[ JACKSON HEART ]

[socialcapital]

[ THIS HEART WILL HAVE CWS FOR:

- CANON-TYPICAL VIOLENCE
- SLIGHTLY ABOVE AVERAGE FOR CANON-TYPICAL VIOLENCE
- CHILD ABUSE
- SLAVERY
- DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE ]

Comments

Re: [ PAVEMENT ]

[worldlyafflictions]

Sure, lay 'em on me.

[He likes music so it’s fine]

Re: [ PAVEMENT ]

[socialcapital]

"Yay! Okay, sit down somewhere comfy."

He is just going to start running through them. Some of them are like, rough beta drafts of what would later become hit Solar Circle singles, but a LOT are totally original. They all have the same passion and enthusiasm behind them.

Re: [ PAVEMENT ]

[worldlyafflictions]

[fully just hanging out listening to all the songs he feels like playing. Doesn’t really comment if anything is good or bad if asked, or give opinions about if anything needs changing even if he knows it does get changed. Will say if something feels complete to him though, or if there’s a particular sensation he gets, like if it seems fun to sing along or dance to, or if it does a heart-squeezy thing or a hold-your-breath thing]

Re: [ PAVEMENT ]

[socialcapital]

He has almost inexhaustible enthusiasm for this, but after he's shared a few he DOES become aware of the idea that probably Loren did not wander in solely to hear him play music.

"By the way, what's your name? I should have asked first I guess, sorry, haha."

Re: [ PAVEMENT ]

[worldlyafflictions]

I mean I walked in without knockin'. The nom de plume is Loren, nice ta meetcha.

Re: [ PAVEMENT ]

[socialcapital]

"I'm Totality! But you can call me Tali if that's too long. It's nice to meet you! Have you ever tried playing an instrument?"

Re: [ PAVEMENT ]

[worldlyafflictions]

Naw not really. I got dragged along ta vocal training lessons with friends of mine for a while but it wasn’t for music exactly.

Re: [ PAVEMENT ]

[socialcapital]

"Have you thought about starting? It's fun!"

Re: [ PAVEMENT ]

[worldlyafflictions]

Dunno, level-grindin' from basically zero is a little too tough for me.

Re: [ PAVEMENT ]

[socialcapital]

He laughs a bit.

"Where else would you start from?"

Re: [ PAVEMENT ]

[worldlyafflictions]

Some place I already have a bit of skill I guess.

Re: [ PAVEMENT ]

[socialcapital]

"I mean, I started at zero. That's the only place you can start."

Re: [ PAVEMENT ]

[worldlyafflictions]

Ya seem like ya don’t mind hard work though.

Re: [ PAVEMENT ]

[socialcapital]

"Oh. Yeah, no, I don't. Working hard is the only way to get what you want."

Re: [ PAVEMENT ]

[worldlyafflictions]

It's good not ta go overboard... That's just my personal philosophy though. Where'd ya start with music, then?

Re: [ PAVEMENT ]

[socialcapital]

"Piano was the first, like, official thing, but as soon as you can talk you can technically sing."

Re: [ PAVEMENT ]

[worldlyafflictions]

You're counting that??

Re: [ PAVEMENT ]

[socialcapital]

"Effort is effort is effort! Artists start drawing stick figures as babies like everyone else, right?"

Re: [ PAVEMENT ]

[worldlyafflictions]

But at some point they get like more of an inclination ta keep goin' where other people would stop. Isn't that where it really starts?

Re: [ PAVEMENT ]

[socialcapital]

He thinks about it, tilting his head slightly.

"Hmmm. Maybe? I can't imagine wanting to stop."

Re: [ PAVEMENT ]

[worldlyafflictions]

[haha..]

Well if you're gonna keep goin' I can't stick around for all of it, but the stuff so far's been great.

Re: [ PAVEMENT ]

[socialcapital]

"I'm gonna keep practising... but where are you headed?"

Re: [ PAVEMENT ]

[worldlyafflictions]

Don't really know--I'm lookin' for somebody who's missin' a party he was supposed ta be at. Or maybe just somethin' from him as an RSVP if he's not gonna show... There was a dressing room around here I thought I'd check.

Re: [ PAVEMENT ]

[socialcapital]

"Well... if you're on some sort of quest, then..."

He rummages around in his pockets and pulls out a guitar pick.

"Take this! It's lucky."

Re: [ PAVEMENT ]

[worldlyafflictions]

Oh--I'll be borrowin' your luck for a bit then, thanks.