[ the lavicar is here to supply tunes!! ...and definitely probably helped with the casual theft of the mirrors. you know, if elan asked him. it's fine, right? everything respawns so there's nothing to really feel that bad for.
if anyone wants special requests, lavi could probably supply it. his knowledge of music is kind of fantasy victorian era but this is rp and we just make things work. ]
[They're definitely just still test-driving the setting?? There's no issues here?? Elan doesn't feel any particular twinge of conscience despite his previous school experience; this isn't a school and he is no longer expected to make it one.
That said, he'll spend some time checking the radio properly this time..... he hasn't thought about the music selection that much.]
... I don't know many dances, but I think people here have wider tastes. [tapping his fingers against the steering wheel] Did you have a preference? For music.
[ truly no issues!! it's only been, what, a week or so since they've been able to do testing on what the limits are? totally fine. it's not like lavi is going to complain as long as no one is going to get hurt here. ]
It depends on the kind of dance you're hoping to teach. If it's something less formal then maybe something like this might work?
[ does he really know the music that he put on? nope, but it pops on when he thinks of something upbeat and informal. enjoy ABBA everyone. however, the music for their dance is probably going to be a different conversation. ]
[Blink. Well, that's certainly dance music at least.]
Hmm. A little too fast for beginners, but maybe they could try it if their partner can keep up.
[He's not sure he knows the corresponding style of dance, either, actually. This is one they'd probably have to go to the reels or other references for, if anyone actually gets invested enough to want it at their strange rose wedding.]
[ h...how did that go over his head?? some part of him wished that elan had phrased it as a "us" thing verses at "you" and "me" sort, but the fact that he asked at all is enough, honestly. ]
I'm pretty impartial to it all. Though, I'd probably consider something more traditional for this current situation. [ since those dances also tend to be a simpler with plenty of room for expression...if they wanted to. and to provide an example of what he's tentatively thinking of, the music will swap to something more appropriate. ] Do you have a particular genre you like?
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You probably have a wider knowledge of music than I do.
[In some ways, anyway. It's more surprising how much anyone here has in common when it comes to culture -- the arts, music, culinary -- than they are different; when it comes to syncing through the arts, Elan himself isn't entirely sure where to start, never mind finding those overlapping parts.
He's pretty sure some of the pilots back home train to music, if they're on a team, but that's a different style all its own.
Instead, he considers the bright music filling the car. In many ways his own preferences are as elusive to him as they are to anyone else, but he takes a little time to let the song play.]
But, if it comes to traditional music, there's plenty. I just don't know how much of it is easy to dance to, either.
[Of course, they could take on a challenge. He hums a few bars absently, paging through a limited mental repertoire. He doesn't have any music with him, either; it wasn't really a priority in an age when many things were at your fingertips.]
[ not meant to be an insult or a dig but, well, it's like a straight up fact when it comes between the two them. ]
Well, that song you're humming, there's no way that it makes sense to dance to that. Even if neither of us can step on each other's feet, I don't think it feels right. It's supposed to be something we can "sync" with one another, right?
[ whatever the fuck that means.
but should it come to elan's surprise that lavi knows that song given how different their worlds are supposed to line up? who knows. nevertheless, the song will swap from his Very Reasonable Dance piece to definitely something a bit more...on brand but not quite fitting their personalities. objectively, it's good ballroom music, but does it really speak to both of them? ]
Should we have something faster or slower? [ hmmm. ] I'd like something not so stuffy.
I always think of something with a faster tempo or a stronger beat when it comes to moving...
[Different music for different occasions, really; none of his reading or even studying choices would likely work here -- he hadn't seriously considered dancing to anything too modern or eclectic either, because again he certainly doesn't know the dances well for anything that isn't a handful of centuries old by this point. The value of artistry at Asticassia is, unsurprisingly perhaps, not all that broad.
That leaves... well, perhaps they can figure out the overlap if they put their heads together. Maybe that counts? His brow furrows a little as he tries to think through all this and pay attention to the radio at the same time.]
But if it's too slow it's stuffy... [he's not entirely sure of the standard here but] Something in between what you played before and what I was thinking of...?
[At least they seem more-or-less agreed on instrumentals, but -- something too traditional doesn't seem like it would entirely fit Lavi, and something like the first song would fit neither of them at this point. He's never thought of expressiveness as something particularly connected to himself, but veering that way might be their best shot at a place to start.]
[ sorry, but there's something about the way that elan refers to it as "when it comes to moving" that has lavi snickering briefly. it's so on-brand that he can't possibly be upset with it, especially not when lavi pretty much agrees for the majority of it. dancing should be fun! exciting! ]
Makes sense. I wouldn't have pegged you as someone who would have enjoyed slow dances, but not all slow dances are stuffy! It's all about the feel of them.
[ because slow dances have a time and a place. most of the time those times and places are for more romantic and sentimental reasons, which may be a step too far for the two of them. this was a simple dance (""simple"") and the idea of doing something that could imply more seemed weird. ]
Something between what I played and you were thinking of would be the ideal but... [ hmmmm. ] I'm not sure what that'd be. Music isn't exactly my area of expertise.
[There's a slightly raised eyebrow at Lavi's mirth that is probably recognizable by now as Elan's version of I don't know what's happening but I'll leave you to it, which shows up relatively rarely but usually when they or others are in the middle of something.
He does like to ask, given the time.
For the moment he tries to absorb all these different standards (vibes, really) of dance that he isn't familiar with. His mental repertoire probably still isn't up to par but...]
I think I can probably deal with different tempos. The feel of them...
[That's actually pretty ambiguous but it's not like he doesn't sort of get the gist of it. He's just not sure how to use that as a standard given where they're at; there are all kinds of ways to approach and utilize the intimacy of a dance, and that's assuming anyone is on the same page or in the same book. He's just not sure.
If they're two amateurs at this then what's there to be done?]
We could listen to some things and then decide. You seem to have a pretty wide range on the radio...?
[ it's a shame that he can't really see the eyebrow raise, but he gets the vibe from elan. the confusion that his laughs can cause him... it's not something that's out of his realm of understanding but it is, ironically, funny. either way, when elan suggests that they just listen to a bunch of songs. hmmm.
well. it's not like it is an unproductive way to go about things. ]
Dancing is more than just tempos, you know, but I suppose there's nothing wrong with just playing songs until something seems right.
[ did i, naru, really need to scrub through youtube to find a varied amount of songs for this tag? absolutely not, but did i? yeah. sometimes things happen and things end up this way. anyway have some songs that lavi will skip through after some time: one. two. three. four. five. six. seven. ]
[Sometimes Elan forgets that he's interacting with a car as a whole, and sometimes I, Fyre, forget he's in a car entirely because space-time is a false and fickle deity. Either way, he's probably used to some measure of disconnect whether it comes from moving through the world alongside a shadow or trying to grasp the self-perception of a sentient motor vehicle.
Their different perceptions of dance are probably related to neither of these things, though.]
... I suppose, there's technique and other things that come together.
[He's not sure if what they'd call 'feel' is the same either, but he is perfectly fine with the listen until you make it approach -- so maybe that's as good as anything. Elan lets himself stretch out a little in the seat; it's not the most roomy of interiors, but it's easy to adjust when there's no one else in here.
For the most part he listens quietly, with only the occasional spot of humming along when he's particularly interested in a bar. Given that he's naturally more inclined towards strings, this happens mostly around the middle of their playlist.]
... Some of these seem like they'd still be hard to dance to. But I think... the third one... the fifth one, the sixth one?
[He also considered the seventh but there's an ominous energy in that one.]
[ in what other form would elan be able to interact with lavi!!! he's either a car or a shadow because cowbells haven't happened. but, depending on how far back elan goes as he stretches himself, lavi may automatically adjust the space in his interior to give him ample room to do so. sometimes you just automatically know what to do without knowing that you need to do it. ]
You know, when you say things like that, it makes me feel like I should take you out dancing some more times once we're all settled here.
[ not like that would be a bad thing—objectively. lavi likes to dance and he's making the assumption that elan only knows how to dance in a more clinical, technical, way. which is all well and fine, however, that's not the kind of thing he wants. dancing should be fun. enjoyable. ]
The sixth one makes me feel like I wouldn't be satisfied dancing to it as a shadow. Third one or fifth one... [ he'll hum to himself. ] Both are good; it depends on the kind of dance we'd want since one is much slower than the other. The third one definitely isn't stuffy and maybe fits us better.
[ not that he thinks that they're more turbulent of a pairing (there are certainly ones who are far at each other's throats than the two of them), but the energy fits. however because i, naru, forgot to link it. lavi's radio will settle on this song as he debates between the two of them. ]
[It's really more about how much the car can see or hear... He's perhaps used to more sophisticated, sensitive or all-encompassing machine builds, even if there are fundamental differences; still, maybe the one big difference is that the car responds completely differently regardless.
Maybe it's the soul thing, or the odd acceptance of this form of Lavi that he has come to. It ends up being comfortable -- he's spent more time in here than he expected, in the day-to-day.]
We can try different styles of dance later, if you want.
[That's probably not exactly what Lavi meant either, but it's an idle musing at the end of the day -- perhaps there won't be more time or occasion for dances or other such activities that become frivolous outside of the stage they're given. Still, he thinks that maybe dance also changes depending on the participants or the teacher; Lavi is also probably better at that part.
It would be something intriguing to learn for himself, should circumstances ever allow it. In the meantime, he should focus.]
Do you particularly like the sixth one...?
[He goes over them all again; which are better balanced? Or perhaps what he should be asking is, which are easier to parse when it comes to shadow dancing? There are a lot of factors that he's not sure how to account for -- in the end, instead of juggling all those thoughts at once as he waits for Lavi's conclusion as well, he spends a little time gently tapping his fingers against the steering wheel to the song currently playing.]
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if anyone wants special requests, lavi could probably supply it. his knowledge of music is kind of fantasy victorian era but this is rp and we just make things work. ]
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That said, he'll spend some time checking the radio properly this time..... he hasn't thought about the music selection that much.]
... I don't know many dances, but I think people here have wider tastes. [tapping his fingers against the steering wheel] Did you have a preference? For music.
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It depends on the kind of dance you're hoping to teach. If it's something less formal then maybe something like this might work?
[ does he really know the music that he put on? nope, but it pops on when he thinks of something upbeat and informal. enjoy ABBA everyone. however, the music for their dance is probably going to be a different conversation. ]
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Hmm. A little too fast for beginners, but maybe they could try it if their partner can keep up.
[He's not sure he knows the corresponding style of dance, either, actually. This is one they'd probably have to go to the reels or other references for, if anyone actually gets invested enough to want it at their strange rose wedding.]
I was asking you, though.
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For me?
[ h...how did that go over his head?? some part of him wished that elan had phrased it as a "us" thing verses at "you" and "me" sort, but the fact that he asked at all is enough, honestly. ]
I'm pretty impartial to it all. Though, I'd probably consider something more traditional for this current situation. [ since those dances also tend to be a simpler with plenty of room for expression...if they wanted to. and to provide an example of what he's tentatively thinking of, the music will swap to something more appropriate. ] Do you have a particular genre you like?
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[In some ways, anyway. It's more surprising how much anyone here has in common when it comes to culture -- the arts, music, culinary -- than they are different; when it comes to syncing through the arts, Elan himself isn't entirely sure where to start, never mind finding those overlapping parts.
He's pretty sure some of the pilots back home train to music, if they're on a team, but that's a different style all its own.
Instead, he considers the bright music filling the car. In many ways his own preferences are as elusive to him as they are to anyone else, but he takes a little time to let the song play.]
But, if it comes to traditional music, there's plenty. I just don't know how much of it is easy to dance to, either.
[Of course, they could take on a challenge. He hums a few bars absently, paging through a limited mental repertoire. He doesn't have any music with him, either; it wasn't really a priority in an age when many things were at your fingertips.]
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[ not meant to be an insult or a dig but, well, it's like a straight up fact when it comes between the two them. ]
Well, that song you're humming, there's no way that it makes sense to dance to that. Even if neither of us can step on each other's feet, I don't think it feels right. It's supposed to be something we can "sync" with one another, right?
[ whatever the fuck that means.
but should it come to elan's surprise that lavi knows that song given how different their worlds are supposed to line up? who knows. nevertheless, the song will swap from his Very Reasonable Dance piece to definitely something a bit more...on brand but not quite fitting their personalities. objectively, it's good ballroom music, but does it really speak to both of them? ]
Should we have something faster or slower? [ hmmm. ] I'd like something not so stuffy.
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[Different music for different occasions, really; none of his reading or even studying choices would likely work here -- he hadn't seriously considered dancing to anything too modern or eclectic either, because again he certainly doesn't know the dances well for anything that isn't a handful of centuries old by this point. The value of artistry at Asticassia is, unsurprisingly perhaps, not all that broad.
That leaves... well, perhaps they can figure out the overlap if they put their heads together. Maybe that counts? His brow furrows a little as he tries to think through all this and pay attention to the radio at the same time.]
But if it's too slow it's stuffy... [he's not entirely sure of the standard here but] Something in between what you played before and what I was thinking of...?
[At least they seem more-or-less agreed on instrumentals, but -- something too traditional doesn't seem like it would entirely fit Lavi, and something like the first song would fit neither of them at this point. He's never thought of expressiveness as something particularly connected to himself, but veering that way might be their best shot at a place to start.]
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Makes sense. I wouldn't have pegged you as someone who would have enjoyed slow dances, but not all slow dances are stuffy! It's all about the feel of them.
[ because slow dances have a time and a place. most of the time those times and places are for more romantic and sentimental reasons, which may be a step too far for the two of them. this was a simple dance (""simple"") and the idea of doing something that could imply more seemed weird. ]
Something between what I played and you were thinking of would be the ideal but... [ hmmmm. ] I'm not sure what that'd be. Music isn't exactly my area of expertise.
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He does like to ask, given the time.
For the moment he tries to absorb all these different standards (vibes, really) of dance that he isn't familiar with. His mental repertoire probably still isn't up to par but...]
I think I can probably deal with different tempos. The feel of them...
[That's actually pretty ambiguous but it's not like he doesn't sort of get the gist of it. He's just not sure how to use that as a standard given where they're at; there are all kinds of ways to approach and utilize the intimacy of a dance, and that's assuming anyone is on the same page or in the same book. He's just not sure.
If they're two amateurs at this then what's there to be done?]
We could listen to some things and then decide. You seem to have a pretty wide range on the radio...?
[Time to just chill to lofi for a bit--]
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well. it's not like it is an unproductive way to go about things. ]
Dancing is more than just tempos, you know, but I suppose there's nothing wrong with just playing songs until something seems right.
[ did i, naru, really need to scrub through youtube to find a varied amount of songs for this tag? absolutely not, but did i? yeah. sometimes things happen and things end up this way. anyway have some songs that lavi will skip through after some time: one. two. three. four. five. six. seven. ]
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Their different perceptions of dance are probably related to neither of these things, though.]
... I suppose, there's technique and other things that come together.
[He's not sure if what they'd call 'feel' is the same either, but he is perfectly fine with the listen until you make it approach -- so maybe that's as good as anything. Elan lets himself stretch out a little in the seat; it's not the most roomy of interiors, but it's easy to adjust when there's no one else in here.
For the most part he listens quietly, with only the occasional spot of humming along when he's particularly interested in a bar. Given that he's naturally more inclined towards strings, this happens mostly around the middle of their playlist.]
... Some of these seem like they'd still be hard to dance to. But I think... the third one... the fifth one, the sixth one?
[He also considered the seventh but there's an ominous energy in that one.]
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You know, when you say things like that, it makes me feel like I should take you out dancing some more times once we're all settled here.
[ not like that would be a bad thing—objectively. lavi likes to dance and he's making the assumption that elan only knows how to dance in a more clinical, technical, way. which is all well and fine, however, that's not the kind of thing he wants. dancing should be fun. enjoyable. ]
The sixth one makes me feel like I wouldn't be satisfied dancing to it as a shadow. Third one or fifth one... [ he'll hum to himself. ] Both are good; it depends on the kind of dance we'd want since one is much slower than the other. The third one definitely isn't stuffy and maybe fits us better.
[ not that he thinks that they're more turbulent of a pairing (there are certainly ones who are far at each other's throats than the two of them), but the energy fits. however because i, naru, forgot to link it. lavi's radio will settle on this song as he debates between the two of them. ]
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Maybe it's the soul thing, or the odd acceptance of this form of Lavi that he has come to. It ends up being comfortable -- he's spent more time in here than he expected, in the day-to-day.]
We can try different styles of dance later, if you want.
[That's probably not exactly what Lavi meant either, but it's an idle musing at the end of the day -- perhaps there won't be more time or occasion for dances or other such activities that become frivolous outside of the stage they're given. Still, he thinks that maybe dance also changes depending on the participants or the teacher; Lavi is also probably better at that part.
It would be something intriguing to learn for himself, should circumstances ever allow it. In the meantime, he should focus.]
Do you particularly like the sixth one...?
[He goes over them all again; which are better balanced? Or perhaps what he should be asking is, which are easier to parse when it comes to shadow dancing? There are a lot of factors that he's not sure how to account for -- in the end, instead of juggling all those thoughts at once as he waits for Lavi's conclusion as well, he spends a little time gently tapping his fingers against the steering wheel to the song currently playing.]