[ Eddie just nods as Jinu speaks, looking amused as he tries to justify accepting the gift. He totally gets it, it is quite the extravagant gift to be sprung on someone on a random winter day—let alone someone he doesn’t know that well, but they’ve talked about music, Jinu had expressed interest in his own guitar, and Eddie saw the opportunity to grant that wish for him. If Jinu needs to use his girlfriend to accept, so be it. ]
Oh, yeah, and we wouldn’t want to deny her the opportunity, right?
[Truly, the mental image of Rumi looking disappointed at the prospect of a guitar only to have it taken away... yeah, he can find it in his heart to keep the guitar. He carefully moves to rehouse the instrument in the guitar case.]
Absolutely not.
And I'm sure she misses having any instrument at her disposal.
[Rich people, man. But now he's stuck with trying to figure out how to thank Eddie properly — without being overly sappy, which he's kind of feeling. Old habits and eastern culture hit him like a freight truck and he bows deeply at the waist, holding the guitar upright next to him.]
... Thank you. I owe you one, really.
[Light-up guitar picks aren't really comparable, but hey! He'll be getting him something in return!]
[ Eddie may have no real familiarity with eastern culture beyond some wildly inaccurate films, but he doesn’t balk or laugh. He merely grins and bows right back to him, deeper and more dramatic, and clear that it’s not mocking. It’s just Eddie being Eddie. ]
Nah, man, don’t mention it, man. You got me the Metallica tape—which is seeing tons of play, for the record. Call it even, ‘kay?
[ Though light up guitar picks are pretty rad an he will be seen using them soon enough! ]
But if you or your girlfriend wanna learn some Metallica on that thing? I would love to hear it. I'm especially partial to Fade to Black.
We definitely will, in that case. I think it's the least I could do for something like this.
[Actually-]
Actually, I got my bipa back recently... I've had to replace all of the silk strings, which is unfortunate, but it still sings just as pretty as the day it was passed down to me. You got this 'Fade to Black' on cassette?
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Oh, yeah, and we wouldn’t want to deny her the opportunity, right?
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Absolutely not.
And I'm sure she misses having any instrument at her disposal.
[Rich people, man. But now he's stuck with trying to figure out how to thank Eddie properly — without being overly sappy, which he's kind of feeling. Old habits and eastern culture hit him like a freight truck and he bows deeply at the waist, holding the guitar upright next to him.]
... Thank you. I owe you one, really.
[Light-up guitar picks aren't really comparable, but hey! He'll be getting him something in return!]
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Nah, man, don’t mention it, man. You got me the Metallica tape—which is seeing tons of play, for the record. Call it even, ‘kay?
[ Though light up guitar picks are pretty rad an he will be seen using them soon enough! ]
But if you or your girlfriend wanna learn some Metallica on that thing? I would love to hear it. I'm especially partial to Fade to Black.
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We definitely will, in that case. I think it's the least I could do for something like this.
[Actually-]
Actually, I got my bipa back recently... I've had to replace all of the silk strings, which is unfortunate, but it still sings just as pretty as the day it was passed down to me. You got this 'Fade to Black' on cassette?