towerofanimus | [o2] ‸^‸ Second Song.

Characters:

ocariness and whoever happens across "him".
Setting: The Eleventh floor, near the stairs.
Format: Either, but actionspam works best for me. <3
Summary: After what's happened in those nightmare worlds and seeing the damage, Link just wants some peace and quiet, which she finds in the form of playing her Ocarina.
Warnings: None yet!

[ If you were a resident of the Tower, chances were you heard a melody coming from the upper floors. Due to the nature of the instrument, the sound carries quite well, and if you stop in the stairwells, you may even hear the fleeting whispers of it.

Following the source of the music will lead you to the Eleventh floor. During the daylight hours with plenty of time to spare, of course; Link would never play in a dangerous environment.

Snatches of other songs can be heard as well, though this is the one Link is playing if you should choose to investigate. It's nothing out of the ordinary: the Hylian is merely sitting near the stairs in the grass, playing.

This was as close as she could get to home; this music reminded her of the strange song that filled the Lost Woods adjacent to her home.

Will you bother the hero? ]

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

[Romeo liked this floor through the day when it wasn't scary! He was just going down into it when he heard the music clearly, he stood on the stairs and watching the elf person play. He looked like something out of a fairy tale book and he played really well. He stood and watched silently not wanting to move in case he disturbed the player.]

[ If Link's bothered, she doesn't show it. Instead, she waits until she's finished to look over at Romeo, offering a smile. ]

Hello.

[Romeo smiles back] Hello sir! That was really pretty! Are you an elf?

[ ... What an odd question. ]

Oh, thank you. ... I'm not an elf, no. I've... never heard of one before, either.

[ Gosh this boy is so cute she can't. ]

[He tilted his head] Oh elves come from story books and have ears like yours and wear green as well, sir. [He smiled but he didn't come closer. Being killed by the huge troll followed by his time back in Milano had reminded him why he had to be careful and polite around adults.]

[ ... Oh, Romeo. Link isn't technically an adult! In reality, she's ten! ]

... You may just call me Link, if you would like.

[ She offers Romeo what she hopes is a reassuring smile; hearing "sir" made her feel far too old, somehow. ]

But I'm afraid I have not heard of this term before now... most of the people in my world have ears like mine. Or... at least, the Kokiri and the Hylians do. The Gorons and Zoras are a bit different.

[Well she looks like an adult to him, he would be very happy to know she was ten though.]

Okay mister Link! [He thinks for a moment] Maybe you are an elf then and that's just what we call Kokiri and Hylians in our language because I never heard those words before!

[ Haha, the wonders of time shenanigans. She might tell him, though, someday. If it comes to that. ]

It could just be we're from entirely separate worlds.

[ Pausing. Hmmm... ]

... I can't say I know your name, however. If you would not mind telling me, of course, I wouldn't be opposed to an audience.

[He thinks for a moment] We probably are because I think my worlds just got humans and animals on it and no Kokiri or Hylian peoples. Or the other ones that you said.

Oh I'm Romeo mister Link! Do you not mind! I will be quiet!

I'll have to think of something nice to play for you, then.

[ ... A larger smile manages to escape her despite herself. ]

But it's truly a shame you are not graced with the variety that my world is. Each race is wonderful in their own ways, just like humans and any other living thing. You could take my friends, the Kokiri, as an example of that.

[ The Hylian motions across from her. Wanna sit next to her, Romeo? It's not exactly a fancy seat, her little spot on the hill, but it's an offer anyway.

Whether he chooses to sit or not, Link will be happy to explain a bit, perhaps even somewhat animatedly--her home is very important to her, and Romeo is a child, rather not all too unlike her "family" of sorts. ]

Usually, they are children forever, and I have never known one to look any older than... hmm, just a little bit more than your age. Every Kokiri has a guardian fairy, and everyone makes their own instruments and tools and homes. Everything we use is magic, to a degree... because it is made of Forest wood or materials.

The woods that are my home are alive with a good deal of magic; the song you heard me playing is often heard coming from the deepest part of the trees... it's a mysterious melody that not everyone can hear.

[Romeo, his worry about her being an adult disapearing quickly, moved to sit next to her. His eyes got wider and she began speaking about her world. People who were children forever? He wasn't sure if he would like that, but he supposed if there were no adults then being a kid forever would be a lot more fun.

A land full of magic also sounded wonderful and woods that were alive. He tried to imagine the singing trees and he smiled at Link] Can you hear them mister Link?

[ Link nods. ]

Very much so. You see--and this is a small secret--I am not actually as old as I look. I was frozen in time, so I aged. But I can go back to being young at home.

[ Then, she smiles. ]

And the young are always better off within our woods... but it's dangerous without a fairy. You see, I was raised there... no, perhaps it is more accurate to say that I live there, still. We don't have ages, Romeo, because we don't count years... but my good friend taught me a very long time ago how to navigate the Lost Woods, and how to listen for the music there.

[Romeo listened with wide eyes, he was frozen in time? And they didn't have ages? Fairys as well and forests full of music. Romeo had come across magic a lot in the Tower but this was one of the most magical places he had heard of.]

It sounds really beautiful mister Link, do you miss it a lot?

[ She shifts a bit, smile a little sad. ]

... I missed it even in my world. It would be a lie to say I don't, still. I can't return just yet. There are things I have to do...

[ She looks at the Ocarina in her hand a bit. It's time for a subject change, ahaha. That is way too hard to think about right now, for her. ]

Music can do a lot of things. It's a form of magic, too.

[He smiles sadly, he sort of misses his world, though he just was there and it wasn't nice at all. He more misses the past, his friends and his family. He looks down at the instrument and smiled]

Magic? How is music magic, mister Link?

Well... this song let me talk to my very close friend, even though she was all the way across the entire country.

[ She smiles. ]

When you play, if you mean it, it helps others. Sometimes, it can help you, too. Notes can travel farther than any written message.

Wow [His eyes were wide, he couldn't imagine being able to talk to someone all the way across a country, and in music and songs that help people? That was amazing]

Can you play it again mister Link?

[o2] ‸^‸ Second Song.

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

comment fail oops :T

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject