INTO THE UNKNOWN

[wooliefrand]

WHO: Some Sheep
WHERE: The Beach (and beyond??)
WHEN: TBD

[IT'S A (probably) NICE DAY AT THE BEACH. YOU COULD BE DOING SO MUCH RIGHT NOW. LOUNGING. HUNTING. FRIENDSHIP. COURTING??

But you're here instead. The sea seems relatively calm today, though you can see the wall of mist far, far in the distance still. Well, surely this won't go sour. Better get any last minute prep done!]

Comments

1/2 replying to myself

[finalbows]

[ tfw you were leading the charge for a bit and now you like

come to a harsh dead stop because you hit the invisible barrier due to being too stubborn about not posting cringe ]

2/3

[finalbows]

[ what is this feeling. so sudden and new ]

3/4

[finalbows]

[ does he hear... distant piano music....? ]

4/5 click "singing" for lyrics

[finalbows]

[ why is the (PHANTOM??) piano music making him feel so EMOTIONAL

his face is completely blank save for his very furrowed brow, when he makes the mistake of opening his mouth to say something

And that something is

singing, and inevitable accompanying pantomime aligned with the lyrics. there's twirls. there's reaching out to the distant surface of the water glittering with sunshine. All Of It ]

Dancing on the wind, up and down again
Round and round the bend
Fa la la la la la
From a flow'ry bed to the clouds ascend
Tumble down again
Fa la la la la la
Yet with each descent do we rise again
To our hearts' content
Fa la la la la la
Fly away my friend for a day and then
We'll begin again
Fa la la la la la

Till down turn the skies
Wonted quiet, wanton silence
For long do we lie
Wond'ring when we'll be

Dancing on the wind up and down again
Round and round the bend
Fa la la la la la
From a flow'ry bed to the clouds ascend
Tumble down again
Fa la la la la la

Yet with each descent do we rise again
To our hearts' content
Fa la la la la la
Fly away my friend for a day and then
We'll begin again
Fa la la la la la

Still down turn the skies
Gentle song gently wand'ring
Along in the night
Joyous cries ring free

La la la la la
Lying lost in thought
Do you love me not?
Follow these
Petals cast aloft
La la la la la
Will you, when I'm gone, remember me?

Ring a ling a ling
Lovers in the spring
How the garden sings
Ever green
Spirits lush, we bring
Ring a ling a ling
Braving anything
Together, we

La la la la la
Learn to play our part
Navigate the dark
Up we reach
Catch a falling star
La la la la la
Lock it in our hearts eternally

Ring a ling a ling
Flying without wings
Kites without a string
Loop and leap
To these crowns we cling
Ring a ling a ling
For we'll all be kings tomorrow

Autumn's whisper soaring high
Lulla lulla lullaby
Baby's breath and butterflies
Sing in our sweet lullaby
Summer child with heavy eyes
Lulla lulla lullaby
Come our lonely angel nigh
Sing in our sweet lullaby

Time wilts and fades
Luster lost in the rain
Bows to the blade
Till the spring calls again...

5/5

[finalbows]

[ appears to be breathing hard in the aftermath even tho it's all just water and he does not currently HAVE lungs ]

[strateelgic]

[After he gets the tune down, Leviathan will be humming along with Angie... after which he breaks into light laughter at the display.

How marvelous.]

How marvelous~♪

A melodic encapsulation of our friend's innermost desires.
And I, in supplication, entreat further emancipation
Of such brilliant demonstrations to be laid upon the pyres
Of the building, burning aching in my chest
Since I long for nothing more than to sing along with the rest.

[You are all now granted one(1) harmonizing eel.]

1/2

[electricflock]

[Muffin had already been singing his joyous melodies, delighting in all the new wonders of the ocean, but he stops to listen when Angel Devil and Leviathan start singing.

He circles closer, softly parroting the song back to them. The long curves of his tail make a quiet barrier between Angel Devil and the others.

2/2

[electricflock]

[Then he drifts away again— not far—but the next song is for a different audience. His voice wavers between musical birdsong and human sound, but it’s wordless in either language.]

[catposting]

[ oh god

sing something silly sing something silly sing something silly sing something silly sing something silly sing something silly sing something silly sing something silly sing something silly sing something silly sing something silly sing something silly sing something si-

why (yes he can falsetto)

his tail is poofed the entire time. yes i know he's a merman and underwater HE STILL HAS A CAT TAIL AND IT'S POOFED UNDERWATER ]

[spinebuddyandme]

[ Scarab is drifting in the current at the back of the group, slow-growing horror seeping into his expression. He grits his teeth at first, humming a few strained and reluctant notes before the urge overcomes him and he belts out discordant, off-key tune ]

Warning: ♫
In-tru-sion detected
Agent: ♫
En-ti-ty unknown

It is strongly recommended
To proceed with GREAT caution
For unknown entities
cannot be trusted

Even now it forces info
From us through these lyrics
For what purposes:
We may never know

However
However
However

Of one thing I am certain:
I ♪
hate ♫
this 🎶

1/5... i think

[noarchitact]

[ kaveh managed to ignore the niggling urge to sing earlier, but the further they swim and the deeper they go he finds that he just can't. he bites his lower lip in an attempt to stifle himself, even as his companions all give in. ]

[noarchitact]

[ no no no no no. ] No no no.

i need more so, idk, /7 or /8

[noarchitact]

[noarchitact]

Pi.

[ tempo starts playing THIS. ]

[noarchitact]

TEMPO I'M GOING TO KI- [ he brings his hands up because he CANNOT RESIST. ] Nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan Nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan Nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan Nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan Nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan

[noarchitact]

Pii pii pi pi pii pi pi pipi pi pi pii pi pi pii pi pi pii Pii pii pi pi pii pi pi pipi pi pi pii pi pi pii pi pi pii Pii pii pi pi pii pi pi pipi pi pi pii pi pi pii pi pi pii Pii pii pi pi pii pi pi pipi pi pi pii pi pi pii pi pi pii Pii pii pi pi pii pi pi pipi pi pi pii pi pi pii pi pi pii.

IM DONE IM SORRY JIORA

[noarchitact]

[ sometime later. ] Nya nyan nya... [ breathes out a sigh AND THEN IMMEDIATELY TRIES TO STRANGE HIS TREACHEROUS TOOL BOX. ]

[leonheartedly]

[what the fuck is going on why is everyone singing—]

I know a song that gets on everybody's nerves,
Everybody's nerves,
Everybody's nerves.
I know a song that gets on everybody's nerves
And this is how it goes ♪

[enjoy that two more times!

he's not sorry]

[noarchitact]

Pi pii pi piii pi pi pi pipipipi piiii.
Pipipipi piiiii.
Pipipipi piiiii.
Pi pii pi piii pi pi pi pipipipi piiii.
Pi pi pi pi pi piiii.

[finalbows]

--Of course the Thistle's deepest heart's desire is to be an utter auditory nuisance.

[leonheartedly]

[he blows Angie a kiss because he is in fact a little shit]

1/8ish

[noarchitact]

[ leon's song ( with tempo joining in ) is driving him CRAZY, as apparently intended. kaveh's got his hands over his ears to drown them out, but the muffled silence(ish) makes him realize that the urge to sing a song of his own is bubbling up again. he panics, but all that panic instantly dissolves when he catches sight of wanderer. ]

♪ I got chiiiiiills, they're multiplying!
And I'm loooooooooosing contro~ol.
'Cause the power you're supplying...
It's electrifying!!!!

[ is he swimming closer to him, yes, he's definitely swimming closer to him. ]

[eonsadrift]

[ He might have once been called the "Balladeer" but this entire ordeal is horrible and he hates every second of it. He'd been doing a very good job avoiding the urge to sing as well as the rest of the group... up until Kaveh catches his eye.

He HUFFS loudly enough to expel bubbles as he swims closer. ]

♪ You better shape up,
'cause I need a man!
And my heart is set on yo~u.

You better shape up,
You better understand...
To my heart I must be true~. ♪

[noarchitact]

[ he swims right up to wanderer and grabs both of his hands, ] Nothin' left, nothin' left for me to do~ ^Pii

You're the one that I want~!
Ooh, ooh, ooh, honey.
[ he gives a kiss to his left hand. ]

The one that I want,
Ooh, ooh, ooh, honey~!
[ and then a kiss to his right hand. ]

[eonsadrift]

♪ The one that I want~

The one I neeeeed
Oh, yes, indeeeeed~

[ He leans forward like he might peck Kaveh on the lips but he pulls away entirely, swimming just out of reach. ]

If you're fiiiiilled with affection,
you're too shyyyy to conve~ey.
Meditate in my direction...
Feel your way. ♪