eachdraidh | 1st Circuit - Text for Both Courts, Video-locked for Unseelie

[There's probably a better way to do this, but at least he can put out feelers and see what he's working with. Since the decimation of Caer Scima Hiro's been a little more than bitter toward the Seelie and while he doesn't want to have anything to do with any of them, he realizes that as a scientist he needs to gather as much information as possible.]

It's been a long month, hasn't it? I'm not used to any of this. Monsters? Destroying people's castles? It's weird. I was getting ready for class one day and the next I came here and then the fighting started. I think I'm going to fall really, really behind in my homework. Makes me wonder…what do you miss most about home? I can't be the only one who really misses advanced tech (computers, video games, even the old stuff like VCRs would be okay at this point.) And I know, I know, the Station exists but it's not the same. So, what about you guys?

[If he can figure out what people value? Maybe they can use that to their advantage, too.]

[Unseelie Locked]

[Now comes the hard part. With that out of the way the video function of the locket clicks on and it's obvious that the locket's hanging from something in front of Hiro. He's in a room at the Station, ever-recognizable blue hoodie hanging loosely on his frame but the sleeves pushed up to his elbows. More importantly than that? He looks a little nervous.]

…hi. My name is Hiro Hamada. I don't know most of you, but I hope you're listening anyway.

[He pauses and looks to the side, evidently looking at someone else who's in the room with him. Deep breath, Hiro.]

It's not a secret that we lost this battle pretty bad. That's a fact, but I think there's something we can do about it to help recover. I know there are other people that don't know how to really fight, or there are people who can only fight with weapons. What if we could do something more than that?

[Give him a second and he's holding up his hand. It looks as though he might completely freeze up but after a short moment a small fireball appears in the palm of his hand. He wants to put it out immediately, but he pauses long enough to at least look at the locket again.]

I couldn't do this when I first got here. [And the fireball vanishes.] Think about how much stronger we'd be as a court if everybody could wield a couple of spells. Even if it's not something you want to use for offense even picking up a few for defense is better than nothing. I know there're a lot of magic users here but…well, Lemina and I have been working on something pretty cool.

[He's going to lean forward and pick up what looks like a piece of paper with a class list and a list of elemental spells written on it to show the camera.]

The Guild's designed to not only teach people how to unlock their own magic ability but hone it and build up to becoming a better magician. We have a few ideas how to use it to help our side of this war. We're going to start classes soon for anybody who's even kinda curious. [A pause.] Look, I didn't even really believe in magic before I got here and knowing the little bit I learned saved me back there. It'd be really cool if you guys considered it and you can always ask Lemina or me if you have questions.

[Actually…he looks off screen toward where Lemina's sitting.] Maybe we should do that now?

[ooc: This is actually going to be open to both Seelie and Unseelie because of the mage university being started by Tzilan just outside of Redgate. Lemina's been putting up flyers around the Station and Hiro just doesn't realize it and has a very strong bias against the Seelie. You can check out more about said-Guild in the class link above, and you can sign up your character here. As an aside, Lemina will also be teaching classes at said-university on her own, but will be keeping the Guild as something separate. edit: also Lemina might pop into some threads as well!]

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[Oh Kelsi. That's kind of funny.]

I'm not sure if that's an insult to machinery or a compliment to music. So why the radio instead of...I don't know, a library of mp3s?

Aggressive techno is called Industrial, I think. Maybe that's more along the lines? [ Guess who has ideas to record dwarves' anvils and make a club hit this girl oh noooooo ]

With a radio, you're listening to music evolve, and other people's taste, and change. It's really exciting! With just a library of your own MP3s, there's nothing to grow, and music is naturally a team effort, don't you think?

Some people think that art and science can be really closely tied together, so maybe you're onto something. I guess so but I'm more interested in watching other things evolve. Technology and how it can help people evolve. Music...I mean yeah, music evolves and people's taste evolves but what else can it do?

[He's not necessarily disagreeing, but he's certainly challenging her.]

[ This is exciting. She sort of wants to grab Dave and have him read over this written exchange. ]

It can inspire. It can uplift--it's more emotional than science, sure, but it's not a bad thing. It's actually been proven that listening to certain types of music and understanding it makes you smarter in math and stuff, like you said!

Someone was telling me about evolutionary musicology and how it's tied to evolutionary theory, but no offense to you but I sorta stopped paying attention...

You mean the Mozart effect. I've heard of it, but I've never had to use it. Have you? ...oh come on! What's boring about the evolutionary theory? It all ties into how the human brain's developed over time and if the brain didn't develop at all we wouldn't even be able to process the way music's evolved and changed in the first place which would make the whole thing a moot point.

[Hiro literally nobody but probably you cares.] Okay let's try this. What else do you like besides music?

Edited (repetition who lets me roleplay...) 2015-03-07 04:52 (UTC)

[ There's a very, very long pause between Hiro's response and Kelsi's. A little too long, because Kelsi is trying to wrack her brain with what, exactly, there is to like besides music.

It's just consumed so much of her life!! ]

Friends?? Tea????

[...Kelsi. Please.]

Would you believe me if I said you're not the first person to mention tea here? Why tea? Friends makes a little more sense but...nothing else? Really?

I guess I never thought about it. Ever.

It's kind of difficult when you're so focused on one main thing.

I like love, though. Romance. I like people watching, too. Have you ever done that?

People watching? My aunt runs a cafe so it's kind of the perfect place to people watch.

[Let's not touch the romance subject because ew.]

It's not that bad to be focused on one main thing though. Just funny that it's music.

I don't know! Everyone has a favourite thing. What's yours?

Generally? Science and technology. Specifically? Probably robotics. Think about how much can be done with it.

Robots? Like the Iron Giant?

Not quite like him. Even better though. Some of the ones we have back home are pretty cool.

wow! You must be super super smart.

I guess you could say that. [It raises a new interesting question though.] What would you qualify as super super smart anyway?

You know like a brain, all straight a's all the time, science club participant...

I mean I got straight As in all of my classes but I didn't participate in science clubs. [So, so amused.] I have my own lab on campus though that I'm using for projects, does that count?

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