un: UTA

[tot]

Hello Everyone!

I hope we're doing okay today and are enjoying the new root town. Remember to be careful on the bridges!

To get to the point of this post—Does everyone remember that post that Oriae made mentioning the bonus gear some of us got?

Well, I got some bonus gear myself, and I'll confirm that it wasn't CCCorp! Or anyone in this game...or "world". In fact I was told that it was cursed before being warned to stop using it or otherwise I'd be harmed.

Sounds kind of crazy doesn't it?

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[insinning]

probably

it would depend on their field in chemistry i think

[tot]

Do you?
I never studied too much of science or chemistry if I must be honest.

[insinning]

I wasn't very good at it, but there's always some crossover in the fields.

[tot]

That's true, but it doesn't change how I haven't seen anyone speak up about knowing anything.
Unless you have?

If this was related to music somehow then I'd be a lot more useful.

[insinning]

No. Nothing here.

It's a shame you weren't in that cathederal when that group heard music. I think you would have done well there.

[tot]

Probably. It depends on the kind of music.
I doubt that you'd have a recording of it handy.
Do you think you could describe the music to me?

[insinning]

It was through someone else, so I wouldn't be able to tell you. Sorry.

[tot]

Ah, bad luck.
I'd hate to want a next time but if there ever is one then I'd hope that I could get involved somehow.

[insinning]

if there's a place with music that isn't a normal BGM I'll make sure to DM you.

[tot]

Please do!
Also try to record it if you can.
There's no telling if it'll work if my past experience is any example, but it's always worth the shot!

[insinning]

For sure. I'll do my best.

[tot]

I'm sure you will.

un: Winter

[userunfriendly]

[ As if this is a completely normal and not weird thing to do in the middle of someone else's conversation, Winter just replies with this attachment.

I'm so sorry Uta. ]

[tot]

[ I'M CRYING???? this is fine......... ]

Oh!! So that's the song that went along with those lyrics.
Interesting; it's using polyphony...
You don't hear it too much today but it was common back in the 13th and 14th century.

[userunfriendly]

[ BLESS HER ADAPTABILITY ]

Yes.
Was it used for religious music? It sounded typical for a cathedral, to me.

[tot]

Most music written during that time was religious.
But for your question, yes and no.
For medieval Europe and the church, traditionalist didn't like how it felt as though the nature of prayers were being lost to the music while others found it a nice change of pace.
Ultimately it was banned from being played in churches.

I doubt the developers of the game thought that deeply about using polyphony. I bet it's more likely they did it because of the way it'd make someone feel.

[userunfriendly]

Most likely...

This may seem obvious. But, how is it intended to make someone feel?

[tot]

In general or this one in particular?
I think the mood of this one is pretty self-explanatory, however in general polyphony has been described by some to "empowering" with how each part of the song has their moment to stand out instead of how things would simply blend together as a harmony.

[userunfriendly]

[ Self-evident... filing that one away. ]

That could have a purpose for the lore they're constructing. Possibly.

[tot]

You mean how this shadowed man will no longer quest for the Twilight Dragon?
If you want to think of it that way, then the song is more of a message or warning than anything you'd sing for religious means.

[userunfriendly]

Something tells me you've already put more thought into it than the developers did.

But that sounds reasonable. If it were meant to be a hymn, I would have expected either the man or the dragon in the cathedral's symbolism. Not a statue of a girl.

[tot]

I can't help it when it comes to music. I love it.
Not just listening to it or breaking it down into music theory.
I just love music.

But typically, yes, that is what you would find.
Or, at the very least, the hymn would be more hopeful sounding than something so somber given the statue of the girl.
The song sounds even lonelier if you want to keep going down this route.

[userunfriendly]

I can see that.

"Somber" and "lonely" was probably the intent. From the developers, or whoever made that area. I don't think the game models area damage otherwise, so the statue was deliberate.

[ Well, who knows if any of it means anything. But, still. ]

I appreciate the information.

[tot]

You're welcome!
I'm always happy to help.
...
I know it doesn't help to speculate anymore than we already have but I wonder how much of these poems and songs that we find are related to the game itself...
Or if they could somehow relate to what's been happening to us.

[userunfriendly]

...I wonder as well. If anyone has clarified how much of what we've found was intended quest dialogue and game lore, I haven't seen it.

If there is a third party adding things like the bonus gear, I see no reason that some of the other content could not have come from them also.