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 Posted: Sat Jan 25, 2025 9:29 pm
Pippa’s classes were done for the day but she had to wait for Freddy’s last one before they both headed home. He was the one who held onto the key to their place after she’d lost hers within the first week of being here in the US. She’d huffed and puffed over it but she knew they were right.
So to kill time as she sat in one of the common areas by some vending machines, she pulled her guitar out and started working on a few of the songs she’d been thinking up in her free time. Her classes really helped her think about how she wanted songs to sound and made it easier for her to think up a bigger picture. Sure she didn’t have anyone to join her band yet other than Freddy but one day, she knew she could make it big for them both. With her head in the clouds, she didn’t really notice as some people paused to listen or watch as she hummed along while playing.
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Posted: Sat Jan 25, 2025 9:46 pm
EunKyung had been heading home from classes, she’d had a long day filled with notes and classes, but now that it was over she was more than ready to get home. It was cold, and she was bundled up in a heavy wool coat that was fur lined in order to keep as warm as possible. Seeing as she had to walk to the bus stop on campus, rather than having her own car to get home in, she had a good bit of walking to do.
It was on her way that she heard music and saw a crowd of people so she hurried over, moving between some people, she was able to get to the front of the growing crowd in order to see what was going on. Whoever it was, because she didn’t know a lot of people on campus, sounded good…whatever song they were playing.
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Posted: Sat Jan 25, 2025 9:46 pm
Playing for a bit longer, Pippa noticed quite the group of people and smiled widely. Standing up, she made a show of things as she finished up the song she was playing, maybe a bit too much of a show as she bumped right into the newest person who’d made it through the crowds.
“Oi! Sorry.” Scrambling not to drop the guitar on the woman, Pippa looked at them apologetically. “You alright? Didn’t mean ta bonk into you. Got a bit carried away with m’self.” With a laugh, she tucked her guitar away and waved as some of the people toddled off.
“Name’s Pippa, what’s yours?” Offering a hand out to them, she took no time in trying to befriend this newest person she’d bumped into. It had happened a few times now so she didn’t see the problem with it, unlike her brother.
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Posted: Sat Jan 25, 2025 9:47 pm
Stepping back as the guitar player moved, EunKyung was too slow and the other bumped right into her. Surprised, the female let out a bit of a yelp as she took a step back at the same time as she gave a startled jump. “It’s ok!” Shaking her head she knew these things happened, especially in crowds like this.
“It looks like you grew a large crowd here…so bumping into other people happens.” Shaking the offered hand with a smile on her face. “EunKyung, it’s nice to meet you.” They clearly weren’t from this city, though neither was she, she wasn’t from this country and she had a feeling this person wasn’t either. That was…in a way a bit nice..to meet someone else who was new to here though perhaps newer than she was. It had been years now.
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Posted: Sat Jan 25, 2025 9:47 pm
“It’s rather nice seein’ some people watching even if they are faffing around.” It made her happy to have an audience though, it meant people were listening and enjoying things. Something she knew meant she was going in the right direction with her lessons and classes.
“Oh! Eunkyung, where ya from? Are you from across the pond or even further?” Because they didn’t quite look or sound like she was from this city. That or maybe this city was like Heathrow back home where all sorts of travelers and people passed on through or stayed put for a while.
Either way, she was glad that they weren’t too chuffed about getting bumped into.
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Posted: Sat Jan 25, 2025 9:48 pm
“If you did this in warmer weather you’d have more of a crowd.” She was certain of that, the cold had people moving on faster or not stopping at all. If it were warmer out people would be more prone to stop and stay - to listen. “Further, South Korea. I‘ve been here a few years now.” It had been a while hadn’t it? Longer than she thought…so much had happened since she’d come here, especially the whole magic thing. A lot of good had happened since moving here, since escaping the memories of home, she did still visit and return home every year to visit her parents graves though. She would always visit them.
“Where from?” Unable to tell the difference between Irish, English and Australian accents she figured it was likely one of the first two though, considering they were talking about across the pond. Though she could be wrong.
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Posted: Sat Jan 25, 2025 9:52 pm
“Oh, I plan on it, once it warms up it’ll be amazing.” Though she’d be sad there wouldn’t be any more snowmen by then either, well maybe that was for the best after one of them had come alive.
“Ohhh I’ve never been that way! Usually, Freddy and I just travel around the EU with our parents but then we moved over here for school, and they said it would be a good learning opportunity.” Huffing slightly, she knew they didn’t quite approve of her risky choices and decision to pursue music as a major.
“Oh from Leeds, in the UK. My brother is in class still but we both came here together a few months back!” Tucking everything else away, the guitar case being the only thing that had a semblance of organization, outside of the infinite layers of stickers plastered all over it from places she’d been and things she liked.
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Posted: Sat Jan 25, 2025 9:52 pm
EunKyung was certain that come summer, even spring perhaps, and there would be a crowd watching the other. It would be a good way for people to spend some time between classes, music was calming and some people could certainly use it, maybe she could convince Sachio to take a short break and listen with her one day. He was so busy with schooling, not as though she wasn’t herself, but he was even more busy than she was. She really should make some extra food tonight, when she did her meal prepping for the week, and make sure he got some as well.
“I’ve never been outside of Korea till I came here.” And it was still a mixed bag how she liked the change in where she lived, she had gained a lot by being here though…perhaps more than she’d have had in Korea. She wouldn’t have had her parents, didn’t have them here either, but here she had Sachio and her cousin and his spouse and her aunt and uncle. She had her other cousin as well. There, back home, she’d have had none of that…but there also wasn’t a war and magic there.
“So you travel a lot, all the cultures and foods you get to experience. That must be something, it never gets boring I imagine.” And at least it was done as a family as well, so she was never alone, it did sound appealing to the dark haired female, but she was busy here for now, maybe one day she would do some traveling and see other places outside of here and Korea.
“I hope you’ve been enjoying your time here in Destiny City, I know it’s a bit chaotic but it’s not bad really.” Well ok, so it was that bad sometimes.
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Posted: Sat Jan 25, 2025 9:56 pm
“I’ve always wanted to travel to more places and see what the music scene is like but gotta finish at uni first.” Which she was okay with considering she was learning a lot to help her play better and come up with better songs.
“Just a walkabout and everything, I like it a lot. So many nice people and good meals. If I was any good at it I’d try making some of the stuff I’ve had.” Thinking about it, she wondered if there were any restaurants around here with international food. It was a thing back home so it might be a thing here too.
“Oh, it’s been fun so far, a bit odd but pretty fun. Sometimes stuff seems a bit more wild than I thought it might be but my brother and I have been doing pretty well. Speaking of that, he should be out of class soon, do you wanna trade numbers and we can meet up sometime?” Smiling as she pulled her phone out, covered in charms and stickers much like her guitar case.
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Posted: Sat Jan 25, 2025 9:57 pm
“You should listen to some Korean music beforehand, get a bit of an idea, Japanese music too…it is different.” It might not be to her taste, it certainly wasn’t to everyone's liking here, but it was worth taking a listen to even before going. It wouldn’t be hard for the other to look up groups, Korean music and culture were becoming rather popular, it was somewhat nice really. Though she had found a lot of people just assumed she was Korean without considering other countries such as Japan or Tailand even. She figured it was just a part of what happened when your culture became popular and gained a lot of attention.
“Sure.” Pulling out her phone EunKyung unlocked it and offered it to the other. “I can, if you want, suggest some Korean music…and food places if you want to try Korean food.” Seeing as she had mentioned cooking, and not being good at cooking, perhaps trying some food from a nice place would be enjoyable for her.
“We can meet up, it would be nice for sure.” Smiling as she took the offered phone and put her number in for the other. Once she’d gotten her phone back, and returned Pippa’s phone the dark haired female turned to get going. “I should get going, I want to get home tonight and get some cooking done for the week.”
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