WEEK 4

[grimgrinningghosts]

[Tadashi, Sophie, and Princess Anna are dead. By now, maybe you're realizing that this plays is way more dangerous than you have ever feared, but don't worry, maybe some hope will come along the way.

For example, if anyone tries to open the Conservatory Door leading outside starting this week, they'll find that they finally have access to the graveyard and outside. You are now freely able to leave the mansion whenever you want.

Maybe you can all finally leave this place...?

20 guests remain.]

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Comments

there are feelings one cannot communicate with simply words

[folkscallmewander]

[Wander takes a step closer, eyes dead focused on Fiddles' face, and strums his next chord. This one is in major, a friendlier gesture before the competition. As the chord transforms into an arpeggio, it becomes a direct invitation for Fiddles to respond with something in return.]

[david attenborough voice] simply breathtaking

[terribibble]

[It's been a while since he's played with someone else, but growing up in a family where most folks were at least casually musical means it's something ingrained deep into him. For now he sticks with chords to support those arpeggios. This -- whatever this is -- was Wander's idea. He can take the lead to start.]

[folkscallmewander]

[Wander moves his fingers on the same strings, slightly upping the tempo, and starts modulating the key. After a few notes, he pauses for effect.

He starts with a chord, nods at Fiddles, and continues with a series of single notes played even faster. Can you keep up?]

[terribibble]

[Oh, buddy. He can do a Cubic's cube in under a minute and every time he does it his time gets better. Of course he can keep up with this. Maybe he gets a little fancy with a counter-melody. It's fine.

The longer he plays the more a smile creeps itself onto his face. It's just been so long and this is one of the few things that can always always always cheer him up.]

[folkscallmewander]

[Wander has a beautiful feeling that he has found the perfect banjo partner. The countermelody is perfect for him to build off of, and he adds quick chords on his side.

He's getting excited enough that he feels energy build up in his arms that just has to be released into the banjo, and his fingers speed up. If they're going for a flat-out banjo fight, he's going to give it his best.]

pretend he is not a snake in this icon

[terribibble]

[Oh, absolutely. If you're going to have a banjo fight you can't possibly not go all-in. that would just defeat the point, wouldn't it? You're not doing it right until your arm can barely move fast enough to keep up with your fingers.

He hasn't felt this energetic in weeks.]

the icon is a metaphor for how he has ascended onto the astral plane

[folkscallmewander]

[Wander ascends into Dueling Banjos mode and there is nothing in this world except his banjo, Fiddles, and the other banjo. While he hasn't practiced in three weeks, his fingers take some time to get used to flying up and down the board, but he has his other hand to make up for it.]

is there any other way to experience banjo honestly

[terribibble]

[It's alright. They're both rusty, so even that way they're both evenly-matched. This duel is looking like it's going to come out a tie -- which is probably the best possible result, isn't it? The important part is that they're having fun!

This time he takes the initiative to up the tempo.]

the other ways are wrong

[folkscallmewander]

[Wander speeds up his own playing to match Ford's. It's intense, but there is nothing that can beat the rush of zooming through music like your life depended on it. And here it didn't because Fiddles wasn't an evil banana that weaponized accordion music.

He's taken to staring through Fiddles while his heart races with the music. Who will give up first?]