Twenty Nine Truffula Trees

[whichwayyoulean]

[It has been some weeks since the Once-ler could play his guitar, the broken ribs he'd received during the Event Horizon mess had made it too painful. But now he's healed enough, he's making the most of it. He's sitting on his clinic bed, his journal open beside him, playing one of the many songs he's learned since arriving here. After he's finished, he lets out a satisfied sort of sigh]

I missed that. [Oh right, open journal] Any requests? I'm out of practise. I can't promise I'll know it, but I'll give it a shot.

[Lucrezia]
[He'd asked for time, and it's what she has given him. He can't fault her for that, so:]

I've still got your birthday gift to play for you, you know.

[Alvin and Blues]
I don't know about you guys, but I think we should give our car a test run. And a name, probably. But given my love for lisping syllables, someone else should probably do that.

Comments

[whichwayyoulean]

You should try it out more often. It'd be a waste of a great voice, otherwise.

[the_effect_she_has]

I don't know where, though. It's not like we have concerts, here.

[whichwayyoulean]

You don't need a concert to sing. You should do it just because you want to. It doesn't matter if you have an audience or not.

[the_effect_she_has]

[She actually laughed at that.]

If I go wandering through the woods, I'll probably scare all the animals away. Except the birds, of course.

[She thought about it.] ...but it wouldn't be bad. To sing because I'm happy.

[whichwayyoulean]

[Oh right, he remembers, she goes shotting things in the woods]

See? You can totally manage it.

[the_effect_she_has]

[They call it 'hunting', Once. It's what she does for food.]

Do you know more songs I can sing? And ... you know, we could sing together, if you want.

[whichwayyoulean]

Hey, I'm always willing to enjoy music with someone. I know a few Earth ones, mostly from Mark.

[the_effect_she_has]

I know a few, myself. And ... I'd be willing to share the music of my time, if you'd be willing to share yours.