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From:

winn

[ he'll knock before coming in with a cheerful smile and a messenger bag containing a notebook, pen, and his phones for some gaming fun. ]

Hi - that sounds pretty.

From:

bythewaves

Come!" Maglor calls absently, and looks up to smile at Winn.

"Hello Winn. I am glad you like it! I wanted something with a simple, catchy refrain. Think you this one will do?"

From:

winn

[ he smiles right back ]

I think it'll do great, thanks again for helping me with this -

From:

bythewaves

"Anything for a friend." Maglor laughs softly.

"Besides, you know how much I love music - this sort of thing is fun!

From:

winn

I knew I called the right guy! [ he grabs a seat ]

How do we start working on lyrics?

From:

bythewaves

Well, we start looking for rhymes, I think. Rhyme and rhythm is what makes a song - it does not have to rhyme, of course, especially not if the rhytm is good! But it does help, particularly if you want it to be catchy!

So, I was thining, maybe somthing to begin with like...

I knew a girl, a clever girl,
From a town of cold and rain
Oh she smiled at me, and she laughed at me,
But our hearts they were the same.

Her eyes were bright, her tongue was sharp
Her mind of quicksilver made
Oh she smiled at me, and she argued with me
And we love the same video games

Edited Date: 2017-04-25 02:19 pm (UTC)

From:

winn

[ he laughs, positively giddy, and claps enthusiastically. ]

That is amazing - you're a genius. Okay - let me try - [ he clears his throat and thinks for a moment before singing to the same tune. ]

I knew a girl, a studious girl
This gift she'll probably hate
The lyrics are too easy to analyze
And the score was written after 1798.

How's that?

From:

bythewaves

[ Maglor smiles at him approvingly ]

Oh well done! I hardly think you need me, Winn, if you can pull together a verse like that! The last line runs a little uneven, but I think we can forgive that, as I cannot see a way around it, yet.

From:

winn

It's my first try - I'll get better.

[ so much grinning at the compliment though. ]

I definitely need you, though, that tune is inspiring.

From:

bythewaves

I am sure you will - and thank you! I find that most music needs very little work, once you find the tune it is meant for.

From:

winn

It's all about getting the right composer, right?

[ n u d g e ]

Okay um - how's this? [ he clears his throat and sings ]

I knew a girl, a brilliant girl,
And as luck has it I know her still
As I string words together she surely will scoff
But it won't change how I feel

From:

bythewaves

[ Maglor smiles, bowing slightly - one thing he has always been proud of is his musical ability ]

Oh well done! An excellent verse.

She likes to read and she likes to learn,
She likes to teach me too!
Oh her smiles are bright,
And her eyes are sharp
But her mind is sharper still!

From:

winn

If you happen upon her remember these words
Though her appearance misleading may be
There is no kinder soul than this little nerd

[ he pauses, trying to figure out how to rhyme this ]

Please forgive me, I must now flee?

From:

bythewaves

[ Maglor laughs gaily at that ]

An excellent ending, and one that will prove propehtic, I fear, although you will not long be able to evade her on these ships!

Although I think you might want to try Please forgive me for now I must flee and see if it scans better

Edited Date: 2017-04-29 01:02 pm (UTC)

From:

winn

[ he laughs ]

It's okay, I'm not really gonna try.

[ nodding. ]

Should we try to sing the whole thing, see what it sounds like?

From:

bythewaves

But of course - are you planning on singing without music or...?

From:

winn

I'd definitely like music, if you're volunteering -

From:

bythewaves

Then you have my aid, Winn.

[ He laughs softly and strikes the opening chords of the song for him ]

Just say the word.

From:

winn

[ behind him, the dictating pen hermione gave him has been hard at work writing down the lyrics. so he turns to grab that sheet of paper now and nods. ]

I knew a girl, a clever girl,
From a town of cold and rain
Oh she smiled at me, and she laughed at me,
But our hearts they were the same.

Her eyes were bright, her tongue was sharp
Her mind of quicksilver made
Oh she smiled at me, and she argued with me
And we love the same video games

I knew a girl, a studious girl
This gift she'll probably hate
The lyrics are too easily analyzed
And the score written past 1798.

I knew a girl, a brilliant girl,
And as luck has it I know her still
As I string words together she surely will scoff
But it won't change how I feel

She likes to read and she likes to learn,
She likes to teach me too!
Oh her smiles are bright,
And her eyes are sharp
But her mind is sharper still!

If you happen upon her remember these words
Though her appearance misleading may be
There is no kinder soul than this little nerd
Please forgive me for now I must flee!

From:

bythewaves

[ Maglor laughs and joins his voice with Winn's, winding around his in support and he smiles ]

Well done, well done! I think you have done an excellent job, Winn.

From:

winn

[ there is a definite proud little blush there, he hasn't done any creative writing in the fleet and he definitely never tried writing lyrics before and he's just so glad he managed to come up with anything at all. ]

Thanks Maglor - seriously, couldn't do it without you. Now we just, gotta record it so I could send it to her.