Piano Solo

[timidlyblooming]

[If you're in Turnbloom Market, you might hear music drifting in from the music store, where Lillie has politely requested to play the piano. It's not the first time she's been here to look and play, but fortunately, she's always careful and considerate and there's no rule against it, so she's permitted to play.

Expertly, she begins to play a soft and scintillating, yet solemn tune.]

Comments

[a family member used to play the 'oud, ancestor to both! ... I hid snacks inside it]

[timidlyblooming]

"That's a guitar, but it isn't far from a lute!"

Lillie smiles and lifts the lid of the piano. She hadn't needed to, with the acoustics of the music shop, but it would offer a learning opportunity for Volo. After seeking permission...

"Look. Don't touch, but these are the strings. When I press a key... a hammer strikes the string."

She waits for Volo to draw near before demonstrating.

[ obscure nod to Celestican culture being Ancient Greek inspired, and the κιθάρα / kithara...

[unchcsen]

Guitar...

Volo is sure he's never heard that word before, but something about it seems warmly familiar. Evocative, even. Hmm, maybe he has heard it, somewhere, but he just forgot...

But back to the piano! That's much more interesting for now, since he can figure out how a guitar works, but this is more of a mystery.

Volo's jaw drops as Lillie lifts the piano lid. He wasn't sure what he was expecting to see in there, other than a hollow space, but now the piano's workings are laid bare. It doesn't make it any less beautiful.

"It's marvellous to behold, but...a hammer striking a string...? That sounds so forceful! And yet, you made it sing with such a subtle voice..."

[oh, lovely!]

[timidlyblooming]

Lillie demonstrates, once more, playing the some note very softly, then again, with increasing volume and intensity, from pianissimo to fortissimo.