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Tweak says, "SCHWING!"

Luna Scamander | Daniel Harris | Chloe Finnigan (a_bit_odd) wrote in mistaken_pieces,
@ 2009-01-16 18:35:00

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! rp, - 2020 september, - lake, [player: caz], [player: mandy], daniel harris, sabryna wyld

Slacker
Who: Danny Harris
Where: Lake
When: September 16, lunchtime
Status: Open, ongoing

Summary: No.

He supposed he should be studying. No, actually, Danny knew he should be studying for the precise reason that he had something resembling a quiz next period. Funny how he couldn't be bothered and was instead spending his lunch hour sitting by the lake with his guitar plucking out a tune at random and gazing out over the water, something that could very easily not be described as studying. His books were in reach, if you wanted to look at it from that perspective; they were haphazardly piled beside him though he didn't spare them a single glance, preferring instead to pour himself into his idle musical pursuits and let his thoughts wander.

Hazel eyes were turned down to his guitar, though he didn't really need to watch his fingers. But something in paying attention to what he was doing made him a little less conscious of what eyes might or might not be watching him.

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	a_bit_odd 2009-01-18 09:14 pm UTC (link)
	Danny nodded, chuckling slightly. "I know," he agreed, "Nature is nice, I guess. I'm more of an inside person, me. Not up for flower smelling, really." He shrugged; he'd honestly never thought about it. But he wasn't really outdoorsy or anything. No camping or hiking or ... flower smelling. That was all far too tame for his liking. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

unrulybehaviour
2009-01-18 10:12 pm UTC (link)

In a over-exaggerated gesture that was not deliberate, Bryn tossed her arms in a bit of an arc onto the ground next to her. "I know! So few people are outdoorsy types nowadays, and it's just so weird because nature has so much to offer, you know? But I get it-" she assured him quickly. "You know, you've got your guitar and music and stuff and you feel about that like I feel about nature. I mean, I assume, because... that's your interests and..."

Her eyes were studying the guitar curiously.

"Do you give lessons?" she asked, pointing to the instrument. "I never learned to play anything growing up."

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a_bit_odd
2009-01-18 10:58 pm UTC (link)

Danny was pondering in the back of his mind how someone could have so much energy all the time. Did it ever run out? Did batteries plug in somewhere? A hidden caffeine addiction, maybe? His brows knit together as he regarded her, working through a riff without even thinking about it, fingers moving on autopilot.

"Don't give lessons," he managed after she'd finished, "I don't think I have the patience to teach someone."

Well, he might. But he certainly didn't want to try right now. Maybe if he needed money over the summer or something.

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unrulybehaviour
2009-01-19 02:34 pm UTC (link)

Her eyes watched his hands move over the guitar in fascination, enjoying how the knowledge of how to play seemed innate for him.

She drew back, slightly, a little bit concerned by that comment, wondering if it had been directed at her. If someone else had asked, would it have been the same response? Could he teach someone else but he just wouldn't have the patience to teach her?

She sighed a bit forlornly, and worked through it in her mind, her head bobbing slightly as she went through it. She could understand that. She was a bit of a nutcase at times. And she wasn't sure she'd have the focus to learn anyway. So she smiled again.

"Do you play anything else?" she asked, trying to be a bit calmer now. "Or just the guitar?"

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	a_bit_odd 2009-01-19 08:43 pm UTC (link)
	He shook his head with a slight grin. "Just the guitar," he agreed, "I'm not that talented." He wondered if that sigh had been directed at him, but he honestly didn't have the attention span to teach someone else. Or the patience. And if she'd taken that the wrong way, well then she had. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

unrulybehaviour
2009-01-19 10:13 pm UTC (link)

"Maybe you are," Bryn suggested, her face lighting up as she leaned toward him eagerly. "Maybe you are that talented and you just don't know it yet. I mean, have you ever tried? Ever sat down with a... with a flute, or a piano and tried to learn to play them the same way you learned to play guitar?"

She blushed briefly. Maybe the reason he hadn't tried was he wasn't really interested. She could understand that.

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a_bit_odd
2009-01-19 11:29 pm UTC (link)

"No, I guess not," he admitted, "Maybe I could pick something else up, someday. For now I'm content with this though. It's a great deal easier to lug around than a piano, I'd wager."

He grinned a bit at that, picturing himself hauling a baby grand about on his back in much the same manner he did his guitar. She had a point, though; he might be able to pick up another instrument just as easily. He'd have to have a go of it when he got home.

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unrulybehaviour
2009-01-20 12:35 am UTC (link)

Sabryna clapped her hands over her mouth quickly to keep from laughing at the image that brought to mind

"Do you suppose they have mini pianos that you could carry around instead?" she asked, giggling a bit. "Though I'd supposed you'd need mini-fingers for that as well. Or something. A whole piano might be too heavy anyway." She pondered for a moment. "A keyboard would be lighter. You could carry that around!"

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a_bit_odd
2009-01-20 07:57 am UTC (link)

"Sure," he agreed, "I'll just go all Schroeder and have my mini piano at all times." He shook his head. "No, I don't think I'll be hauling any unwieldy instruments about, even a keyboard. Might try them out, but I don't think I'll haul them round, no."

Really, he wasn't even certain he'd try them out but there was no harm in guessing he might. Because he might, really.

He wondered when lunch would be over and his gaze flicked to the other students about. Still some time, then. He glanced to his books and rolled his eyes. No, still not inclined to study. Maybe some other time.

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unrulybehaviour
2009-01-20 12:05 pm UTC (link)

"SCHROEDER!" she burst out, delighted. "I loved Peanuts! Snoopy and Woodstock were my favourites," she grinned. "But I liked Charlie Brown as well," she grinned, in an almost dazed way. "Wow, that stuff is old, even by Muggle standards. How do you... were your parents into it?"

Hers had been. Her dad was a bit of a comic strip sort. The bookshelves at home were filled with various compilations of old comic strips, and some new ones. She'd often read them when she needed something to giggle over after being sent to her room to 'calm down'.

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a_bit_odd
2009-01-20 01:30 pm UTC (link)

"Found a bit that they'd wrapped around dishes," he admitted, "Old stuff that no one cared about and they used for breakables. Think granddad might have kept them but I'm not sure. Either way, I read a bit and now I'm hooked. I'm surprised you got the reference; no one does."

Well, no one their age, anyways. Occasionally he ran into an older muggle who understood that of which he spoke, but even that was a rarity. He smiled genuinely to her, quite pleased.

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unrulybehaviour
2009-01-20 06:50 pm UTC (link)

"Dad was a bit of a comic strip buff," she explain, a bit giggly. "I've got a bunch of old stuff - Garfield, Dennis the Menace, Archie, For Better or Worse..." she grinned a bit. "My personal favourites are Calvin and Hobbes..." she started to say before she stopped. Maybe he only knew Peanuts.

"Too bad no one ever gets the references," she said, a bit sadly. "They should teach about comics in Muggle Studies!" she said, suddenly enthused. "Than more people would get it!"

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	a_bit_odd 2009-01-20 10:42 pm UTC (link)
	"Maybe you should suggest it to Professor Silver," he said lightly, "She might take it to heart and add it to her lesson plan. She's pretty nice, actually." He did wonder if she'd do that and he'd see comics in his next Muggle Studies class. Sometimes he wondered why he took the class, but he was acing it so he wasn't about to look a gift horse in the mouth. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

unrulybehaviour
2009-01-21 02:17 am UTC (link)

"You think?" Bryn asked, her expression going thoughtful as she went over that in her head. She did think that comics would be a beneficial thing to go over in class - well, from her outlook anyway.

Making a split decision, she hopped to her feet, deciding that before she got distracted, she would go and see Professor Silver and mention the comic idea to her. She reasoned there was still a strong likelihood she'd get distracted anyway, but she figured she'd at least try.

"Maybe I'll do that now," she said, to explain why she had suddenly hopped to her feet. She grinned at Danny. "Wanna come with? Or are you going to stay here and play for a bit longer? Maybe I can go and come back? Unless you're going somewhere else, then maybe I could..."

She reminded herself that she really should let him answer, and fell silent.

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a_bit_odd
2009-01-21 07:48 am UTC (link)

He chuckled softly.

"No, I'm going to stay here a little while longer, ride out lunch," he replied, "Tell Professor Silver I said hi, though."

He wondered kind of vaguely if she always worked weekends, but it was a moot point; he wasn't going to go wandering in random areas of the castle on a Saturday all that often. And soon there'd be quidditch and then he'd do it even less. Good all round, really.

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