05 ☼ video

[deviances]

Who: Eithan and YOU!
Broadcast: Yes - fleetwide
Action: If you want? - Iskaulit, Music Room
When: Right now!!

[ Eithan's standing in the music room of the Iskaulit, in front of a certain piano - slightly alien, due to its many extra keys, but still very recognizable. He waves for the camera, gives a little half-hearted salute with two fingers, and smiles. ]

Hey everyone.

So, as you've probably seen before, this is the piano room on the Iskaulit. /[He gestures with a sweeping hand. ] For anyone who didn't know, or maybe you're new to the fleet, Belthazar and Winn made the piano together. And it's been here, and anyone's allowed to come play it whenever. Both Belthazar and Winn are... gone now. But the piano's still here, and still totally free to whoever. Anyone at all. Seriously. Music's important, and we need all the nice things we can get around here, you know?

[ Eithan looks a little bit downcast, but only for a split second - blink and you'll miss it, honestly. He's back to winning smiles and business after that. ]

Thing is, like most nice things, it needs maintenance if it's gonna stay operational, properly tuned, all that. And uh, well, luckily, I know how to do that. [ His smile turns to a grin. ] So unless someone else really wants the job, honestly? I'd really like to take that over. I'll make sure everything's workin', tuned right, and soundin' like it should.

I'm gonna set this place up with shelves so we can keep sheet music and theory books in here, too. Whatever we find on planets and stuff. You know? I've also got this... not-guitar-but-really-close thing that I got from that space station hotel resort a while back. I'm gonna leave it in here too, for anyone to use it if they want. And of course, I'll keep that maintained and tuned, too. I've got plenty of strings if they need changin'. It'll be fine.

And on top of that? Well, if anyone's interested... I'd be willin' to start givin' lessons. [ Nod! ] Piano, guitar... weird otherworld or alien kinds of guitars... [ He remembers past systems, thank you very much ] Those are what I'm best at, but like... if it's an instrument with strings, I can help. [ He's getting more and more excited as he talks the nerd ] Oh! Percussion, too. Not... that we have a set of any kind yet. That I know of. But if we ever got somethin'! I could do that too. And of course if anyone wants a crash course in music theory stuff, that's also on the table.

... Heh. I think I've probably gone on long enough. Point is! We've got a music room, and people should use it, and I'm gonna be the one keepin' it all workin'. And if you wanna learn more about music, I wouldn't mind helpin' at all.

[ He nods, smiling one last time for the camera. ]

Thanks for listenin'.

Comments

[bryces_pup]

I'm afraid it's true. [Thedas has instruments, of course, but the piano hasn't been thought of. Whether or not it will be remains to be seen. Ten to one either someone in Orlais will think of it, or perhaps the Free Marches. Sometimes they come up with strange shit.] I can come by! Should be there in a half hour or so, if you don't mind waiting.

[deviances]

Don't mind at all. I'll be here.

[ As if he'd say no to a chance to show off the piano!!

The room itself is still kind of empty, but that'll change - he's gonna make sure of it. But for now, it's... pretty much just the piano, some chairs, and a table. Oh well. He'll be sitting at the piano when she arrives, poking at a few of the higher keys, like he's double-checking that everything sounds like it should. ]

[bryces_pup]

[By the power of fast forwarding!

Riona shows up a little while later, she pops her head into the room, taking in the sight before waving to Eithan.]

Knock, knock.

[deviances]

Heeey, Riona! [ He waves her over, grinning. ] Welcome to the piano room! [ Beat. ] Huh. Think I should give it another name or somethin'?

[bryces_pup]

Why hello. [She steps inside, smiling in return as she walks over.] Well, music room might be apt if you manage to add more instruments. Not a terribly fancy name, admittedly, but it gets the point across.

[deviances]

True, true. Guess tryin' to put a fancy name to it might make it harder to figure out what it actually is. Not like there's any famous musicians across all known worlds or universes or... whatever.

[ SHRUG. ]

And yeah, I definitely wanna get more instruments in here. Even if they're all alien, like... there's similarities, so it all works out? Kinda?

[bryces_pup]

I suspect not. And even "piano room" wouldn't work for very long once you got more instruments in here.

[She'll have to keep an eye out for such instruments in their future stops. Maybe he can get a band or something going.]

Perhaps others in the fleet have instruments of their own? I doubt you're the only musician.