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[refinedmaestro]

[Good afternoon Luceti, today you'll hear music coming from your journals. What music exactly? Frederic playing his Impromptu No. 1 in A flat, Op. 29 to be precise. Once he's finished playing, he goes towards his journal and speaks up. Since he has a few things to say to everyone.]Good day everyone. I know the school year has ended, but I am still

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[Voice]

[thederpyhalf]

[And there's a fellow instrument player listening to the piece. She won't speak up until he is finished.]

Another musician? Ah, although I play mostly as a hobby than a career.

That was played wonderfully by the way. It was a piece by...hmm, was it Chopin?

[Voice]

[refinedmaestro]

[Oh hello fellow musician, Frederic's glad to see you or in this case, hear you.]

Yes, I am a musician and a composer. But thank you for the compliment and yes, it is one of my own works.

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[thederpyhalf]

Oh, I see! I have listened to a few of your pieces before, but my teacher generally gives us research material based on what instrument we actually play--

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[thederpyhalf]

[....wait a minute.]

You're Frederic Chopin?

[Voice]

[refinedmaestro]

[He's become used to this by now, so he only speaks warmly.]

Yes, I am him. It also seems I've met yet another admirer of mine, it's a pleasure to meet you miss.

[Voice]

[thederpyhalf]

Oh! [Despite the "this world can bring anyone at anytime" thing, this was something else.]

Well, it is very nice to meet you, Chopin-sensei! I've never thought I would meet someone so famous. If only Nao-chan was here... [so excited]

Have you been here long?

[Voice]

[refinedmaestro]

[He ponders on this for a moment.] Since last September. [That sensei thing always throws him off though.] And I'm sorry to ask, but what does sensei mean, Miss...?

[Voice]

[thederpyhalf]

You've been here for a while then...

Ah hm, well. [how to explain Japanese honorifics] It usually means teacher by itself, but if it's after a name, it's usually reserved to people with authority or someone who has been recognized for their achievements and we must show respect for what they have given back to the world.

I don't think I know an equivalent to that in another language...

Oh yes, my name is Yui Kounagi.

[Voice]

[refinedmaestro]

[He takes note of that and ponders for a moment on what he knows exactly. Then he speaks to her.]

So you have one word, I see. Where I am from a teacher who is considered to be well-known is usually termed as a professor, while someone in musical profession who is also well-known is termed a maestro. I hope that does not sound too confusing to you, Miss Kounagi.

[Voice]

[thederpyhalf]

Oh, that's right. And no, not at all! I've actually heard of those terms before. [She's just been taught to speak in a certain way.]

Sometimes we would use san for a teacher or professor and it's more standard. It usually means mister or miss. You'll probably see that used often after names, if you ever meet some from Japan.

[Voice]

[refinedmaestro]

I have met a few people who have put this san word after my name or have said it, I was a bit confused by it at first to be honest. [He's kind of embarrassed to say that, but being from only Europe and the 19th century, he's never heard these terms before.] I'm still trying to learn more about the Japanese culture and how it works myself since I'm afraid I've never been outside of Europe.

[Voice]

[thederpyhalf]

It's all right. I've never been outside of Japan myself. But we did somehow traveled here and there's a bit of everything you can think of here and more!

[Voice]

[refinedmaestro]

Yes that is true, all different types of worlds are here not just our own earth.

[Voice]

[thederpyhalf]

Mm! Eventhough we have to deal with this war and all these experiments...being able to say you've met others from different worlds, that isn't something that happens a lot.

Although, I can say I've been to one other world back home.

[Voice]

[refinedmaestro]

You've been to other worlds back in your home?

[Voice]

[thederpyhalf]

Well, it sort of existed alongside our world. So maybe it doesn't count for much, but I've been to worlds that exist only in dreams.