Adagio & Pacer

[02:16:21] <Adagio> [Soft strains of a violin carry through the air in the rainbow district, Adagio sits atop her home and her violin rests against her shoulder as the bow is driven across the strings, a faint smile graces her lips and her eyes are closed as she plays.]
[02:20:28] * Pacer flicks his ears as he steps out of Swept's house, perking his ears up as he hears the music curling through the air. The ghoul mechanig, who looks remarkably handsome for a ghoul mind you, lofted into the air, looking around for the source of the sound.
[02:22:59] * Adagio is not attempting to hide at all, despite the cold she sits atop her home in a simple button up shirt and charcoal grey suitvest, a simple pink bowtie is her most recent addition to her outfit and it covers most of her exoskeleton quite well, one of her hind hooves taps out the beat to her playing.
[02:26:00] * Pacer spies Adagio, smiling as he glides down, landing on the roof near Adagio and listening to her play quietly.
[02:27:38] * Adagio flicks an ear at pacer and smiles as she plays on, her music carrying well in the cold clear air, eventually her tune comes to an end and she turns to look at Pacer, "Good evening Pacer, how've you been?"
[02:30:23] * Pacer smiles at Adagio, the ghoul nekkid. "That was amazing playing, Corproal, and I've been... alright." He replies. "What about you Adagio?"
[02:36:56] * Adagio smiles softly at the praise, "Thank you Pacer, I've been quite well, getting my life squared away and setting up the studio here really helped, it gave me a place to get away from the barracks and the DCR for a while to clear my head," she looks out over the rainbow district, "Things were kind of crazy for a while."
[02:39:44] * Pacer nods, sitting down next to Adagio. "Yeah, that's good to hear!" He replies. "And things did get hectic, hoo boy."
[02:44:14] * Adagio looks at Pacer and tilts her head to the side, "Hmm, I do hope Snowshoe hasn't been making your life difficult."
[02:45:12] * Pacer laughs a little, shaking his head. "Nah, have to hose her out of a Vert every now and then, but that's normal." He replies to Adagio. "You and her are getting married, right?"
[02:48:10] * Adagio smiles happily and nods, "I'm hoping to have a chance to pop the question to Frost as well, it'll be quite the oddity to have three weddings at the same time." she looks at Pacer, "As for having to hose her out of a Vert every now and then, do you think you could use something that isn't quite so cold? I don't mind the chill but she feels it quite a lot more than I do."
[02:49:15] * Pacer nods to Adagio, smiling a little. "That's great!
[02:50:24] <Pacer> " He says, before letting a chuckle out. "Well, unless you can find a way to heat up a fire hose..." He shrugs.
[02:52:51] * Adagio giggles a bit, "Well I could think of a few things but most of them would be quite..." she trails off, "But that's neither here nor there," she grins, "Have you ever thought about taking up a musical instrument?"
[02:54:12] * Pacer 's smile trails off as Adagio mentions... that, but perks up a little when she mentions music. "Oh, I used to play guitar before the war, actually." He says.
[02:55:01] * Adagio nods to Pacer, "What keeps you from picking it back up?"
[02:55:50] <Pacer> "I just... haven't had the time really. And... well... other... reasons."
[02:57:36] * Adagio tilts her head, "Time is easy to find if you really try, but what other reasons?"
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[03:00:47] * Pacer sighs softly. "Well... before the war, I had... met this, mare." He starts off to Adagio. "She was a little like you in the fact that she liked music, and played the... viola I think."
[03:01:47] * Adagio sets her violin in its case and turns to Pacer.
[03:04:12] <Pacer> "She was kind... sweet. I... well, I really, really liked her, loved her even." He says softly. "I mean, back then I was good with mares, hell, Swept called me a player, but, this mare... she was somwthing different, something unique. I... learned to play guitar because of her, and... well... the bombs fell before I could..." He reaches into his pocket, pulling out a tattered black ring box.
[03:05:59] * Adagio sighs and looks at Pacer, "I take it she didn't get as lucky as you?" she says softly.
[03:07:03] * Pacer shakes his head at Adagio, tucking the box away. "I... I w-wouldn't call myself lucky... I've been alone for over 200 years..."
[03:08:46] * Adagio tilts her head, "Pacer, that you're still lucid and enjoying what life has to offer would be a good sign that you got lucky, did you never think to go looking for her?"
[03:10:27] * Pacer looks over at Adagio, his gaze hardening. "I /did/ go looking for her. I found her body..."
[03:11:31] * Adagio winces and looks away, "I'm sorry that... came out wrong," she sighs, "I'm sorry."
[03:14:55] * Pacer looks back away from Adagio. "Sorry..." He sighs. "But... I..." He sighs. "I just want to find somepony to... fill that hole that was left, but..." He gestures to himself, letting out a harsh chuckle. "Look at me. Who the hell wants to get with a rotting sack of flesh."
[03:15:13] <Pacer> "I just don't want to be alone anymore..."
[03:21:05] * Adagio turns to look at Pacer again, "Well, for starters, maybe you could pick up your guitar again," she smiles, "You never know what will happen, look at me, I met Frost and Snowshoe thanks to this..." she reaches over and pats her violin the strings let out a soft tone as her hoof grazes them, "Music is something universal, and you never know who might be listening." she thinks for a
[03:21:05] * Adagio moment, "Don't give up hope Pacer, who knows..." she shrugs, "She could still be out there, burnt and charred bodies are notoriously hard to identify."
[03:22:21] * Pacer shakes his head at Adagio. "It was her..." He says softly, looking up at the mare. He hesitates for a good few minutes. "But... do you have a guitar I could... borrow?"
[03:23:18] * Adagio sighs, "If you say so," she looks at Pacer, "I do, but it's slightly warped and out of tune, if you can fix it, it's yours."
[03:23:41] * Pacer smiles a small bit at Adagio. "Could I see it?"
[03:24:57] * Adagio nods and slips her violin case onto her back after closing it, "Right this way Pacer," she says as she hops off the roof and flares her wings before touching down softly.
[03:25:15] * Pacer glides down after Adagio, following the mare.
[03:28:50] * Adagio slips into the first floor of the studio, the interior was once a dance studio but the mirrors along the wall had been removed, she leads Pacer to a rack of instruments in various states of use and repair or lack thereof, a single acoustic guitar sat upon a stand, the neck was slightly warped and two of the strings were slack, "I've tried everything I know to get this instrument
[03:28:51] * Adagio back in proper working order but... I'm not much of a craftsmare, so I stopped before I could damage it, as I said if you can fix it it's yours."
[03:32:13] * Pacer smiles at Adagio, carefully picking up the guitar in his hooves. He looks it over, carefully inspecting the insturment. He gently turns the tuning pegs, the pegasus working his repair skills on the insturment as he got it... mostly in tune. He strums a few chords, smiling softly. "I'll need to sand the neck out but..."
[03:32:55] * Adagio nods softly, "Perhaps a humidifier and straightening frame?"
[03:33:39] * Pacer nods to Adagio, smiling. "Yeah, that too..." He strums a few more chords, starting to hum softly to himself.
[03:35:20] * Adagio smiles easily and lets pacer play to his heart's content, "Feel free to stay as long as you like Pacer, just let me know before you go?"
[03:35:46] * Pacer nods to Adagio, smiling. "Yeah, thanks Adagio."
[03:36:53] * Adagio smiles at Pacer, "And don't ever give up hope, it'll carry you through the worst the wastes can throw at you." she says as she steps upstairs.
[03:37:50] * Pacer doesn't reply, just watching Adagio go before returning to softly strumming the guitar, taking a seat on one of the benches.