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Post by She on Dec 19, 2008 10:33:26 GMT -5
She padded into the empty Auditorium and smiled. Taking centre stage, she ran through a few vocal exercises, then closed her eyes and felt the music well up inside her. "I am the vein...Under the ground... I am the vein... the miner has found..." Her voice was rich and warm, her eyes alight with pure joy as she immersed herself in the spirituality of the song and the act of singing. ((For those who want to know, the song is here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVDBAmt9Wz8 and it's by Colvin Quarmby. I wanted her to sing, and this is the first song I thought of. Imagine a female singer and ignore the bit with the silly voices.))
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Post by Kim on Dec 19, 2008 14:43:26 GMT -5
Kim had (somehow) found a babysistter for Tam, and had managed to scrape together enough funds to have season passes to the opera. She'd promised herself that, now that she was in a city like Paris, she would start to learn about all the thing she'd missed while living in a rural village (and then in a slum). Opera was something that she found she enjoyed.
She arrived just in time to hear the impromptu performance.
Smiling, she broke into applause.
"Bravo!"
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Post by She on Dec 19, 2008 15:13:53 GMT -5
She startled, not having noticed her audience, then glared into the distance, angry with herself for the innattention. That just would not do.
Coming to herself once more, she nodded gracious acknowledgement of the applause, and burst into song once more. Now, though, she refused to throw her whole being into the music, and it showed.
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Post by Kim on Dec 19, 2008 15:18:46 GMT -5
Kim suddenly felt as though she'd done something wrong, though she couldn't figure out what. Maybe she was disturbing a rehearsal? But, the woman hadn't told her to get out...
She stood there in aisle, indecisive.
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Post by She on Dec 19, 2008 16:07:17 GMT -5
She cut off mid-line with what her tone implied was a curse, though few would recognise it. She remembered now why she did not often allow herself this pleasure. Defeated, she slunk from the stage in search of solitude.
((Psst... follow, and ask her if she's all right. She's a bit anti-social, so she needs to be forced into conversation sometimes.))
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Post by Kim on Dec 19, 2008 16:22:46 GMT -5
((Nooot a prob! Kim is the sort that will try to help everyone))
The woman left so suddenly. Was the matter? For only a moment, she debated it, then quickly followed after. She never one to turn her back on people.
"Is everything all right?" She called out.
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Post by She on Dec 19, 2008 16:55:25 GMT -5
She stopped suddenly, and took a moment to compose herself before turning to meet the young woman who had ruined her concentration. I will not cry, she told herself firmly. This is utterly ridiculous. Calm down, girl. Breathe.
"I am perfectly fine, thank you for asking," she snapped. "I am simply bored, and looking for something more fun to do." The lie was obvious.
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Post by Kim on Dec 19, 2008 17:14:14 GMT -5
Kim bit her lip, her expression contrite.
"Oh...all right. Um, I'm sorry I interrupted. I didn't mean to. I didn't even know anyone was here."
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Post by She on Dec 19, 2008 17:20:25 GMT -5
She softened. "No, it is I who must apologise, sweet one. I should not have taken my frustrations out on you, when you were only trying to be kind."
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Post by Kim on Dec 19, 2008 17:24:59 GMT -5
She brightened a bit, a small smile appearing.
"That's all right. I'm not offended. Oh, um...I'm Kim."
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Post by She on Dec 19, 2008 17:46:55 GMT -5
She winced. The thread of warmth that had somehow forced its way into her voice and body language found itself being violently murdered and dumped in a river.
"How nice for you," she said with a sneer. "But why would I want to know? Run along now, little girl. I have places to be."
Say what you will about arrogance and petty cruelty to small, fluffy animals, but it sure helped one regain confidence in oneself.
((Ohgod. I feel so mean. I'm sorry! This isn't what I meant to do at all...))
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Post by Kim on Dec 19, 2008 17:52:35 GMT -5
((Oh, dear...Kim isn't the kind to run off crying, though))
She blinked at the sudden venom in the woman's voice. She hadn't said or done anything offensive, and it really wasn't warranted, the change in tone.
"Well, excuse me for trying to be friendly and start a conversation! And it's only normal and polite to introduce yourself!"
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Post by She on Dec 19, 2008 18:05:59 GMT -5
"What kind of people go around introducing themselves willy-nilly? You think I want that kind of burden? All these names in my head, the souls of strangers crowding out my own - you think I want that?" she yelled. The words echoed around the room, causing her to curse the room's design as she had blessed it earlier.
She really needed to get a handle on these moodswings. What was wrong with her today?
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Post by Kim on Dec 20, 2008 15:20:55 GMT -5
Kim gaped at her, completely dumbfounded.
"What are you talking about?! A name is just a name, that's all! You don't get souls or anything like that!"
While her own beliefs ran along the line of spirits of nature, there were some things that were over her head still.
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Post by She on Dec 20, 2008 17:54:51 GMT -5
"Ignorant child," she accused. "I should use the knowledge just to prove it to you. But I won't, because I'm just that nice."
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