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[lanofsizhui]

So, I heard today is Mother's day. Question and advice.

How to...how do you honor your mother? What should I do? I was thinking of getting flowers.

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[wildsorcery]

[ It... would be polite to show himself too, right? Especially since this guy was being so kind to show him his (amazing!) instrument and offering to play.

He did say he was taught how to deal with evil spirits and ghosts, though, and Connie's not sure if a green person with horns was going to be received well. Mumbling softly under his breath, he casts Disguise Self and the illusion of a human is put over the somewhat fiendish features.

Then he turns on the camera. ]

That is such a pretty instrument, Mr... Sizhui?

[ Connie will go with that, since the username looked like an actual name. ]

I'm Confidence, by the way. Connie is fine, I apologize for not introducing myself. I would like, um, I would love to hear a song.

[lanofsizhui]

[Sizhui has seen a lot of strange beings in this world, and when he sees Connie for the first time, he only smiles.]

It's only Sizhui. No need to be formal. It's nice to meet you, Connie.

What I'm going to play is a folk song that I know from home.

[Just as graceful to his company, playing host to his audience over the video, he summons his guqin on the table, pluck a few strings with his fingers and begins to play a tune, a slow beat, a light-hearted folk song.

When the song is over, he explains]

That's a folk song. I haven't used any magic. Being a cordis, I'm careful to cast spells, lest I'll strain myself. I hope you like the song.

[wildsorcery]

[ Connie's still glad for his human guise, and sits back with his camera to be comfortable as he watches the man in the pretty clothes. The summoning of the instrument isn't too strange, even if he smiles and is even more reminded of bards - and then he listens.

It's a very unusual instrument and it makes such a lovely song, reminding him of a guitar with more vibrato, and a curious way to play it.

Once it is over, he gives a little, timid applause. ]

It was really pretty, you're so talented! Thank you, Sizhui.