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[spaghettiinmysoul]

[Someone is feeling lonely and depressed and just... oh just about every flavor of 'not good' in the book that a robot can feel. If he had a stomach it would be in knots right now.

It's... been an unpleasant time here. The damage on his face is clear enough, with the one blue eye constantly flickering out. He gives his head a sharp rap and it flickers back on again, but there's no smile into the terminal right now.

He just wants to try and cheer himself up]

H-hey. Does anyone he-he-here wanna song? I gotta few s-s-songs if ya wanna hear 'em.

[No accordion, none of the songs he wanted to sing needed it anyway. He was kind of taking Legolas's advice and doing what he likes to do anyway.]

It's a re-re-real sweet one. Nuthin' t-too loud 'r nuthin.

[He hums a few bars, before going into the piece, the tune just a little bit more mournful than usual.]

...

I-i-if ya want any other s-songs, I got more. Wou-wouldn't mind s-singin' 'em fer someone if they wanna hear it.

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[spaghettiinmysoul]

Who's Melos?

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[tohko_amano]

Oh, he's the main character of Osamu Dazai's Run, Melos! It's about a young man named Melos who goes to the market to buy something for his little sister's wedding, but he hears rumors of a corrupt king and is overcome by his sense of justice. As a consequence, he barges right through the castle's front door in an attempt to kill the king. However, Melos is captured easily, and the king throws the death sentence on him.

However, Melos wants to see his sister be married before he dies, and the wedding will be tomorrow. The king allows him to leave, but holds his best friend hostage. If he doesn't return by the next day, his best friend will die, so Melos runs off to see his sisters wedding.

Ah..it's a wonderful, delicious story! It's like a baked salmon with lemon sauce and a touch of garlic!

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[spaghettiinmysoul]

... S-so does he ge-ge-get back in time? He doesn't d-die does he? That's a ki-kinda sad story. If the main g-guy dies in the end. I mean, Captain Albert Alexander died at the e-end of his story bu-but that was fightin' a gi-giant octopus in a ma-massive typhoon.

Ki-kinda the only way ta go.

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[tohko_amano]

Oh, don't worry! Melos does return in the end, and he and his friend even redeem the king, who turns over a new leaf upon seeing Melos's selflessness! You see, Melos took a bath in a stream and then, accidentally, fell asleep under a tree when he was supposed to be returning. When he awoke, he still had some time, but he was so worried that he ran back to the town, buck naked.

..There might have been a few other ways that Captain Albert Alexander might have died, but that end must have been a glorious one for him! I'm sad to say that I'm not familiar with that story though.

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[spaghettiinmysoul]

Ha! That's ki-kinda fu-funny! Yanno, even if he was c-c-comin' back ta die. Comin' ba-back naked? That's a good one.

Ya ha-haven't heard about Captain Albert Alexander? We-well ya gotta! Wanna hear the st-story?

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[tohko_amano]

Well..it is a little humorous, but Melos ran back buck naked so that he didn't waste any time putting his clothes back on. He was so concerned about his friend that he would rather be embarrassed and have everyone in town see him naked than come clothed and see that his friend had died. The friendship between the two really is amazing!

And I would love to hear about Captain Albert Alexander! I'm a book girl, so no matter what the story is, I'll read it and hear about it!

[And gobble it up, but that was not going to be mentioned.]

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[spaghettiinmysoul]

We-well that was real b-brave of him. You folks n-need yer clothes on ya. Got all them pu-public decency laws and such. Gotta keep c-covered! I'd p-p-probaby r-run through town naked too if I wa-was runnin' fer one o' my b-brothers!

A-alright! Captain Albert Alexander!

[Not usually his song, but he knew all the words by heart, he starts right up with it, the tune cheerful and bright.]

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[tohko_amano]

[You couldn't properly applaud in text, so Tohko switched formats so that she could applaud for a few moments before speaking.]

That was a wonderful story! It's great that Alexander lived a life like that and had no regrets about how it all turned out. It's like a cold lobster with melted butter and salt!

As for Melos..it was brave of him. However, during his time, there weren't any decency laws as we knew them today. The story seems to take place in Ancient Greece, or a place similar.