Needing space

[regenleif]

Characters: Capell and open
Setting: Floor 31 (cobblestone outdoor area)
Format: Either
Summary: Being stuck in a room for a week has taken it's toll, Capell needs to be outside, and music happens
Warnings:

Capell held the pieces of cloth for a moment when he found them in his trunk, Fayina's voice rang in his ears, one of her final requests from him. He wondered what she had wanted them for, he had almost forgotten about it with all that had happened but now he realised he would never find out.

He put the cloth back in his trunk and stood up. The last week had taken it's toll and despite his bath the confinement still clung to his skin. He left his room and made his way down the stairs, it was strange that this place had been almost destroyed by the explosions and now there was only dust to remind them.

It was a long way down but he finally stopped on the cobblestone roof, moving to the edge to sit cross legged and look out at the barron world he had found himself in.

He had been here a month already and it was difficult to believe. He missed his friends, even if he had met people here and the last week had been strange. Ghosts and frightened silence, screams from nearby cut out, leaving their fates to the imagination.

He raised his flute to his lips almost unconsciously and began to play, his first song was a sad one, a song of sorrow for lost friends.

It drifted into the emptiness of the air around him.

Comments

[sawthelockdown]

[Sometimes you just need to get outside, and as a result, Asako is here. It's all lies and wireframe and illusions, of course, but sometimes - sometimes you just need the lie that you're out and free.

She hadn't been expecting the music, though, and it's with a tilted head and a curious expression that she wanders to find the flutist.

It doesn't take long, but she waits until the tune is over before speaking up.] That was a lovely song.

[regenleif]

[He hadn't known anyone was up here and he jumped a bit when the person spoke. But then he smiled] Thanks... I was just making it up though.

[sawthelockdown]

Wow, really? You were making it up as you played?

[She's just gonna sit down nearby because well, why not? It's good to take a break sometimes, especially when you've just been dealing with S T A I R S.

(And she'd know how much of a nuisance too many stairs can be...)]

Are you a composer or something?

[regenleif]

[He nodded and then shrugged] I used to be a traveling musician. [Before his life got turned on it's head a bit] I wrote a lot of my own songs though.

[sawthelockdown]

That's pretty cool! [She knows all about having one's life turned on its head man, it's cool.] Most pop idols where I'm from don't even do that, and just between you and me, I don't even think they do their own singing. [Eyerolllll.] Some "singers," huh?

[regenleif]

[He has no idea what a pop idol is but he grins anyways, because he thinks that's the right response. He's confused though] How do they not do their own singing? [Like how is that possible? He's heard of lunaglyph's for singing, but they don't sing for you, just make you better.]

o hai latetag

[sawthelockdown]

Honestly, I'm not sure? Something about machines and so on. It's way too complicated. All I know is, if it sounds too fake-y, it probably is.

[Dismissive wave.]

That's tech for you, I guess. Not the same as someone actually making music, though.

[regenleif]

Machines? [In music? He's still confused] How do machines make music... are they like instruments?

[thelordsage]

[This wasn't a floor that Sephiran typically came to, but today was an exception. When he heard the flute, he stopped to listen to it, his interest piqued by the tune as it was by all music in the tower. Before he knew it, he was humming along with the notes, trying to anticipate what note Capell would play next.]

[regenleif]

[Capell blinked at the humming but kept playing for a while, turning so he could see who was humming along. He finished the tune and smiled] You're good. [It was nice to see someone who knew music]

[thelordsage]

Hm? [He got a little wrapped up there.] Ah, thank you. So are you. What sort of song was that?

[regenleif]

A song of remembrance, it's called... [He pauses as he remembers Aya's reaction to every song he's ever named] I guess the title doesn't matter.

[thelordsage]

Hmm. I see. Who are you trying to remember? [For a moment, the Galdrs of Release and of Rebirth floated into Sephiran's mind. They might sound nice on the flute.]

[regenleif]

My friends, the ones from home. [He smiled softly] I miss them.

[thelordsage]

Understandable. I have seen my friends in various places around the tower, but they were only illusions. First they appeared during the strange events last February, and then they came again as shadow children.

[regenleif]

I heard about the shadows... [And was glad he hadn't been there] But not about February, what happened then?

[thelordsage]

February was very strange indeed. First, visitors from somewhere else appeared in the tower. Then, Ruana held her customary deadly games. Thankfully, I was not chosen for them. Following that was a period when people began to hear strange voices and see things... and then the visitors were gone without a trace.

[He hasn't mentioned what happened to Dax yet, but he might eventually.]

[terra_nullius]

[The sound of music drew him easily from his explorations. It was a rare thing to hear, and something that he found he enjoyed in its rarity... and thus to hear it...

He was surprised to see his companion from the room incident as the one playing. Nevertheless, he sat down slowly, closing his eyes and listening to the mournful tune until the last strains echoed away.]

[regenleif]

[Capell played until the end, picturing each of his friends as he did, not the last he had seen them, he didn't want to think about saying goodbye. But their smiles, their determination, the way they looked when they believed they could do anything.

When he finished playing he noticed Xehanort and smiled at him.] Come for some fresh air as well?

[terra_nullius]

[He nods politely in greeting, a bit of a smile creeping onto his face.]

As fresh as we can get, really. It feels nice enough, after that time.

[regenleif]

It does, I never was good for being in one place for a long time. [One town never mind one room.] At least the company wasn't bad.

[terra_nullius]

[He inclined his head a bit, sheepishly.] I feel I should apologize for the trouble that I caused.

[regenleif]

Don't apologise, it saved the rest of us from making trouble instead. [Because someone would have, it was inevitable in circumstances like that]

[terra_nullius]

[Okay, he manages a weak laugh at that.] Fair enough. It was simply a wish to know what would happen. At least I was the only one really affected in that case.

[regenleif]

[He laughed] Curiosity can be dangerous like that [Which was why Capell had spent most his life keeping his head down and avoiding adventure. Not that he hadn't ended up fighting a god anyways and now he was here... He didn't have much luck.] You're alright now though? [He should be if Tear's healing was anything like the healing at home.]