And the secret Yayoi mentioned is now out...
A little something for later that day:
(Please note: When talking about Sora, Yayoi is an unreliable narrator. The truth about why Sora left the Stellvians and joined the VVS will be revealed later; this is what Yayoi thinks happened. Oh, and Thunderstruck on bagpipes)
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Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."
- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012
A little something for later that day:
Quote:They finished playing, and Shinji rested his bow on the music stand. "You're much better than you were when we first played, Yayoi-san."
"You're getting better yourself, Shinji-kun. But I doubt either of us are good enough to get a recording contract yet." She smiled as she stood up and walked over to a chair facing her companion. "Are you feeling more relaxed now?"
He thought for a moment. "A bit, yes. ... I saw here earlier today." They both knew who he was talking about.
"Do you remember earlier that I told you there was another secret, but it wasn't mine to tell you?" When he nodded, she went on. "It's her secret. How much did she tell you?"
"She said she's not Asuka. But how couldn't she be?"
Yayoi nodded, but didn't say anything for a moment. "Let me tell you about Sora. She's my sister, in the same way that Anika-san is your sister."
"How common is that?"
"It's more common than most people realize. If you're curious, ask Nene-san about her brother sometime. But that isn't important right now. When Sora first woke up in this universe, she was a quiet, almost mousy girl, and she stayed that way for years because she thought that was all she could be."
"Why would she think that?"
"Because she's like us - she was built to look and act like a person out of a story. And our father didn't help her realize that what she was isn't the same as what she is, so she stayed 'just Sora' for years. But then she met somebody who she thought she knew, and she didn't know that person at all."
"Like me and Asu- Gina."
"Something like that, yes. And that shook my sister to the core, but it also gave her the confidence to stop being 'just Sora' and make her own way in the world. And now she's the chief engineer on a spaceship that I can only dream of flying in, and she isn't a mousy little girl any more - she's a woman in love with a good man who loves her in return."
"Just like Gina is in love with Rhodes-san. I wonder if there's anyone out there who I could love."
Yayoi smiled, her motherly smile. "I'm sure there is, Shinji-kun. But whoever she is, she won't come to you - you have to go out and find her."
He thought for a moment, then grinned. "You're just trying to get me out of the house."
She grinned back. "Is it working?"
"Maybe. What are we going to play next?" He picked up his bow.
As Yayoi walked back to the piano, she asked, "How about some heavy metal?"
"You can't play metal on the cello."
"I have a recording of 'Thunderstruck' played on the bagpipes. You can play anything on anything, Shinji-kun!"
If there were any passers-by, they could have heard their laughter out in the hall.
(Please note: When talking about Sora, Yayoi is an unreliable narrator. The truth about why Sora left the Stellvians and joined the VVS will be revealed later; this is what Yayoi thinks happened. Oh, and Thunderstruck on bagpipes)
--
Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."
- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012