[Action/Later Anon Text] First Logic

[melodyoflogic]

[Those at Andromeda High School during break that happen to be passing by the music room might be in for a small treat: With the door left open just slightly on accident, the sound of a piano being played can be heard throughout the hall. The skill of whoever is playing it is more than obvious: On par with that of a professional, or perhaps even beyond that, some would say, a soft and vibrant melody escapes the room while it's player is completely engrossed in the music and his thoughts. Of course the school's piano would draw him here eventually, like a moth to a flame. Music was the one passion he could never fully give up on, after all. Like an addict, the desire to play would continue to call him back to music, no matter how much he tried otherwise to pull himself away.

But if anyone stopped to listen and made their presence aware, the music would stop abruptly.

Ayumu had been biding his time for the network to begin functioning properly again before moving forward with questions he needed to start asking, but now, with the city rebuilding and a fragile peace slowly settling, he knew it was the best time he'd get. ]

[Evening; Anonymous Text]

This place can fix chronic illnesses or health defects people had before their arrival, right? That's what it seems like, anyway. We can even heal injuries with magic.

What about more abnormal ailments? Things that can't be explained by science, even bordering on supernatural or magical. Has this place show itself to be able to have any affect on things like that?

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[halberdaxe]

[Noda rarely listened to music. He personally didn't have a favorite genre, and while he listened to Girls Dead Monster's music performances while he had been in the Afterlife, he wasn't as much of a big fan as certain other members of the battlefront. Even with that, though, he considered himself to have at least some taste in music.

It's also rare for him to be near the school premise. He was never the studious type, so he had never taken any classes ever since he came to Hinoto-Ri. But with the chaos that went down a few weeks ago, he found himself wandering around the place. When he heard the sound of piano come from the building, the halberd user found himself searching for the source. The sound did die off as he got to the room, but he didn't care as he opened the door to the room to see who was there.]

Oh, it's you. I wasn't aware you are well-versed in music.

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[melodyoflogic]

[The sound of footsteps outside was enough to alert Ayumu to the fact that he was being eavesdropped on before the door was opened. He really should have closed that properly... He must have been more preoccupied than he'd thought. He glances up from the piano as the door opens, his fingers resting on the edge of the piano but no longer touching the keys.

....Oh. It was that guy.]

Didn't anyone ever tell you not to barge in when someone is using one of these rooms without knocking?

[A sour response, maybe, but he didn't like playing for an audience.]

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[halberdaxe]

[Yes that guy. That guy that kept on yelling at Hizumi over the networks a while ago.]

Hmph. Then you should put your performance in a more secluded place, or lock the door.

[Sour or no, Noda doesn't pick up on the irritation. That's how he rolls, unfortunately.]

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[greatseal]

Well... the doctors here can do some pretty amazing things that I'd say can't be explained by science. Maybe you could ask them and see?

[anon text]

[melodyoflogic]

Asking isn't possible when you don't know a cause.

[text]

[greatseal]

Yes, but I mean... they have actual magic with circles and candles and things. Maybe they can find the cause if you tell them the symptoms.

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[bondsofsuffering]

[Ayumu probably doesn't even hear Hizumi's footsteps. Rather, the quiet but steady tone of a harmonica will begin to trail into the room from just outside, playing the perfect counter melody to Ayumu's piece. Its sound is never overpowering; at times, it will often fade to allow the piano the emphasis, softly weaving its own sound into the song.]

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[melodyoflogic]

[The sound of the harmonica joining the sound of the piano nearly makes Ayumu pause from surprise and instinctive embarrassment alone-- Nearly.

But something about this counter melody, oddly in tune with his own music in spite of the impromptu duet, makes him reconsider and continue. He adjusts his playing slightly, gradually and nearly unnoticeably making room in the melody for further involvement.]

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[bondsofsuffering]

[Every time there is space for the harmonica to shine, the player seems to instinctively take it. The result is a melody that, on the surface, seems to be bright and only a little bittersweet. And underlying that, almost a faint sense of... longing?

...No, it couldn't be.

Once again, the harmonica takes a backseat to Ayumu's playing, keeping pace with his melody even as it sings a soft song of its own.]

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[meaningdies]

It depends on the 'ailment'. Mine isn't fixable by anything here, unfortunately. Not that I've seen at least.

[Anon] [Text]

[melodyoflogic]

So even this place has limits. Do you mind my asking what yours is?

[Anon] [Text]

[meaningdies]

I don't want to go into details. It basically means I don't stay dead, though.

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[trainwrecking]

That's true

Hinoto-Ri has healed some problems that shouldn't have a "cure" in the real world. Or at home, whatever you want to call it. That's how it worked for me

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[melodyoflogic]

I've noticed. It's halted or cured health problems that aren't yet curable where I come from.

[trainwrecking]

I'm not sure where the distinction is between what can be cured and what can't be, though. It doesn't seem to cure the brain or physical wounds, but can reverse death and... take away your supernatural ability to die over and over, I guess

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[all_wound_up]

[Nano's about to head home for the day when she hears some beautiful music drifting through the air, and soon enough she finds herself standing outside the music room quietly listening to Ayumu play. She doesn't make her presence known right away, though, not wanting to interrupt the song.]

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[melodyoflogic]

[Ayumu doesn't hear her outside the door just yet, focused on the music as he is. He continues playing, the music slowly winding it's way to a finish.]

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[all_wound_up]

[And once it's finished, Nano claps excitedly outside the door.]

That was wonderful!

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[badluckhealer]

I have one such ailment, that is both helpful and a hindrance back home.

The 'helpful' part of it remains unchanged, so it probably follows that the 'hindrance' part is also unchanged.

You'll pardon me if I'm not exactly eager to test that theory.

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[melodyoflogic]

If it's really that bad, I can't blame you for not testing it.

[He hadn't exactly planned to test his 'inability to be murdered' after all, Hizumi had done that for him. Though Ayumu knew Hizumi and he were likely a special case-- Neither of them were dying anymore, but that just created an entire other issue because of it.... It was entirely possibly the curse to change at the age of 20 was 'natural' enough for them that the city didn't fix it, after all.]

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[badluckhealer]

Thank you for your understanding.

[... Huh.

That wasn't so bad.

... Weird.]

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[cirquedeignis]

[Zioryle has recently arrived to the city and had been trying to get accustomed to the new environment by doing some exploration via walking. He arrived at the school grounds and was about to leave when he heard the music, and curiosity got the better of him as he wandered to the room. When the music stopped abruptly as he reached the destination, he took note that the other may have perhaps picked up on his presence and stepped into the room.

He looked around the room for a moment before looking over at Ayumu.] Sorry if I interrupted anything.

Sorry for the lateness!

[melodyoflogic]

[The footsteps outside were enough to alert Ayumu to the fact someone was close to the room. The fact he could hear them at all was a problem, and his playing slowed to a stop for a moment as he glances around, spotting the reason right away: He'd left the door open. It's only a second later someone steps in, and while he'd normally be irritated by an interruption, the manners of the intruder give him pause.] ....It's alright. I left the door open on accident.

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[cirquedeignis]

That's something that would be real handy to know for me as well.

Anon Text

[melodyoflogic]

You too? Can you not tell either?