BLUE FISH MINGLE

[save_the_souls]

Who: Blue Fish Crew and Visitors!
Broadcast: IF YOU WANT?
Action: SS BLUE FISH
When: After the Shuffle but before Calibrations Plot!

[Well guys it's a new month and there's been some new additions to the crew! So let's check in to see what's going on with the Blue Fish!]

[In other words: GET IN HERE ITS A MINGLE.]

Comments

[dancingmd]

[If she has any lingering doubts about Crowley, they don't show on her face or in her tone. It's not something she's going to bring up with other people.]

CD? Does that stand for... cassette deck?

[save_the_souls]

Um...I don't know? [What is a cassette? He's from the 19th century man] It's a round disc that plays audio recordings.

[dancingmd]

Hmm... [She thinks that's what a cassette is, but she's no historian.] Well, anyway, I like it! What's the name of this song?

[save_the_souls]

Ha- I'm glad!

Um this one? [He listens for a second] I think it's "Don't Stop me Now"?

[dancingmd]

[Beverly nods, and listens herself for a moment, smiling a little at the reference to flying at the speed of light.]

It certainly is good work out music!

Speaking of which... do you mind if I'm in here? I don't need any of the equipment, just an open space.

[save_the_souls]

Mm! Queen's usually pretty energetic and easy to rock to. [He'll even do the rock symbol with his hand with a sheepish smile on his face. Yeaaaah he totally learned this from books and movies.]

Oh- that's perfectly fine! This is a common area- do you want me to turn off the music?

[dancingmd]

[Sorry, Allen, she's staring a little bit. What the heck did he mean by that hand gesture? He's never used it before and she has no idea how she's supposed to respond.

Distracted:]

No... no ... it's fine. [Tiny frown.] I'm sorry if this is a rude question but ah... what does this [She replicates the rock symbol with one of her own] mean?

[save_the_souls]

Oh, uh...

[he glances at it his own hand. What DOES it truly mean...?]

It's the symbol of heavy metal music or rock-and-roll- I know that much! [He holds his hand up a little and bobs his hand up and down] People make the sign at concerts a lot.

[dancingmd]

Oh! So kind of like jazz hands?

[She spreads her hands out, palms facing him, and wiggles her fingers.

Yes, she just made this conversation even dorkier.]

[save_the_souls]

[!!]

Oh! I've never seen those before!

[dancingmd]

It's a gesture commonly associate with jazz dance performances or 20th century musicals.

[Wait.]

Have you heard any jazz before?

[save_the_souls]

[He rubs his neck, thinking...]

Oh, that's...some sort of American music, isn't it...?

[dancingmd]

[Oh dear. She brings one hand to her heart, though she isn't actually offended. After all, jazz is still in its infancy in his time period. It's just... how does he know about rock and roll, yet no one ever told him about jazz?]

Jazz is probably the quintessential American music! Making use of both African rhythms and European harmonies, it really revolutionized music. Rock music wouldn't exist -Or at least not in the form we are familiar with - without jazz.

[She pauses, as there is always that small prick of guilt she gets from telling people in the fleet things like this. That pesky Prime Directive.]

I wish I had some for you to listen to.