[Welp the boat went to hell in a handbag. So what's a Phantom to do? COMPOSE MUSIC OF COURSE! He's actually been working on this for months. And since he's been holed up in his room since escaping deck 17, he's been working on the finishing touches for it
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[Unfortunately, Anna's voice sounds a little detached.]
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[Pause.]
Are you well?
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[Blink.]
No.
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[In spades, Anna. In spades. It'll be so good to see you again.]
It has been far too long since you sang for me. Would you come to the library?
[She won't be seeing Erik unfortunately, but he will be there to listen to her.]
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I will come. Now?
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[WHAT PART OF TOO UGLY TO LIVE DO YOU NOT UNDERSTAND? I mean...Already on his way.]
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Then I will be there in a moment.
[And here she comes! Longer than a moment, because fuck u ship and your screwy doors]
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The library is altogether empty, or so it seems. But Anna knows him better than that, yes? She will find a few sheets of music on the piano. Two songs from Don Juan (not Past the Point of No Return. Sorry, bb. That's Chrissie only.) and something written specifically for her.
Take your pick and start whenever you're ready, bb.]
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She sits at the piano stiffly, reaching to flip through the papers before settling on on the one that was written for her. She begins to play, voice dipping in and mingling with the notes.
She sounds rather melancholy.]
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He listens intently, and does not fail to notice how different she sounds.]
What troubles you?
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I died. It was unpleasant.
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Who?
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I let a woman named Maia experiment on me, in hopes of removing my alternate form altogether. It backfired, and enhanced my ability as opposed to erasing it. We were overheard by someone who has a personal...vendetta against her sort of abilities, and there was a fight.
[BANG BANG BANG]
I thought he was going to come for me next, so I did the only thing I knew to erase the wrongs that were within me.
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Anna, I understand your plight.
[Better than you could possibly imagine. He's been neglecting you. Too busy fighting over Chrissie with Raoul. Sob. This is such a wake up call. He'll be all up in your bisnatch now, Anna.]
...Forgive me.
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