Aufisü was browsing Instagram when he came across Eoulapa's story. It read "Even the best of songs needs other ones to perfect the story", and it was complemented with Yorushika's Hana Ni Bourei.
Aufisü replied to his story: "What happened? You feeling lonely again?"
Eoulapa: "No, I told you that this enigmatic feeling is not mere loneliness or melancholy - it's a mix of fulfilment, loss, regret, and hope. I guess the closest match is bittersweet, but I've not been great at identifying emotions since years ago..."
Aufisü: "Alright, but are you feeling so? Did something weird happen or what?"
Eoulapa: "I basically went playing Mahjong with my friends, you know, Hungeo ('Cheerful person'; formally Hūng'e̠'o̠), Pemmaìn ('strength'; formally Pe̋mmaì̠n)... Every time after parting ways I feel something peculiar like this. Plus, now I have the company of these dejecting songs, the subtle feeling is perpetuating. Perhaps I prefer it this way, because I can't really access my feelings otherwise. You know, this feeling creates some good stuff. Some of my best pieces, quotes, and poems stem from it."
Aufisü: "Do you somehow like being sad?"
Eoulapa: "I don't specifically have a preference. Besides, sadness has a lot of variations, and some other emotion might involve sadness. It is rare to just experience one pure emotion, after all. But I nonetheless have to thank this bittersweetness for inspiring many self-expression pieces of mine."
Aufisü: "And you resonate with Yorushika's song because it conveys a similar sentiment? Or do you just like the story, as you said?"
Eoulapa: "I said a song, regardless of how good it is on its own, needs other songs to complement it, forming a comprehensive story. I took a liking at once when I stumbled upon Yorushika because their songs are not only melodious, but the stories within also be assembled to make an entirety to confer intricate emotions, with aesthetic metaphors, analogies, and implications. Their songs are truly art. And yes, their songs are often melancholic and abstruse, kind of like my own emotions. Maybe that is the elegance of the unknown and obscure."
~Written 27/10/23 14:04 on a bus.