crystals | open

[dissolving]

FORM: Crystals
SENDER: Cedric
RECIPIENT: Y'all
NOTES: Crowdsourcing a job

How d'you make someone sing better?

Comments

[elegiaque]

Do they know they're bad?

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I don't even know if they are - you heard of an Austyn Kamryn? Operatic - uh - baritone.

[elegiaque]

( dubiously, ) No, I don't think so? Is he new or is he struggling?

[dissolving]

He's the viscount's cousin, so can't be that bad,

[ that's what she meant by struggling right - ]

Think it's first big role. Got nerves.

[panulus]

Stab lower.

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Not sure he needs a higher voice -

[panulus]

It might encourage further practice.

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[ making a list of people absolutely not allowed backstage - ]

If Corypheus puts on a show, we'll try it.

[untiltheyarent]

Introduce them to someone who already does?

[dissolving]

Like a coach? Reckon that could work.

D'you know anyone like that - [ miss. a brief, petrifying flashback of petrana. corrects: ] - ma'am?

[untiltheyarent]

[An honorific, how charming.]

In Val Royeaux, perhaps. Where is your singer?

[dissolving]

Hightown. Could maybe give him some - uh - advice from afar, though. Keep your chin up, remember the lyrics, all that. Did you sing? In Val Royeaux.

[cozen]

[ Assuming daily lessons and practice accompanied by consequences for being pitchy that begin with being the butt of jokes and escalate to being thrown out into the street—

assuming that would be overkill, ]

Mead.

[dissolving]

Read a book where someone tried that. Only the fellow was allergic to bees, and -

[ wellp ]

[cozen]

That does fix the bad singing, if not the bad singer.

[ Note to self get that book title. ]

[dissolving]

Reckon the viscount'd be mad. Though, s'pose they might not be close - how far out is sixth cousin?

[delven]

I heard about a necklace once that was said to give the person wearing it an incredibly beautiful singing voice.

[dissolving]

We'd have to keep that. Try it on one of the griffons.

[succise]

With the right motivation: tell them that their very worst enemy has a sweeter tone, and everybody loves them for it.

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Might be good for projection.

[ he has heard vega reach an impressive pitch - ]

Make sure the back rows can hear.

[succise]

(No she's still going,)

Everybody loves them, even people who have only just met them, over you, despite not really knowing you at all or having had listened to your singing, which is actually very good, if people would just LISTEN to it without MAKING ASSUMPTIONS—

(DEEP BREATH.)

... It would probably be very good for projection, yes.

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[ he checks back in about a half minute too late to seem like he was doing anything other than discreetly moving the crystal further away on his desk - ]

Does this have t'do with that boat captain?

[ the one on the way to antiva, who didn't want her tying knots ]

[laruetheday]

Laugh at them until they stop trying.

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[ and that's two for not allowed backstage, ]

Wouldn't work on a funny song.

[laruetheday]

[ A good call. ]

In that case, maybe just say, "hey, you suck. Get better."