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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

voice;

[thefavorite]

Ten.

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

voice;

[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.]

voice;

[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.

voice;

[defies_reason]

The violin?

voice;

[thefavorite]

I play piano, but I like listening to anything.

voice;

[defies_reason]

Most children are not so interested in their lessons, I imagine.

Who are your favourites?

voice;

[thefavorite]

Most children get lessons.

[Not that he's bitter.]

Offenbach, Debussy, Puccini, Rimsky-Korsakov...

voice;

[defies_reason]

[Self taught and good taste. He's impressed in spite of himself.]

Are you any good?

voice;

[thefavorite]

I guess I was getting pretty good, back home. I haven't found anywhere to play here yet.

voice;

[defies_reason]

I expect someone must give music lessons, here.

voice;

[thefavorite]

Probably. I'd be okay on my own if I could find a piano, though.

voice;

[defies_reason]

You shouldn't discount the advantages of instruction.

Besides, a piano teacher is likely to have one to let for less than it would cost to purchase.

voice;

[thefavorite]

Yeah, I guess so. It would be worth looking into, anyway.

voice;

[defies_reason]

Do let me know what you learn.

voice;

[thefavorite]

Sure.

[Oh yeah, he has no idea who you are.]

Oh - and hi, I'm Dewey.

voice;

[defies_reason]

Hello, Dewey. My name is Isaak.

[And I can't believe I am having a conversation with a ten year old. Dewey your life really is magic.]

voice;

[thefavorite]

Nice to meet you.

[He knows. He accepts it as a fact of his existence. It's good to be the favorite.]