school, you definitely would have gotten on my nerves.

[divus]

I don't doubt that at all. [He's fully aware of what kind of person he is in comparison to what kind of person Taka is.] Do I not in these circumstances?

[bakaomi]

You definitely do.

[ he'd be lying if he said otherwise. so. ]

But I would have gone out of my way to make sure I didn't interact with you.

[divus]

Perhaps it's selfish, but I do appreciate that this isn't the case now. I feel that we have a lot we can learn from each other.

[bakaomi]

Mm...

What's your name, anyway?

[divus]

[...have they really gone this long without Beauty providing his name? He looks surprised for a brief moment before he smiles instead.]

Suoh Tamaki. [He can at least introduce himself in the correct manner for Takaomi.]

[bakaomi]

[ i literally had to go back and search their threads to double check and started crying when i didn't find it ]

Shishimaru Takaomi.

[ because he. always offers his name back, every time ]

[divus]

A pleasure to officially meet you, Takaomi-kun. [Smilesmile.] I wish this had been sooner, but our rules are a bit funny that way.

[bakaomi]

Oh, I definitely noticed.

[ your rules are dumb ]