Keef

TL;DR: Are the rhythms that singers/listeners attune to constant and shared among all singers/listeners through some means, or is it simply just a way that they express their emotions in lieu of tone/facial expressions? (Also, I am only 2/3 through Rhythm of War, so please try not to spoil anything if you do reply. Total Post: I am new to this board; in fact I have not had an account where I posted on a message board in well over a decade. I say that to try and explain any faux pas I may make in this post, including the post itself. With that said, hello everyone! I’ve been a fan of Brandon Sanderson ever since the first book of his I read, The Way of Kings, which was a free e-book offered through iTunes several years ago. I love Sanderson’s writing ability, especially with regards to battle scenes. I love all of Sanderson’s works that I have read; even the Steelheart series, which was my least-favorite, was a good series of books. Anyway, on to my actual question and point of making this account. *POSSIBLE SPOILERS* But I don’t think there are any. What does it mean for the Listeners/Parshmen/Singers to attune a rhythm. Specifically: 1: Are the rhythms “constant,” being a part of Roshar itself? So when the listeners attune peace, in order to keep time, is this a constant song that they can jump into at a given point? So if they start attuning Peace and are on the second stanza while earlier in the day they were at the second to LAST stanza, does this tell them exactly how much time has passed? OR, is it more likely that the singer using Peace for time-keeping just plays the song in their head, from the beginning, to help them maintain time? 2. Are the emotions they express the same way? So if a listener says something to “joy” do they always start at the beginning, or do they jump to an imperceptible place within the song that they can feel within the planet itself? 3. Basically, I’m trying to figure out if the songs that these people attune are constantly being transmitted where ALL the Parshendi can feel/hear them, it’s just that they select which one to attune to and jump to the place within the song that they all can feel, not necessarily the beginning. Is there a link among all the Parsh-people that is caused by the rhythms that only they can hear/feel. I hope these questions actually make sense. Thank you all for reading/helping me out!