[SP-F1] Bittersweet Bars <<Earning a Living>>

[Glow 0]

Eyes softening, Glow slowly moved over to a certain instrument, wrapping his hand around the neck of the guitar that reminded him so much of the one he had outside of the game. While not particularly fancy in comparison to the perfectionist instruments surrounding it, with several signs of use and wear around the presumably old device. Moving over to the bench once again, moving his fingertips across the strings in practiced patterns, he gave a bittersweet smile. After sitting down, Glow plucked each string, listening to each resonating note before reaching to the pegs and giving small tweaks to the tuning of the instrument, quietly humming each note in a gentle tone. 'Man. This brings back memories.' The teen mused, finishing his preparations and playing a full chord. His breath hitches slightly at the sound of the guitar, and the smile widens. "Sounds like home..." He mumbled, trailing off at the end of saying his thoughts out loud.

Deciding what to play, he began a proper chord progression on the stringed instrument, before he opened his mouth and started singing along to the chosen piece.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxWEvV9zYj4

Smiling as he went through the verses and choruses, he lost himself in the music that he had missed for so long, hitting his foot against the ground to create the beat while he kept going with the tune. "The miles just keep rolling... as the people leave the-" Suddenly attracted to a light shuffling at the corner of the room, Glow jumps as he noticed he had drawn an audience. The man, and apparently some customers had come through to listen to him playing, and he nearly fell off the bench in his surprise.  "Aww, and it was going so well!" One of them declared, and Glow had to take a couple of deep breaths to avoid glaring at the woman. Relaxing, he put a sheepish expression on his face, rubbing the back of his head. "Nah, nah, I'm not that good. Just a hobby and all that." He stated, and quickly silenced any opposition by turning to the shopkeeper. "But either way... think I've chosen my instrument." Giving a hearty grin, the man nodded, and told Glow to come through to the other room just to make sure everything was in order.

[Glow 0]

Giving a final quiet thanks to the friendly shopkeeper, Glow walked out of the shop, guitar in a case over his shoulder. Despite being able to store it within his inventory, he wanted to hold on to its physical form for a while; keep it close, y'know? Just something comforting to have for a while. The case was apparently compensation for being smacked in the face and launched down a ladder. Despite all the ups and downs in the shop, Glow figured that it all came out pretty well in the end.

[THREAD COMPLETE]

[REWARDS:]

[420 col]

[1 (page) +1 (quest) skill points]

[6 materials]

[Light Armor common piece: Rat Leather Cuirass]

[Title: Musico Primo + can open shops]

[Extra materials (to be rolled)]

[Takao 0]

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ID: 38898 | LD: 12
12 bonus materials awarded.