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1st Melody [Video]

[Hello, warp band owners. This evening you're treated to a close up of a girl's face. She gives the feed a sort of suspicious look before she pulls back with a smile. If you pay close enough attention, you'll hear a guitar strumming softly in the background.]

Oh cool, it's on! [There's a pause as she thinks of what to say now that she's got her newly acquired warp band working. Meanwhile, an Emolga peeks over her shoulder, chittering quietly.]

Relax, it's not gonna hurt us. Anyway!~

I'm Xiu, and I guess I'll be staying in this Union place for a bit. [She pretty much beams as she continues.]

Everyone should totally stop by and listen to my music! It's pretty good. If you don't, you're really missing out.

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Oh, oh, that's always good! Do you play an instrument?

Music's the best thing to calm body, mind, and heart.

I can play a bunch.

I wanna hear you play sometime! If, uh, you take requests. I don't wanna impose, I don't exactly play anything...

[But she's a practiced... listener.]

Sure thing! I'll be here for a while.

Don't worry, playing for others is what I do.

Are you a performer for a living?

[That'd be cool, she thinks.]

Something like that.

I'm just traveling the world to show people how wonderful music is.

That's a nice thing to do... plenty of places that could really use some good music. People, too!

How'd you start playing?

Yes, there have been quite a few who hadn't experienced such joy before.

[There's a pause at that question.]

I just decided it's what I wanted to do, and I learned every note, every key, every chord I possibly could.

Y-You taught yourself to play?

[There's a long, uncomprehending stare. Estelle has some idea that... that's hard.]

Like, from scratch?

Yeah!

[It's not like there's sheet music and instruction manuals lying around in the wilderness.]

I think I'm pretty good.

That's incredible! Some people need a lot of training, but...

[The thought that Xiu might be bad at this doesn't enter Estelle's mind. Maybe she's not super bright -- but she's also never cynical.]

You must be a total natural, Xiu!

Maybe!

[It's possible. Thankfully, Xiu's musical talent is pretty real.]

So what's this place like?

Union? It's nice. It's really... peaceful, sometimes, and relaxed. And it's pretty, too--it's really, um, green. I think there's some politics and stuff that I don't know too much about...

[She trails off, but then she smiles.]

I'm a little new, too. I've been here a few months, though.

It looks like it can be pretty peaceful.

[Politics and all that complicated stuff doesn't concern her unless they like, ban music or something.]

Where'd you come from?

I'm from Caldera! I came back in August, and... it's a lot cooler here.

[And different and nice in other ways, too! But winter is brutal.]

I like Union a lot, really.

Caldera was alright! I was there for a while.

[It's very definitely different! And people here seem to be less gung-ho about everything.]

I can't wait to see what it holds in store for me.

Yeah! And if you ever want a pal for, you know, looking around the city or going out exploring, just ask! I'm a Seeker, but...

[She gives a thumbs-up at the warp band.]

Plenty of time for that too!

That would be pretty cool.~

[She approves of this idea wholeheartedly. Having more friends would be nice.]

What do you seek?

Awe~some.

[There's a little sing-song in that. Then she looks only a little more serious.]

Stuff about the past! What happened, what people were like, knowledge... so we go into ruins and see what we find.

That sounds pretty cool.

Like ancient history stuff, huh? Have you found anything big yet?

One big thing and lots of small stuff--usually it's, y'know, pots and artifacts and stuff. But...

[She grins. She's proud of this.]

We found a city that no one had found before. A place called Refuge! It's under ground.

[It does sound pretty neat. It also sounds like it could possibly be a lot of work. Xiu just likes sitting back and chilling with her tunes.]

An underground city? Are there people there?

There were! They thought they were the only humans left until we showed up.

[She smiles. It's a bit more than pride. She also feels like she helped.]

They were so surprised...

[It sounds like Xiu's found another place to visit!]

I bet it was kind of lonely. [Xiu never imagined that there might not be other people out there.]

Mm-hm... They seemed shocked at first, but then they were so happy. It had to be a huge relief.

[She shakes her head.]

I can't imagine what it was like. I'd always known there were other cities, you know?

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