John: Play the Piano
You seat yourself on the bench and hesitantly rest your fingers on the black and white keys. The piano in front of you beckons. The instrument brings back memories, times you had forgotten. You feel everyone behind you, the trolls, your friends, and your guardians, all waiting for you to start playing.
And you do.
Your fingers dance across the keys, stringing notes together to form a beautiful harmony. Your favorite haunting refrain.
You think of how long it has been since you last played. Before, you and your friends were threatened by a godlike being, before you were slaughtering imps, before Earth was threatened by meteors.
When your dad was alive.
You think of how much has changed since then, and how things might never return to normal. You remember everything that happened, from your birthday, to the Land of Wind and Shade, Jack Noir, everything. And in the future… this Lord English.
As the notes grow quieter, you begin to realize this could be the last time you play.
And so you play with a passion you didn't know you had…