[ It's her turn to be quiet for a while after that explanation. "Seemingly"? ]
Twenty-three years ago isn't very long, in the scheme of things. The country probably needed a long time to recover, although I hope that wasn't the case. Rulers... aren't all bad or all good, I've learned--so I couldn't say whether this king of yours was one way or another either. But it looks like you've got some pretty deep-running ties to music.
[ She, too, will glance down at the mp3 player. ]
... I think it resonated with me, too. I'm not talented or skilled at all and I wound up where I am now due to a total fluke. I'm completely average.
But when people would tell me that, sometimes I'd just wanna be like "Well, so what? It doesn't make what I did manage to do any less important! I still survived!"
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Twenty-three years ago isn't very long, in the scheme of things. The country probably needed a long time to recover, although I hope that wasn't the case. Rulers... aren't all bad or all good, I've learned--so I couldn't say whether this king of yours was one way or another either. But it looks like you've got some pretty deep-running ties to music.
[ She, too, will glance down at the mp3 player. ]
... I think it resonated with me, too. I'm not talented or skilled at all and I wound up where I am now due to a total fluke. I'm completely average.
But when people would tell me that, sometimes I'd just wanna be like "Well, so what? It doesn't make what I did manage to do any less important! I still survived!"