curtainsdown | TIME TO MEET AGAIN

[So, for a change of things, it's not Salieri gathering people together in the cafeteria this time, but... Discord? Discord, organizing? Willingly? Oh, we are having a time here. There's enough tea and cucumber sandwiches for everyone, everything all set up.

Some of the sandwiches are floating. Don't worry about it.

There's whiteboards set up, as well, though right now they're mostly filled with a lot of random doodles of people here and in the land of the living. Some of them are nicer than others. There's more than a few rude ones of the SQUIP, because we're all super mature adults here. At least one of the boards is just a mess of abstract colors.

Everyone will be greeted by Discord and also the dulcet tones of Dancing Queen playing on the boombox he dragged over here. You're welcome.]

Ladies, gentlemen, others... Welcome to the meeting. We have a lot to go over, so! Let's get started.

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[As indicated, Salieri will explain:]

The main flaw was that the structure was too rigid. Our reality is made up of structure and chaos both--order and emotion. Music is created much the same way: there are familiar structures and patterns that any piece needs in order for it to be pleasurable to listen to but there must be an element of surprise, of emotion, of chaos, too. The trick is going to be not to force that chaotic part of reality into compliance, but rather to coax to where we want it to go; to convince it that it wants to move and change and grow in the direction we desire. Therefore, the more options we have of different ways for that chaos, that emotion to be directed, the higher our chance of success.

Trying to make reality ordered and structured is possible, in theory, but it tends to work out... poorly.

And that's very much not what we want to have happen here.

Agreed.

[holy shit what the hell happened during that sync]

...I'm sorry, what?

[did

did they swap the squip with someone else

is this an imposter]

I expressed agreement with you.

[oh, look, they're already in an emergency meeting! convenient, huh?]

Yes, that's what's so strange. Did that connection break your brain, perhaps?

[this is surreal]

Miracles can happen, cher, try not to be too shocked. [help he's amused]

It just feels wrong.

While I did experience a temporary lapse in consciousness, I am performing as optimally as can be expected. But suffice it to say I asked for more than just information on the Wizard, and they were willing to share it.

...Oh?

What else did you ask for, then?

[...]

I am unable to put it in to words.

What, would you prefer visual aides? Interpretive dance?

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So next time, all of us must be involved.

[She had seen what happened, after all. It only made sense. Vary the song, and have a symphony. The music is richer. Louder. More.

That and no one explodes with nosebleeds. ~~Hopefully.~~]

Exactly.

Even if only in the chorus.

[ Orpheus nods, slowly. ]

Maybe... leave room for a little improvisation. See where it carries us, instead of trying to structure everything. We'll still have to practice, and make preparations, but...

[ He takes a deep breath. He doesn't really want to talk about this, but. ]

When I sang to Lord Hades, it wasn't with any of the words I wrote with the rest of you. I only realized how I needed to connect with him as it was happening. After I saw him for who he was. [ A man in love with a woman. A man so terrified of losing his wife he'd do anything to make her stay, and in the process only pushed her further away. A man like himself. ] Depending on how things go, we may not have time to plan everything perfectly. So maybe we should embrace that. Write what we can ahead of time, but leave things open to change depending on what happens.

[Salieri listens, quietly, nodding in agreement]

I agree. Though it will be important to have some structure beforehand, improvisation will really be the key here, both in terms of the allowance of movement and growth, but also due to time constraints. If things are really reaching an end, then we should make another attempt as soon as possible.

...it cannot be an attempt. It must be the final product, however ready we are.

We do not have time to recover from another attempt. [A pointed look towards B and LP]

A full performance in whatever state it happens to be in, then. [a nod]

The sooner we can get enough of the pieces in place, we shall simply have to rely on it being enough.

[hey you were just as fucked up by that as anyone else here]

[not the point, you guys are the engines, it's just a conduit]

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Okay, but I'm not super musically inclined. I can sing along with top 40, no one's ever really complained, but I don't know if it's really reality warping.

So long as you are willing to give yourself to the performance, it won't matter.

Agreed. Conviction and will will matter more in the end than anything else. And faith.

I can totally do that! [Even dead Elle is still a beacon of positivity.]