Second Scratch

[movelikestrider]

[Dave appears on the plane in a burst of red light while flickers of green fire chase themselves all over the area and fade. He waits, tugging his hood down and equipping a pair of red headphones. Their cord leads to the gear Turntables he's pulled out, with the laptop screen floating between them

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[foundmyarms]

[Well then! As soon as John hears that music, he can guess at who is playing it. He looks around until he sees the now-familiar red cloak and clothes, and then he smiles widely.]

Hi Dave!

[movelikestrider]

[Dave pauses his flashing in and out to walk over to John, his Timetop put away so he doesn't blare his best bro's eardrums out.] Yo. What's up?

[foundmyarms]

Nothing much, I was just exploring the plane. What are you doing?

[Well, he can tell Dave is playing loud music everywhere-- thanks for saving his eardrums by the way-- but he's wondering why Dave is doing it.]

[movelikestrider]

Heard about what's going on yet? [Dave counters, rather than answer the question.]

[lamb_of_gold]

[After the first few minutes of hearing the noise flick in and out, closer, then farther away, Mu finally gets curious.

There's no pattern to the music's location that he can discern, but he can faintly feel the thrumming of an increasingly familiar power, and so it's this he follows. Eventually, he comes across Dave, just as the latter flashes into place.]

Favoured by Euterpe as well, hm?

[Mu's voice is still somewhat raspy and thin-sounding, and Dave may note some faded bruises around his neck]

[movelikestrider]

[Dave pauses, cutting the music off as he trots over to Mu. He's heard enough of Mu's voice to know that isn't his usual.]

All Striders are, you're looking a bit mussed up there Mu.

[lamb_of_gold]

There was a scuffle at home. It's fine now. [Thus far, the biggest understatement of the year.]

[movelikestrider]

My ass it was a scuffle, you sound like hell, dude.

[spacewich]

[Jade recognizes those sweet, sick beats--]

Dave!!! [:D It's so good to finally see him again!!]

[movelikestrider]

[Just the girl he was looking for. Dave strides over to her, taking in her new dog ears and smirks.]

Sup Jade, and what's with the furry additions?

[spacewich]

Huh? [Her ears twitch, seemingly reminding her that they exist.] Remember when Bec prototyped himself with the kernel sprite?? And then I prototyped my dead dream self?

Well, now I have both of their powers since waking up god tier! [:)] Woof!

[movelikestrider]

So you hit Dogtier, that's awesome. [He'd never thought about how Proto-typing a dreamself to a kernelsprite could be potentially like that.

...

Wow, he skipped out on being a feathery asshole. That was cool though, Spriteman was ok.]

So you're basically like Jack in nigh omnipotence?

[jokerofthelord]

[Gabriel raises and eyebrow at the kid and his actions. That was some interesting music. In a whole new level, and it got Gabriel interested.]

Impressive, kid. You've got some flashy tunes there.

[movelikestrider]

[He pauses, cranking the music lower so it doesn't kill the stranger's eardrums.]

Comes with being a roof ninja, we bring it and drop it like its hot. Sup.

[jokerofthelord]

Roof ninja, huh. [Gabriel snorts. In any other case, he'd show a kid like this how it is to be a real ninja, but this particular one seems a bit different.]

Last time I checked ninjas sneak around in silence, while you're about to start a techno party. [Flashes a grin.] It got me interested!

[movelikestrider]

That's because I'm on break from sneak patrol, dude on a mission coming through. Said fuck that shit got things to get to. Namely tracking down a couple people.

They recognize mixed tunes so I cranked something out right fast.

[He straightens up though, drawing out the Timetop. The music continues on and he sets it back to the drum, adding in a grinding of gears and static like popping flames. The heavy bass drum as the center this time, his fingers fly over the controls.

The drum swells and faint notes of other types of drums give the sense of the notes seeming to roll one after the other.]

Like that.