eighteenth snare, first song

[fanstheflame]

[April finds Gale walking back into Casa de Guts from a store in town, with a paper bag of nails in his hand. the sun is out, the snow is gone, his renovations are coming along, and all-in-all he's in an extremely good mood. as he takes off his vest to hang it by the door, he opens his mouth to call out a general greeting to anyone within earshot. what comes out instead? a song.]

♫ The world today can be a scary place -
Hard to keep your faith in the human race.
We're runnin' outta trees,
And we're runnin' outta space,
But we'll never run out of good people. ♪

[he moves for the fridge to grab a glass of water, then heads for the stairs, glancing at the rooms he passes, the little decorations, the ... empty booze bottles ... all the small touches they've put to the building - to their home]

♪ Ask 'em for a shovel and they'll dig you a hole,
Put the coffee on, and drag you in from the cold.
If you get lost, they'll show you where to go,
Even give you a ride - good people. ♪

♩ Good people aren't hard to find:
They're right around the corner, at the end of the line, it's true!
Good people got peace of mind,
And I'd like to spend some time with you!
Ooh ooh ooh... ♩

[once he reaches the attic, he puts the glass of water down and sets the paper bag near the foot of a half-finished wall. a few nails spill out, and he scoops them up, tucking them away in his pocket]

♪ A man ain't nothing if he ain't got a friend,
Down and out without a penny to spend.
The bells above will ring in the end: for good people! ♪

♩ Good people aren't hard to find:
They're right around the corner,
At the end of the line, it's true!
Good people got peace of mind,
And I'd like to spend some time with you!
Ooh ooh ooh.... ♩

[as he sets to his work, filling up the walls he's started with insulation, then tacking another layer of plywood to the frame to close it in. the song helps him keep his pace, and soon enough he's working at a fair clip]

♪ Rich and poor are born to be free,
Fly around the world or sail the seven seas.
There ain't no place that I'd rather be,
Then here right now, with good people. ♪

♩ Good people aren't hard to find:
They're right around the corner,
At the end of the line, it's true!
Good people got peace of mind,
And I'd like to spend my time with you! ♩

♩ Good people aren't hard to find:
They're right around the corner,
At the end of the line, it's true!
Ooh ooh ooh... ♩

[after finishing a few panels, he pauses to glance out one of the attic windows, looking out over the town to the castle beyond, taking a contented sip from the glass of water he'd brought up with him]

♪ The world today can be a scary place;
Hard to keep your faith in the human race.
We're runnin' outta trees,
And we're runnin' outta space,
But we'll never run out of good people. ♫

Comments

[ino]

[ ... ]

Right. It's April.

[ well, that settles that ]

[fanstheflame]

[Gale stops, shaking his head like someone just hit him with a bucket of water]

What the hell was that?!

[ino]

[calmly sitting down with a cup of tea, LMFAO]

For some reason, on the first of April, a lot of people always break out into song.

[fanstheflame]

Really? [he blinks, frowning.] I don't remember that happening last year... maybe I was out in the woods or something.

Either way, I kinda ... I don't know. [he winces] Feel like I should apologize or something.

[ino]

[she grins]

I've heard worse, don't worry.

[fanstheflame]

I'm pretty sure you're just saying that. Katniss is the singer, not me.

[ino]

I'm no singer either, but trust me, there are people who can't hold a note without it sounding like a hundred cats dying.

[Dictated/Casa de Guts Action I guess?!]

[not_mafia]

...ah...

[lmfao what just happened... just kind of... staring up the stairs where Gale went to sing from his spot on the couch.]

I... didn't know Gale-san sung...?

[Sounding so perplexed and maybe a touch disturbed right now.]

[fanstheflame]

[HE USUALLY DOESN'T. with, uh, fairly decent reason.

are your ears okay, Tsuna? at least the hammering might drown out the worse notes?]

[not_mafia]

[His ears are relatively okay!

The way he looks at Gale might be ruined forever, though.]

[fanstheflame]

[hey singing is totally manly okay]

[courageous_wit]

So you're a singer after all.

[fanstheflame]

Not ... usually. [you're being kind, Hermione. some of those notes were totally not in his range]

Ino said this happens a lot - did it happen to you?

[courageous_wit]

Not yet, but the day is still young. It seems to happen every year.

[fanstheflame]

Really? Any idea why? [they have apparently lost April Fools' Day to time in the Seam]

[courageous_wit]

It's for something called April Fool's Day. On the first day of April, people play harmless tricks on each other. Forcing people into singing seems to be the castle's trick.

[fanstheflame]

Huh. Depending on what people sing, I can see it not necessarily being harmless.

[whichwayyoulean]

...Oh so everyone's doing this now?

[fanstheflame]

I ... guess? Ino says it happens every year. [he winces] I know, I'm not half as good as you. It just sort of ... came out.

[whichwayyoulean]

[He'll be good and not acknowledge that compliment. Look how good he's being]

Huh. Well this sort of stuff happens back home a lot. So I guess it's pretty regular for me and Ted.


People randomly bursting into song, I mean.

[fanstheflame]

Like the rhyming thing you guys do sometimes, right?

[whichwayyoulean]

Kind of, but sometimes people will just...uh burst into song.

It's just a thing that happens. It passes pretty quickly.

[fanstheflame]

Huh. You think this could be something like that? We're not gonna wake up tomorrow in your world, or something, I hope...

[i_got_this]

[South pokes her head out of Crowley's door when she hears Gale, ready with a sarcastic quip, but as has been happening all day music falls out instead.]

When I was younger so much younger than today
I never needed anybody's help in any way
But now these days are gone, I'm not so self assured
Now I find I've changed my mind and opened up the doors

Help me if you can, I'm feeling down
And I do appreciate you being round
Help me get my feet back on the ground
Won't you please, please help me

[She slaps a hand over her mouth in surprise, growls in frustration, and drops it when she feels he moment pass.]

Aw fuck. Any idea what new sort of bullshit this is?

[fanstheflame]

Ino said it's got something to do with it being the first of April. I guess it's happened before...? But it's no big deal, I mean - it's not like I'm gonna give you a hard time for it.

♪ You've got a friend in me
You've got a friend in me
When the road looks rough ahead
And you're miles and miles from your nice warm bed
You just remember what your old pal said
'Cuz you've got a friend in me
Yeah, you've got a friend in me ♪

[damn it]