43rd: The Practice of Haruhi Suzumiya

[godbent]

[Voice // Filtered to the SOS-Brigade]
Alright, I'm back! We'll be moving on to new and better things soon, because I've decided on how we're going to ring out spring! Details in the next meeting, so be sure all of you are at it, even if meetings have been a little lax lately. Failure to be there will be met with punishment!

Oh-! Right! All of you met our new members [Diamond, Pearl, Twilight, Usagi] by now, right? If you somehow didn't, get on that! After all, I'm going to promote one of my Brigade members to Deputy-Vice-Chief sometime soon, and there's no way you'll be in the running unless you're on the ball.

Over and out.

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[And with that out of the way, Haruhi Suzumiya is back in the village proper. It's only been a little more than a week since she started her "camp all over the place to try to hook up with more filial spirits" plan, but she's already started to hear more than she did before. Sona was still blocking her, but now she thinks she's been hearing more from Tsinku and Kipinn (finally) is something she's been starting to work with magically. So now she's back in town and decides--

You know what, it's warmer out after that cold snap and it's not raining. So she's going to just spend the whole day outside. She considers a Flower Viewing, but that's no good solo. Instead, she goes back to House 10 to dig through it until she finds her guitar and then goes to sit down on the edge of the fountain with it. She practiced a lot with it last year, but she hasn't in a while--

But after some messing around, it's not perfect, but she might be playing this or this as well as she can from memory, and after that she just starts to do random things which come to mind. She's surprised how well she can remember, and wonders a little why she stopped in the first place. This is sort of fun]

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[killu]

[ Killua's listening from a nearby tree. Sitting on a branch, he swings his feet back and forth before letting himself fall a bit, using his legs to support himself on the tree ]

You still need practice.

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[godbent]

[She finishes the last note and then opens her eyes to turn and glare in the direction of the voice- oh. Her eyes open a bit wider, but she reigns it in]

Haaah?

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[killu]

You're not bad, but you could be better. [ shruuug. he swings from the tree a bit ]

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[godbent]

Since when are you a musical genius?

[With an eyebrow arch and a very flat look]

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[killu]

You don't have to be a musical genius to know if something sounds good or not. [ snerk ]

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[godbent]

-And it didn't sound that bad either, you brat! [Wait that wouldn't be the right way to put it oops]

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[berkian]

It's going to be weird not being the newest member any longer.

But nice.

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[manely_harmless]

I'll try to fill the position as best as I can!

My name's Twilight Sparkle. What's yours?

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[berkian]

Astrid Hofferson. You're new to Luceti or just new to the Brigade?

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[manely_harmless]

Both! And I'm new to being human, as well. Celestia always said the best way to learn was through new experiences!

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[berkian]

Celestia? [ That sounds important, but she has no idea who it is. ]

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[manely_harmless]

Princess Celestia. She's my teacher! ... Was my teacher. Hopefully she still is!

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[godbent]

Of course! You've graduated, and might even have a shot at deputy vice chief!

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[berkian]

I'm still least-senior of the graduated folks, but okay?

[ She's not sure she has the creativity for it, if she's being honest. ]

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[godbent]

Neither was Azusa, back when she was promoted! Show some initiative!

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[selfmadeprincess]

[Rosemary is trying to find the nearest store when she hears the guitar and turns to see who's playing it.]

Hey, that's pretty good!

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[godbent]

[And she strums a last chord, stops, opened her eyes, and grins over at the younger girl. In spite of herself, she's pleased to hear it, buuut, ego calls-]

Well, naturally. I'm pretty talented after all.

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[selfmadeprincess]

I wish I was that good.

I'm Rosemary Applefield. What's your name?

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[godbent]

[Wow friendly] I'm Haruhi -- Haruhi Suzumiya. [Tapping her guitar lightly in lieu of any sort of polite bow, that is]

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[selfmadeprincess]

So, Miss Suzumiya, is there a certain position or job you hold here in this village?

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[fellpool]

[Leon's in the process of lugging along a few things from the item store when he hears the guitar playing over from the plaza. He'd noticed the journal announcement from Haruhi earlier, so he isn't too surprised to see her back in the village; he just wasn't expecting to run into her so soon.

He'll just wait patiently over here until she's not strumming the guitar to greet her.]

Welcome back.

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[godbent]

Yeah, I'm back. [With a little nod. She says it warm enough, even with a little smile, but then turns her attention to the items in his hands before turning back to the strings on the guitar. She's no tuning person per se, but...]

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[fellpool]

[He tilts his head when he sees her attention go back to the guitar.]

Been awhile since you played, huh? Sounding a little off?

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[godbent]

Yeah, a few months, at least. I picked it up on a whim a little over a year ago, but since then it's not like I've dedicated my life to it or anything...

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[fellpool]

You're good for only having played it for a year. [If even that, by Haruhi's description.] Do you have a tuner for your guitar?