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[defies_reason]

[You might suspect this to be an accidental post. You might not be wrong. Isaak is sitting in a comfortable armchair, his device clearly recording from a table beside him. He's not looking at it; he's reading a book, while classical music plays rather loudly in the background.

After a time, he looks up-- not at the camera, merely away from his book, and says--]

The coming and going does become tiresome, after a time, doesn't it.

[And a moment after, without looking, reaches over to turn off the feed.]

Comments

[valentineluke]

Understatement.

[defies_reason]

Perhaps.

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[thefavorite]

Tchaikovsky?

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[defies_reason]

Not a bad ear.

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[thefavorite]

I've been trying to work on it.

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[defies_reason]

How old are you?

[Because let's be real Dewey sounds ten on a good day.]

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[thefavorite]

Ten.

[Nine, but that's what he's going with.]

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[defies_reason]

Good taste.

[Mildly impressed. He has no idea what most ten-year-olds listen to-- if anything-- but he doubts Tchaikovsky ranks highly.]

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[thefavorite]

Thanks.

[Genuinely pleased, because most people don't seem to notice.]

I started playing recently, so I've been trying to broaden my horizons.

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[defies_reason]

The violin?

[water_wine_wizard]

Depends on whose doing the coming and gone.

[defies_reason]

I suppose a comment like mine does invite truisms in response.

[water_wine_wizard]

It's not a bad thing.

[defies_reason]

What, truisms?

[water_wine_wizard]

Inviting the responses.

[defies_reason]

I passed no judgment on that.

[water_wine_wizard]

I didn't mean it like that. My apologies.

[defies_reason]

I'm not certain I understand what you did mean.

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[mortemscintilla]

Especially when compromise just isn't your bag.

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[defies_reason]

I'd like to think I'm quite flexible, actually.

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[mortemscintilla]

[ Oh, Mr. Isaak. Behave. ]

Shame I can't say the same for myself.

There's little to experience here beyond irritation and apathy.

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[defies_reason]

[What, what? He's as innocent as the driven snow, Hei.]

Oh, by and large I've had great fun, really. Pity you don't seem to feel the same.

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[mortemscintilla]

[ And Hei is so chaste even Moses couldn't part his zipper 8| ]

There are high points. [ Like his sister returning to him. ] But overall it's a tedious flatline.

[ Especially if you're used to pushing yourself. ]

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[defies_reason]

[Perhaps, but do we really want to go about comparing magical staves?]

Vacation disagrees with you. Perhaps you need a more strenuous occupation, hm?

[It's halfhearted teasing at best.]

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[mortemscintilla]

[ Nope. Between the snakes and the staffs there's enough fodder, tyvm. ]

No vacation should last this long. [ A shrug. ] Perhaps. As it is, ambition seems like a recessive trait the more I hang around here.