...Hm. [He seems to think about it for a moment. Also yes they're still holding hands.] Actually...what is your favorite song you like to sing? I'd like to hear that one.
[ lovely. maybe they can wave their joined hands in time to the music. ]
[ anyway after a moment's thought, hansa will be treated to this song, which she has already sung once here, but also actually sings in canon and thank you to florence for providing a killer version for me to abuse here in this game. ]
[He listens quietly, and sure, he'll just shift his hand to grip hers again so he can swing it gently as she performs. She really has talent - and honestly, its nice, to hear something as sweet as this, after everything they've been through in this chaotic place.]
[ she looks supremely unsure about what to do with compliments but she’s less embarrassed or stuttering than she was the last time she got caught singing. ]
I got my other job by chance but... I don’t mind it. At least people enjoy music, and I can do something with that to help them out.
Haha, no, not quite like that. I mean it more like blessings come packaged in different forms. Hope was at the bottom of a box filled with the world's despairs, in Pandora's box.
Exactly. [His thumb makes little circles over the back of her hand.] The most important thing is to find joy even if you're on your own. You can never sink into despair, that way.
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[Now that's interesting. A group that does specialized work, with her caught up in the middle of it all...almost sounds like a plot of a heist film.]
Now that begs the question...are you part of that business?
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I answer their phone.
[ tah daaaaaah. ]
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Wow. Truly you're the brains of the operation.
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[ said just as seriously. ]
... They wanted someone to take calls for their work. And I needed somewhere to stay. It worked out.
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[Somehow he doesn't seem at all bothered she's getting up into likely criminal activity.]
Do you like what you do?
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It's better than what I was doing before.
And I have an evening job some days too, singing. I enjoy that more than I'd thought I would.
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Singing? [Oh, now you've done it. He's grinning wide.] I don't suppose you take requests?
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well, she did say to lup she'd try and be less cagey and avoidant about singing unexpectedly, and she did just set herself up for this: ]
Um. Well, if I know the song I can give it a go?
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[ anyway after a moment's thought, hansa will be treated to this song, which she has already sung once here, but also actually sings in canon and thank you to florence for providing a killer version for me to abuse here in this game. ]
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[When she's done, he'll nod, clearly appreciative.]
Your voice is lovely. You really have a gift.
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[ she looks supremely unsure about what to do with compliments but she’s less embarrassed or stuttering than she was the last time she got caught singing. ]
I got my other job by chance but... I don’t mind it. At least people enjoy music, and I can do something with that to help them out.
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Either way, you're helping someone. Isn't that nice? You're putting a little more kindness in the world.
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Or you just get roped into something and like it enough to keep going. [ she likes feeling useful. she likes feeling like she's doing something. ]
But if people are enjoying it, then I'm glad.
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[He lets out a light laugh.]
You just have to find your own happiness, sometimes, in a chaotic world.
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[ welp. ]
Mm. You're not wrong. You can't pin your happiness on someone else and hope things will turn out well.
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Exactly. [His thumb makes little circles over the back of her hand.] The most important thing is to find joy even if you're on your own. You can never sink into despair, that way.
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[ she's probably shifting now because i realise she's been like awkwardly crouching this whole time, so she's kneeling now. important information. ]
You make that sound a lot easier to achieve than it is.