Creation 14

[dodo_master]

[Phone! For the first time, Mayfield, have an irritated-sounding Cynric.]

Mayfield, I know that you send people home all the time, but if I am to remain here, can the interesting ones at least stay with me? It's not often famous composers of opera roll into your life, and that you might be given the chance to be the lead of the opera he is composing.

[A pause.] But that's the way things go. Even outside of Mayfield. Being permanently droned is the closest we have to death, after all.

If anyone had been getting voice lessons from Mr. Salieri, I would be glad to offer in his place. I have centuries of practice and knowledge so I know you will find me to be a satisfactory instructor. My name is Cynric; feel free to contact me.

[With that, he hangs up. Not!family or visitors will find him sitting on the porch and pouting while stuffing his face with red licorice. Hephaestus, his dodo, is beside himself as he can tell there's something wrong with his master, but since they still can't communicate, he doesn't know what. He's flitting about trying to cheer Cynric up.]

Comments

[someday-a-queen.livejournal.com]

[Have one of his piano students.]

A shame. It was quite kind of him to offer lessons here.

[dodo-master.livejournal.com]

Agreed. He was quite talented! Were you learning voice or piano from him?

[someday-a-queen.livejournal.com]

Piano.

I was hoping to show him the lute I recently got back from the town, but I didn't get the chance.

[dodo-master.livejournal.com]

Oh, a lute? How lovely! You know, I was thinking of perhaps putting on a performance of some kind, I would be honored if you'd join us!

[someday-a-queen.livejournal.com]

Really? Well I would be honoured to join you.

[dodo-master.livejournal.com]

Fantastic! Hopefully we can find more musicians to participate. It will be a lot of fun!

[someday-a-queen.livejournal.com]

That would be quite interesting. It's truly amazing the instruments that are around now of days.

[dodo-master.livejournal.com]

Agreed! Ah, I love those electric guitars.

[someday-a-queen.livejournal.com]

...Electric....guitars?

Electricity is what powers the lights....does the instrument emit light?

[dodo-master.livejournal.com]

They're plugged into speakers! Ah, they use them on American Bandstand sometimes. You should definitely watch it! The music is very interesting.

[someday-a-queen.livejournal.com]

I'm afraid I'm not sure what you're talking about.

[dodo-master.livejournal.com]

It's on television. You should come over and watch it sometime!

[someday-a-queen.livejournal.com]

I'd like that very much.

[dodo-master.livejournal.com]

Of course Your Majesty is welcome at my home any time!

[someday-a-queen.livejournal.com]

That's very kind of you. I must confess I still don't know very much about that odd machine.

[Only that there aren't very small people in it, doing plays like she'd first thought.]

[dodo-master.livejournal.com]

It's not too complicated, even if it seems intimidating at first. I can show you!