Video (2/14) - A Valentines' Night on Staryutube

[zukeini]

[While everyone may or may not by celebrating the festivities, a video would come up if you were hanging around Staryutube. Maybe this came up on your Recommended Videos, who knew. Whatever the case, perhaps you were watching this.

Zuke had set up a Staryutube Channel, yes. His very first one.

Clicking on the video there would be a grown man sitting on a stool with a drum set in front of him. His travel one to be precise. The setting was in a rather cozy looking hotel room.

The man seemed to struggle with words at first, looking like he was fumbling a bit nervously. A few chirps later from the crowd to get him to talk and-]

Yeah! Um, hey there. I'm Zuke and...I've been here for a few months and, well...I figured maybe I should set one of these things up. Welcome to my channel, I-

-I play drums.

[A cry from a monkey was heard.]

Right! Okay!

So, uh, I occasionally write songs too. Well, lyrics, anyway.

I know today is a big day for a lot of people so, uh...to start off this channel, I wrote one little thing. I hope you like it.

[He took a deep breath, lifted his drumsticks and played a soft, humble tune on them. The beats were solemn and soft, which matched the look on his face.]

When I woke up this mornin'

I got to see your face

And I

Kept on walkin' in my slow slow pace

And I thought

I never wanted to see anything more right now


If I could

I would

Snap a picture and keep this forever

This feeling

It certainly wasn't the weather


But it hurts that all I can do is

Ask for us to stay like this

For a bit

Just don't go changin' for me...

[The song went mostly light this. In the background, there was silence. Soon, the song would be over, and the screen would fade to black. First video over.]

[Also, on this day, Grant, Kirishima, Claude, Dimitri, Felix, Jynx, Chip, and Jaskier got a small bag via carrier Pidgey. Inside was a bunch of handmade chocolate, filled with a soft fruit jelly. The jelly flavors are strawberry, raspberry, cherry, blackberry, and blueberry. Happy Valentines'!!]

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[zukeini]

[...Sylvain? Asleep?

Zuke had to read that a few times before deciding what to say. War meant something else other than "sleep" but he heard that those who temporarily leave to go home...sleep a long time. He heard a few people do that over the network.

So someone in Felix and Dimitri's circle was temporarily gone.

Someone important to them.

Ah.]

I've heard and I'm sorry.

I mean, I'm glad it helped but...you're okay, right?

[bestswordmaster]

[Ordinarily, the 'I'm sorry' and 'are you okay' responses annoy Felix to no end; it's one of several reasons why he prefers not to tell people these things unless he has to. But Zuke seems different. Talking to him is comfortable, somehow. And Felix figures he deserves to know the kind of impact his music has. So it's not so bad, he supposes.]

I'm fine.

[Sure, Felix. You sat and listened to this bittersweet song about loving and losing over and over again because you're 'fine.' Uh huh.]

oh.
I should probably mention.
sylvain is my
we're engaged.
so
anyway
if you ever write any more songs I'll gladly listen to them.

[zukeini]

[He meant it sincerely. Zuke was a kind of person that hated throwing words that meant nothing around. He was a more introvert sort, but he was calm and rational when it comes to explaining himself. As something made so much sense as the feelings from his music.

And he knew when it was wrong to press. It would be bad to push Felix into expressing more than he was capable of.

He's not fine. But he's also...not fine with discussing it an a particular way.]

I'll be sure to keep playing and playing, and posting. It's what I love doing. If it happens to bring comfort than that's the bonus to work for.

[bestswordmaster]

good.
I'm still getting used to the idea of listening to music whenever I want.
real music, not this constant noise.
I have a friend here whose songs are always in my head.
I'll see if I can convince her to let me record them.
she acts strangely when people find out about her singing though.
I don't know why.
she's very skilled.

[zukeini]

[Oh, he was talking about something else. A wonderful distraction to everything.]

You kinda mentioned her sometime ago, I think. Maybe she can do what a lot of us are doing and post her songs on the website?

If she feels comfortable, of course. But she could hear from me that I was nervous about things here too, at first.

[bestswordmaster]

that might help.
thanks.
I'll give her your number.
I have to go now.
goodbye.

[zukeini]

[UH. In all honestly, Zuke came to expect this bluntness by now. In reality, he wasn't bothered at all.]

Bye. See you soon.