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

[ can Bashou come off as quietly appreciative instead of intimidating..? we'll see... ]

[bashou]

On his way through the market, Bashou is drawn by the faint sound of piano music. He plays, too. Not as much as he used to, but the sound makes him realise that he hasn't even seen a piano since arriving in Ultern. It suddenly seems important.

Bashou doesn't spend much time around the market, so the music store had escaped his attention until now. As he gets closer, he sees a familiar figure through the window. The girl from the library...? Now he wonders if he genuinely heard music, and not just a kid messing around, but anyway...it's a piano, in a public place. He has to go and take a closer look.

Once he walks in, it becomes clear that Lillie really is playing the music that drew him here. Bashou's initial irritation at the piano not being free quickly fades away, because she can play. He approaches slowly and stands beside the piano, but at a distance. He's within Lillie's sight, but not close enough to be imposing, he hopes. If she looks at him, he'll say nothing yet, but nod at her to finish playing.

[unchcsen]

The concept of recorded music is new to Volo, and so far, he hasn't become attached to anything that he's heard. It's just not the same, he thinks, as friends playing meaningful songs together over a campfire and drinks. Since he hasn't encountered anyone playing live music in Ultern, he assumes it must have died out, until he hears Lillie playing.

At first, though, he's not sure what she's doing. He only comes in to say hello to a familiar face, but she seems to be busy, sitting in front of a large cabinet with black and white buttons that she presses, and...somehow it makes a beautiful, delicate melody.

With his height and his over-sized rucksack, Volo isn't exactly made for stealth. But he tries to sneak around the back of the piano without interrupting Lillie, keen to figure out where the sound is coming from. Well, clearly, it's coming from this instrument...but how does it work? Volo has only ever seen and heard instruments with obvious workings. Drums that can be hit. Strings that can be bowed or plucked. How do you even move this instrument? Does it have wheels?

When Lillie has stopped playing, Volo will awkwardly look up and wave.

"Ah, Miss Lillie...? Hello! What...what is this that you're playing, please? It makes a lovely sound!"

[radleyslittleevie]

[She immediately attracts Evie, who sits and listens to the whole piece.]

That's so pretty! It sounds sad, though.... Is it a sad song?

((OOC: The link isn't going to a specific piece, so I'm not sure if that was intentional or not?))