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Who: Jade Curtiss and GLaDOS
What: Piano tiems
When: Afternoon
Where: Music Room
Rating: G..? Nothing bad is happening here, kiddos

As promised to GLaDOS, Jade was in the piano room a while later, practicing a bit on the instrument before she got there. It was more or less tuneless, just hitting keys to get used to it again. After all, it'd be rather disruptive if he suddenly hit the wrong keys. Once she entered and came to where he was, he'd give her a polite nod.

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The aforementioned troubled lady strode with as much balance as she could before stopping beside his seat, glancing at him and nodding back. She looked quite terrible- it was obvious that she had attempted to make up for it by brushing her silver white hair, and wearing clean, unwrinkled clothes, but the hints of exhaustion showed everywhere. From her tensed body to the dark rings foming under her eyes, GLaDOS looked atrocious.

"Have you played for a long time?" she asked, instead of greeting or introducing herself.

Jade didn't seem to mind her appearance or her greeting. He continued a few notes and chuckled a bit at the question.

"Not all my life, but I've lived long enough to qualify for a sleep aid from time to time."

She lingered beside him for a moment longer before simply sitting, her back leaning against the side of the instrument, trying to get comfortable.

"You would think that humans wouldn't need help for something so basic," she muttered, running her hands over her face, hoping that this might actually work.

Edited (wow tired tagging results in lots of spelling mistakes!) 2012-09-30 16:42 (UTC)

"You'd be surprised what humans need."

An open-ended statement, left to interpretation. As they spoke, Jade started off with middle notes in a fluid, wandering melody. Nothing too complex just yet, as he was talking with her still.

Mulling over that was bound to only amplify her headache, so she let out a soft 'huh' in response. Although she was curious- what did he mean? Basic, stupid things like food and water and rest? Or did it go deeper, into the human's need for socialization, for attention?

"What sorts of needs did you have in mind?"

She couldn't help but bite into it, her head throbbing too much to interpret it her own way.

"There are quite a few. Physical, mental, emotional. You can go as shallow or deep as you'd like. Basic human needs to needs at the very heart of humanity."

Jade didn't mean to sound like he was pontificating, but he was also stalling while he thought of something good to play for her. Maybe an Ispanian lullaby.

She was quiet for a few moments after he spoke, wondering if all of those needs were on the same level. Were the basic ones more important since they kept the body? Or were the mental ones more important, to prevent insanity? And finally, what about emotional needs?

She drew her knees up to her chest and rested her cheek on them, looking towards the door.

"Humans need quite a lot to function correctly. It's a hassle," she replied, closing her eyes, trying to relax. The quiet music was nice, but it wasn't quite up to par with what she was expecting... Yet, anyways.

"Ah, yes. We are tedious creatures; fragile and fleeting."

The melody begins to pick up a better quality. One that said he was settling into a piece, finally. As for him, he didn't have much to say after he started, trying to focus on not hittign the wrong notes. He didn't think it'd be terribly relaxing to mess up the fluidity.

When the quality of the music changed, GLaDOS fell silent. Not out of respect, but notably out of curiosity. The notes were soft, and the piece itself was relaxing, yet the sound was loud enough to focus on.

She felt how this could bring humans to sleep- it was so comfortable to listen to, especially with her eyes closed. She might have even looked asleep, but she wasn't; GLaDOS was trying, though.

Jade kept playing quietly, glancing at her from time to time. He would have liked to pick her brain, but he'd been able to reason himself away from doing so. For once, he could understand why it'd be insensitive. Maybe if he assisted her, he could try to figure it out after the problems had subsided.

Somehow, the music started to drown out the voices, and GLaDOS' head sunk into her knees even more, eyelids fluttering. She felt her head still throbbing, but at the same time, the lack of voices keeping her awake made her start to obviously nod off.

It took quite awhile, still, before she suddenly slumped more than usual, finally falling still, and asleep. Her face wasn't twisted in pain at all- if anything, she looked like she was at peace, her features slackened... She was hunched over, still slightly against the piano.

Jade felt a little bit of pride being able to get her to sleep. He kept playing, however, deciding to brush up on his piano skills a bit. Some slow music and calming atmosphere could do wonders for the soul. It was odd, that he'd just met her and he was assisting her in such a way. But, Paradisa was certainly a time for odd bonds.

It certainly was, and GLaDOS was still out, in quite a deep slumber to make up for the countless hours she had lost ever since this terrible loss had begun. If he wouldn't mind waiting it out, she would only awaken in several hours- he would have time to leave or attempt to wake her earlier, if he so chose.

She finally would stir, eyelids fluttering, letting out a soft sigh...

Jade continued playing for a bit after she was asleep, then left briefly. He returned a few hours later to check on her to see how she was doing. When she began to move about, Jade sat back down on the chair and leaned back on the piano, curious to see if she'd been helped.

She rubbed at her eyes, blinking blearily- she felt slightly nauseous, sleeping as much as she had after such a long time of being kept awake. Although her energy level was considerably better

"Mm..." she vocalized quietly, still slow and clumsy with sleep, before looking up to the piano seat, unsure if he would have been there- but there he was. "How long have I been out?"

She found herself stretching slightly, her jaw stretching into an internal yawn, unwilling to let it escape and look silly.

Jade smiled a bit, looking over her for improvements physically.

"A good few hours. Did you sleep well?"

In the physical department, GLaDOS had regained a bit of color in her cheeks, and she looked a bit less fragile. She slowly got to her feet, a bit surprised that she wasn't as shaky as usual.

"I think so. I didn't wake up at all while I was asleep."

She sounded a bit awed, just the slightest bit. Notably, she stood stronger, crossing her arms.

"Is there a science behind that music that soothes humans?" she couldn't help but ask, stepping beside the piano stool again.

"Hm, it depends." He smirked at her. "Some say deeper notes resound with the heartbeat and therefore, it calms the mind when the heart is calm as well. Sometimes it's just pleasingly soft, comparatively to harsh voices that beat on the eardrums."

"Hm. That doesn't sound like there's much logic in it, and just emotion," she remarks, before looking at the piano keys, pressing one down, intrigued by the sound. "Although then again, humans are very inefficient that way."

"Most of us. Though I'd say you have those malfunctions as well, given that you fell asleep and I did not."

Offended, she covers it up very easily with a smirk, watching him evenly.

"I was also running on barely any sleep, and a terrible headache. Which you most likely aren't."

"Certainly not. I'm well-maintained, which sounds like something you need to work on, Miss Glados."

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