"No," they say, trotting over easily enough despite the slightly increased heartrate - it's going down now that they know the source and reason. "I do not have any extracurriculars at the moment."
It's the holidays, see. When they're from. Ostensibly. But no, they haven't learnt an instrument even when they did have some. Books they can learn from easily enough when they want, but musical instruments are expensive, which means they couldn't have their own.
Which means, although they're unaware of the reasoning behind this aversion here, that if they got one it would be another thing hanging over their head.
It's okay enough to use this one now, they think, having been given implicit permission, and they curiously tap a chime with a finger, the sound racing through the others. It's a lot nicer when they're expecting it, they have to admit, and they sneak a glance at the other before doing it again.
They start laughing a little - more a release of tension than any genuine amusement, but at least it's not the result of something stronger. It sounds a little strange - rough and sharp short bursts.
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Date: 2017-02-26 10:59 pm (UTC)It's the holidays, see. When they're from. Ostensibly. But no, they haven't learnt an instrument even when they did have some. Books they can learn from easily enough when they want, but musical instruments are expensive, which means they couldn't have their own.
Which means, although they're unaware of the reasoning behind this aversion here, that if they got one it would be another thing hanging over their head.
It's okay enough to use this one now, they think, having been given implicit permission, and they curiously tap a chime with a finger, the sound racing through the others. It's a lot nicer when they're expecting it, they have to admit, and they sneak a glance at the other before doing it again.
They start laughing a little - more a release of tension than any genuine amusement, but at least it's not the result of something stronger. It sounds a little strange - rough and sharp short bursts.