//------------------------------// // Practice Makes Perfect // Story: I Promise // by pokeking95 //------------------------------// “I can’t do it, Lyra!” “Please, Dusty, just try one more time.” “I’ve been trying!  And I can’t get this part right!  It’s so stupidly complicated!” “It’s not that bad, Lightning.” “Says the number two student in the whole bucking school!” “Hey, language!  Anyways, if you just take this slowly and carefully you’ll get it eventually.” “Slow and careful isn’t really my thing, Lyra.” “Dusty… Here, I’ll even go through it with you, note by note, measure by measure.” “Tch, fine.  Oh, by the way, who’s the number one student?” “…Why do you ask?” “Just wanted to see if you know her.” “…I don’t like talking about Octavia Philharmonica, Lightning Dust.” “Why?” “I just don’t.  Now, you asked about this symbol earlier.  It’s called a trill, and when you see it you’re supposed to rapidly alternate between the trilled note and another note adjacent to it…”