[in this memory, there is a small, androgynous child sitting in the living room of their apartment. it's a small apartment, with one bedroom, and their mother's laptop is open on the table.
Their mother, for once, does not seem impatient or cold or angry that they've interrupted her (and notably, Emily Lin is basically a carbon copy of what [Lotus] looks like in the present.
Instead, today, she is teaching the child a song, saying that she wants them to remember it, starting with the first verse. and their singing voice is, while a child's untrained singing voice, clear and sweet. the kind that could be very good at singing when trained.]
Light shines on heaven,the earth, the spirit. Light brings glory and grace. May it open your eyes to the truth. Shanti, shanti-
notes: - it's a modern, if very small, apartment. - not that it matters but the 'Light shines on heaven' verses would be in Mandarin Chinese in the memory. 'shanti, shanti' is, of course, Sanskrit. - for SMT players, yes, this is Sera's song from DDS. There is surely nothing sinister about this child being taught to sing this song. Surely.
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#1: rain (cw: implied child abuse in background)
Date: 2024-10-06 05:14 am (UTC)From:Their mother, for once, does not seem impatient or cold or angry that they've interrupted her (and notably, Emily Lin is basically a carbon copy of what [Lotus] looks like in the present.
Instead, today, she is teaching the child a song, saying that she wants them to remember it, starting with the first verse. and their singing voice is, while a child's untrained singing voice, clear and sweet. the kind that could be very good at singing when trained.]
Light shines on heaven,the earth, the spirit.
Light brings glory and grace. May it open your eyes to the truth.
Shanti, shanti-
notes:
- it's a modern, if very small, apartment.
- not that it matters but the 'Light shines on heaven' verses would be in Mandarin Chinese in the memory. 'shanti, shanti' is, of course, Sanskrit.
- for SMT players, yes, this is Sera's song from DDS. There is surely nothing sinister about this child being taught to sing this song. Surely.