♫ Opus No. 5 - Private Voice to Feliciano
[It's unusual, nothing but a voice post from Austria, but by the sound of it, he appears to be moving around, working on his renovation. The sounds of paint cans and paper being shuffled are unmistakable. However, when he speaks, he sounds calm and unhurried
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Ve~ I would love to paint for you, Mister Austria! I promise I won't paint any moustaches! He giggles.] I never thought you would ask me to paint your walls one day! Let me just grab Lupo and we'll be over soon!
[He doesn't bother waiting for a reply, he simply ends the transmission and starts to gather his paint supplies, then the dog. If he's lucky, he might be able to talk Austria into some proper wall paintings, oh, that would be lovely!
Soon enough, he finds himself at the side entrance again. He slips into the house without knocking and waiting for permission this time, feeling at home enough here already for such things not to be required. It is a place dedicated to the fine arts, after all, and isn't Italy the nation of the arts? Instead of bothering with boring knocks, he announces himself by humming a song, taking his time as he walks through the theatre to inspect the progress of the work crew.]
Mister Austria, Mister Austria!
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Ah, you made it. You and I will be working in the apartment today, actually. It is more a priority for me, as I live there, but the rest is all simply cosmetic at this point. [He gestures to the fabric in his hands] Curtains, for example.
[He gestures for Feliciano to follow him, grateful to have him here and distracted. There were other things to speak of, but at least he was in a pleasant mood. He would ask later when the work was complete.]
Unfortunately, I think you misunderstood what I meant about painting the walls, though I may allow you to stencil patterns in the bathroom. We're simply painting the walls a single coat where there is not wallpaper.
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[There stands a rather disappointed Italian nation, staring mournfully at his bag of painting supplies.]
Are you sure that you wouldn't rather have a wall painting? I could paint you something nice and there wouldn't be any moustaches, I swear!
[The realization trickles slowly, but steadily into Feliciano's mind that he has been tricked. He had thought he had been called here to paint, not to paint. If he had known that actual menial work was involved, he would have weaselled his way out of it. Yet he couldn't bring himself to be upset about it, as it was something to do. Keeping his hands busy kept him from thinking too much about his tumultuous love life.]
Show me where you want me to start!
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Nein. No wall paintings in the apartment. However, once I am ready to paint the theatre, I may let you do some frescos, if you would like. I feel they would look lovely in the lobby. And perhaps the carvings along the railings and walls in the theatre proper could do with some golf leaf. Surely, this would be more to your liking.
But I need assistance today in finishing the wallpaper and paint on these walls so I may begin to actually make this place feel like home. Also, I wanted to see how you were doing since our last discussion; I see thus far that you are in far better spirits.
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