#interaction: harmony

[askhunterclarington]

askharmonyp: I’m sure you could fake fear! 😉

Do tell, how so?

[askhunterclarington]

Is there? I suppose I've never really put myself out there in order to be in that position. I'm far too focussed on school and looking towards my future to be settling down any time soon. Love seems like a gigantic distraction that I just don't need right now. But what's wrong with being a cloud? They create thunder, and can be incredibly pretty to look up at. You're right, time will tell who comes crying to the other- though I do hope you know that my crying will be entirely theoretical. I can't remember the last time I actually shed a tear.

Oh I don't doubt it. I've been incredibly interested in you ladies of late, I won't lie and say you haven't caught my attention. However The Warblers are champions for a reason, and we're only looking at further expanding said successes.

Well, luckily for you, darling Hunter, there's a HUGE difference between being in love and loving someone. Although it still baffles me that you've not yet had the privilege of falling in love. It's the best feeling in the entire world. Calling me a ray of sunshine might usually be a gigantic compliment, but when you're simultaneously referring to yourself as a CLOUD? Nope. Not allowed. #NOWAY! At least call yourself a thundercloud, or a strike of lightening - you've got power. Well, I suppose time will tell what will happen within the Show Choir World. All I do know is that our friendship is MORE than strong and capable enough to survive what I'm sure will be a heartache on one of our ends.

Like I said, do not underestimate your competition, Mr Clarington! We may be small - in comparison to the mighty National Championships under the belt of previous Warbler wins - but we are fierce. There's no way Harmony Pearce backs down from a challenge.

[propagandistisk]

throwing all unserious bs with ouma in one post

[starryswirly]

I can’t believe I got a part in an ULTRAKILL map and then proceeded to not animate Gabriel

Watch on YouTube for progress shots and to support me

[slayerdurge]

with the weird tense dynamic between cobel & helena i do wonder if interacting with helly was a total power trip for cobel... like her boss literally became her subordinate...

[askjesse]

I love it when I get to you with my mindgames. I hope your eye is twitching, it’s so fun when it does that. Honestly, you should work on your reactions, you’re a little too easy to take down. Cool as a cucumber gets the part.

Oh? Well, I actually think it would be the perfect role in the show for me and very much within my abilities. Her highest note is an F5, which we both know I am more than able to hit. Besides, you may play a little young for Franklin, no? You might work better as a member of the male ensemble.

[why-yes-i-am-an-adult]

There it is!

I've been saying!

That's her SON.

Her Frankenstein's monster.

She made him.

And sure, Harmony is a horrible parent, but she was raised by horrible people too.

[drowned-cypress]

“Do you mind if I play some music?” Robin asked, shuffling through her PDA.

“What is music?” Al-An asked.

Robin had to stop and think about that one. “It’s… a form of expression,” she answered, setting the PDA aside.

“Expression?”

“Communication. Art,” Robin clarified. “Music is a combination of sounds using rhythm or harmony or melody or words, or some combination of those, which attempts to communicate complex or elusive ideas and emotions.”

“Is this not already a function of your system of language?”

“Well, yes, but music isn’t nearly so precise, and there’s an aesthetic component to it as well.”

“If it is not precise, why utilize it?”

Robin frowned. “The value of music isn’t in its utility. Music is often very beautiful, though not always. Usually music is just… more visceral than language. We experience it on an emotional level.”

“It is instinctual?”

Robin opened her mouth, then shut it again. Oh. Al-An wanted an explanation from a biological standpoint. “There is evidence of a biological basis for music. There have been arguments that it was an adaptive trait for our ancestors–a means of social cohesion when living in large groups, to convey and regulate emotions. It’s a kind of communication that’s thought to be older than language. Some research suggests that language evolved from music.”

“I would be interested to hear an example.”

Robin shrugged and scrolled through her PDA’s menu system to put on one of her favorite songs. It was a mostly instrumental piece, but it had choral accompaniment. She always felt like it conveyed triumph in adversity and a kind of breathless elation, the joy of success. It made her feel like she was flying. She closed her eyes and listened. There was one part of the song that never failed to give her chills.

“I believe I understand,” Al-An commented once the song faded to silence. “It has an impact on your pulse and breathing. It makes you move differently. This response could come from a kind of synesthesia endemic to your species, connoting combinations of sound frequencies with specific emotions in your brain’s emotional centers.”

Robin fidgeted with her PDA as she thought about that. He had apparently been observing her reaction as much as he had been listening to the music. “You’re probably not wrong, but the experience isn’t universal. The emotional responses people have to specific pieces of music depend on the kind of music they’ve been exposed to in the past, especially during their developmental years. It’s like language in that respect: a learned social behavior. Also, musicality isn’t limited to just humans. Plenty of other animals enjoy, and even make music. For example, there are many species of bird native to Earth that produce complex melodies as part of their calls.”

“My people have encountered species with complex vocal calls before. We have determined that those calls often elicit an emotional response in other members of the species.”

Robin nodded. “Exactly. Humans are not unique in that respect.”

“So music is the vocal call of humans?”

Robin hesitated. “We don’t really think about it like that, but you wouldn’t exactly be wrong to interpret it that way. Music can serve some of the same evolutionary functions as animal calls. Though, while humans are incredible vocal mimics, we use instruments as well as our voices to make music. These days though, music is mostly viewed as entertainment.” Robin paused before asking, “Does your species have a call? Even if you don’t use it anymore, I’d be interested to know more about the evolutionary origins of your species.”

There was quiet as Al-An gave the question some thought. “No, we do not have a vocal call,” he finally said. “We did not evolve a biological means of creating complex vocalizations. However, before we evolved telepathy, our ancestors first expressed emotions through bioluminescence.”

Robin’s eyes widened. “I would like to see that. That sounds amazing. Do you still have bioluminescence? Do you make visual displays with it as an art form?”

“Yes, we have kept the bioluminescence, but while we can control it to a small degree, it is largely an involuntary part of what you would likely call our limbic system.”

“Ah, so more like body language.”

“That is accurate.”

There was a long moment of quiet between them as Robin thought about what Al-An had said. “Didn’t you describe the network as a kind of harmony of strings?”

“Ah. Yes, but in a metaphorical sense. I had not realized your species utilized harmonies.”

“But you understand the concept of harmony? That’s a musical concept.”

“It is a known phenomenon. My people find the mathematics of sympathetic resonance to be aesthetically pleasing.”

Robin blinked. They found the mathematics to be aesthetically pleasing, but they held no opinion on the actual sound? She supposed that explained why he didn’t really understand music. Or perhaps they did have their own music, but it was unrecognizable in comparison to what she had played. “But why use that metaphor?”

“It is…” Al-An made an inarticulate, frustrated noise. “Trying to describe the sensation of the network to you is trying to describe a sensory experience you have never had using a communication method that is imprecise and inadequate for the task. Your language does not contain a word for the sensation because no human has experienced it. The best I can do is use one of your own senses as metaphor. It is like describing your tactile ability to detect vibrations as similar to your ability to sense temperature. They may be somewhat similar, and serve similar functions, but are by no means the same.”

“Ah, so the network doesn’t sound like literal strings.��

“No, it does not sound like anything at all. But as a metaphor for the network, the concept of harmony is appealing. Each individual has their own frequency, and when grouped properly, interactions may produce resonance. Your sense of hearing also works better as a metaphor than any other sense you possess, because humans communicate primarily through hearing.”

Robin chewed her lip, thinking. The picture he painted of his species was very alien: they didn’t produce complex sounds, and communicated through telepathy and bioluminescence. It sounded fascinating, but she didn’t want their differences to become a wall between them. “Will you still be able to communicate with me once you get your own body?”

“You need not worry.” Al-An’s usual monotone carried a softness Robin was not used to hearing. He was getting better at picking up on her emotions. “Even if I could not calibrate my telepathy to a frequency you are able to receive, I would still be able to produce sounds in your range of hearing through my cybernetic components.”

Robin smiled. “Want to hear more music?” she asked, changing the subject.

“Yes,” Al-An replied with a kind of eagerness that made Robin’s smile widen. “Please, proceed.”

[sam-sessington-the-third]

have been thinking about them

[askhunterclarington]

askharmonyp: This made me BEAM.

Anything to keep a smile on your face.

[kiigoumiu-blog]

For anyone who doesn't know, recently someone on Bluesky Social asked Kodaka what type of girl Ouma likes. He responded saying: "Anyone who will listen to anything he says."

Given that he's a leader, it makes sense that he'd like someone who respects and listens to his instructions. and his lies

....Anyway its pretty obvious this is referring to someone like Gonta lol

This, along with how he also somewhat recently stated while talking abt chp4 in a Twitter Live that he "really likes the interaction between Ouma and Gonta-kun." As well as how last year he basically confirmed that Gonta is the only one Ouma sees as his friend. Even having Ouma refer to Gonta as yuujin rather than tomodachi to show respect.(which is unusual for someone like him) AND THEN even prior to that there was the Ouma&Gonta Anniversary wine.... It's pretty obvious what Ouma pairing Kodaka's biased towards.😳

[vexedmilky]

time to cry :((((

OH MY GOD THEM I'M GONNA GO FERAL

[kiyosbrokenmirror]

There is something there about how Kiyo's sister alter/persona is still trough Korekiyo's own perception of things, it's different than what it's shown in his fte, when he talks about her is all very much used to compliment her and highlight all the good parts, I don't think he ever shows her as a authority figure, it's more like a guardian, a caretaker or even an equal

But with Ghost interacts with Korekiyo using orders and commands, she not only guides him but tells him how to be, and calls everyone else that's not him basically horrid and ugly (which will never not be funny to me) she doesn't seem like the same sweet person we see in his ftes, it feels like in that trial the way she acts shifts, and yet this is still a way Korekiyo perceives her

Of course, the ghost is itself a soothing mechanism or even an alter, whose scope could be protective, but I always found her interesting as a way, it's the only time alongside the execution we see them interact, and while that method works for Korekiyo, that interaction is not completely aligned with the way he consistently describes trough the game.

[nataliekalen]

and if I said disgruntled Lumon employees cobel and milchick should team up with mark and reghabi would u believe me

[junos-cacophony]

looks at u like this

throws a brick at you

[chibishortdeath]

I just realized that I have a TON of picmix gifs I haven’t shown yet : O. Lydie’s gets to be her own separate post because I love her she’s so bestie and I’m very proud of this one :3.