First Tune

[lookmanostrings]

Characters: Fado and everyone reading this right now. Yes that means you.
Setting: Room 1-14 and Floor 11
Format: Starting brackets 'cause I'm lazy, but whatever you prefer!
Summary: You standard waking up and being confused about stuff thread. Except Fado is pretty chill. Expect jam sessions.
Warnings: Awesome music.

[Room 1-14]

[This certainly wasn't the most pressing situation Fado had found himself in before; it at least gave him some time to think. In fact, he had already worked on changing into his proper clothes which he was...admittedly surprised to find that he had.

In fact he was admittedly surprised to find that he had been restored to a corporeal form period. Anyone walking into or by the room would find the Sage looking at his clothes inquisitively while his violin lay on his bed.]

[Floor 11]

[As strange as the situation was, it was no time to panic. Anyone venturing near the eleventh floor would hear a violin tune coming from the middle of the floor, and the Kokiri sitting by the waterfall, playing away on his violin.]

Comments

I'm sorry, music would totally draw her.

[queenofbass]

<sub>[Marceline was off wandering again, dead set on bypassing the floor she couldn't float on. The violin's jaunty tune caught her ear, though, and had her pausing to look for the player.

Well, there was no harm in diverting her adventures for the day, , and she strolled over toward the kid playing, ignoring the damp soaking through her short boots.]</sub>

Bahaha excellent

[lookmanostrings]

[At first he kept playing, but when he noticed her presence, he stopped, looked at her and smiled.]

Hello there miss; can I help you?

[queenofbass]

_{[A small wave, more of a 'don't mind me' than anything, and Marceline's slogged her way over with a grin.]}

Nah, just heard you jamming there. That's pretty cool, kid, how long ya been playing?

[lookmanostrings]

Quite a long time. It's been my duty to play for the gods and the Royal Family for many years. [Understatement, but what's a couple hundred years between lifetimes.]

[He lowered his violin and held out his bow to gesture.]] Do you play?

[queenofbass]

<sub>[Gods and royal families, huh? Just how old is this kid anyway?

Like she has much room to talk, though, she's just never played for gods.]</sub>

Not the violin. _{[A grin, and a half-turn to show the wickedly sharp axe-bass settled across her back.]} This baby's played for royals and, more lately, just me.

The name's Marceline.

Floor 11, of course

[cantstopme]

[Oh. Oh.

Well, Link had been planning on just passing through this floor - wandering about the tower out of boredom - but that song...
He only knows of maybe two people who know that song, so of course is first thought goes straight to one person.

He rushes down the stairs, sliding around a corner to see who it is - expecting a familiar little Korok playing his little leaf cello.
But his face, admittedly, falls when he sees that it's most definitely not a wood sprite.
It's someone else he recognizes, though - and he will most certainly accept that instead.]

... Mr. Fado?

[Head tilt!! He can't see through you - what's goin' on?]

[lookmanostrings]

[Someone knew his name in this place? Well that was surprising! When he got to the end of the tune, he lowered his violin and looked towards the source-- and hey, look who it was!]

Well, if it isn't the Hero! [He stood up and bowed towards the child.] To think that it were even posisble that we would meet again!

[cantstopme]

It's pretty neat; I thought for sure it was Makar playing!

[Aaand a head tilt the other way; though he's smiling now.]

You're not all see through, either!

[He's tempted to go over and poke to see if he's just seeing things wrong.]

[lookmanostrings]

Your guess as to why is as good as mine, I'm sorry to say. [Said with a small chuckle as he straightened up again.]

And believe you me, I was certainly surprised when I found out.

[Don't you dare poke him he will embarrass you with romantic violin music the next time you see Tetra--]

Floor 11, yep.

[sageprincess]

[What a lovely song... Of course she has to follow the sound. Upon finding the musician, however, she grows curious for another reason altogether. Could that be one of the Kokiri...?

She manages to keep her questions reigned in, though. Would be rude to just interrupt, after all. When the song finishes, she clears her throat a bit to announce her presence before speaking.]

You are very talented. That song was lovely.

[lookmanostrings]

[A small look of surprise passed his face when he saw her; he was sure she wasn't the Princess that the Hero of the Winds knew, but there was certainly no doubt in his mind that this was a member of the Hyrule Royal Family!

He took the compliment with a smile, getting to his feet and taking a small bow.]

Thank you, Princess! I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[sageprincess]

[She bows her head slightly in return, smiling back politely. Okay, so he's definitely from Hyrule, then, if he recognizes her as a princess.]

You are most welcome. It has been quite some time since I have enjoyed the tune of a violin. Hearing one again comes as a pleasant surprise.

[lookmanostrings]

[He straightened back up and let out a happy chuckle.]

It's been a long time since I've been able to play for the Royal Family, so I'm glad you've taken enjoyment from it.

Floor 11

[notagiraffe]

[Taiki, looking pale and still a little ill, had heard the drifts of music and entered floor eleven looking around. He saw the man playing the violin and went over to listen.]

[lookmanostrings]

[Fado continued playing, only turning to acknowledge Taiki's presence when he reached the end with a smile.]

Did you enjoy?

[notagiraffe]

[Taiki smiled back and nodded.] I did, it was very pretty.

[lookmanostrings]

I'm glad!

[The smile remained on his face, but Fado did tilt his head a bit to look at the kid curiously.] Is everything alright with you? You seem to be a tad ill, if you don't mind me asking.

Floor 11

[great_king_of_evil]

[ There is a Gerudo who hear this detestable song. Pathetic hymn to the Gods, played by an even more pathetic servant. He knew of only two person who would play this song: The Hero of Winds, or the Sage of Wind. So? Ganondorf goes to meet the Sage, of course.

Fado may hear footsteps. Evil footsteps, and he probably heard them before. Normal, since the Gerudo walking up to him-

...Is the Gerudo who killed him. ]

[lookmanostrings]

[Those footsteps were different. Foreign though familiar, and one of the last memories he had from before his death.

When he heard them, his song came to a cacophonous halt as the bow pulled roughly on the strings. A slow turn of his head confirmed his fears, and for a moment he simply stared in shocked silence.]

...Ganondorf.

[great_king_of_evil]

You remember me.

[ A low chuckle. Of course he does, dead people tend to remember their murderer. Alas, no matter how much Ganondorf would like to kill him again just because... He has to keep up appearances for now. ]

A pathetic fool serving pathetic Gods...

[lookmanostrings]

One does not forget certain faces so easily. [Keep up appearances all you want, that sure wasn't going to fool him.]

Mock me all you like, but those Gods whom you deem pathetic are exactly those who would facilitate your failure time and time again.

floor 11

[childhero]

[The song isn't anything like Link knows, but it still draws him. Maybe it's his curiousity that's responsible, or maybe it was the growing dread in the back of his mind that said searching the Tower for ways out was pointless, even if he hasn't tried every trick he knew on every floor yet. Maybe it's because there's something almost familiar about it, though he can't put his finger on it.

When he sees the person playing the music, he can't help but stop and stare.

A... Kokiri?!

Briefly, his mind chastises him; he knows all the Kokiri, and he doesn't know who this is, but then he reminds himself that he knows better than that. There are different times, and this may be a Kokiri from his past or his future. It doesn't matter, though. A Kokiri is a Kokiri, right?

So, Link will approach him, Saria's Fairy Ocarina in his hands. He isn't sure if he should interrupt, but... Maybe this is why the song is oddly familiar to him. Maybe it has to do with its likely Kokiri origins. So, after a moment, Link will lift the ocarina to his mouth and join in. He doesn't know the song, but he can improvise well enough by now to put together some kind of accompaniment.]

[lookmanostrings]

[When he noticed the notes of the ocarina, Fado looked at his new company with surprise; an ocarina and a green tunic? They were clothes characteristic of the Hero, though not the one that he was most recently familiar. The ocarina along with it was proof enough of who it was though.

Nevertheless, he smiled and continued this song, even changing bits to match better with the ocarina medley. When it neared its ended, he played slowly, ending the last few notes softly. He lowered his violin when he was finished, a wide smile on his face as he bowed his head.]

Such a lovely tune! It's an honor!

[childhero]

[It was... nice, to play a forest song with someone again. Nostalgic, a little sad, but also... refreshing, somehow.

Link bows his head in reply.]

Thank you for letting me join in.

[lookmanostrings]

Not at all! You are always welcome to play your music with me. [It had been quite a long time since he got to play with a wind ensemble after all!]

You're very talented for one so young, though I would suppose you have much experience.