the DM: Okay, at the end of the hallway is a stone door with no visible locks, latches, or opening mechanisms. Carved into the stone is an inscription that reads, “What is the sound of silence?”
the bard, instantly: ♪ Hello darkness my old friend ♪
DM: …………………Oh my god. I forgot-
bard: ♪ I’ve come to talk with you again ♪
DM: No, that’s not the answer-
bard: ♪ Because a vision softly creeping ♪
DM: Here, I’ve got my notes, let me change the riddle-
bard: ♪ Left its seeds while I was sleeping ♪
DM: Please-
bard, emphatically now: ♪ AND THE VISION THAT WAS PLANTED IN MY BRAIN ♪
DM: IT’S NOT-
bard: ♪ STILL REMAINS ♪
DM: I’M BEGGING-
bard: ♪ WITHIN THE SOUND ♪
DM: PLEASE-
bard: ♪ OF SILENCE ♪
DM, with a visibly broken spirit: …Yeah, okay. The door swings open.