oz ★ 009

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Who: Oz and anyone else
Where: Espoir
Style:  Either, you pick~
Status: Open

It was a rush of a thousand things at once, it seemed.  Alice's arrival, Vincent's words, that party and ... and then that seal.  It had all happened so fast, a rush of happiness then utter despair.  The worst part was having to keep it all hidden beneath that cleverly crafted

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[nameless_river]

Flying above the village and enjoying the height, Kohaku's ears picked out something in the silence; the plucking of an instrument's strings. His curiosity piqued, he flew silently down, following the noise.

When he caught sight of Oz fingering the violin without a bow, he was slightly surprised; he'd had no idea that the boy had one. Quietly, he settled onto the ground just inside his field of vision, gazing quizzically at Oz with the eyes that looked too human to be in a dragon's head.

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Oz's acquiring of a violin had been a recent event, so it wasn't a surprise that this information was new to people. Despite it, Oz perked up some when he felt eyes, of some sort, watching him. His gaze lifted from the instrument to peer to his right, then left, and then paused at the forward. At first, his instinct was to sprint away but -- oh, perhaps he ...

"Ah, hello~!"

[nameless_river]

Shifting quickly to human form, Kohaku smiled at Oz, then made his way closer to the boy. Despite his friendly smile, his eyes were more curious than anything.

"Hello, Oz." he greeted the boy politely. Then, his eyes shifted to the violin. "I didn't know you owned one of those. And...why aren't you using a bow?"

He was sure there was a good reason, but best to let Oz confirm it.

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"I found it the other day," Oz proceeded to explain, tipping his head back to the right so he could smile up at Kohaku. "There wasn't a bow with it," he added quickly in order to finish off the questioning. "'s kind of hard to play without one, though."

Sheepishly, the boy lifted his free hand to scratch near his chin shyly before sparing a glance down at the lonely instrument. "You wouldn't happen to know where one is, would you?"

[nameless_river]

Kohaku thought for a second about that. For one thing, he couldn't imagine where one could 'find' a violin in this place. And why just the violin? But if that was what Oz said, he was willing to take his word for it.

And in regards to his question... "I don't think so." he admitted. "But surely there's a music store in this town. Maybe you can find one if you call around."

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"Hm... I'll have to look for it!" He beamed contently, reaching up to scratch the nape of his neck again.

"Do you play anything...?" he inquired, an inquisitive grin plastering itself on his face.

[nameless_river]

With a slightly bemused smile, he shook his head. "Unfortunately, no." he admitted. "The most I can do is sing. I never had the time to learn how to play anything."

He might have, except that being Yubaba's go-to man had eaten up a lot of his time and responsibilities. He'd always liked music; if only he could use more than just his voice.