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npc contact.3
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All that and more! Chopin, Tchaikovsky, Bach, Hayden, Schubert, Mozart... You might not recognize their names depending, but I promise, you'll know them when you hear them.
[a fair amount of them have done arrangements on children's nursery rhymes and the like, after all]
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Haha, Akamatsu-san's an old classmate of mine from home. I thought maybe sharing the things you're good at might be a nice way to let you two get to know each other, and she's an amazing pianist.
( s...super... —kamo-kun's multitalented though so they can demonstrate anything he's pretty sure. )
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[ Okay, they can't pronounce half of those names, can imagine the names of famous composers written on paper but she's right that hearing them makes them all sound like aliens. ]
Do you write too? Are you good at transcribing?
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[like before any performance... but she just needs to think of making people smile and she'll be good. at kamo-kun's question, though--]
I haven't really tried composing before, but I can pick things out by ear... So it won't be quick, but I can at least transcribe the main melodies of a song.
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( which is presumably also true, and arguably more important, considering how it seems to fill her mind bottom to top even in the most surprising of circumstances. )
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[ It's not important for right now, so they go ahead and close up shop— takes a final glance around to make sure everything is neat and orderly, puts a box away into the back room, and bounds towards the door ]
Let's go! So we can be back before it gets too cold!
[ and, more importantly, too dark ]
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Or too dark. If I end up staying here too long, I'll have to have Amami-kun come pick me up, too.
[horror isn't her thing and a lot of horror has darkness it's connected. and though kaede doesn't want to seem eager, she is and takes the lead up to the music room.]
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( in a place like this it is. wonder how she's gonna feel when she learns just how haunted it is here.
either way, when they make their way up, amami will take a few steps up ahead of the other two, opening the door so he can hold it for the two of them before stepping inside. )
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They don't know much about pianos either, BUT they know it's a percussion instrument and that the best part about grand pianos isn't the richness of their sound, but the fact that the lid opens and they get to position themselves at the back of the piano to watch the little hammers strike the strings, rather than sit up front to watch Kaede's fingers glide across the keys. ]
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she'll ask him later. she'll put it out of mind for now, because the piano is the only thing in her field of vision as she steps in after the other, inhaling softly.
... it's been so long.
kaede'll lift the piano's lid and make sure it's secured so kamo-kun can watch as they please, she'd always liked to watch the way the hammers struck the strings and cause sound to appear too, and then she'll tuck her skirt in as she sits at the bench proper. if they're going to be there... then she needs to make sure it isn't going to be a song that's too loud, but one that is fun to watch--
and once amami is seated wherever he wants to be, whether it's to watch the strings or her hands, she'll start with a li'l mozart. it's not impressive on the latter, but it is something that's nice to listen to!!!
more important than anything, though, is that she finally feels at home. it's evident in the way she relaxes, and the ease at which it comes to her.]
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more importantly, it's plenty interesting in watching her play — the deft movements of her fingers as they pull together the notes into a cohesive song. he watches for a while, as the song begins, mesmerized by the way she builds the melody. it doesn't take long, however, for his attention to be drawn up — watching to see how kamo-kun seems to be enjoying their little performance. )
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A light piece, cheerful and upbeat... Yeah, they can't help but smile, listening to her piano. ]
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and it's pretty mindless, a piece that can be played over and over and over forever. kaede takes the time to look at her audience, heart lifting at both their smiles, and the waterfall of notes (while endless and ever-flowing from one end of the piano to the other) feel more like a gentle rolling of sound across the room versus the thunderous vibe the intended title gives off.]
You probably don't know this one, [unobtrusive and gentle in tone,] but it's relative to another one of my favorites from Chopin. Doesn't it sound just like a waterfall? Chopin was a mastery at sounds like this -- he could paint a picture using notes alone.
[the piano a canvas, the pianist an artist, and chopin their inspirational reference... please don't let her talk about piano all day though time will move on]
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Haha, as expected of Akamatsu-san — you make it look easy.
( effortless enough that she doesn't have to stare intently at the keys to make sure she hits the right ones. amami knows he sure would have to do that, and he'd still end up with a bunch of off notes. )
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What's your favorite favorite? I want to hear that one!
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it slows, like a waterfall into a river, and seeps into heavy clouds; the notes are closer together, tight within the octave compared to the wide berth it had been before, and though it has a calmness now... her favorite piece is very much the beginnings, the weathering, and the ends of rainfall.]
Op. 28, Number 15: Frédéric Chopin's Raindrop Prelude, the relative I mentioned. It's calming, both for players and listeners.
[and lonely, with its solemn sound. wide windows dotted with rain, curtains drawn to the side and the only light being the natural sort that lingers behind the clouds, dim and grey. melancholic, but not always unhappy.
... sorry if you were expecting something more energetic and fun as her Favorite favorite, this is canonically it. her tone's a little apologetic too; she knows, she knows. normal people choose a difficult piece, or a cheerful one]
I'd spend hours on this, even when it wasn't raining out.
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he hadn't expected it, no, but... it's interesting, seeing a side of her that he hadn't before. )
I think it's nice. ( very eloquent. )
Well, uh, what I mean is... it's soothing. A little melancholy, but you can really feel the way the clouds begin to part too.
( he can see it — a comfort, in a way. capturing not only the sound of rain, the downcast feelings that it can represent, but surrounding it with that lightness — something fresh and cool, that makes it feel like "this too shall pass".
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he feels kind of like he's sitting in a music class, trying to figure out what she likes about it this way. )
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Tarou-nii, do you think you're strong enough to carry the piano to the dorms?
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on the other side, kamo-kun's question throws her off key for a moment, but thankfully the piece's wound down enough that she settles her hands in her lap and honestly debates not if amami was strong enough to carry the piano to the dorms, but if it'd be worth the trouble.
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Even if he was, [and he most certainly isn't,] I wouldn't want him to move it. Pianos are delicate, just one wrong bump or exposure to the elements and they'll totally lose their tone. Besides, this belongs to the school. I couldn't take it away from the other students who go here just because I wanna play on it too, you know?
[how ownership was the last thing on her mind. kaede grazes the keys again, yearning a little, and smiles warmly.]
Instead, why don't you join me every now and then? If you hear me playing, don't shy away -- I love playing for others, and to be honest I probably won't even realize you're there until the song's over.
[... oh. she hasn't forgotten the other in the room promise--]
And of course that offer extends to you too, Amami-kun.
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( void pockets... kinda wishes he had one of his own. the piano can't be any bigger than ball monokuma, right? )
How's that sound?
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They still want to try building one. ]
No... I can come upstairs and watch the hammers. I won't bother you.
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And there you have it! No piano moving.
[it stays here.]
The hammers really are fun to watch though, huh? Do you wanna try moving them yourself? I'm sure Amami-kun wouldn't mind switching spots with you.
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( nobody likes his piano-moving idea!! we'll see... but he brightens up at the offer for her to show kamo-kun, knowing that they're like a sponge for any kind of knowledge. he's already halfway out of his seat by the time she's finished, making his way over to kamo-kun's spot to peer at their supposed hammers... no he does not know how pianos work, he is also going to learn. )
But I'm fine with that idea. Why don't you give it a try, Kamo-kun?
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[ They take Amami's wrist and drags him back to the other side, though, making him sit down first and then they're sitting on his lap like they're 5 and not 15. ]
Ergonomics. Can you show me again? The song you were just playing.
[ This time they'll watch her fingers, the notes, the fingering. ]
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regardless of her passing thought, kaede brightens up and lays her fingers delicately on the keys again, careful not to press just yet, and shows them first how to pose their hands; it's not with the whole finger, but the tip that pianist play. it's why they don't have long nails.]
Sure! Though I definitely don't expect you to be able to be able to play it, at least not off the bat. It is one of his easier songs at least.
[things take time, and practice... but she'll still play for them, and they can see how she lightens her touch on softer parts, how she strikes harder on louder ones, feel the shift of her legs as she uses the pedals as if part of her body -- she'll play as many loops as they'd like, to absorb it all.
what's most important for pianists, they can learn, is the flexibility of the hand, how her fingers seem to elongated to press the notes she needs, with ease and precision, enabling her a control on the sounds she produces.]
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