midway | heaven / uruha

[hewwo uruha is at the soundstage, plucking away at a shamisen as though testing the sound...]

[ Whoa... Listens! Is he going to play a song? ]

[continues my frantic searching of classic shamisen songs but yeah he'll play something]

[ He will listen! When there's a pause or it seems like Uruha is done, he'll pipe up. ]

You've got a real talent for music.

[after a pause]

I'm a little out of practice. But thanks.

Too busy picking fights and saving the world?

[ He's just guessing. ]

[a scoff]

If only. No, nothing that grand. I just haven't touched an instrument in recent years.

So you don't think much of the work that's keeping you occupied?

[...]

Let's just say I wasn't in a position to be doing much work for the last while, so I wouldn't really call it keeping me occupied.

Are you gonna elaborate or am I going to keep guessing?

It's a long story. Don't worry about it.

[ Boo ]

Alright. Have you missed playing?

[...]

Yeah, I guess so. Didn't really realize it until now.

[ Hehe ]

I'm happy to listen to another song if you'd like to play.

[dryly,]

Usually, people have to pay for this kind of thing, you know.

[but he'll start playing again.]

[ hehe listens ]

But you don't have a need for money anymore, do you?

[a beat]

Touché.

Now you'll just have to accept my lovely company as payment.

Feels like I'm gonna need more payment than that...

This is worse than when you tried to stab me...

When did I ever try to stab you?

That first day, when I was running.

Oh. Right.

[a beat]

That was so long ago!

[THREE WHOLE DAYS AGO, CLAUDE]