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Post by cutiepuppyfire on Nov 23, 2016 4:23:36 GMT
His class hadn't started yet, so the red-head thought it'd be best for him to explore the school a bit more. Nathaniel scurried through hallway after hallway, taking notes of every painting and room he had seen. If he wanted to be a good mastermind, it was imminent that he pay close attention to every single detail. One in particular really stood out to him: the faint sound of piano coming from a few doors back. Deciding to retrace his steps, the boy followed the sound and opened the door. Ignoring the luxuriousness of the ballroom in front of him, his focus was directly on the graceful fingers caressing the keys and, unintentionally, the woman behind them.
Something about her made him desire to move closer. It must have been her long light blonde hair that shone in the lighting. "Excuse me, ma'am?" he whispered as he moved closer to the woman while the movements of the sonata changed. He raised his voice slightly as he seemed to glide across the ballroom floor, "Ma'am? Is that Mozart?"
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Post by disneywinxheart on Nov 26, 2016 20:15:58 GMT
His class hadn't started yet, so the red-head thought it'd be best for him to explore the school a bit more. Nathaniel scurried through hallway after hallway, taking notes of every painting and room he had seen. If he wanted to be a good mastermind, it was imminent that he pay close attention to every single detail. One in particular really stood out to him: the faint sound of piano coming from a few doors back. Deciding to retrace his steps, the boy followed the sound and opened the door. Ignoring the luxuriousness of the ballroom in front of him, his focus was directly on the graceful fingers caressing the keys and, unintentionally, the woman behind them. Something about her made him desire to move closer. It must have been her long light blonde hair that shone in the lighting. "Excuse me, ma'am?" he whispered as he moved closer to the woman while the movements of the sonata changed. He raised his voice slightly as he seemed to glide across the ballroom floor, "Ma'am? Is that Mozart?" Sonia had always loved playing the piano, it was one of the first skills that Lady Mina had taught her. It always made her feel alive, and to have the pleasure of making others feel the same. She could make others feel pain, feel happiness, feel sadness. It was all there in the movement of her fingers. It was alive in her her. The small timid voice caused her to turn her head and smile, her fingers still moving along the keys. "Yes, I always loved the music of Mozart." she said. "That and many of the other famous composers." |
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Post by cutiepuppyfire on Nov 26, 2016 20:45:40 GMT
His class hadn't started yet, so the red-head thought it'd be best for him to explore the school a bit more. Nathaniel scurried through hallway after hallway, taking notes of every painting and room he had seen. If he wanted to be a good mastermind, it was imminent that he pay close attention to every single detail. One in particular really stood out to him: the faint sound of piano coming from a few doors back. Deciding to retrace his steps, the boy followed the sound and opened the door. Ignoring the luxuriousness of the ballroom in front of him, his focus was directly on the graceful fingers caressing the keys and, unintentionally, the woman behind them. Something about her made him desire to move closer. It must have been her long light blonde hair that shone in the lighting. "Excuse me, ma'am?" he whispered as he moved closer to the woman while the movements of the sonata changed. He raised his voice slightly as he seemed to glide across the ballroom floor, "Ma'am? Is that Mozart?" Sonia had always loved playing the piano, it was one of the first skills that Lady Mina had taught her. It always made her feel alive, and to have the pleasure of making others feel the same. She could make others feel pain, feel happiness, feel sadness. It was all there in the movement of her fingers. It was alive in her her. The small timid voice caused her to turn her head and smile, her fingers still moving along the keys. "Yes, I always loved the music of Mozart." she said. "That and many of the other famous composers." "I knew I knew it from somewhere. It sounded very good though.." Nathaneal put his hand behind his head and started scratching it nervously. He'd seen some of the other boys at this school do it, so he decided to adopt that propensity. "How long have you been playing? I haven't been in front of a piano since I was seven I believe..." His mind suddenly wandered as he stared at the girl's long, nimble fingers playing the music. He trailed back to a memory of his mother, sitting him on her lap as the classics played in the background. The red-head's seen this memory way too many times before, but this time, it was different. This time, after the song played, his mother stood back up in front of a full-grown Nathaniel, slow-dancing. It seemed as if she wanted to apologize, but he couldn't make out many of what she was saying... "Mom..." |
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Post by disneywinxheart on Nov 26, 2016 23:10:26 GMT
Sonia mused for a moment. How long had it been since she started? Mina had taken her to learning since they first started. "I suppose I have been playing since I was eight years old, so quite a few years I believe." she sighed, wondering about if Mina was living safe and having a good life. She missed the young woman who had become her first friend.
The blonde maiden allowed the note to fill the room before stopping and turning with a small smile. "Would you like to play?"
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Post by cutiepuppyfire on Nov 26, 2016 23:56:25 GMT
Nathaniel broke away from his daydream to the soft voice asking him if he wanted to play. What was he to say? He barely had any experience since his mom was alive! His focus shifted towards drawing after the death of him mom, who was an art enthusiast. His head seemed to be nodding involuntarily, while his mentality wanted him to stay away. Nate, you barely know her. Why in the world would you ever want to accept an offer from a stranger? "Okay." the redhead blushed as he awkwardly scooted closer, "I need a little refresher though.*
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Post by disneywinxheart on Nov 27, 2016 8:32:34 GMT
Nathaniel broke away from his daydream to the soft voice asking him if he wanted to play. What was he to say? He barely had any experience since his mom was alive! His focus shifted towards drawing after the death of him mom, who was an art enthusiast. His head seemed to be nodding involuntarily, while his mentality wanted him to stay away. Nate, you barely know her. Why in the world would you ever want to accept an offer from a stranger? "Okay." the redhead blushed as he awkwardly scooted closer, "I need a little refresher though.* Sonia moved gently away to make room for the red head to sit beside her. She had never thought about being a teacher before. It was thanks to Mina she had had accomplished playing so well. The former maid was glad to have someone to talk to. Her roommate Twilight had been her only real convesration so far, she hadn't gotten to know the others in the hacking class yet. "The first are the scales." she said, simply laying her fingers on the keys once more and going down the notes allowing them to sing and fill the room with a harmony. "It's more important to feel yourself playing the emotion you want to know." Let the people feel what you feel.
Show them that emotion
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Post by cutiepuppyfire on Nov 28, 2016 1:37:08 GMT
Nathaniel broke away from his daydream to the soft voice asking him if he wanted to play. What was he to say? He barely had any experience since his mom was alive! His focus shifted towards drawing after the death of him mom, who was an art enthusiast. His head seemed to be nodding involuntarily, while his mentality wanted him to stay away. Nate, you barely know her. Why in the world would you ever want to accept an offer from a stranger? "Okay." the redhead blushed as he awkwardly scooted closer, "I need a little refresher though.* Sonia moved gently away to make room for the red head to sit beside her. She had never thought about being a teacher before. It was thanks to Mina she had had accomplished playing so well. The former maid was glad to have someone to talk to. Her roommate Twilight had been her only real convesration so far, she hadn't gotten to know the others in the hacking class yet. "The first are the scales." she said, simply laying her fingers on the keys once more and going down the notes allowing them to sing and fill the room with a harmony. "It's more important to feel yourself playing the emotion you want to know." Let the people feel what you feel.
Show them that emotion
Nathaniel glanced at the girl's fingers over the ivories. Suddenly, everything was trickling back one memory at a time. Do-re-mi-fa-so-la-ti-do. C-D-E-F-G-A-B-C. It all was so easy. Do-mi-so-ti? How could he forget? His left hand trailed across the keys, slowly mimicking the blonde's notes. |
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Post by disneywinxheart on Nov 28, 2016 19:07:25 GMT
Sonia smiled brightly at his playing again. He seemed to remember all of it. "Excellent. You sound like a natural." she said kindly. Slowly starting to remove her fingers to let him play. "And then after that, you can just start to feel for the music." At least that's how Mina had taught her.
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Post by cutiepuppyfire on Nov 29, 2016 0:27:30 GMT
"Just feel for the music," the redhead repeated as his hands started to shake slightly. He had never been taught about how to feel for the music he was playing. Some of the songs that he had played in the past were just simple finger exercises, unknown songs from a book, and the occasional Christmas song. This time, Nathaniel's fingers glided among a few keys, slowly plinking between each one.
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Post by disneywinxheart on Nov 30, 2016 6:00:02 GMT
Sonia smiled as she watched him, she knew was it was like to be nervous and to have lack of practice. When Mina had first told her to play in front of everyone. She had froze, and her fingers had shook even when she played the keys. But all Mina had done was smile. "It..it's a little tricky at first I admit that much." she said. "I still struggle with playing."
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Post by cutiepuppyfire on Dec 1, 2016 1:05:06 GMT
Nathaniel nodded as he kept plinking at the keys. Over time, the time between each note shortened and grew more smooth and graceful. He was growing a little more comfortable with the new girl. "So...what's your name?" He quickly stopped, leaving his fingers on a chord.
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Post by disneywinxheart on Dec 2, 2016 20:53:01 GMT
"Oh, forgive me." she said feeling a bit silly for not introducing herself earlier. After all, it was important for a maid to have such manners but now she had failed at that. "My name is Sonia, Sonia Nevermind. It is nice to meet you." she gave a tiny bow from her sitting spot. She didn't want to stand and curtsy for him or rather felt like it wasn't appropriate. Since people had already given her weird looks
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Post by cutiepuppyfire on Dec 7, 2016 1:45:25 GMT
"It's okay, Miss Sonia. I completely forgot about introducing myself too..." His voice trailed off into almost nothing as his mind drifted into some sort of fantasy with the girl in front of him. "Oh! I'm Nathaniel. Nathaniel Kurtzburg." He stuck his hand out for Sonia to shake; he didn't realize it yet, but he was blushing.
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