Part 4 — Chapter 10

Contains spoilers

Summary

  • The chapter is a transcript of a conversation between Gaspery Roberts (GR) who is an assistant to a music historian, and Alan Sami (AS) who is a violinist.
  • Alan Sami plays for pleasure in the airship terminal even though he doesn't need the money.
  • Roberts has been tasked with investigating the music played at airship terminals in various regions on Earth.
  • Roberts has Alan listen to a music clip and confirm if it's him playing. Alan confirms, identifying the music as a lullaby he composed for his late wife. The lullaby was never formally recorded or scored.
  • Roberts revealed that he studied linguistics and psychology in addition to history, but denies the relevance of psychology studies in his work, contrary to Alan's suspicion.
  • Alan recognizes and teases Roberts when his accent reveals he's originally from Colony Two.
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