Slightly Less Animated Than Usual [Open]

[starbolts]

Who: Starfire and anyone who wants to join her!
Where: Media Library
Summary: Starfire's received news that her love has returned to stasis in the pod caverns. Her escape is the bright and colorful world of cartoons.
Warnings: Nothing too serious here! Some potential sadness if that line of conversation is followed, but a little fun can be had here.



Visitors to the Media Library today will find a rather distressing sound coming from one of the watching pods. It's a croakish, scratchy sound that might be called a laugh...if the listener were underwater, inebriated, and otherwise less able than usual to discern the sound. The sound contains the basic elements of a laugh, anyway. It's loud, sudden, and presumably in response to funny events on the screen!

In this case, a bacon-eared and sausage-lipped breakfast monster is in hot pursuit of a banana boat. Colorful cherry-men are yelling in musical-sounding gibberish, directing themselves down a river of orange juice in their attempt to avoid the meat monster. There's a dip in the river, and the little banana boat flies---only to slip on the air (how does that work?) and do a flip into the monster's mouth.

Thus ends one segment of this bizarre cartoon. Starfire is clutching a small pillow from her room and laughing at the screen. Or trying to, anyway.

Comments

[morganknight]

"Think of it as life force, if it helps. It's the flow of energy inside living creatures.

He shut his eyes to concentrate, making the necessary adjustments in his own flow of energy to read electricity and radiate it as sound. Then, he strummed the guitar -- and the chord sung out from his own skin, like he was a living amp.

[starbolts]

That was an eerie sound. Starfire could appreciate the style of music well enough, it was similar to some strains of radio she'd heard on Earth, but its source was strange. She'd never met a living musical instrument before!

"It is a powerful sound," she said, a slight understatement. "I understand its appeal. You must do very well."

[morganknight]

"I'm all right. I'm lead guitar in my band, so it must be worth something."

But she'd asked about his singing, not his guitar skills. Morgan took an unconscious step back, shutting his eyes as his fingers rested on the strings. What song to play?

Well. Starfire reminded him of Stormraven, so he'd pick a song that Stormy once insisted he could sing very well, back before he believed it himself.

So he plucked the strings, let the backup sound of strings form in the air as it did in his mind, and began to play.

[starbolts]

Starfire was listening with definite interest. She closed her eyes to better concentrate on the music, but she did take peeks at Morgan's performance now and again.

It was a nice song. It gave hope, something they all needed right now. It definitely told her something about him.

When he finished, she applauded loudly. "Wonderful! You have a great talent."

[morganknight]

"Ha," he said, grinning sheepishly as he looked down at his guitar. "I'm all right. You should hear one of my friends. But it's nice to be able to sing, and play. That's something I'm proud I learned."

[starbolts]

"It is certainly something to be proud of," Starfire agreed happily, giving his arm a squeeze of approval.

"Thank you very much. I enjoyed that."

[morganknight]

He smiled, but it came with a lifted eyebrow and a question that was a little more serious. "Did it help?"

[starbolts]

"Yes," she admitted softly, curling into the little couch. "I will not release this pain for some time, but there is still a vibrant world to be part of."

[morganknight]

He leaned the guitar against the armrest, then sat down next to her once again. "There is. Pain and pleasure, in equal measure."

[starbolts]

"And I thank you for showing me the way again."

Starfire silently turned off the TV display. Those images weren't needed anymore.

"I have so much to think about tonight."

[morganknight]

"You've got someone who'll be close by, if you need them?" He quirked an eyebrow.

[starbolts]

"I do."

She smiled brightly at him.

"I will see you again soon, yes?"

[morganknight]

"I'm around if you need me, or want me," he said with a smile and an airy wave.