Nida's journal and/or diary
(part three! the weekend...)
7.20 am. oooOOOH YEAH! The weekend! Now we can go outside and do some crappy, happy things! Finally... getting sick of Garden. Hanging out with Xu and John. (Probably likes Xu... at least I hope so) The Garden's parked near Dollet, so we had breakfast at some local fastfood chain.
7.23 Just ordered sausage, muffin and capuccino. Tasty. Xu and John are talking their mouths off, while I observed the background.
Here's all I saw:
1. Squall being talked outta his head by Rinoa.
2. Zell arguing with counter guy coz he can't have hotdogs for breakfast.
3. CC leader, along with the rest, looking over their cards while they eat.
4. Quistis and her student talking to each other. Probably tutoring her about summoning GFs.
5. Dollet local staring at us like we're some foreign lunatics or something.
6. Unknown creep at a dark corner picking his nose.
8.00 am. Finally, Xu and John are finished. Now we can go outside to do... something, I guess.
8.02 Decide to go back to Garden. We forgot some important stuff in our dorm.(i.e. cell phones, wallets, purse, toilet paper... the like...)
9.00 We rested first in the Garden; shops don't open till 9 anyway. Currently walking along the street vendors; being stalled and tempted by weapons. I really, really want one... grrr....
9.30 Found a music store. Hmm... Interesting... I'm a music lover, after all... a keyboard! I haven't played in years.
"Hey, Nida? Watcha looking at?" Xu found me staring at the keyboard.
"This keyboard..." I said, with a hint of sarcasm in my voice.
"Haha! That was a stupid question. So, why are you interested with that thing? You know how to play one?"
"Well... I used to play a bit of piano 3 years ago..."
"Hah! This I gotta see," John remarked when he saw us talking about it.
"Yeah, why don't you play a few notes? I'm sure the shopkeeper wouldn't mind..."
The shopkeeper, who has been listening to our conversation for quite some time, replied. "Oh, no, I won't... provided that you'll buy something here..."
John snorted, and picked up a guitar pick. "Here, I'll buy this... So Nida, are you gonna play or what?"
"Sure I will," I said as I went up the platform and turned the keyboard on. I began pressing the keys, my piano lessons coming back to me second by second.
I felt the music come out of my fingertips. (sounds dramatic, eh?) The song, 'Eyes on Me', began to come out of the instrument.
When the chorus had finished, Xu looked at me with awe, surprise or whatever her expression was. "Wow, you're good! No matter how sick I am with that song..." Yeah! She seemed impressed.
John was surprised too, but he didn't show it much. "Could you play another song? I'm pretty sick of that one too..."
"Fine." So I played another song, 'Superman' this time.
They all were awestruck, even the shopkeeper.
"Bravo!"
"...Not bad..."
"Hey kid! Ya oughta buy that keyboard! You know, so you can practice..."
I flinched when I saw how much the keyboard cost. "3,500 G? I don't have that kind of money!"
The shopkeeper smiled. "But for you, I might lower the price... How's 2,500 G? That's the lowest I can offer..."
" Gee... I only have 1000 Gil with me..."
"Don't worry, I'll lend you some cash..." Xu said as she handed me another 1000 Gil.
John chipped in, too. "But don't forget, you owe me."
12 noon. Having lunch at cafe. They say they make the best beef sandwiches here... Already frustrated at shopping, coz the keyboard drained all of my money before the day even began! Oh well...
12.45 Very very stuffed. Ugh... they don't make the best beef sandwiches, after all, but their pie is too good. Ungh. Feel like barfing.
1.00 After walking to digest our cast-iron stomachs, we decided to go back to Garden.
So, my bill for shopping today is:
1000 bucks- paid for keyboard
1000 more bucks-money I owe Xu owing to the keyboard
500 bucks more-money I owe John owing to the keyboard
300 bucks-money I owe Xu owing to beef sandwiches
100 bucks-money I still owe Xu owing to all those pies (ugh)
Total Gil wasted: 2,900 Gil
Whew. That leaves me in a rut...
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That's the end of this chapter. Can't think of what will happen in the afternoon... Anyway, thanks to the people who reviewed... as usual, expect the next chapter.
(part three! the weekend...)
7.20 am. oooOOOH YEAH! The weekend! Now we can go outside and do some crappy, happy things! Finally... getting sick of Garden. Hanging out with Xu and John. (Probably likes Xu... at least I hope so) The Garden's parked near Dollet, so we had breakfast at some local fastfood chain.
7.23 Just ordered sausage, muffin and capuccino. Tasty. Xu and John are talking their mouths off, while I observed the background.
Here's all I saw:
1. Squall being talked outta his head by Rinoa.
2. Zell arguing with counter guy coz he can't have hotdogs for breakfast.
3. CC leader, along with the rest, looking over their cards while they eat.
4. Quistis and her student talking to each other. Probably tutoring her about summoning GFs.
5. Dollet local staring at us like we're some foreign lunatics or something.
6. Unknown creep at a dark corner picking his nose.
8.00 am. Finally, Xu and John are finished. Now we can go outside to do... something, I guess.
8.02 Decide to go back to Garden. We forgot some important stuff in our dorm.(i.e. cell phones, wallets, purse, toilet paper... the like...)
9.00 We rested first in the Garden; shops don't open till 9 anyway. Currently walking along the street vendors; being stalled and tempted by weapons. I really, really want one... grrr....
9.30 Found a music store. Hmm... Interesting... I'm a music lover, after all... a keyboard! I haven't played in years.
"Hey, Nida? Watcha looking at?" Xu found me staring at the keyboard.
"This keyboard..." I said, with a hint of sarcasm in my voice.
"Haha! That was a stupid question. So, why are you interested with that thing? You know how to play one?"
"Well... I used to play a bit of piano 3 years ago..."
"Hah! This I gotta see," John remarked when he saw us talking about it.
"Yeah, why don't you play a few notes? I'm sure the shopkeeper wouldn't mind..."
The shopkeeper, who has been listening to our conversation for quite some time, replied. "Oh, no, I won't... provided that you'll buy something here..."
John snorted, and picked up a guitar pick. "Here, I'll buy this... So Nida, are you gonna play or what?"
"Sure I will," I said as I went up the platform and turned the keyboard on. I began pressing the keys, my piano lessons coming back to me second by second.
I felt the music come out of my fingertips. (sounds dramatic, eh?) The song, 'Eyes on Me', began to come out of the instrument.
When the chorus had finished, Xu looked at me with awe, surprise or whatever her expression was. "Wow, you're good! No matter how sick I am with that song..." Yeah! She seemed impressed.
John was surprised too, but he didn't show it much. "Could you play another song? I'm pretty sick of that one too..."
"Fine." So I played another song, 'Superman' this time.
They all were awestruck, even the shopkeeper.
"Bravo!"
"...Not bad..."
"Hey kid! Ya oughta buy that keyboard! You know, so you can practice..."
I flinched when I saw how much the keyboard cost. "3,500 G? I don't have that kind of money!"
The shopkeeper smiled. "But for you, I might lower the price... How's 2,500 G? That's the lowest I can offer..."
" Gee... I only have 1000 Gil with me..."
"Don't worry, I'll lend you some cash..." Xu said as she handed me another 1000 Gil.
John chipped in, too. "But don't forget, you owe me."
12 noon. Having lunch at cafe. They say they make the best beef sandwiches here... Already frustrated at shopping, coz the keyboard drained all of my money before the day even began! Oh well...
12.45 Very very stuffed. Ugh... they don't make the best beef sandwiches, after all, but their pie is too good. Ungh. Feel like barfing.
1.00 After walking to digest our cast-iron stomachs, we decided to go back to Garden.
So, my bill for shopping today is:
1000 bucks- paid for keyboard
1000 more bucks-money I owe Xu owing to the keyboard
500 bucks more-money I owe John owing to the keyboard
300 bucks-money I owe Xu owing to beef sandwiches
100 bucks-money I still owe Xu owing to all those pies (ugh)
Total Gil wasted: 2,900 Gil
Whew. That leaves me in a rut...
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That's the end of this chapter. Can't think of what will happen in the afternoon... Anyway, thanks to the people who reviewed... as usual, expect the next chapter.