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[bestswordmaster]

Felix makes a few mistakes this time, because he's listening to her too much and it's distracting him from the focus he needs to get this right. They're small, though, and few, and with Annette singing along it feels more right. Practicing it without the singing made it sound sort of empty, even when he sang along under his breath to make sure he was getting the timing right.

But this... This is perfect.

His mind is already turning to the places where he could have done better when she's doing her best golden retriever impression, and his brows lift, but he nods.

"All right. I need to work on the muscle memory so I don't let your singing distract me."

(Felix, that's not why she wants to do it again...)

...then he realizes what he's said and his face flushes. "Um...because I'm not...used to coordinating it with someone else. Is why I got distracted. That's all."

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Annette barely notices the mistakes, as caught up as she is in singing with Felix's strumming. In her mind, even the tiny missteps she does manage to notice only form a crossweave to the wonderful pattern they're crafting together, of string and cord.

When he speaks, it doesn't even occur to her to take insult, of course, which leaves her briefly confused about his flushed clarification.

"Of course! I was a little distracted too, that was so much fun! Thank you, Felix. I am more than happy to sing with you any time you like, for practice or for fun."

She sits back on her heels, smiling broadly. "Whenever you're ready!"

[bestswordmaster]

Felix wasn’t clarifying because he thought she would take insult, although she has been known to yell at him for incomprehensible things before...

But never mind that, because she’s ready to sing it again. Practice and fun are the same thing to Felix, so he’s not sure what the difference is, but either way he’s glad. Not only did she like his playing, she wants to do this more in the future. He’ll have to practice on his own to really get it down before they do it again...

“All right. I’ll have to learn more of your songs. Maybe I’ll start with Creepity Creep, and we can invite Claude next time. That’s his favorite one.”

He can’t help the small smile that appears on his face as he starts to play the song again.

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Practice and fun are not the same things at all, to Annette. Practice is hard work, where fun is just an inefficient distraction from applied diligence. Though, hard work is usually very enjoyable.

She blushes slightly in embarrassment at the reminder that Felix isn't the only one who has a favorite song of hers. "I'm looking forward to it."

Seeing his smile as he begins to play again is all it takes to ease the pink from her cheeks, as she relaxes and joins in for the third round of, hopefully, many.