The Cosmonaut

3 weeks ago

@veiledTruancy[VT]

Ask and ye shall receive (begrudgingly). [Attached is a video file titled "song request.mp4. In it, Joseph stands across from his phone, which is propped up on what appears to be a side table. He is dressed the same as in his last photo, with the same neutral if slightly uamused look. The only difference is that he is carefully holding a human skull with one hand, its jaw still attached. It appears lightly browned with age but is otherwise clean. He looks at the skull for a moment, before saying "Go on, then," in a gravelly baritone, his American accent strangely stilted. At this prompting, the Skull in his hands begins to rattle, at first just side to side, and then its jaw begins to move, rapidly clacking its teeth together with a tktktktktking sound. Joseph responds with a "Are you going to make liars of us both?" The skull seems to consider the question before at last, finally. It begins its song. Sort of. It is not exactly singing, let alone music. Just a rhytmic clattering of the skull's teeth, and you can almost, almost pick out the beats or "Ol MacDonald". Or at least, some iteration of it. When at last the skeleton finishes its performance, Joseph gives the camera a rare, wicked looking smile and says "There you have it" before reaching forward and stopping the recording]