a winter labyrinth

[townmusician]

断ち切るしかないんだろ
注いだ冬は心のラビリンス
後戻りなんて出来ないから
やりきるしかないんだろ
黒い気持ちと手を繋いだって構わない
抱きしめたっていいh

I have to break free
This pouring winter is my heart's labyrinth
I can't go back anymore, so
I have to finish this
I don't care if you took my hand with dark motives
I want you to hold me close

Comments

[metagame]

[Atem is many things, but being idol is not one of them. And he's actually not that great with public speaking or being in the spotlight despite being a king and required to do it daily. He needs to rehearse more than the scant time provided. As it stands, it took him days to rehearse what he did for the flea market!

What... what does he even sing... he doesn't know any idol music... His memories as Yugi are failing him, too. He can remember the beat of some songs, none of the lyrics. And Yugi's taste in music is weird!! What the hell is Gothic rock, partner? WHAT IS IT

... he does know some hymns. Some of which are... very embarrassing... but what other choice does he have?

He inhales. Holds his breath for a beat. Exhales.]

The King, Pharaoh, comes to dance,
He comes to sing;
Mistress, see the dancing,
Wife of Horus, see the skipping!

[He does a little jig and skip! Kill him now. Somehow the shadows were kinder than this.]

He offers it to you,
This jug;
Mistress see the dancing
Wife of Horus, see the skipping...

[h e l p]

His heart is straight, his inmost open,
No darkness is in his breast...

[i may prefer megumi ogata but that ain't saving him from his devastatingly poor performance (8)]

[unweathered]

[help she's trying not to laugh but this is hysterical this is the work of an out of touch old man]

[metagame]

[His vizier... would be so proud of him...

It's equivalent to some kid's silly dance for his parents.]

[townmusician]

[...........







Honestly, what the fuck? The performance was certainly trying something, but what that something is is incredibly hard to place, leaving the audience baffled—and Atem too, as he is left Confused by the ordeal.]