[accidental video]

[still_learning]

[Here, we see the vicious Jetstorm in his natural habitat, hidden away in his room while he looks over various papers containing what must be sheet music, if the backs of the pages and the contents of the book in front of him are anything to go on. What could he be planning? What devious schemes could he be researching?]

[From the look of things, it must be something quite awful. Flopped out on his front, staring with such intent, silent as a grave. Surely the end must be near!]

[... Or he could just be enthralled. YOU'LL NEVER KNOW.]

[Oh. Wait. He's spotted the drone.]

... Why are you recording th- [THE DRONE HAS BEEN CAUGHT. THE END IS NIGH. RUN FOR YOUR LIVES! VIDEO OUT!]

Comments

[video]

[hotheadwarmheart]

[Sheet music, huh? Interesting.]

What're you looking at there, Jetstorm?

[video]

[still_learning]

[Yes. Yes it is.]

It is called sheet music. It is a language humans know. I wanted to be able to read it.

Re: [video]

[hotheadwarmheart]

Well yeah, I can see that. I meant what song is it for?

[video]

[still_learning]

[O... kay then.] I do not know.

Re: [video]

[hotheadwarmheart]

Sheet music generally has a title written on the fist page, if you can find that.

[video]

[still_learning]

Oh. [Give him a moment and he'll look at his sheets again for a title.]

This one is called "Sharp Dressed Man"... [He makes a face at that.] I do not understand this. Does it sound familiar to you?

Re: [video]

[hotheadwarmheart]

Not off the top of my head, no. But then I'm not from Sam's world.

...Though you have gotten me curious now, and I might have to see if Sam has a recording of it so I can hear it.

[videojack]

[10_20_15_5_50]

[Speak of the devil.]

I like that song! So much, I do just so happen to have a recording. Among some others by the same guys. For your enjoyment, I present 'Sharp Dressed Man' by ZZ Top.

[BWIP]

[videojack] aaaa

[still_learning]

[Give him a bit to listen to this. He'll be looking back and forth between the song on the sheet and the video he's watching to hear it.]

This is... incomplete. The page I have, it cannot be the whole song. I am not sure that this even covers all of the devices playing in this song. I am missing pieces.

[10_20_15_5_50]

Yeah, most songs'll have different sheets for each of the instrumental parts, though you got a little leeway for what your main melody might be on.

[still_learning]

[blink]

There is more than one of these for each song?

[He looks somewhat amazed, somewhat horrified. Just how much is actually on Sam's skin, then?]

How will I know what is referring to what?

[hotheadwarmheart]

[Lea listens to the song, tapping his foot in rhythm to the music.]

Pretty nice.

It might say somewhere what instrument it's for.

[Lea's not entirely certain, since he doesn't play an instrument, but it sounds like it'd be a safe bet.]

[still_learning]

[He blinks and looks that page over front and back. But he might have a sheet from the middle. Because he's coming up empty handed.]

It does not say. Would I know from reading this?

[hotheadwarmheart]

I think you've got the wrong sheet; it'd be on the first page, if it's anywhere.

And probably not, no. Unless you could already read the notes and things, anyway.

[still_learning]

[He hums and looks at his sheet again, front and back, then at the others around him and... Uh oh. Now they're in a mess and he doesn't know what went with what.]

I may need time to reorganize these. I seem to have gotten them out of order. [sigh]

[hotheadwarmheart]

[Lea chuckles slightly.]

Go ahead. I'm in no hurry.