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[ He shakes his head slowly, his voice turning quiet. ] I just heard about it from people in Riou's army...

[ Soul Eater doesn't need a burst of unsealed power to rampage... ]

...It must've been pretty bad. [She answers quietly too. He doesn't need to explain more than that.

All it needs is some delicious close souls...]

Yeah... [ Things feel awkward now, so he changes the subject. ] Do you want to see that sheet music from back home?

[ Yes... It gets hungry! ]

Huh? [She sounds and looks momentarily confused, then raises an eyebrow. Very...smooth subject change, but they could probably use it.] ...Yeah, we might as well. I've been studying that book a little at a time.

[It has cravings!]

[ Tyr is nothing if not amazing at changing the subject. He pretends like it's perfectly natural. ] I hoped you so. I still want to hear you sing.

[ So he'll just stand up now! ]

[ It gets the munchies! ]

[Totally an impressive skill. If it hadn't been such a sombre subject, Rita might have teased him for it; instead, she turns her focus to the music.]

...Don't forget that I want to hear you sing, too.

[And it can't help but keep snacking!]

[ He tosses her a smirk over his shoulder. ]

I already told you I'm not that good. You'll have to go first. [ He actually had Connell's music set aside in one of the drawers of the (empty) entertainment center. There's actually just a bowl of fruit where a TV would be.

Also sand. It crunches when he opens the drawer and she could probably hear it sliding off the pages when he pulls them out. ]

[ It can't! It's really a bad habit. ]

[Rita grins right back now.]

Are you hoping for some pointers?

[Rita's never paid much attention to TVs in all the time she's been here. A bowl of fruit seems pretty handy to her.

Sand...is a different story. Just hearing it causes Rita to sigh.]

You know, I'm pretty used to sand. I mean, we live on the beach; that stuff gets everywhere. But this is getting pretty ridiculous.

[Huff, it is! Soul Eater needs to learn not to indulge so much.]

Only if you want some for yourself.

[ That's what Tyr thought! Even if it's mostly sand and two apples right now. Which might also turn to sand if he touched them.

He shakes out the pages into the drawer before returning to sit beside her. ]

I don't know how you can stand it on the beach... I've never seen this much sand even at your place, though. It's weird.

[ Really! It always takes the first good meal it sees, too. ]

Who, me?

[It's a horrible way to see good fruit go...And if Rita thought cooking was a pain before, she's been completely avoiding it lately.

She turns to him as he sits and peeks over at the music.]

You get used to it. This is going way overboard, though.

[No sense of restraint!]

Yeah, you.

[ Tyr wouldn't blame her. Tyr doesn't know how everything manages to get sand in it.

It's only a few pages - he only brought out the ones meant to be sung - and he passes them over to her. ]

It really is... I'm just glad these sheets didn't turn into sand.

[ None at all! It just eats and eats... ]

No way.

[She says it lightly, admittedly in a better mood now, and takes the music.]

If they did, I would've had something to say to those deities. Now let's see...

[She takes a glance, flipping through a couple sheets and picking one at random.]

So...I should try one.

[A huge glutton! :<]

You sure? [ He kind of likes teasing her still. ]

It probably wouldn't be hard to make a trade for new ones... But these are Connell's; I wouldn't want to lose them.

[ He watches her go through them and stops at one. ]

I tried this one before.

[ I know! Not leaving any souls for its bearers. ]

Absolutely. [And maaaybe she doesn't mind~]

Yeah...You should keep these ones.

[She looks over the one he points out, curious as she reads the music.]

Hmm...This one looks pretty good. You wanna compare?

[Huff, really. It's so greedy!]

I'll hold in any comments I have, then. [ :3c

He nods. ] He might come back sometime...

Yeah--after you. [ Not even bothering to hide how eager he is to hear her. ]

[ More than any other rune! This is how it got nicknamed 'soul eater'! ]

You shouldn't have any comments! [Huff! Unless it's praise.]

Yeah...He came back once already.

[Maybe he will again. And now, she blushes just a little bit, but she's not going to back down, picking up the music and reading it over first. And then she starts singing--not perfectly; she gets occasionally off-key and some of the lyric pronunciation is foreign to her, but it's not unpleasant.]

[Because it could never ever stop!]

That doesn't mean I won't have any. [ He'd like to praise her, too. ]

Exactly... [ His voice is pretty fond when he says that. Little brother Connell...

He looks at her expectantly. It wasn't perfect - and Tyr can be picky - but since she hasn't ever heard the song before, he thinks it's really nice. A little smile comes across Tyr's face despite the sad lyrics. ] That wasn't bad.

[ It can't! It just wants more and more and more! ]

Hmph! Suit yourself. [Huff huff. She isn't really bothered, though.

Even Rita really liked Connell from the beginning. He was...sweet.

She feels mildly self-conscious with him watching her, but not overly so. After she finishes, she blinks at his comment.] Just "not bad"?

[It can't say no!!]

[ He hopes she isn't. He doesn't want to offend her...

Connell was hard to dislike.

His smile grows wider in amusement. ] It was the nicest I've heard it sung in ages.

[ It refuses to even if it can! ]

[And she isn't! It's kind of nice to try singing for him.

Connell...;_;

That makes her mouth quirk into a slight smirk.] Because you've only listened to yourself?

[It's the worst!!]

[ He really likes hearing her sing, too!

Connell ;~; ]

Exactly. [ He laughs a little and moves to take the sheet from her. ] If you had to hear me sing all the time, anyone would sound amazing.

[ And quickly adds- ] But you really are pretty good. [ She just needs more practice. ]

[ It is! For everyone. ;~; ]

[Good! She's never done it for anyone else.///

;o;

She almost looks like she wants to act indignant, but she laughs.] So no other comments?

[Nobody wants to be around it. :<]

[ //// So many things they only do together~

He smirks, then just says- ] You could use some more practice with it.

[ That's why its bearers are all so unpopular wherever they go... ]

[Kyaa, that's right~ Just the two of them~

It takes her a second--and then she blushes and huffs at him.] I-it was the first time I sang that one!

[Sob, yes...Hated by association.]

[ Singing~!

Okay, he might laugh a little like that. ] That's exactly why you need to do it more. I want to hear you more.

[ Unfortunately... ;_; Always aloooone. ]

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