The Third | Voice
[Yeah, Mozart has a feeling he's been sleeping a little too long. Which is bad. Very bad. He's trying to sound light and cheerful, though he feels like his guts are twisting inside. Too much wasted time when he should have been working on his requiem.]
Ah, I asked for a nap and it would seem I got, well, a nap and twice more! Or the day that is ( Read more... )
Ah, I asked for a nap and it would seem I got, well, a nap and twice more! Or the day that is ( Read more... )
Sorry, but the date is right, Maestro Mozart. I've been self-studying during your whole... super-nap.
Are you feeling okay? No aches or anything?
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And yes, I am just fine! I will be a little more busy, but. I'm perfectly wonderful right now.
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As for improvements... I've been practicing every day whenever I have the chance to, but I don't want to be overconfident. Would you like me to play a few bars of something?
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Confidence is key. Believe in yourself and yes, I would like that.
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[Some shuffling can be heard for a few seconds, and the video feed clicks on to show Sayaka's bedroom. She had set her Dreamberry on a music stand, so that both of her hands were free to hold her violin and bow. She nods towards the camera.]
Well then, I'll be playing... Gounod's Ave Maria.
[She takes her stance, and takes a deep breath to calm her nerves. Then, she begins to play. She had poured a lot of effort into her violin playing, and each note she played was full of affection. After all, it was the favorite piece of the person who was most important to her.
Also? 'Effort' was an understatement, especially when Sayaka started to consider sleeping and eating as luxuries rather than necessities.
After concluding the song, she gracefully lowered her bow. It was then she blinked and realized something. Oh... Oops.]
... Oh! I... I ended up playing all the way to the end! S-Sorry, I guess I got too focused...
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He doesn't really mind she played the entire song and he claps loudly, giving her a smile.]
But that is what music should do! It's wonderful you got lost in it, no apologies. You really do love this music, don't you? It was obvious with each note you played.
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[Sayaka's aware that Sebastian Gounod began his work more than a hundred years after Mozart, but it really was a nice piece and it carried a lot of personal sentimentality... Though she hoped that it didn't tear a hole into space-time continuum or something. She sets her violin and bow on her bed for the time being, then goes to pick up the Dreamberry.
At his question, she nods with a nostalgic smile.]
Yes... I owe it all to a very special person. We knew each other since we were little, and he's the one who introduced me to music. The song I just played is his most favorite piece.
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Yes... that can be a word that describes him. His name is Kyousuke, and he's from Japan---The Far East like I am. I was his childhood friend.
[Strange use of past tense, isn't it? Still, she breathes in and closes her eyes as she
When I first heard his violin during his debut recital, I thought it was the most beautiful sound in the world. Ever since then, I loved listening to orchestras, operas, and the like.
[Her smile fades.]
He wants to be a professional soloist, but... Something happened.
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Something happened?
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There was an accident... And his legs and left hand were so injured that he could barely move. I'll just give you the short version: he hated that he couldn't play his violin anymore because the doctors said his hand wouldn't heal. So I decided to form a special contract to heal his hand.
... You could say that it was at the cost of my life. Eventually, I died and ended up here.
[Sayaka forces a smile and laugh, though inside she felt the pain of emotional wounds that handn't quite healed yet. At least she didn't go into much detail. She didn't want her sanity to slip again, not in front of one of the musicians she looked up to most.]
Ha... Hahaha! I guess it isn't so bad. At least people around the world can hear the wonderful sound of his violin now. I honestly don't regret any of it.
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But then when he says she's dead, he is more than shocked. Shock does not even begin to cover it.]
But you are so young...
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... Everyone dies, Maestro. For some people, it just happens earlier than others. People like me.
[It was the fate of all magical girls to get killed fighting a witch, like Mami, or succumb to their despair and become a witch, like Sayaka herself. No matter what, after a girl makes a wish and contract, they're fated to die quickly.]
... But even then, there are ways we can still live on after that. For composers, they're immortalized by the beautiful music they create. Why do you think, after three centuries, the world is still able to recognize and admire your talents?
[She closes her eyes and takes in a deep breath, the exhales with a sigh. She tries to appear serene, though ( ... )
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He almost wants to ask her how she died and yet he doesn't. He does not want to know how a child died. It'll depress him and maybe that's a selfish way of thinking it, but it is how he thinks of it.
It takes a moment of silence to make him think of what to say about anything. But he does know one thing that he thinks is fair to tell her:]
I am dying.
[He laughs and shakes his head.]I know it probably doesn't mean much since I have been dead for many years from where you're from. I've thought about that. If I died right now, it wouldn't matter to many. After all, I've been dead for years to them, haven't I? And I’m told my dream came true. I’m a world-renowned composer and everybody loves my music. But what of my wife and ( ... )
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