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 Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2010 10:29 pm
The Music Room
A very gorgeous decorated room with a very nice looking piano, and other instruments. Despite its name there is also an easel and pottery wheel in the place.
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Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2010 2:44 pm
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As her conversation with Ash came to an end Jensen wasn’t sure if she should go in search of a room or just rest on a couch back in the living room so she wouldn’t accidentally disturb one of the other residences of the house. I’m not really that tired, she thought, but I probably should shower and change. And with that thought she set off in search of a room. Her newly returned hearing causing her to wince at every creak of the floor. I didn’t realize how loud it is. She relaxed just a little when she discovered that every room that was occupied was marked. She ducked into the first room she found that was not claimed. After a shower, which she took her time in just absorbing the sound of the water, and an adventure into the closet which held more clothes than she could ever wear she was ready to return to the rest of the house.
She paused as she was about to leave in shock. On the small table next to the bed was the camera she had been saving up to buy. This place is incredible! Giving it a quick look over to make sure that nothing was missing she packed it back up and slung the bag over her shoulder. She left her room intending to go to the kitchen when a new sound came to her. It was faint but she caught it. What is that? She liked the deep tones and her curiosity got the better of her. She followed it.
It stopped just as she reached the door it was emanating from. Slowly she opened it and saw Ash sitting with her back to the Piano. “Oh, hi,” Jensen stammered. “I hope I’m not disturbing you, I heard something,” this last said with a small, slightly ironic smile ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ ❝ OOC: ❞
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Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2010 9:53 pm
 Ashley smiled at Jensen's last comment. "No, you're not disturbing me. I was just working out my problem with that piece of music from last night." It had moved surprisingly fast, normally a piece like that would take her a few days. If it had been a piano piece, that was different. Those just seemed to flow. But everything in this place was different. Faster and slower, all at the same time. Moving the music off of the chair next to her, Ashley waved for Jensen to sit. "What's in the bag?" 【ϴϴϾ ⇥Sorry it's short!】 ┊┆ █ ▌ ███████ ████████████ ████ █ █
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxIt doesn't hurt toxdream, it hurts morex to wake up.
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Posted: Tue Oct 26, 2010 12:54 pm
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Jensen hesitated for a split second at the offer to sit, it was a level of familiarity she hadn’t really even experienced with people she’d known for months let alone a day. But pushing the impulse aside she accepted the seat.
“What’s in the bag?”
She couldn’t help the smile that spread over her face at the thought of the comfortable weight of the camera at her side. “It was the most amazing thing, when I left my room this morning I found a camera on the table by the door. It’s the one I was saving up to buy out in the real world.” Carefully she extracted the camera from the bag and offered it to Ash for a closer look. “It’s a Nikkon D700. And there were 3 different lenses next to it as well.” Jensen knew she was getting excited and she should probably reign herself in but it was such a miracle that she was having a hard time doing it. “So what was it that I heard?” ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ ❝ OOC: Sal good, no worries ❞
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Posted: Tue Oct 26, 2010 7:40 pm
Though she knew almost nothing about cameras, she could tell this one was nice and expensive. She carefully handed the camera back to Jensen. Ashley liked that Jensen was so excited about her camera. Art was art, and it was meant to excite. Things like cameras, or instruments were the tools to create arts, so the should excite the artist. "After you take some pictures you'll have to show me. What you heard was nothing special, just me playing around on the guitar. Finishing what I started last night." She waved the sheet music and shrugged. Smiling, Ashley inquired, "I don't know anything about cameras. Do you mind telling me what makes this camera so special?" 【ϴϴϾ ⇥】 ┊┆ █ ▌ ███████ ████████████ ████ █ █
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxIt doesn't hurt toxdream, it hurts morex to wake up.
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Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2010 12:35 pm
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“I don’t know that its special persay, but when I was shopping around it was the one I liked best,” Jensen replied, “It was the easiest to use, light weight and had some of the best features.” Unsure exactly why she did it, not being an impulsive person, Jensen switched the camera on and then stood and picked up the guitar, offering it to Ash. “Here, start playing and I’ll photograph you. The lighting is perfect right now.” ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ ❝ OOC: Sorry its so short ❞
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Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2010 1:20 pm
Though she'd wanted to see Jensen's pictures, she hadn't wanted to be the subject of them. Especially playing music, it was very personal to her. However, Ashley was used to playing the guitar in front of other people on demand, her aunt had her do that at the bar. At the bar, thankfully, she never had to play her own compositions. Sighing, she took the guitar and checked the tuning again. The song she started playing was very simple, it was the lyrics that made it great to her. Knowing that lyrics were what made this song, she started singing. Though she didn't particularly like her voice, she knew it would sound fine. Both of her parents had been musically gifted and luckily passed it on. 【ϴϴϾ ⇥No worries!】 ┊┆ █ ▌ ███████ ████████████ ████ █ █
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxIt doesn't hurt toxdream, it hurts morex to wake up.
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Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2010 12:01 pm
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Jensen was relieved when Ash took the guitar from her, for half a second it looked as though she might refuse. She knew that most people didn’t like having their picture taken, she was one of them. That’s why I’m the one behind the camera. But still the scene just seemed perfect, and if she was being completely honest it was more to get Ash playing something so she could listen. Jensen snapped a couple shots while Ash fiddled with the little knobs at the top of the guitar. The song that flowed from Ash was haunting and Jensen found herself mesmerized by it. She remembered that she was supposed to be taking pictures at the end of the first verse. She took probably a dozen or so. She shot from different angles and distances. A long frame where she got a full body complete with the piano at Ashley’s back, close ups of her hands as they danced along the strings and many more. As the song came to an end she put the camera in her lap and unconsciously tilted her head as if that would make her hear better. “That was beautiful. Is it one you wrote?” ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ ❝ OOC: ❞
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Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2010 1:08 pm
"No, I didn't write that. It's just one I'm familiar with, the first one that came to mind. It is a beautiful song." The weight of guitar felt comfortable, and she started playing another song. It was another she hadn't written herself, but it was a favorite, and the lyrics seemed to fit this strange, new place. This time she only hummed the song. "So did you get what needed for your pictures? And what did you think of your first brush with music in so long?" She smiled and looked up, fingers still lightly picking at the strings. 【ϴϴϾ ⇥This time mine is short.】 ┊┆ █ ▌ ███████ ████████████ ████ █ █
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxIt doesn't hurt toxdream, it hurts morex to wake up.
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Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2010 1:28 pm
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Jensen just listened to the second song, not taking any pictures just soaking in the sound. She was so enchanted that she didn’t realize it had stopped until Ash asked her questions. “Uh, yeah,” she said shaking her head imperceptivity as if to clear it. “Yeah, I did. Would you like to see them? You scroll through them with this button.” Gently she passed the camera over. “So how many of these do you play?” She asked gesturing to the room full of different instruments. ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ ❝ OOC: ❞
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Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2010 10:17 pm
Taking the camera with as much care as it was handed over, Ashley started looking through the pictures. Though she didn't like being photographed, these were very good. She almost looked like a real musician. Almost. As she gave Jensen the camera back, she stated, "these are amazing." "How many do I play? Umm... Guitar, and piano mainly. Some drums and bass guitar. I can do a little bit of some other instruments, but not confidently." She shrugged. "Guitar is what I'm used to, what I use the most." 【ϴϴϾ ⇥】 ┊┆ █ ▌ ███████ ████████████ ████ █ █
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxIt doesn't hurt toxdream, it hurts morex to wake up.
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Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2010 12:26 pm
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“These are amazing.”
Jensen blushed at the praise but smiled with delight as well. “Well I can’t really take all the credit, or even most of it actually, “she said with a small laugh. “Like my professor said, a photographer is only as good as their subject matter.”
Jensen listened in amazement as Ash listed the instruments that she played. “Wow, did you just teach yourself or did someone teach you?” she asked excitedly before realizing that for the first time in years her mouth had gotten away from her. “If you don’t mind me asking of course,” she said backpedalling quickly. ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ ❝ OOC: ❞
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Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2010 10:57 pm
"I don't mind. My father actually wanted to be a musician and taught me to play the guitar. Drums, bass guitar, I just kind of picked those up on my own. Too many friends in bands, I guess. Piano, my mom taught me to play as a kid." She glanced back at the piano for a moment as she spoke about her mom. Ashley didn't talk about her family much, and when she did, she kept it brief. "How old were you when you lost most of your hearing? If you don't mind my asking." A part of her knew she was probably overstepping, but she wanted to change the subject, and take the focus off of herself. 【ϴϴϾ ⇥】 ┊┆ █ ▌ ███████ ████████████ ████ █ █
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxIt doesn't hurt toxdream, it hurts morex to wake up.
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Posted: Thu Nov 04, 2010 9:57 pm
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As she listened to Ash speak of her parents Jensen couldn’t help the pang of pain and longing she always told herself she didn’t feel anymore. But the what if’s were to powerful. What would life have been if her mother hadn’t worked late that night? Would she have taken piano lessons or dance classes like all the other little girls? What would it have been like if her family hadn’t been dissolved like a sidewalk chalk drawing in the rain.
"How old were you when you lost most of your hearing? If you don't mind my asking."
The question jarred her back from her day dreaming. For a second she felt the grip of panic that seized her as she was transported to that night. Calm down! Its ok. It was a night that she tried every day to forget, and never spoke of. “I was 12,” she mumbled quickly. ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ ❝ OOC: ❞
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Posted: Mon Nov 08, 2010 1:14 pm
Seeing Jensen's discomfort, Ashley immediately regreted bring up the topic. "That's what, about ten years without music?" No wonder she's curious. My God, how did she survive it? Ashley would have lost her mind. As much as she tried to hide her love for music, there were times that love just couldn't be pushed down. Her fingers lazily plucked at the strings, not really creating a song, just moving for the sake of creating sound. "My house always had music. All kinds. My parents played when I was little, my brother and I both played. If someone wasn't playing an instrument, there was a record playing." After their mom had passed, it was normally records. Their dad was either out working, which was rare, or drunk, or on drugs. If Ashley or her brother wanted to play, they would normally go do it at the bar. That way they weren't bothering their father, and they were making money. 【ϴϴϾ ⇥】 ┊┆ █ ▌ ███████ ████████████ ████ █ █
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxIt doesn't hurt toxdream, it hurts morex to wake up.
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