[open] get out yozora you're not from k-on

[playerkills]

Who: Yozora and YOU!
What: Electric guitar practice when no one else is around... or so she thinks.
When: Day 123
Where: Draupnir, Freyr district.
Rating: PG-13 for Yozora's potty mouth.

[ "You have friends. Joke's on you. Please take care of it." It's only been a few days, but the note England left along with the guitar he entrusted to Yozora on the day he left still stings her just as much. Who knew his disappearance would happen so soon? Yozora did, but she didn't want to think about it. She still doesn't. Although the time they spent together was short, forgetting about a friend like him was the last thing on her mind. To remind herself of him, she has started a new routine. Packing the electric guitar in its case and carrying the amplifier in both hands, she quietly closes the door to her apartment and makes her way to Draupnir in the morning, just before everyone wakes up.

You'll never be good at something once you try, right?

At a studio, you might overhear her during one of the following... ]

[ A Yozora's always going on about air friends and air guitars. It should be no mystery that she knows how to play one. That loud instrumental music you're hearing from the room isn't coming from her, but from a boombox. Yozora's just playing her air guitar along with it. After the song, Yozora puts her hands on her hips with a smile on her face. ]

If I can play an air guitar, a real electric guitar shouldn't be any different! Right, Tomo-chan?

[ WHO THE FUCK IS TOMO-CHAN ]

[ B Actual practice this time. Yozora is sitting down on a chair as she tries to play a song. There will be pauses and mistakes here and there, but her voice is what makes the listening experience bearable. ]

Your lovely smile floats and fades away into the ever-changing clouds...

Comments

[playerkills]

[ Lets out a sigh of relief, but then-- ] Wait! That's no good, either. Whatever you heard from five minutes ago until now, I order you to erase it from your memory!

[deputychief]

[...Okay. Well, he'll look suddenly (and very fakely) surprised.]

...H-H-How did I get here?! Mikazuki-san?!

[playerkills]

[ Yozora doesn't look pleased, but she'll roll with it. ]

I don't know, myself, but you've obviously made the foolish mistake of forgetting to knock.

[deputychief]

Ahh, you're probably right. I'm so very sorry, Mikazuki-san.

[And now...]

You too, Tomo-chan.

[playerkills]

Tomo-chan says she forgives you, but she's too nice. [ She doesn't even realize how weird that sounds. ]

[deputychief]

[heh.]

She is. Thank you, Tomo-chan. I only hope our mutual friend Mikazuki-san can forgive me also.

[playerkills]

Hmph, we'll see. What business do you have here, Itsuki? You never struck me as the musical sort.

[deputychief]

Ah. Visiting -- a friend.

[He smiles a little mechanically.] I'm not sure you struck me as the musical sort either, Mikazuki-san. What do you play?

[playerkills]

[ "Friend", pfft. Yozora doesn't like the look of his smile. ]

Hmph. The guitar, as of four minutes ago. What's it to you?

[deputychief]

Well, of course I don't remember why, but I have a feeling you're just destined for success. Very talented. I'd love to hear you play.

[playerkills]

[ Oh crap. Yozora freezes before she turns her back on him. ]

I, can't! I, I'm shy. [ and it's true, but she also lacks confidence and skill ]

[deputychief]

Ah? But the root cause of shyness is that one doesn't wish to be judged. I assure you I won't do such a thing, Mikazuki-san.

[Not to mention you're the least shy person in the world most of the time. Well, kind of.]

[playerkills]

[ True. ]

That's not the case at all! [ She takes the electric guitar, hangs it over her shoulder and gets into position. ] Look...

[ She plays Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, and even struggles with that. ] ...I can't play! So, leave me alone!

[ Yozora is so difficult to deal with, I feel like I should apologize. ]

[deputychief]

Ah, it's too bad that I don't have much knowledge of musical instruments either. But perhaps we can learn together, then, Mikazuki-san. I could accompany you on keyboard, since that's somewhat easy, and you could sing. That's a very nice song you played, by the way.

[It's okay. He specializes in this.]

[playerkills]

Ahh! Well, it's not-! I mean, thank, you. [ She doesn't know how to take compliments.

She hugs the guitar as if to shield herself from Itsuki. ]

I only started learning today. Playing the guitar, that is. A-as for singing, I often go to karaoke bars. [ Alone... ]

[deputychief]

[This is way easier than dealing with Sena, to be honest.]

Oh, well, that's pretty remarkable, then. I once learned how to play a "G" chord, but that itself was hard enough.

Hm, that's an idea. If you're free, we could just go to a karaoke bar to practice.

[playerkills]

I'm not ready for that! A karaoke bar is a place you go to with friends!

[deputychief]

It could be, or it could be a place to go to become friends.

[playerkills]

That's getting too far ahead!

... is it?

[deputychief]

I don't think there's a necessary stage before "becoming friends," Mikazuki-san. So even if it is skipping ahead, I won't tell anyone.

[playerkills]

Aren't you a normal? Shouldn't you know these things?

... Whatever. We can go, but only as practice!

[deputychief]

Perhaps I'm not really a normal after all.

[He nods.] Practice it is, then. Shall we?

[playerkills]

Yeah. Wait, what songs are you familiar with? I can't practice if I don't know the lyrics...

[deputychief]

Oh, pop songs, I suppose, will do quite fine... Will they? Well, they probably will, and if not, there are folk songs and the like, too.

[playerkills]

I'm not very familiar with newer songs, but those will do. [ A shy nod. ]