Whale Song rewrite continues.

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Heather Jackson 2026-03-27 17:37:11 -04:00
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@ -7,25 +7,35 @@
#AddChar: Fern, Pose: instrument_holding
#AddChar: Akai, Pose: instrument_holding
VEZ: Okay, we're booked for the <i>Float the Vote Festival</i> at Erosion.
VEZ: Okay, we're booked for the <i>Blow Your Own Hole Festival</i> at Erosion.
FERN: Erosion? Is that the cave club? I'd love to ROCK a cave! (laughs)
MICAH: I hate to endorse any pun, but yeah. The acoustics are perfect.
FERN: And it's on the water so the whales can come to the show!
SKYLER: And loud! Shows at Erosion can been heard across the whole city.
SKYLER: That'd be the "Float" part of the Festival.
FERN: Yes! I heard a whale choir practicing the other night. So beautiful!
FERN: I only wish I knew what they were singing.
VEZ: Voting rights for whales would be a significant step toward global equality.
SKYLER: Vez can be your translator.
MICAH: And whales make better choices than humans do. They should get to vote.
FERN: VEZ, YOU SPEAK WHALEISH?!!!
SKYLER: They will. No one is trying to stop it. So our song will be a sure hit!
VEZ: A bit. I took lessons in school, but my intonation was always a little too pitched.
MICAH: Every human's intonation is too pitched; we're not whales. It's just cool you understand the language.
FERN: SO COOL!
MICAH: Whales are smart. We should all listen to what they have to say.
SKYLER: No one disagrees with that. So our song supporting whale voices will be a sure hit!
Vez bristles...
+ (SLIDE)... but says nothing and lets Skyler's comment slide.
+ ... and decides to put Skyler in her place.
VEZ: Nothing's a sure thing, Skyler.
@ -73,12 +83,12 @@ AKAI: I've already created two complete percussion tracks. You humans will need
+ [PLAY STEM A]
~ drums_whalesong = "Human"
#PlayMusic: drums_whalesong_human
AKAI: {&It's a "shore party" because humans make the rules!|Humans would like this beat best.}
AKAI: {&It's a "shore party" because humans run the world.|Humans would like this beat best.}
-> STEMS_DRUMS
+ [PLAY STEM B]
~ drums_whalesong = "Whaleish"
#PlayMusic: drums_whalesong_whaleish
AKAI: {&If Whales made the rules, I think they'd like these drums best.|I hope the whale vote changes things.}
AKAI: {&If whales had a say, I think they'd like these drums best.|Sounds like whales shakin' things up!}
-> STEMS_DRUMS
+ [PREVIOUS CHARACTER]
-> STEMS_BASS
@ -98,7 +108,7 @@ AKAI: I've already created two complete percussion tracks. You humans will need
+ [PLAY STEM B] #Mood=
~ guitar_whalesong = "Whaleish"
#PlayMusic: guitar_whalesong_whaleish
SKYLER: {&A whaley riff says I care about the message more than myself.|This riff isn't as exciting as the solo.|Whaley riff over solo will prove to Vez I've changed.}
SKYLER: {&This riff isn't as exciting as the solo.|Whaley riff over solo will prove to Vez I've changed.|A whaley riff says I care about the message more than myself.}
-> STEMS_GUITAR
+ [PREVIOUS CHARACTER]
-> STEMS_DRUMS
@ -139,7 +149,7 @@ AKAI: I've already created two complete percussion tracks. You humans will need
+ [PLAY STEM B]
~ keys_whalesong = "Whaleish"
#PlayMusic: keys_whalesong_whaleish
FERN: {&Synthesized whale sounds are so cool!|No such thing as too much whale!|THIS will Float the Vote!}
FERN: {&Synthesized whale sounds are so cool!|No such thing as too much whale!|THIS will blow them out of the water! In the best way.}
-> STEMS_KEYS
+ [PREVIOUS CHARACTER]
-> STEMS_VOCALS
@ -191,25 +201,41 @@ AKAI: I've already created two complete percussion tracks. You humans will need
#AddChar: Akai, Pose: instrument_holding
{ vocals_whalesong == "Whaleish":
FERN: Vez! Are you singing WHALEISH?!
FERN: Vez! Your Whaleish sounds AMAZING!!!
VEZ: Yes, though I'm a bit rusty.
FERN: It sounds AMAZING!!!
VEZ: Thanks. Though the whales might roast my pronunciation.
- else:
MICAH: Not bad, everyone.
SKYLER: {SLIDE:Like I said, surefire hit!|Yeah. Nobody phoned it in.}
FERN: It's good, but... Vez? Did you sing a different part that sounded super whaley?
FERN: It's good, but... Vez? Didn't I hear you singing some Whaleish lyrics?
VEZ: Yeah, I was playing around with some Whaleish lyrics.
FERN: You speak WHALEISH?! That's SO COOL!
VEZ: Yeah, I was playing around, but I don't think my pronunciation was right.
}
SKYLER: It's risky. Most people can't understand Whaleish.
+ MICAH: The whales will appreciate that you tried.
SKYLER: (laughs) And everyone else will just think you're possessed!
Everyone glares at Skyler.
SKYLER: What? Nobody jokes about being possessed by a whale ghost anymore?
MICAH: That was never a thing.
FERN: I know you're being mean, Skyler, but you've actually given Vez a compliment!
FERN: Vez's Whaleish is so good it sounds exactly like a whale!
+ FERN: Maybe we can invite a whale to be a guest vocalist.
VEZ: Oh really? You think we should have a token whale in our band?
Awkward moment with Fern's idol! As per Mir's suggestion.
-
//revise everything below too...
SKYLER: But most people at the show won't understand Whaleish.
AKAI: MAKE THEM LEARN!

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@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ MICAH: I haven't played that song since I was in school.
FERN: You were in school when it came out? What was it like to LIVE HISTORY?!
MICAH: Woah, woah. "Bandocracy" is 67 years old. I meant I learned it in music class.
//HJ: I'm splitting the difference, Miriam. Let's say the song is 67 years old - less than 100, but more than 50. But definitely not 150 for reasons I explained on the World page.
MICAH: Woah, woah. "Bandocracy" is 50 years old. I meant I learned it in music class.
FERN: Oh, right! Sorry.
MICAH: All good. I'll probably forget about this anyway. Because old. SO old.

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@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
Before writing your first song, you gotta book your first show!
In the Bandocracy, concerts are put on for a cause, with bands performing songs about the cause.
So, you need to know the cause before writing a song.
- L0_song == "Whale Song":
Poster of Show
Details of Show - location (Erosion) and cause ("Blow Your Own Hole Festival")
@ -133,13 +132,13 @@
= CHOOSE_SHOW_L0
#UI: playlist/shows_L0
+ [SELECT "FLOAT THE VOTE" POSTER]
+ [SELECT "BLOW YOUR OWN HOLE" POSTER]
FLOAT THE VOTE FESTIVAL
BLOW YOUR OWN HOLE FESTIVAL
Venue - Erosion
Cause - The whales' right to vote in Earths elections.
Cause - Support whales having a voice in the Bandocracy!
All funds raised go to the Naturals School of Linguistics “Whaleish as a Second Language” program.
Sponsored by the Outlook Neighbourhood Association
Sponsored by the Outlook Neighbourhood Association in collaboration with the Underwater Citizens.
-
+ [START]