prismatica | [005 | AUDIO] ain't nothing in this world beats a '52 Vincent and a redheaded girl

Hey y'all.

[There's the sound of shifting and guitar strings lightly strumming on the feed.]

It's a quiet sorta evenin' for me down here on Level 3, and I felt like sharin' a tune I learnt not too long ago. If y'ain't interested, free to change the channel... so to speak. There's a story in this one, 'bout a boy and a girl and a motorcycle. Here goes.

[Engineer takes a short pause - then starts with a crisp, single strum. He then starts into Richard Thompson's 1952 Vincent Black Lightning.]

[Sean Rowe's version of the song has a lot more energy than the original, but the story's all the same: James and Red Molly meet and bond over his motorcycle, a '52 Vincent Black Lightning. They fall in love, and James warns Red Molly that he's led a live of crime since seventeen. If anything should happen to him, he'll give her his Vincent to ride.

Sadly, that day comes. James is fatally shot in a failed robbery. As he lays dying in a hospital bed, he smiles and gives the keys to his Vincent to a tearful Red Molly.

The story is short and sweet, but told with gusto and sharp, emotional lyrics. Engineer is an average singer, but his low, gravely southern voice adds to his skillful, enthusiastic guitar, especially over lines like "red hair and black leather, my favorite color scheme". The guitar itself gets wild and fast between the words, and the merc's fingers pace every time.

The song ends with one last strum down the strings, and Engineer lets it reverberate for a while. Silence passes as the sound fades, and he laughs, nearly impressed with himself.]

Alright for my first net-wide performance.

Threaded | Flat

[Manuela closes her eyes to list to the song. It isn't a style she's familiar with but that's alright. It's the lyrics she pays close attention to and how meaningful they are. The story is a sad one and by the end she has to gently make sure she's not shedding a tear. Well, at least he won't see that. That's a relief.]

Why, that was lovely. May I ask what the song is called? There was so much emotion to the words that it was moving.

[Slowly overcoming his fear of the Network as of late, Yoshimitsu pauses when he comes across this video. The instrument this man carries is reminiscent of a shamisen but the style of it looks so uniquely foreign. While he does possess a love for music, Yoshimitsu doesn’t get to indulge often. So, he eagerly listens to this melancholy song, the somber moral behind it winning his intrigue.

He doesn't dare interrupt as this live stream continues. The ninja holds his silence as he sits at the window of his abode. There's not much to see on his end since the lights are off, but the faint glow of the city highlights his face. He was in the middle of contemplation when he found this recording but now, he forgot what he was thinking about.

Once the stream ends, he offers them a bit of praise.]

A rather somber debut.

[He answers with a faint smile.]

But you'll hear no complaints from me.

[ She's heard this song before. But never acoustically, much less played on anything other than a lossy file. There's a sincere smile in her voice. ]

Ever still, so full of talent and surprises.

[McCree's relaxing in his bed in a tank top and pajama pants and he opens his video response to a slow clap, precariously balancing his device between his knees. There is nothing he didn't like about this performance.]

Shoot, I think I just fell in love.

Did a lot of justice to that classic. You know A Horse With No Name?

Well if the engineering thing doesn't work out, you could have a second career as a musician. That was good.

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