muse reawakens;

[secretsymphony]

I generally don't even like J-pop, but here you go and find a completely unrelated song that still manages to make you think of me... I'd have preferred if you'd remembered me, listening to Katie Melua or Teresa Teng, but what can a muse do? Here I am and I'm not going to throw a fit at the gist of a plan that you have for me. It sounds like a nice challenge - that we maybe bring a little jazz to the Wild West.

My only condition is that I won't be going alone.

Comments

[secretsymphony]

No, it's alright. I like you this way.

[nomorefeathers]

Ah, good. I would hate to have given offense.

[secretsymphony]

I'm not easily offended.

[nomorefeathers]

That's good to know. Not that I'd want to offend of course, but I can be thoughtless sometimes.

[secretsymphony]

Miyaki-san... [She cocks her head.] Please don't worry about it. I can take it. I'm a big girl.

[nomorefeathers]

And I can be remarkable self conscious some times. I suppose we'll learn to deal with each other.

[secretsymphony]

We're dealing already, aren't we? And honestly, I think we're doing just fine.

[nomorefeathers]

Yes, I suppose we are. I worry too much some times.

[secretsymphony]

We both work within really competitive fields. Worrying is an inevitable result of that, I think.

[nomorefeathers]

Very true. But better a little worry sometimes than all the time and stressing yourself out, right?

[secretsymphony]

It would quell our art form, to worry like that. When we want it to flourish...

[nomorefeathers]

Well, some people seem to thrive on stress. I don't think either of us are like that though.

[secretsymphony]

I'm a horrible human being when really, really stressed. You wouldn't want to be anywhere near me, Miyaki-san.

[nomorefeathers]

I think most people are. I get snarky and cruel.

[secretsymphony]

Whiny and wallowing in self-pity, on my end.

[nomorefeathers]

We should never get super stressed together then. It could ruin this perfectly beautiful friendship.

[secretsymphony]

Or maybe we should get super stressed together and learn to accept that side of each other as well, to deepen our friendship even more.

[nomorefeathers]

I can think of safer ways to do that. And far more pleasant ones.

[secretsymphony]

I never believed in playing things safe.

[nomorefeathers]

More pleasant then. Maybe not exactly safe.

[secretsymphony]

I like your kind of thinking, Miyaki-san.