puppetmaster ✦ audio ✦ after the festival

[guitarpicks]

Sooooooo. Fair ladies, good sirs, ghoulies, ghosties, dead and undead alike. Fellow whatever we think we are? [ eddie get to the point here? ] How many of you play instruments and would want to jam?

I'm in a band back home and missing shred sessions. I just found my guitar back -- [ a pause and then he might sound like he's devastated and talking about a lost love. ] Not my sweetheart but my acoustic.

[ and if you're thinking he's not gonna give you whiplash and then sound eager, excited as fuck at the drop of a hat then you're wrong. ] Anyway, I'm really jonesing to play. Anyone in?

If you're into metal or rock even better but all musicians welcome. The place I'm staying at isn't big but there's abandoned buildings near by and the acoustics are killer. [ and because there's some manners under there? ] And if you're in, I'm Eddie.

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[guitarpicks]

[ well now he feels bad and has to explain. ] an acoustic and an electric make different sounds. if you want a little more soulful, raw you go for an acoustic. an electric guitar is for rock'n'roll.

i can show you the world of music. or at least of guitars.

[oomfies]

[ So that's why everyone loves Wonderwall..

But also what an odd idea to consider — Lottie Person, fashion blogger, learning about guitars. Somewhere she thinks Misty would get a kick out of it and insist they twin it up with 'tiny, CUTER guitars' (ukuleles) to pose with, after the fact.. ]

sure? i mean.. i'm dead so what do i have to lose lol

[guitarpicks]

is playing the guitar uncool in the future?

you've only got a world of cool skill to gain.

[oomfies]

noooo i didn't mean it like that at ALL. ugh sorry i'm just being a lameass

just.. what if i'm not good???

[guitarpicks]

no one's good at first. i sucked hard when i started and now i'm playing metallica. [ he also spent a month practicing alone in his room in the month between the song coming out and his untimely demise so is he a great example? maybe not! ]

we'll start easy, if you want to give it a try.

[oomfies]

okay

[ She types, and then erases. Repeats this process two or three more times before settling on: ]

what kind of easy were u thinking?

[guitarpicks]

you'd be working up to a very beginner friendly version of careless whisper.

don't tell anyone.

[oomfies]

OMGGG NO

you're teaching me george michael??????

[guitarpicks]

first george michael, then you're moving on to actually good music. [ but he has to start her somewhere, okay, and it's easy!!! ]

tell no one!!!

[oomfies]

WTF how dare you

george michael was sexy AND his music is good

(obvi i won't say anything.. your secret's safe w/ me!!!)

[guitarpicks]

good is objective. he was in wham!

thanks.

[oomfies]

but you like careless whisper?!

[guitarpicks]

it's a good song to play on the guitar! pretty easy. [ don't tell anyone but yeeeeep. ]

[oomfies]

my DMs are open if you ever feel like being honest w/ yourself 😌

[guitarpicks]

idk what you mean.

[oomfies]

[ Oh!! Lottie gasps at that, happy to see her rub off on him. His first idk.. They grow up so fast, she's proud!!

But then she pauses. Rereads his text and remembers, ]

wait

did i never tell you what DMs were

[guitarpicks]

dungeon masters. jk jk.

you didn't but i was talking about the being honest part. i'm being honest over here. scout's honor. [ he wasn't a scout. ]

[oomfies]

like that one game? lol

but alright.. i'll take your word for it! scout's honor is supposed to be veeerrryyy important i hear

[guitarpicks]

only the best game. dungeons and dragons.

it is. totally.

[oomfies]

FYI.. dungeons and dragons is veryyy trendy in the future

scout's honor 🤞

[guitarpicks]

wait--- no shit. you're fucking with me. i am literally being called a satan worshipping cult leader for playing it back home.

[oomfies]

unlike you i DO mean scout's honor, so, no! i am not fucking with you

that sucks tho.. they're really calling you that??

[guitarpicks]

holy shit. people are fucking hypocrites.

yeah... satan worshipping cult leader, a freak and more. [ which... okay it's more serious than that but he doesn't want to make it serious. then he has to deal with how much that hurts and --- no, nope. not right now. ]

[oomfies]

[ All the hate comments Lottie ever had to deal with were online. She isn't sure what she'd do if someone ever called her that to her face, or worse, hear their voice. Despite lacking a complete understanding of how Bad It Is, she.. Pauses. Thinks. What would Esther say to her? ]

those guys are all just jealous haters
forget them

[guitarpicks]

[ ah the days when bullying was personal and face to face. eddie wouldn't recommend it. ] i don't know that there was much to be jealous of.

[ and then, some time later. someone new has entered the chat. ]

𝔭𝔩𝔲𝔰. 𝔞 𝔴𝔥𝔬𝔩𝔢 𝔱𝔬𝔴𝔫 𝔰𝔞𝔶𝔦𝔫𝔤 𝔱𝔥𝔞𝔱? 𝔪𝔞𝔶𝔟𝔢 𝔱𝔥𝔢𝔶'𝔯𝔢 𝔯𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱 𝔞𝔟𝔬𝔲𝔱 𝔪𝔢, 𝔰𝔴𝔢𝔢𝔱𝔥𝔢𝔞𝔯𝔱.