A Different Kind Of Keyboard
Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2015 3:23 pmAlan settled in a music room, eyeing the piano for a moment before beginning to play. He played softly and was obviously a little rusty, but the rust wore off pretty quickly.
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A Different Kind Of Keyboard
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Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2015 3:23 pmRe: A Different Kind Of Keyboard
Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2015 4:03 pmVertie moved along the corridor, taking a shortcut to the gym, hearing the piano she stopped in the doorway and listened with her bag over her shoulder.
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Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2015 4:07 pmAlan kept playing for a bit and then seemed to get distracted by something in the air, his playing faltering for a bit before he shook his head and went back to playing. Vertie's phone buzzed with a text message.
How's that?
Re: A Different Kind Of Keyboard
Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2015 4:29 pmShe fished around her pockets and bag before finding the rudely buzzing device. "Shh..' She whispered not wanting to distract the piano player. She looked over the screen and sent a text.
I think you may have a wrong number.
Who's this?
Re: A Different Kind Of Keyboard
Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2015 5:43 pmYou sure this isn't Gar? I thought for sure I had the right number.
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Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2015 6:13 pm"Poop.."Vertie said softly.
Nopey nope. Vertie.
I must have gotten our phones switched.
I can let him know you need to talk to him.
Re: A Different Kind Of Keyboard
Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2015 6:16 pm"Something wrong?" Alan asked, glancing over his shoulder.
Crap. Sorry. I didn't think I had your number. I definitely sent that to Gar.
Re: A Different Kind Of Keyboard
Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2015 6:40 pm"Hmm, sorry. I don't have all the setting figured out on this thing yet. Someone looking for my brother...maybe work. I didn't mean to bother you." She typed as she spoke, a skill all "normal" teen girls had, right?
"I can bury it in my bag now. You don't have to stop playing."
No big.
I'll let him know.
"I can bury it in my bag now. You don't have to stop playing."
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Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2015 6:47 pmOkay. This is Melissa.
"Did they think they'd sent it somewhere else?"
Re: A Different Kind Of Keyboard
Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2015 7:00 pm"Our phones look the same. I just grabbed his by accident." She looked a the screen once more.
"It's the girl he's seeing and he still hasn't added her contact info. He's such a goober."
Okie!
"It's the girl he's seeing and he still hasn't added her contact info. He's such a goober."
Re: A Different Kind Of Keyboard
Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2015 7:07 pm"It could still be your phone. I occasionally do that to phones, divert text messages I mean." He looked a bit sheepish.
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Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2015 7:27 pmShe looked at him a moment and blinked a few times as what he said sunk in. "Yeah?" She look at the the phone, tapping a few times, swiping a few more. "It is mine. Huh, need to put charm or stickers or something on this thing so I know right off." She quickly sent a text to Gar to call Melissa and shoved her phone into a pocket. "Right. Thanks for fessing up. Good to know I'm not a total klepto space case." She smiled.
Re: A Different Kind Of Keyboard
Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2015 7:32 pm"No problem. I hate when it happens by accident. I'm Alan, by the way. Alan Mason."
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Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2015 7:52 pm"Don't worry, accidents happen around here. A misdirected call is by far the least drama inducing. I'm Vertie Easley, little sister and resident animal empath. So you got a techno gift, huh? I bet that's neat and annoying, especially with all the tech most people have."
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Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2015 8:02 pm"Signals everywhere. You'd be amazed if you saw it. It can be a little dazzling sometimes. On the other hand, there's some neat stuff that bounces back and forth."
Re: A Different Kind Of Keyboard
Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2015 8:20 pm"And sometimes you wish there was brain bleach?" She chuckled.
Re: A Different Kind Of Keyboard
Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2015 9:04 pm"Every now and then, yes," he said with a smile. "Some things you just can't unsee."
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Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2015 9:09 pm"No sharing!" She smiled and covered her hands over her hears. She put her hands down and readjusted her bag. "I guess you're here for the learning of the "on and off" tricks, like the rest of us."
Re: A Different Kind Of Keyboard
Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2015 9:12 pm"Yeah, I guess. I think they were a little concerned what I might do in a major city like London if things got out of hand. It is sort of quieter out here, but almost as busy."
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Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2015 9:37 pm"Lots of teenagers, lots of tech. Also real fancy tech for dealing with kids with the talent for 'boom". The far side of the island is pretty heavily wooded. Do you like nature?"
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Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2015 9:38 pm"Not really a lot of experience with it. I grew up in London."
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Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2015 3:26 pm"A lot of the ferals and shifters tend to wander over there, but it's still a good place to clear your head, no matter what the talent. Might be a thing for you too, give you some clutter free time."
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Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2015 3:38 pm"I'll have to keep that in mind. I'd probably end getting lost though."
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Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2015 3:51 pm"It's an island and not a very big one. How lost could you get?" She smiled.
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Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2015 3:54 pm"You'd be surprised. I got lost in London all the time and I grew up there."
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Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2015 4:09 pm"I'd get lost in London, it's crazy there. Way too many people and way too noisy."
Re: A Different Kind Of Keyboard
Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2015 5:49 pm"There's a certain rhythm to it though, almost like the city is a living thing with its own heartbeat."
Re: A Different Kind Of Keyboard
Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2015 7:00 pm"Hmm, never thought of it that way. Like a forest."
Re: A Different Kind Of Keyboard
Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2015 7:08 pm"I probably think about it a little too much. Comes with seeing all the information being passed around."
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Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2015 7:41 pm"I cried in my sleep for a long while to get used to not feeling everyone anymore when Gar and I left home. I wouldn't go back for anything, maybe this little island will be good for you too. Find peace maybe."
Re: A Different Kind Of Keyboard
Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2015 7:45 pm"If it just helps stop messing with people's text messages accidentally, it'll be worth it."
Re: A Different Kind Of Keyboard
Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2015 7:53 pm"You could always turn it on to a job, I hear tabloids pay big bucks for hacked celebrity pics."
Re: A Different Kind Of Keyboard
Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2015 7:54 pm"Screwing with school bullies is one thing. I don't think I could do it to someone who didn't really deserve it."
Re: A Different Kind Of Keyboard
Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2015 8:23 pm"Ah, you have morals and a spine. Good to know, makes corrupting you more fun."
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Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2015 9:13 pm"Corrupting me?"
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Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2015 9:16 pm"Sure. Isn't the job of all girls to corrupt nice boys?"
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Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2015 9:21 pm"That's... certainly one way of viewing things."
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Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2015 9:30 pm"I'm mostly joking, you're safe, from me at least."
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Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2015 9:32 pm"Oh? Is there someone I should watch out for?"
Re: A Different Kind Of Keyboard
Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2015 9:45 pm"Nah, everyone's pretty cool, though Jen and Haley want to mind-flay each other something awful. Both telepaths, translation: do not be in the middle of that."