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Tchaikovsky.

[ there's a pause, and then she quickly adds ]

And Schumann! One of his pieces was the first I learned, it was really exciting.

Swan Lake's pretty good. Did you get into it through ballet or something...?

[A nod.]

Which piece?

Nah, I did gymnastics later on. But when I was younger I thought it was really... pretty? I guess. But we would have never offered ballet lessons.

[ anyway ]

Carnaval. I managed to get through all the sections-- kind of. I was only actually good at some of it, and the rest would embarrass you.

That's a good choice.

[...]

Why did you have to quit, though?

... he was like, the only teacher who was affordable enough that my parents were fine with it, and nearby. And he was really sweet, but after a while I didn't really want to hang around men. So I quit.

[ she shrugs ]

And then life happens, and you never get around to picking it up again.

...Got it.

[It sounds like there are several painful stories buried in there, and she isn't sure how to ask about them without making it weird, even if she is curious.]

Well, is there something stopping you from picking it up again here?

Hm... well. No, actually?

[ sometimes you just get too busy to revisit old hobbies

but then you get stuck at a potential murder summer camp ]

Might want to get a head start now, just in case.

[Before Murder starts to occur.]

[ she looks at the store

then at natalie ]

I am in your care.

Edited (there is no piano here) 2020-06-10 22:03 (UTC)

—I didn't mean I was going to teach you. If you know Belph already, shouldn't you ask him?

... I'm not sure if I'll learn much from him.

[ all of their conversations that aren't like, genuinely serious turns into disgusting flirting and steph knows this. ]

What is that supposed to mean?

... we'd start the lesson and then get extremely distracted like, ten minutes in?

Well, that's not my fault.

Yes, but now you got me reeeeally excited about potential lessons?

Lessons which I feel I should state I never actually offered you personally.

I am very annoying.

[The absolute heaviest sigh imaginable.]

One lesson, and only because you're Jason's friend.

[She's saying that before thinking about any of the implications behind it.]

Thanks. No take backs.

[ ... ]

You're really good friends?

...I guess you could say that. He's pretty determined to be, at least.

[Even if she's frowning!!]

[ uh huh. ]

I am not sure whether to say it's good or not that you have someone you're friends with here.

Definitely not a good thing. He shouldn't be here at all.

No one should be here.

[ pointedly ]

But we have to make do with what we have to work with now.

Sure, but we were specifically talking about him. It's not like I was trying to say everyone else is an asshole who deserves this.

[It's a little bit defensive, but she shrugs afterwards as if to say it isn't a big deal.]

I know. It's just... at this point, even though we'd prefer if someone isn't here, we can't do anything about it.

[ so, turn a horrible situation into something that could have advantages. ]

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