9th Design [voice]

[threadthefire]

[The audio opens to the ending of a nice rendition of O, Holy Night. Cinna's voice speaks clearly.]

It's all very lovely for the most part, but it seems rather repetitive. [As he's speaking, however, the song changes to, well, something else. So far, only the instrumental introduction is heard.]

Different arrangements, but they're all the same songs. So I ask, is it common in your worlds to listen to all of them over and over, like today, or is this simply the City's attempt at driving us mad?

[He pauses for a little while to listen, you may even catch him humming a little as he picks up the basic melody.] This one seems nice, but... some of them are a little strange, you have to admit. For example, why someone would sing about the death of their Grandmother at the hooves of... a... [The vocals have kicked in. City, have some chipmunks. There's silence on Cinna's end until...]

...you must be joking. Not even the Capitol would listen to that.

[ooc: Replies may be delayed a little.]

Comments

voice][

[protects-her.livejournal.com]

You too?

Re: voice][

[threadthefire.livejournal.com]

It does seem to be... everywhere. That really is an obnoxious sound.

voice][

[protects-her.livejournal.com]

Yeah.

[A pause.]

They don't add up, do they? All the different...it's hard to believe they all mean the same holiday.

voice][

[threadthefire.livejournal.com]

No, they don't. I'm still waiting for an explanation for the grandmother one.

Have you been listening much today? [Or are you still holed up somewhere?]

voice][

[protects-her.livejournal.com]

It's hard to sleep through.

[sings4dragons.livejournal.com]

Those are more along the lines of children's songs. They'll go by quickly.

[threadthefire.livejournal.com]

I hope so, it's... unnerving. How is one supposed to work with this playing?

[sings4dragons.livejournal.com]

Tune it out, if you're able. If not, hum along. it'll make the tune seem less irritating.

[threadthefire.livejournal.com]

...I don't know why I don't just find someone else to run the shop for me.

audio;

[thenormalsquint]

Over and over, once a year.

[Laughter.]

Grandmda got run over by a reindeer? It's not a serious song.

audio;

[threadthefire.livejournal.com]

But why? Doesn't it get tiring? [pause] Well, that's a relief - it's a horrible thing to sing about.

[But then, there are songs about the Games.]

audio;

[thenormalsquint]

Most of the time, sure. But the bright side is that it's really only once a year for like a month.

I prefer Dominick the Italian Christmas Donkey anyway.

audio;

[threadthefire.livejournal.com]

Dominick the what?

[risetwice.livejournal.com]

My boss says it's music for the next holiday.

[threadthefire.livejournal.com]

I'm getting that impression. Some of them are fairly ridiculous.

[risetwice.livejournal.com]

What's a reindeer, anyway?

[threadthefire.livejournal.com]

I don't know, but I presume they have hooves and there's something to do with Santa.

There's a red-nosed one as well whose nose glows.

audio ][

[adamantined]

It's more than common. It's practically tradition.

audio ][

[threadthefire.livejournal.com]

Tradition to bombard people with the same music over and over and over again?

audio ][

[adamantined]

Maybe not to this degree, but yeah. Back home, any department store you walk into this time of year, or any restaurant, they're probably all playing some version of a Christmas song.

[ooc: akdjf sorry about the late reply. I had work all evening.]

audio ][

[threadthefire.livejournal.com]

That must be... tiring. Doesn't everyone tire of it at some point?

[ooc: That's okay, I've been out most of the evening.]

[dreamsofnoah]

They played them a lot the past two years too, but nothing like this! Back home they'd only sing some of them. [giggling] I think it's funny.

[threadthefire.livejournal.com]

Well, that's entertaining for you, then isn't it?

[dreamsofnoah]

Don't you like it at all?

[threadthefire.livejournal.com]

Some of it's very entertaining, beautiful, even. The rest... isn't cut from the same cloth.