[Of all things, he wasn't expecting laughter from anyone who happened to overhear his impromptu performance. Glancing back at the woman, he can only nod at her words given he had never seen her before. It was clear, however, that what he had played had affected her profoundly.]

So I've been told since childhood. Have you ever heard other performances?

That's partly the reason why. [Music always gave him the liberty to express himself in ways he had long pushed back and forgotten how to, though the real truth of how his skills were refined from a young age was much more morbid than that.]

A shame you didn't go through with it, but there is still a possibility to continue wouldn't you say?

Only partly, perhaps I would tell you the story another time. [Because if she's interested in learning from him, the story of his start in music would likely drive her away.]

All Travellers are compensated with enough to be comfortable while they are here, many simply choose to eek employment anyway. I assume you only just arrived?

You seem to be adjusting a little more easily than most, if it is your first day. [Though that could also be in part because there were so many people who had paved the way beforehand, and could easily explain the happenings of the city.]

I've been here since us Travellers first began to arrive.

It could be, may I offer the suggestion of attempting a greater injury if that is what you believe? In all likelihood, you would be left with only severe pain and a realization that it is not. [Whether he's seriously offering it up as a suggestion was up for debate, it would be difficult to tell with the lack of emotion on his face as he stands from his seat to face her more proper.]

I would not make a claim to know everything, but I do like to believe I am well-informed of what has been made available.

If you are serious about it, then I am willing to help teach you if you have the heart for it. [He gestures to the piano behind him almost lazily as he speaks, though anyone who would happen to know him better would know of his fondness for the instrument.]

You wouldn't be the first student I would have taken in, but you would be the only one if you choose.

If I were to reject someone simply for not knowing the basics, I would be doing music a great disservice. [A person didn't have to know how to read music to create the same beauty anyway, though it was more beneficial to have that knowledge.]

But we should begin your education there, or you may demonstrate what it is you do remember.

[It was certainly better than nothing, and already she could recognize what error she made with the last chord. There's a bit of a smile on his face, even if it felt out of place than usual for him to be making such an expression at this time.]

Leonie, Eyes Rutherford. Which house would you happen to be part of?

A pleasure. [It's out of instinct that he accepts her hand briefly, though he pulls away as soon as he could..]

I would be in Freyr House, and that would be the district we are in now, just on its edges. If you wish to reach Odin, the quickest way would be to cut through Freya and Baldr Districts.

When I arrived not even the Welcome Halls held colour. It was brighter than this until recent events. [As emotionless as he may seem, he had been deeply disturbed by the grey at first and had wasted no time in filling the area with music wherever he was. Before long, it held without him being there.]

It's a matter of either getting used to it, or helping in the efforts to restore it again.