Uhhh. Depends! A tune is one of those you specific things, right? Because people aren't really that static in my experience. The music you put out is an act of will, right?
Not really. Most people can't hear the Music, so they don't know about their tunes. An', well, people change over time, an' their tunes change with 'em, but what I've been hearin' is pretty drastic.
I dunno, dude, like...I can't hear what you're hearing either. It's different for me. I only know what I put out, I mean...music ties in with emotion and thought on a fundamental level, but...
Yeah, pretty much! Like, if you don't, you're just going to sound like you sound...but that depends on your personal narrative. It's not like a constant thing so much as it's a complicated web of situational factors - you can sense tons of shit if you know how to read it, but it's not the same thing as the soul. Souls have pitches, not songs.
So...if you know how to spin music, obviously you can surround yourself in whatever kind of stuff you want.
[He'd known he was out of his league listening to Blanche and Santiago's tunes, but this just kind of hammers it home. People here are operating on an entirely different level, and he doesn't know how to even come close to it.]
That explains a lot.
The kidnapped people who're startin' to get magic of their own - can they do that too? [Because that's going to cause problems for him, if they change their tunes so much he can't tap them.]
Sure, probably! Like I said, nothing about this is unusual around here. Even normal people are going to sound different depending on what's going on...but I think you're hearing something different than what I'm talking about.
Can I ask...? What do I sound like to you? I'm super curious.
[Yeah, that sounds absolutely nothing like what he's used to. People's tunes don't change that abruptly, in his experience; at least he has an explanation as to Blanche and Santiago.]
Sounds like we're playin' the same game with different rules.
[UM. That sure is an awkward pause.]
There ain't really a good way to say this...
You sound like the world's worst mashup. Like, somehow you got two tunes an' they're workin' against each other.
What can I say? I'm powerful, and I've got a lot going on in my life. For all I know I'm broadcasting stuff about my situation to you that I'm not even aware of.
...What kind of info do you get from that 'tune' stuff anyway?
[Well that was a great little non-answer. He'll have to approach that from a different angle later.]
A few things. Relative age, whether or not someone's human, how they're feelin', whether they're lyin' to me - stuff like that. 'Round here, I can also hear damage - what brainwashin' does to tunes. It's...pretty ugly.
Up 'til now, I thought the mashup was the damage, especially when you told me the CEOs had messed with you. I got nothin' beyond that - it's all I can do to keep myself steady around you an' Silver.
[Yeah he can't let it go.] Seriously, why d'you sound like you have two tunes?
Look, you told me you can choose what you sound like usin' magic, an' you said it made sense when I said you had a mashup. All I wanna know is, why would you - why would anyone - choose to sound like that?
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...do people's tunes 'round here...change very often?
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[Wait. Wait.]
Hang on, are you sayin' yours is an act of will?
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I dunno, dude, like...I can't hear what you're hearing either. It's different for me. I only know what I put out, I mean...music ties in with emotion and thought on a fundamental level, but...
A song is a spell.
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[Also - and this is a horrifying thought - does that mean Gold's tune is dissonant at will?]
So what I'm hearin' is, if you've got music magic, you can choose what you sound like.
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So...if you know how to spin music, obviously you can surround yourself in whatever kind of stuff you want.
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[He'd known he was out of his league listening to Blanche and Santiago's tunes, but this just kind of hammers it home. People here are operating on an entirely different level, and he doesn't know how to even come close to it.]
That explains a lot.
The kidnapped people who're startin' to get magic of their own - can they do that too? [Because that's going to cause problems for him, if they change their tunes so much he can't tap them.]
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Can I ask...? What do I sound like to you? I'm super curious.
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Sounds like we're playin' the same game with different rules.
[UM. That sure is an awkward pause.]
There ain't really a good way to say this...
You sound like the world's worst mashup. Like, somehow you got two tunes an' they're workin' against each other.
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I feel like someone at a fortune teller, you know? You say that and I'm all like "ah, damn, that makes sense!" Except...does it really? I dunno.
I think so, though. I think I get where that's coming from.
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You mind fillin' me in on that?
[WHY DOES YOUR SOUL WORK THE WAY IT DOES. Yeah, that's not at all intrusive.]
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...What kind of info do you get from that 'tune' stuff anyway?
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A few things. Relative age, whether or not someone's human, how they're feelin', whether they're lyin' to me - stuff like that. 'Round here, I can also hear damage - what brainwashin' does to tunes. It's...pretty ugly.
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Did my mashup sound "damaged"? Or is it something different? Just curious.
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[Yeah he can't let it go.] Seriously, why d'you sound like you have two tunes?
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[Are they being honest or being avoidant? It's hard to say.]
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Look, you told me you can choose what you sound like usin' magic, an' you said it made sense when I said you had a mashup. All I wanna know is, why would you - why would anyone - choose to sound like that?
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[WITH A SMILE. Figuratively speaking.]
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Point taken. Next time you don't wanna answer a question, tell me from the get-go an' save us both some time.
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