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[fiddlestick]

Name: Elliot Craig
Date: July 1st
Format: Text

Hello everyone!

My name's Elliot Craig, and I'm to announced that starting today, I'm offering music lessons through my business, VII Notes! So if you've ever wanted to learn a music instrument, now's the perfect time! Music can be a great tool to help you get through stressful time. And for you witches, it can be a pretty good channeling tool for magic!

The instruments I'm currently offering are:

Piano

Violin

Guitar

Singing

Recorder (great beginner woodwind instrument!)

My going rates are affordable as well! Standards rates are:

	30 Minutes	45 Minutes	60 Minutes
Solo Lesson	2500c	3000c	3500c
Group Lesson*	1500c	2000c	2500c

*No group lessons offered currently for piano

And now's an even better time to try out music, because the first lesson is free! Discounts are also available for those with lower incomes. Music lessons will take place either in the barracks or the Aoide Foundation school of music, depending on the instrument. Thanks to the Aoide Foundation for loaning of instruments!

Finally, for those who're interested in just hearing some music, you can find me performing in the Entertainment district on Weekend Evenings at

[insert popular street corner] provided there's good weather! In the meantime, please check out a recording of one of my original songs, "Beneath the Bright Sky", featuring piano accompaniment by one of the fine students at Aoide Foundation. [He attaches an audio recording done via the communicator] This song and more will be on my new album, which is currently in the works!

Thank you for listening!

[OOC: All actual lessons will be handwaved, as while Elliot is musically gifted, his player played one (1) clarinet badly]

Comments

[defendure]

[ Sugoi...!!! ]

i'd love to learn to play the piano! it sounds like you're settling in okay, then, elliot?

(also i'd like to hear you sing sometime? i'm always impressed by anyone who can do more than carry a tune.)

[fiddlestick]

Great choice Izuku! I'm a little biased towards piano, it was my first instrument.

And I think I am, thanks. I'm still getting used to things, but I think I'm over the panic stage. How are you doing?

[Yes. He has a panic stage that's normal enough to call it that]

Eheh, maybe sometime. I'm no opera diva in terms of talent and I'm better at instruments, but I should hopefully be alright.

[defendure]

how early did you start playing?

also, i'm doing okay. i haven't found a bond or anything yet (has anyone???) but i'm definitely settling in to being here...

although i'm still trying to figure out a way home, of course. no joy on the mirror magic yet, though.

[fiddlestick]

I think I was about 3? It's hard to remember exactly when I started.

Haha, that's good to hear. I found a bond, but I got lucky. I'm sure you'll find one!

Hm, yeah. I haven't figured out a way home either yet. I can't help but feel it's going to take longer than all of us hope.

[defendure]

oh! do you mind if i ask who you bonded with? how did you two meet?

even if it does take longer, the most we can do is keep trying, right? if i make any progress with the mirror magic, i'll be sure to let you know, okay?

[fiddlestick]

Haha, I don't mind. His name's Eren. And I guess we met in that dream before I got here, but in person we met when I dumped water on him in magic class.

[SIGH. That sure is a thing]

I'd appreciate that! And I'll let you know if I find anything too.

[defendure]

oh! i know eren. i hope the bond is helping him, too. the last time i ran into him i got a little worried.

[ Because he and Kacchan got into a fistfight... ]

[fiddlestick]

You did? What happened?

[defendure]

he and kacchan were brawling, so i calm-spelled them.

[ He actually has no idea who started that but his gut says it was either mutual or Kacchan... ]

[fiddlestick]

Oh wow.

Was that during a full moon or...?

[defendure]

got it in one. it was one of the first ones, so i don't really think it was anyone's fault.

[fiddlestick]

I see...

Well, I was with him for a lot of the last full moon, and he didn't get violent with anyone. So maybe the bond is helping.

[defendure]

that's what they kept telling us it would do, so that's good, right?

have you noticed any positive effects on your end?

[fiddlestick]

Yeah, I'd say so.

I have, actually. The magic build-up isn't nearly as bad anymore. I didn't realize how bad it'd gotten until I got a bond. I thought I'd just been having a bad case of nerves, but...

[No. it was definitely his magic building up to go explode-y]

[defendure]

i've found myself getting more irritated lately? i don't normally.

[ HOWEVER...he's trying to out-stubborn his childhood friend into bonding already. ]

[fiddlestick]

[...]

That's not...a great sign.

[defendure]

i'm working on it?

[ Who will die first: him or Kacchan. ]

[fiddlestick]

Just please be careful.

Eren said in that dream, he found a lot of witches blood around the Coven and Parliament. So it's possible the thing that set them on fire was...well.

[EXPLODING WITCHES]

I know the prospect of having to trust someone to that level is a little daunting, but it's really for the best.

[defendure]

oh, i definitely trust someone like that. we're just having a disagreement about the necessity of bonds.

[ HE'S...

losing... ]

[fiddlestick]

Aha...lemme guess

Battle of wills?

[defendure]

i want to bond, but he doesn't want to bond with anyone, so it's sort of a competition to see whose face it blows up in first.

[fiddlestick]

I see...

Unfortunately, I have a feeling a Bond won't take if someone's unwilling. So I hope he comes around.

Still, if he doesn't...there's nothing wrong with making a Bond with someone else. Battle of wills are important, but not exploding is a little more so.

[defendure]

i'll definitely keep it in mind. i'm not really opposed to bonding with anyone else, but i haven't quite found anyone to do so with yet.

[fiddlestick]

Okay, well as long as you're keeping it in mind. It's too bad we're both witches, or I'd offer myself until he finally comes around.

[defendure]

it is! you seem like someone who would be really fun to bond with.