Track 1 ♬ Action

[lyrids]

[With Union in its current state one might not expect to hear the sound of music filling the air, but those stepping into a certain corner of the devastated city will be met with the gentle strumming of a guitar and a voice that any regular listener of the radio should find quite familiar. Following it to its source will reveal a young girl sitting with her legs crossed on a relatively unspoiled patch of land. This girl is none other than the renowned singer, Sonia Strumm.

As is to be expected, Sonia's work has been put on hold because of the heavy damage the entertainment district suffered in the attack. She's supposed to be staying at home where it's more or less safe in the meantime, but honestly, nuts to that. Union is her home; she'd much rather see its wounds with her own eyes than stick her head in the sand until everything is all better.

That said, it's certainly not an easy thing to take in. She had been too occupied with seeking shelter (at her manager's insistence, of course) to really process the destruction as it was happening. To see the crumbling towers, the rubble littering the streets, the remains of the fallen still being recovered from the wreckage? It's been a sobering experience, to say the least.

Which brings us back to the present, where Sonia has decided to take a break, and almost without thinking begun to fill the gap with music. There are no lyrics to her song, but the melody alone — slow and melancholic, yet with an underlying warmth — makes its meaning clear. An audience of wild Pokémon has formed around her, and the Swablu perched atop her head provides a warbling accompaniment to her impromptu performance.

The result is a small pocket of soothing tranquility in a city whose sanctity has been shattered.]

Comments

[vistapoint]

[Well, there's a couple Pokémon in the audience that aren't wild. Geo's Rotom and Purrloin are among the audience, listening raptly. Their trainer isn't far away, his Espurr in his arms.

... He's never been one to listen to the radio, so he has no idea who this girl is, but...

... Maybe he'll stay and listen for a while.]

[incousinswithyou]

[there's a Nidoqueen, slowly edging closer while trying not to disturb Sonia. The Pokemon has a colorful apron-like contraption on, complete with a Togepi nestled in its big pocket. The Togepi is fussy and making unhappy noises. Everybody around just seems sad.

The more Togepi gets to hear Sonia's song, however, the quieter the baby gets. Nidoqueen watches Togepi with one eye and Sonia with the other. Please keep singing.]

[senpaidol]

[Rise, on her way back to the Theater from trying to help out at another wreckage site, hears the song a few seconds before she recognizes the voice. She instinctively smiles and hums along before she realizes where it's coming from. After that, she quietly approaches and appreciates the skill of her fellow performer for a couple more moments. Not to mention the whole princess thing she has going on with the wild Pokémon.]

Hey there, Sonia.

[She says it quietly. No point disturbing the wild kids.]

[magicquotes]

[ He doesn't even notice, really, but his Pokemon do, and that's enough for him to follow along.

He sits out of the way, soaking up the sun while his Shuppet bobs and sways to the music's time. His Venipede...simply twitches her antenna a bit, but seems to be enjoying it. He has no real reaction at all; he taps his fingers a little to the beat, but that's all he can muster.

Almond, on his shoulder, flutters his wings to indicate the performance is over. He applauds, quietly. ]

You play well. Is that your own creation?

[child_of_luv]

[Minako waited until the song was done. She was there with a Persian and Sylveon.]

That was lovely.