Audience - Koharu

[holyspirits]

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week 0, monday

[holyspirits]

[ ramiel is sitting on the edge of the soundstage on the beach, their head nodding back and forth to the rhythm of the music coming through the speakers.

it's soundcloud techno.

they wave at koharu when they spot her! ]

[cupidsammo]

Oh, hello!

[ she takes a glance around, then back to the speakers ]

Is this—for live music?

[holyspirits]

It can be! Or you can play music from your phone.

[ they think for a moment. ]

Actually, anyone could get on stage and perform however they want. They could do stand-up comedy. Or stage a protest. [ ok. ]

[cupidsammo]

Iiii think the others have already done enough protesting, though...

[holyspirits]

That's true. But maybe they would have been less destructive if they knew they could have a microphone.

[cupidsammo]

It seems like everyone has let out their steam at least, so... maybe a comedy show is next.

[holyspirits]

[ they giggle lightly. ] I would like that more.

What sort of performance would you put on? If you had to.

[cupidsammo]

Me? Um— I don't know if I could do that! I don't have any talents or anything I'm good at, so...

[holyspirits]

Hmm... [ they mull this over, remembering her profile. ] I guess it would be hard to make a show out of fetch quests. But matchmaking or shooting could work.

[cupidsammo]

[ <-- guy who still hasn't figured out what a fetch quest is ]

Like a dating show?

[holyspirits]

Exactly! They're very popular with young adults.

[cupidsammo]

Yeah, and a lot of people are always looking for their special someone... But performing sounds pretty terrifying.

[holyspirits]

Are you shy?

[cupidsammo]

Shy? Um. I don't know. I guess? Maybe a little...

[holyspirits]

[ they shrug! ] You don't have to perform anything if you don't want to.

[cupidsammo]

Yeah, I don't think I could do it. I'd rather just listen to music.

[holyspirits]

Then that's what we'll do.

Would you like to take over? [ or are you happy with ramiel's techno. ]

[cupidsammo]

Oh, sure. Do you have a preference for anything?

[ which defeats the purpose of taking over but you know ]

[holyspirits]

Well... I'm most familiar with synthesized digital music. But I like to listen to anything. I'd like to listen to whatever music makes you happy.

[cupidsammo]

Hmm...

[ thinky. ]

How about one of my favorites?

[ Fortunately Koharu is a gen zer, so she can figure out how to connect her phone to whatever setup we've got here. And when she pushes play, this album will start. ]

[holyspirits]

[ yay. ramiel immediately starts swaying back and forth to the music, clearly enjoying it. ]

It's very upbeat!

[cupidsammo]

Right? I really like energetic music like this, so I tend to listen to a lot of rock.

[holyspirits]

Have you ever tried making music yourself?

[cupidsammo]

[ shaking her head ]

Not at all. I'm not very artistic at all.

[holyspirits]

[ headtilt ] How do you figure out matchmaking? Calculations?