[ 2b & jae-ha, tuesday ]

[alttitude]

[The tapestries revealed what everyone is - but Jae-ha can't help but find it interesting that some people are rather quiet about the circumstances. In comparison, he's loud about being a dragon and there was one other person(?) that he remembered to be open about what made her different -

Which is why he pauses in playing his erhu when 2B wanders by, raising a hand to wave hello to her.]

Do androids think much of music, dear miss 2B?

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Why did you want to teach me?

[alttitude]

[the smooth talking answer is 'because your beauty combined with a marvelous instrument is a sigh the world needed'

what leaves his mouth is:]

I thought it might help lift your mood. It's a tense situation, isn't it?

A smile suits you better, fleeting as it may be. And if I can help you believe you're meant for more than destruction, I'm happy for that too.

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[ why... is he like this

in any case, 2b is still perplexed by his response... even now, she finds it hard to believe people like jae-ha exist. it's refreshing and nerve-wracking and confusing all at once. she detaches herself from his guiding grasp and runs her fingers along the length of the strings, as if visualizing the possibilities open to her is. meanwhile, her pod floats over to the front of the instrument and begins scanning it, so that it may assist 2b in her playing, too. ]

Tell me more about yourself.

[ it's phrased as a command, but intoned as a request. ]

[alttitude]

[jae-ha lets his hands be moved away, and he tilts his head as he watches the pod.... exist. he's never seen something like it before? but at her prompting, he laughs.]

Are you interested in me?

My name is Jae-ha - the beautiful beast that holds the power of the Green Dragon in his leg. I'm an appreciator of beauty, and live life according to my sense of aesthetics and nothing else.

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I told you about myself. It's a fair request, isn't it?

[ it takes her a moment to gauge how much pressure to put on the bow as it slides along the strings. the first note she plays alone comes out a little screechy... but she supposes that's what practice is for. ]

You look human to me. [ pause. ] Though that would make me a hypocrite.