Melody Tune
Name Given at Birth: Melody Tune
Nicknames : Sister, only used by my twin Clef.
Hometown or where you were born (Unless you're a visitor, this is most likely Canterbury): Clef and I were born in Faenza, Italy, and soon after we moved to England and we traveled around as children.
Current Residence: Canterbury
Age: 17
Class: Peasant
What do you do, your main function in life/society: I do play wonderful music with my brother Clef. We play for the peasant dancers, and for all the people who wish to hear.
Have you ever gone skinny-dipping / do you know how to swim: Once, Clef pushed me in, and I did get out, so I suppose I learned to swim that way.
Do you make fun of people: Only Clef, when he is being a dunce. He is always doing something strange. And sometimes the dancers when they fall down.
Favorite Color And why?: Golden-brown, for it is the color of my lovely violin Natalya, and she does play wonderfully with me.
Have you ever committed or been convicted of a crime?: Nay, I have not. But Clef…
Closest friends/How did you meet:
· Rose- She is a dancer at the maypole (one of the nicer) and I did meet her when she came to join us at the maypole to dance. She is always trying to play my violin, but never has succeeded so well.
· Kat- Another dancer. Is a tricky one to deal with, but I do love her as a sister. She does have a twin, as I do. But they do fight more than we do, it is so much fun to join in on the teasing of her brother Bowen.
· Bowen- He is promised to me as Kat is to Clef. He tries to play the violin as Jocelyn, but is better than she. He in turn is teaching me how to dance.
· Luella- She is the sweetest of all the dancers, she does dance with such excitement and I do enjoy her presence. She does make the best candles in all of England.
· Lacey- A dancer, and a very interesting girl. She is always seen going into the forest, and that does concern me so.
· Jocelyn- She is the most intriguing of dancers, she is always trying to play a violin, but never sounds just right. She is the best at the butterfly, and we do love her so.
· Goldie- She is the leader of the dancers, and Clef and I are most grateful she does love our music so.
One Pillow or two: Only one, for if I had two Clef would get upset and hit me with it.
Pets - An animal of the forest?: Does my brother count? He can be a bit to take care of at times!
Favorite Type of Music: I do love the Celtic music I have learned to play.
Hobbies/Pastimes: Why playing my violin with my brother clef. And teasing and playing with him.
Personal Hygiene: I do wash my hands as they are my gates into music and every few moons Clef and I wonder to the river to get a wash.
Favorite Food : I do love strawberries, and the euro that is brought from Greece for the harvest faire.
Are your parents alive, do you get along with them: My mother and father sadly are gone.
If your parents are dead, when and how did they die: My mother, we did not speak of, so I do not know where she went. But we do suspect that she did not die. Our dear papa, William Tune did die in a very tragic violin making accident. Clef does tell me he knows more about it than I, but it would make me so sad to know what happened.
Favorite place to relax: Underneath any tree, with Clef, to just speak to one another can make any day the best of the week.
Favorite Holy Day / Why : I do love the day of love, it always means dancing and wonderful music!
Favorite Drink: I do love sweet water. I believe it has cider and a bit of apple in it.
What's your bedtime?: When I am sleepy, I do sleep.
What, if anything, do you usually wear on your feet?: I do wear boots with wonderful buttons on them.
Are you married or single: I am single, and hoping to stay that way. Clef has other intentions.
Do you have a family / who are they?
· Clef is my twin. We do everything together, play music, eat, and enjoy the day. I do love him, though at times he is embarrassing. If we are apart, it is due to a tiff we have had. Though we would not be apart for very long, for we cannot stay mad at each other.
· Harmony was my sister, She was the youngest and had beautiful blonde hair. She was killed in yet another violin making accident. Clef also, will not tell me what truly happed to her.
Favorite Entertainment: When there are pirates, which I am afraid of. There are many times when they fight with the guard. Though that is not safe entertainment, the musicians can watch without the worry of being hurt.
Favorite Subject in School or Chore growing up?: My favorite Chore was to clean up the violins in the shop, they were always so enjoyable to smell and tune, for the violins my father made were the best in the land.
Least Favorite Subject in School or Chore growing up: Sorting the rosin. It was always so sticky and everything I ate with my hands tasted like it for days.
Favorite Sport (to do): Clef and I do love to kick a ball and try to get it past each other, but I do not know what it is called.
Most Humiliating Moment? : Clef and I were playing for the queen, when I went to reverence, I did trip and fall on my side into the dirt. I did save my violin in the process, but nonetheless I never can look at the queen without remembering that moment.
Proudest Moment? : Every time I do play well for people who enjoy it, I am proud. But for the queen, after she did see me fall. She was impressed and did ask for us to come back and play for her again.
Craziest Person or silliest you know: Clef, he knows just how to make me laugh and enjoy a day that once was sad. He also does things that I do not know weather or not to pretend he does not belong to me.
What do you look for in the opposite sex: Someone loving, and who I could talk and share my music with. Perhaps a bagpipe player!
In our Hierarchical Society everybody has somebody "over" them. Who is your immediate "overlord"?: At the moment it is Maestro. He helps us with places to play music, even if not with the dancers, we do love them but, like to play for other sources of entertainment. Goldie, also she thinks she is above us, but we do play for her because she is our friend, and we love her.
and How Do You Feel about that person: He is a bit of a scary man, especially when he gets angry at one of his sons. But he is very kind, and does help us with our music.
Favorite Sport to watch: Jousting! Though I do not remember who is who, I cheer for all of them, and love to see them fall. It is quite entertaining.
Do you remember your first kiss? : I have not had one yet, but a kiss may be interesting.
Do you keep in touch with your childhood friends?: Nay, we do not, for we did move around much as children and never do really do get to see them, but when we do run into them we do have joyous days.
Where is your favorite "Vacation" spot? : I do love going to Italy, the people there are most intriguing and I love to see where I was born, and the masters of music there are the most marvelous.
Have you ever been overseas: Aye, Clef and I have traveled to France, Spain, and many other countries, many times as children and still now. We just love to travel for music.
Do you have Dirt/Mud floors or Stone: Currently we stay with, Jocelyn and she has wooden floors covered in clay, for she the potters daughter.
What is your bed made of: Currently our bed is made of some cushion material. We usually just sleep where we are invited, or where we can afford to stay.
How many people sleep in your bed: Why Clef and I do sleep together, for if we did not one would get very cold in the winter months, and cold countries.
10 Things Everybody Should Know About Me
1. Of course, I do play my violin for all who wish to hear, and I hope I do play well.
2. I am very clumsy, tripping and falling down are not out of my nature.
3. I have named my violin Natalya, after a violinist I once met when I was very young. She did have hair the color of my violin and made me want to hope to be such a wonderful violinist.
4. I do loathe the tune The Dargson…
5. I do get more coin than my brother for playing well, though he does boast he is better.
6. I always enjoy music more when other musicians are around!
7. Bowen is promised to me, or me to him.
8. I do dread the day the festival is over, for Clef and I do have to continue our travels.
9. I have met a most wonderful harpist, and do hope to learn to play it. As well as the penny whistle.
10. I love to play polkas