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Elliot Craig

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[naught_again]

Idols... augh. Why that of all things to be popular here?

[Pop music he'd learned not to hate so much, some of it was genuinely good, but the whole idol thing definitely wasn't something he wanted any part of either.]

I hadn't even thought about a Youtube channel - I know it can be done, it just seemed so slow a process, and...

[He frowns, thinking about the common thread between Idols and Youtube.]

I used to think I didn't want to be known for my name, but on my own merits... now I don't know if I want to be known by my face either. Sharing a look when you're supposed to be iconic just seems... like a waste.

[Good thing this is over text, but that feeling is stuck in his craw now.]

[fiddlestick]

Not sure, maybe it's because there's a lot of Japanese people here? It's a little strange.

[Elliot liked pop music alright, in fact there was lots of it he listened to. But the idol industry was way too much about money and image. It was a too cynical look at music, ironically]

Haha, lemme guess, you have a famous relative? [He can relate] You could always wear a helmet like Daft Punk! Then no one would know you by face.

[That was a joke. mostly]

I get what you mean. I'd be happy to be known by sound instead of my image. I was just thinking youtube because it is slow process. I'm only a freshman, so I have some years to go before I'm ready to become a full time musician. So it'd kinda be like putting a toe in the water.

[naught_again]

[He takes a risk in telling Elliot this, but he has the app, so he must understand a little bit of it.]

Both of my parents are famous musicians.

So you know, a Daft Punk helmet, or a Phantom of the Opera mask, that sort of thing might honestly be something I go with. It feels really important that I stand out from my family - like it was before and it still is kind of a thing.

Have you had anything like that? With or without music involved? I got these crazy dreams a couple of times now and I don't know what to do about them, except try to be as unique as I can and not mistaken for my twin. Right now all I want is one easy way to tell us apart.

[fiddlestick]

Both? And a twin? Ouch. That sure would raise the expectations, alright.

Mine's not as bad, but I think I get where you're coming from. My mom was a pretty well known pianist. I wanna live up to her legacy, but I don't want to be in her shadow all the time either, you know?

I think that's part of why I choose to learn the violin. So I could be different enough to stand out a little.

[naught_again]

[He gets a blast of a memory and is struggling to think following, so there's a delay and he's grateful this is text.]

What's your mom name - or stage name, if it's different?

[Because standing out... yeah, that's definitely important to him. Why he keeps getting these flashes that don't make any sense to him, he's not sure. They don't feel like how Togusa and the others described it would.]

[fiddlestick]

[ Elliot meanwhile doesn't notice the delay. It's pretty normal for there to be delays with texts. ]

She went by "Lady Craig" on stage. Craig means rock, so she thought it was funny.

[There's a good chance Dylan would recognize the name. A pianist from NYC who while wasn't a superstar, still had a good-sized following -- especially after she died in a tragic fire ten years ago. Maybe he might have even heard of her through his mom, since they had run in some of the same circles, but who knows.]