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Are there any musicians here? It has been too long since I was able to enjoy a performance. I would like to hear a song from your world. If you will indulge me, I will share one from mine.

[If any of those musicians (or anyone else) happens to be around house #47, they might hear some quiet flute music from that house's porch. Sigmund is mostly

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[chaincutter]

[When he notices Sheik, Sigmund stops his playing and blinks in surprise. Small child, where did you come from?] Hello?

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[Sigmund blinks again and looks down at his flute. What, another song? ...Well, alright. He starts in again, this time on something cheerful and sprightly. Is this what you want, kid?]

[that_surfer_guy]

[At first, there's no verbal response, but this gets played over the journals (minus the extra chit chat). Afterward is the explanation.]

It's a style called 'Blues'.

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[Derek will get some time of dead air. Sigmund's not sure what to say to that. It's... it's very... Certainly it's...]

We've nothing of the like.

[that_surfer_guy]

That's all right. It's one type out of a whole bunch from my world. That's just one of the ones I'm best at.

...I can try and play something closer to what you were playing.

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Only if you wish.

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[vermified]

[If he's playing on the porch, at some point during the day he'll probably see Edwyna heading down the road towards home. Though she isn't quite the Ed he knows - moreso now than ever, since, courtesy of Winry, she's received something of a makeover. Now wearing a slim and flowing summer dress (bound with her ever-present red ribbon, naturally), with very faint make-up and segments of her hair curled and pinned high on her head so it falls in more elegant layers. For once she looks like a lady rather than a swordswoman, which, while cool and comfortable, isn't nearly as pretty.

Despite the new look, she actually looks nervous rather than confident; she's never done anything like this before.]

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[The porch is indeed where he spent the day. Surprisingly... mellow and undriven, for Sigmund, but then he's been in such a strangely good mood this week.

When he first notices Edwyna, it still takes him a moment to place her as Ed. Once he does, he stops playing abruptly, although he starts again after only a short pause. His posture stays calm, and he elects to finish the song instead of speaking. Even so, his eyes are on her now, not the grass just past their front step.]

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[Sigmund in a good mood is definitely a good thing, and Edwyna smiles faintly as she realizes he's watching her. She continues walking towards the house until she reaches the porch, quietly stepping up to sit down beside him and listen to him play - not too close, but hardly distant, either. She's hoping he won't be made uncomfortable by it.]

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[He's not uncomfortable so much as... aware. He finishes the song, the last note trailing off for much longer than it was written to, then lets his hands fall into his lap.]

That's quite a change.