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Oh! [ Orpheus's expression lights up - well, sort of. He still looks sort of melancholy and out of it, but compared to a moment ago it's a world of difference. ] How wondrous an invention that must be! I know of but one such creation, that allows for the playing of music without an artist present to operate it, but it is an artifact of the Gods, made in the Underworld itself. That such things could someday become more commonplace is, well. It warms my once-more beating heart to consider.

[ He considers what she has to say next, laughing a little. ]

It is more that I meant, I did not wish to question you, or your choice in words, out of turn. And I should not have! You meant exactly as you said. But perhaps you are right, as in doing so I learned of something marvelous, and if you take no offense, I suppose there is no harm done?

Yeah, it's pretty great actually. Especially now that they can be portable. We can also record images without paint- maybe they have something like that here for you to see too. [She does make a bit of a face at the mentions of the Gods though. It's not hard to guess what pantheon he's referring to.] That sounds about right...

Oh- I don't think I got your name? I'm Jinx.

[Admittedly, there's something relaxing about this weird dead guy. Maybe it's the fact that she's kind of weird herself, or he's just nice and she's not allowed herself to simply be, among good people, in a very long time. She can't help but smile when he speaks again.]

No offense taken at all. Like I said, it's good to ask. ... But also, I'm a nerd who likes to learn things, so maybe I might be an outlier.

Without paint? Then, what does the artist use, to create their work?

[ The recording of sound he can understand - like an echo, but preserved in some arcane way beyond his immediate reckoning - but to make an image without using paint is a little beyond him. He assumes she's not referring to mosaic work or some similar thing, since those technically don't use paint but are much older practices, to his knowledge. ]

In any case, my name is Orpheus. It is a pleasure to meet you, Jinx. And I know not what a 'nerd' is, but curiosity is a considerable and admirable blessing. Also, sometimes, a terrible curse, but it is nice to think that the positives outweigh that, more often than not.

I mean, paint does still exist, but some people make an art of how they capture the still images instead- how they frame it and what they choose to show in it, the angle and lighting. Maybe I can find a photography book and show you...?

[ ... OH. OKAY- She's not gonna bring it up. Not gonna bring it up! Who wants to talk about the tragedies of your life, especially the most famous one, with a teenage girl anyways? No, no, she's going to focus on the nicer things, like the fact that she has a unicorn, and that there's a purple bird with feathers that look like fans. Yeah. ]

It's a term that means I prioritize learning more often than not- there's other associations though- annnd it used to be an insult I guess? But not anymore.

[ At this point, the unicorn- how would Amalthea sound as a name, Jinx wonders- settles, curling up beside her new trainer. Her main is soft and delightfully curly, Jinx finds. Despite the rude awakening and the situation... she can't find it in her to be too upset right now. (But she is still upset, don't get me wrong.) ]

Capturing still images... like a reflection in a mirror, but frozen in time, perhaps? I think I can understand that, yes, and the art form it must be to preserve the beauty of the world, albeit in a different way than the painter trying to recreate it from scratch. How marvelous! If you can find these photographies, I would be overjoyed to see them.

[ If Orpheus notices that she's recognized his name, he doesn't give any indication, moving on smoothly from one subject to the next. ]

What a strange thing to be an insult - although I suppose I understand it to a degree, as there is a certain kind of person who values action over thought or introspection, and perhaps would take offense at their pursuit in what they view as excess. I am glad it has lost that implication in your time and place, though. There is much to be said about a culture by what words it deems insult and what it deems praise.

Yes, exactly!

[ She enjoyed traditional art above all, but she was fond of all forms- and being the perfectionist she is, she would like to say she was fairly skilled with a camera. Maybe someday she'd be able to show him her own work. ]

You're not wrong, but... ... Eh, the less said about home the better, maybe. [ jinx please- ] Still, I suppose if we're going to be here, I might as well start figuring out what here is... Once I figure out what I'm even going to do.

[ Orpheus gives a sympathetic look at that mention of home, but doesn't comment on it further since, well. If she thinks the less said the better, then so be it. ]

We do seem to be well spoiled for choice, here, turned out on our own with little in the way of direction, much like a youth leaving the house of their parents for the first time and venturing into the world. [ He glances back at 'mom's house, and thinks about how on the nose that was. ] Though I have gathered that this place specifically is called Pallet Town, from passing conversations. A strange name for a town, but very quaint!

You'd think that with this being a... hub, I guess, for people arriving here it might be a bit bigger, or something.

[ Then again, it's exactly as put-together and ready for oddities as Jump City is ready for dealing with the influx of independent or emancipated teenagers... which is to say, it's not asking questions and meddling. So not very, in many ways. ]

Pallet Town, huh... Like a painter's pallet, maybe? Something poetic about a starting point or something. I don't know, I'm honestly just guessing. [ And yet. ]

Perhaps! I think, maybe, it would be bigger if it had been built with the expectation that travelers from distant lands would arrive here, as port towns and those settlements along trade routes tend to be. But it seems we've simply been dropped here by the whims of the Fates, rather than by any mortal design. And with the whole world before us to explore, I don't see many choosing to settle here permanently and cause it to grow that way.

It is very fitting, though. Poetic, like you said. I can't help but wonder if that aspect, at least, was deliberate on someone's part.

... Maybe. Then again, maybe I'm also expecting too much- this feels like a dream world almost, so maybe it's dumb to expect it to run by the logic that I'm used to.

[ Granted, that could also be her disconnect with small towns- she's been a city girl all her life, after all, so this tiny little village with it's literal background music was almost jarring, even without the circumstances. ]

It does seem to have some of that sort of quality to it, although, I must admit my own dreams are never quite like this. But perhaps I am but a figment of your or someone else's imagination, whose own knowings and experiences are but the backdrop of the wider play at hand.

[ He says this with utter seriousness, and even seems to pause and consider it himself for a moment. ]

Or perhaps this world is just very quaint and very strange, and we should enjoy it for what it is. Would you like to get up and walk with me, for a while? I heard tell that there is an orchard at the edge of town, and I should very much like to see it.

[ W E L L. She. Had not been expecting THAT. For a moment she blinks owlishly, unsure but not... immediately shutting things down, before recomposing herself. (Death before Vulnerability!) Though she does decide if the subject comes up again, she'll be a bit more against the idea. At his question, however, she gives him a little smile. Weird, nice folk always were welcome with her. Standing up and brushing her legs off, Jinx stretches wide before settling again. ]

That sounds nice, yeah.

[ Without a second thought she offers a hand to help him up, and Amalthea begins to trot around happily. Adventure!!!! ]

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I THOUGHT I GOT TO THIS WHOOPS

NO WORRIES!!

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cw: unreality????

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