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[antiwhat]

[ Ellever had tried to post something with audio, but anxiety has gotten the best of her. Especially since she doesn't know a lot of people in Beacon, just yet. So Beacon is just going to have to deal with her terrible texting skills unless they respond with audio. Her work emails are beautiful and perfect, like the book nerd she is, but just jotting down a quick something? Sorry. Just sorry. ]

hi everybody! hope you all had an okay new years? can't say i missed the ball drop thing in new york. but i don't think i'm a huge fan of the onion thing the spirits like?

this is elle brandt, if we haven't spoken before. i have kind of a favor to ask of some of you? i'm looking for any musical instruments that we have here in beacon. either instruments you have, if you don't mind me borrowing them for just a little while, or instruments you've seen laying around somewhere (if possible). i found a kazoo in the general store but that's about it.

i won't be borrowing them for very long, hopefully. if they're really important to you, don't feel obligated. we don't have too many good distractions around here. especially if it's from your home.

thanks for taking the time to read this, if you have, i appreciate it.

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[necromantiae]

That's a good question.

( he thinks about it for a second and shrugs. )

Someone who is absolutely not noteworthy in anyway? But, I don't even know if that's possible.

[antiwhat]

By that count, there aren't too many normal people.

[ Her grin softens, just a little. True, she's met a handful of people that meet that criteria, but not a lot. Certainly none in her line of work. ]

But maybe that's just me.

[necromantiae]

No, there's not.

( which was a good thing. normal sounds boring. )

But honestly, who would want to be normal?

[antiwhat]

[ Ellever glances down at the bongos and runs her fingertips over the tops of them. ]

Just for a day. [ She snorts. ] If I had the opportunity. To see what it's like. But I... don't think I'd want to be different than the way I am.

[ This isn't how she'd felt when she'd first arrived. And it's not how she's felt most of her life. But so many things are out of her hands that... why not just be her, now. ]

[necromantiae]

Okay, that I could understand. Just for a day but yeah, I don't think I could do it permanently. What I am is too much a part of who I am.

( and he kind of liked his magic. )

[antiwhat]

[ What would it be like to be fully human? Ellever hasn't any idea, beyond watching movies and television and a few books. But that's all putting it in the best possible, or general, light. ]

Yeah. I don't even know who I'd be. Probably still a weirdo, but less weird. [ She chuckles. ] At least we can be as not-normal as we want here and we blend in just fine.

[ As long as she doesn't use her abilities in any way. But it was that way back home, too. ]

Thanks for the bongos. I really appreciate you doing this.

[necromantiae]

No problem. It was the first time I've conjured bongos so I got something out of it too.

( he nods. )

I hope you're able to figure them out and put on many a concert soon.

[antiwhat]

[ She grins broadly. Well, everyone got something out of it, so that's pretty great. ]

Oh jeez. [ If she weren't holding these bongos, she'd be briefly covering up her face just at the thought of doing a concert. ] I hope not. I think I'd melt under the pressure. Give me a bloodthirsty monster over that any day.