text; a birthday gift

[makoglow]

Type: Text
Sender ID: makoglow (Cloud Strife)
To: Public, but with Shame
Subject: Stringed Instruments
Warnings: Silliness


Does anyone know how to play a stringed instrument?

[ Cloud got an unique gift for his birthday and now has to figure out how to play it. ]

Comments

[headhunt]

there's no pretty young thing that's caught your eye yet?

what kind of instrument did you get?

[makoglow]

[ Karlach, does he look like the sort of guy that would make the first pass? ]

You say that like anyone's been giving me glances.

Anyway, it's a ukulele. I thought Zack was pulling my leg.

[headhunt]

( cloud!!!! you don't pay enough attention!!!! )

put that skirt back on
and i'll give you plenty more glances

whoa! a ukulele!
i know a little of that

could teach you the basics!!

[makoglow]

Do you have a preference for people in skirts? Because that's what I'm starting to think.

How do you know what a ukulele is?

[headhunt]

i have a preference for you in a skirt
keep up, soldier

before i was a conscript, i was a bodyguard. for a real weasel son of a bitch, but fuck him. we're not talking about him.

we security types, if you know what i mean, most of us hung out. drinking after the job usually at the closest and cheapest tavern.

one of my friends from then used to play for tips whenever he ran out of coin for drinks. i had him teach me.

never know when you might need to earn a little coin with a song and a jig!

( this sounds like a joke, but she's entirely serious. )

[makoglow]

You know, I have something to say about that. Unfortunately, there are kids that can read this so it'll have to wait.

So we're going to stick with this idea of you singing a song and doing a little jig.

Maybe Tifa should hire you?

[headhunt]

if it's a racy photo....
you know how to reach me

to entertain?
no way! might start setting fires if i start jamming too hard

maybe i can get you good enough to play for her instead

[makoglow]

It was a racy comeback.

Can you really jam so hard on an ukulele that you'll work yourself up into that? I almost want to see if it's possible.

[headhunt]

i could settle for one of those

oh fuck yeah! jamming isn't the only thing that can get me ablaze either!

[makoglow]

What else does?

Is that even safe?

[headhunt]

kissing, fucking, fighting.

( clouds in short skirts. )

i'm on fire. it's never safe to be around me.

[makoglow]

I'll be careful if we do any fighting then.

[ ...Because that's the only one he'll experience. ]

[headhunt]

probably shouldn't
unless it's to the death

that's something i miss
being able to have sparring buddies

[makoglow]

I'm tougher than I look you know.

[headhunt]

( 👀... )

yeah?
bet you still burn just as easy

[makoglow]

Not as easily as you might think.

[headhunt]

( 👀...!! )

what makes you think you could withstand my flames?

[makoglow]

I'm built different.

[ Quite literally with the genetic modification. ]

[headhunt]

( HAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

she doesn't mean to laugh, but the affect to the text feels so flat. )

proof or it isn't true

[makoglow]

Do you think that I won't go toe to toe with you?

[headhunt]

( karlach grins at her phone. )

yeah
i don't think you'll go toe to toe with me

[makoglow]

[ hey now! ]

Name the time and place.