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[fractured_white]

*The recording opens showing Albedo sitting at a piano in a music store. From the way the angle gives a perfect view of his gloved hands resting on the keys, it's pretty obvious that he's deliberately set it up to record.*

A pity I can't get my hands on an organ, but I'm partial to these as well.

*Without looking at the phone, he abruptly starts playing, clawed fingertips flying across the keyboard with skilled precision.

When the short piece comes to an end, he looks at the camera with a smirk.*

A suitable warm up, wouldn't you say, Prospero?

*He seems in a good mood. Maybe someone could get him to play a request if they went about it right?*

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[devola]

[A few minutes after Albedo's first performance, a challenger appearsvideo reply starts up, camera focused on a small harp as a pair of hands fly across it to produce a familiar tune.

That finished, the camera moves so that the face attached to those hands can address Al properly.]

S'a fun tune. I'm impressed you could play it so well with those hooks you've got there.

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[fractured_white]

*Challenge accepted. He responds with a new song, then replies to her comment.*

I've never played with anything less. I suspect at this point lacking them would make it more difficult.

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[devola]

[Devola's going to give her hands a break -- to say she's used to more down-tempo pieces, and instruments other than the harp, is a bit of an understatement. Still, she seems more than happy to chat music.]

Hmm, that's probably right. You've adapted to having all the extra nail, the compensations you make for it would throw you off some. Be worse if you were on strings, I suspect.

That last melody was pretty. Did you compose it yourself?

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[fractured_white]

A good thing, then, that I'm content with my current instrument of choice.

I hardly fancy myself a composer, either. That last performance is rather ancient from my perspective.

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[devola]

Ah, right. More Prospero-related time shenanigans. [Al was, after all, Gaignun's brother. If they didn't share a similar time/place of origin, it would be odd.]

What about the perspective of... well, here. Now.

[video]

[fractured_white]

*Okay now, he has to think about that. He really does mean ancient.*

There exists the possibility that it's been created by this point, but it's yet to become well known.

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[devola]

[She takes a moment to process his answer, before nodding slowly.]

...In retrospect, I probably shouldn't have asked. Time travel seems to be a big headache, and I apologize for the question.

[Another pause.]

Ya taking requests?

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Perhaps, if the request in question appeals to me.

*So you'd be best making it an interesting one.*

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[devola]

...I'll level with ya, I'm not versed enough in the titles of music pieces that exist in the here and now. I was going to just suggest you play your favorite one.

[In other words: it's a boring answer, but the hope is there that it's offset by the appeal of the request itself.]