gekkajuu: commissioned, please do not steal (eatsushi081_zpscy3dv5lk)
中島 敦 ([personal profile] gekkajuu) wrote in [community profile] nysalogs2018-08-01 07:58 pm

[open mingle] from my laboratory in the castle east

Who: EVERYONE!
What: Diva's! Birthday! Masquerade!!
When: August 4
Where: the Nadril caves
Warning(s): This is a mingle, so please indicate if your starter isn't OTA. Also: please put any necessary warnings in your subject lines when things pop up!

Atsushi has been planning this for a while now, but needless to say, a certain dragon forced him to adapt his plans, and arguably not for the better. Still, he's determined to make this work! Diva told him she's never had a birthday party in all of her long life, and that is just not all right - so of course he promised her she'd have one this year.

He... should have maybe not said anything, and just done this in secret. Or at least he should have known better than to ask Diva what kind of party she wanted, because she sure had a lot of wishes... That's Diva for you, though. Besides, after more than 170 years without a birthday party, she deserves to say exactly what she wants!

Atsushi has spent more time than he probably should have, decorating a part of Nadril's cave system with fairy lights and anything else he could find. For being in a cave, the setting is very atmospheric! There's food, drinks, and recorded music - not all of it suited for a party, but there are instruments too, for the more talented guests.

A masquerade was Diva's first and foremost wish, and with everyone having limited means and fewer possessions here, masks have kindly been provided by your hosts at the entrance. Some are classy; some are a little unusual; some are -....... Well, you should probably be at the party in time, so all the good masks haven't been taken yet. How well have you disguised yourself? Did you bother to hide your identity at all?

A gift for the birthday vamp is appreciated, but your presence is the biggest gift. There's no better time than the present to forget the unresolved situation elsewhere on the planet, and have a little fun together!
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[personal profile] colorature 2018-08-16 01:01 pm (UTC)(link)
[She doesn't seem to need words, finding herself beginning to sway and rock to the tempo Takasugi sets. Singing comes naturally - and while she doesn't know that there are words that go with the melody she hums along anyway before rounding out notes with vowels of her choosing.

The cave only adds to the haunting quality of her voice, the reverb off the walls making it sound as if there's more than one of her singing along. Even if the sound may be eerie there's no doubting or denying the beauty in the pure richness of the sound. There really isn't anything else like her voice.]
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[personal profile] shikomizue 2018-08-20 01:26 am (UTC)(link)
[With the ethereal echo of her voice surrounding him, it's difficult for Takasugi to hear the chords he's playing. On the shamisen, that wouldn't be an issue - memory guides his fingers along such a simple song. On the guitar, he's relied on an acute sense of pitch that takes concentration to maintain.

To adjust.

Though, the notes he's missed are drowned out just as wholly as the rest of the song by her serenade. Who is spoiling who, here?

She's accompanied for two verses before Takasugi stops - abrupt, he doesn't signal for her to end with him. Diva can keep singing, acapella, or let her voice drift away, deep into the cave.]