[GP] Food for the soul

[st_illavirgin]

Carlos hated being back at the hotel. He had begun by trying to access the Nevernever but that had totally failed, then caught up with Buffy to go and visit both London and Edinburgh, for varying reasons, and the rest of the time he had headed to Spain - he may have been well travelled, but rarely got time to be a tourist - but his time relaxing and finding out about Spain had been unceremoniously cut short when he woke up and found himself back at the hotel. For a few moments he lay there, utterly fed up, and just feeling incredibly homesick.

That only lasted a few minutes; after that he was a man on a mission.

He hunted out Caroline, and had a long chat with her. Plans were set. Time to cook up a storm. They'd missed 4th July, this could serve as a belated celebration, as well as a 'things ain't all bad here' event. Posters went up throughout the hotel, giving notice of a cook out. Everyone was encouraged to attend. What could be bad about this?

Grills were set up outside to cook up as much meat as they could hold; non-meat options were there as well for variety; salads prepared... a vast array of food to try and cheer up anyone who needed it. Carlos took his place at the grills, brandishing tools, turning the meat over just at the right point.

All that was needed now was people to attend.

[ooc: Use as a general gathering post - if you want Carlos specifically, tag him in the subject line]

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Re: Miguel & Curnen

[st_oneswidow]

"It goes by a lot of names," Curnen said, shrugging one shoulder. "Mountain dulcimer, harmonium... I'm partial to hog fiddle." That name was great. But more important than that, she saw a potential connection to what they'd been talking about before, and she took it.

"But yeah, there's a bunch of string instruments played like that. Some people even play slide guitar with the guitar in their lap."

Re: Miguel & Curnen

[st_recuerdame]

His eyes lit up at the prospect of learning two things to go with his guitar. If he could make a mountain dulcimer. He'd have to go to the library to see if they had pictures that he could maybe copy. That was how he'd made his guitar back home.

"So if Kitty helps me make a slide, I could play my guitar like that? On my lap?"

Re: Miguel & Curnen

[st_oneswidow]

Curnen nodded. "You could! Could be a good way to test if you like lap instruments."

Re: Miguel & Curnen

[st_recuerdame]

Miguel was getting excited about the new ideas. "See if I can play it on my lap, too." He said with a quick smile. "Do you think I'll need different kinds of music to play it on my lap?" Miguel wasn't sure if different songs went to different instruments and different ways to play an instrument.

Re: Miguel & Curnen

[st_oneswidow]

God Curnen wished she could take him home for a day. Take him to the barn dance. It was always iffy to bring in an outsider, but Mandalay's people would adore him. "Nope. Just gotta learn a different way to make the notes you want. Some instruments are better suited to some effects, but... Really, long as you're treating your instrument with care, don't do any harm to experiment."

Re: Miguel & Curnen

[st_recuerdame]

Miguel took in everything that she said and committed it to his heart. "I always treat my guitar like its special." Because it was to him, but he wanted Curnen to know that he would have even if it hadn't been his Papa Hector's.

"I can't wait to try the new things." He stroked the strings on his guitar where it lay on his lap, just listening to the vibration of each one. "There's a different tone." Just a little bit different, but different.

Re: Miguel & Curnen

[st_oneswidow]

"Mmhmm," Curnen agreed, nodding. "Because you're holding it that way. Makes the sound move differently." Vibrations were something didn't really know how to explain very well.

Re: Miguel & Curnen

[st_recuerdame]

"Neat!" Miguel experimented with a holding down a string and playing a couple more. His eyes lit up hearing the different tones. "I like it!"

It wasn't very musical, what he was doing, but it was fun to hear the different sounds than what he was expecting to hear.

Re: Miguel & Curnen

[st_oneswidow]

Curnen picked up her own guitar again and began noodling. "There's a reason they call it playing, I think. 'Cause it's supposed to be, well, playful."

Re: Miguel & Curnen

[st_recuerdame]

Miguel grinned over at her, he liked that a lot. "It is really fun. That's why I wanted to be a musician." Well, he also wanted to get out of Santa Cecilia like Ernesto, but it was mostly because of the fun Mariachi players seemed to have.

Re: Miguel & Curnen

[st_oneswidow]

"It is fun," Curnen agreed. She gave him a sly side-glance. "Wanna jam?"

Re: Miguel & Curnen

[st_recuerdame]

"Always." Miguel nodded, his smile wide, then he began to play.