Love is

[twoscompany]

Who: Garnet, Pride members, OPEN
What: Garnet is trying to write a song based on her memory regain. It works as well as you'd expect.
When: The week after the party
Where: The Cosmic Indulgence penthouse/Pride studios (Pride members only), out and about in the city (OPEN)
Warnings: An annoyed keytar mom

Pride Penthouse/Tower

[She had an idea. Even if it made no sense and filled her with worry and confusion and fear. The feelings she'd felt - continued to feel - about the visions she had of those two people she kept seeing in her mind, her thoughts, her dreams...it would make a great single. Maybe even the greatest song she ever wrote. It could be a dancing song. She could feel it in her bones that it is the right thing to do, to write about what she had experienced.

Yet when she tries? Nothing comes out. Nothing can be put on paper. As the week goes by, the wastebaskets all over become more noticeably full with crumpled paper and pens having run out of ink. And coffee cups. Lots and lots of coffee cups. Garnet, meanwhile, becomes more and more grumpy as the week progresses. And what to show for it?

Its frustrating. Its as if what she's thinking is...indecipherable for song. Inconceivable. Unacceptable. Music is what she does, so why can't she do this?]

Out and About

[She needs some air. So she goes to get some. Maybe she's walking around the town, maybe she's sitting at a cafe, or on a park bench with a notepad. But she's around, and on occasion there's a paparazzi trying to sneak and get a picture of her. She definitely seems intense. Moreso than usual.

Probably a good reason to go bother her, right?]

Comments

[dishevelment]

You know I don't indulge much...but there are times...

[With a tip of his head in the direction of his room, he led the way. Though it was clear upon entry that Koumei hadn't picked up his scattered mess of papers, gaming devices, and clothes since the last time the cleaning staff had come in, the meticulous order that he kept his affairs in was plain. Though there were piles everywhere, there was clearly a method behind his thought processes.

All it took was a peek in one of the drawers for Koumei to pull out an unopened bottle of wine and a couple of clean glasses.]

It's nothing special, [he admitted, cracking the top and pouring a generous portion for the both of them,] but it might help you think a little.

[Handing off the glass to Garnet with a sympathetic look, Koumei set to work at clearing the piles off his unmade bed so that his bandmate could have a seat.]

[twoscompany]

[Garnet takes the glass, and though she doesn't say it out loud, her body language indicates she is grateful.

She takes a sip, and....

...

...

...

...]

I can see why you wouldn't indulge much.

[HOW DOES ANYONE DRINK THIS]

[dishevelment]

[He found himself chuckling despite the mood-- Garnet's words were as smooth as ever, but the expression on her face indicated her every emotion in regards to the drink.]

I've heard it said that people don't drink because they enjoy it, [Koumei replied, taking a sip of the drink himself. It was a little too sweet for his tastes.]

Besides. I don't like mixing downers with my energy drinks.

[twoscompany]

It still seems rather ridiculous to drink regardless of the reasons.

[Another baby sip. Its like sucking on a radioactive lemon that's been set on fire. Ew ew ew ew ew ew ew ew ew ew-]

Wouldn't be a good idea to mix those types of chemicals, anyhow. It could do a number if you had too much of it.

[dishevelment]

...You don't need to drink if you don't want to.

[Her displeasure in the drink was obvious, even to someone as seemingly oblivious as him.]

But I still advise that you take a break. Sometimes you can't see the forest for the trees.

[twoscompany]

Are you sure?

[She can always put water in it...]

But...I can't. I simply can't.

[dishevelment]

[He recognized that feeling, and had seen it in himself. Taking another sip of the wine, he mulled over Garnet's words and his own recollections...]

Then talk to me. What's the best way to describe it for you?

[twoscompany]

[A long silence. How the heck would she....hmm.

No, she can describe it, it just makes no sense. And its frustrating because at the same time, it does. But doesn't-]

I think...its love. No.

Its love, definitely.

[dishevelment]

Very well, then.

[There was no doubting the look of sincerity in her eyes...]

What does this...this sense of love make you want to do?

[twoscompany]

It...

[She struggles to find just what she wants to say. Finally, she brings a hand to her forehead, gulping down another sip of the drink.]

I can't describe-damnit.

[dishevelment]

[Koumei sipped at his drink calmly, dark eyes watching Garnet's every move with care.]

Then....don't try to use words, [he ventured, his voice quiet.] Just do it.

[twoscompany]

Of c-

[And then suddenly, it just comes out. Of course it would. Though its not words. Its notes, coming out in a hum.

C, G, sharp F, sharp B, G. C, G, sharp F, sharp E, C.

And then.]

♪ This is who we are, this is who I...am... ♪

[And then nothing. It slips from her once more, and she finds herself unable to continue.]

...Right.

[dishevelment]

[Koumei's eyes widened at the sound of the melody-- startlingly elegant, yet firm no less-- and the loving timbre of Garnet's voice as she sang.]

...That sounds like you've found something, [He said, sounding just as surprised as she looked.]

[twoscompany]

Something, but not everything.

[Just like that, its gone again. Her voice becomes uncertain as she thinks about what just came out of her. It felt perfect, yet...]

Nothing else seems to want to come out, now. I almost don't know if I should let it out, if I could.

[dishevelment]

That's something you'll need to decide on your own, Garnet. It's impossible to really know your answers unless you try...but, you'll also need to bear in mind that you won't be able to forget once you've found your answer.

[twoscompany]

I hope I don't.

[It keeps slipping from her, the rest of it. Why?]

I just...need to keep trying.

[dishevelment]

I think you're all ready well on your way to getting it. [Koumei said, offering what he hoped was an encouraging smile,] And I can't wait to hear it when you do.

[twoscompany]

[Ah, Koumei.]

And here I thought I was the one to push you guys to open up with your songs.