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Alice felt a sense of nostalgia as she wandered through the music store. She had come to a place like this a few times with Lorina years ago. On display were shelves of sheet music, records, and a variety of musical instruments along with associated paraphernalia. Looking at a collection of violins displayed on the wall, Alice thought of a dear friend she’d left behind in Wonderland... and winced at the memory of his musical ability.
Also displayed were some keyboards. These, Alice was a little more familiar with, having taken a few piano lessons—also at her sister’s urging. It was supposed to be a ladylike hobby, though these keyboards looked decidedly less so than an actual piano. Alice glanced around a little shyly, then tentatively played a short measure with one hand.
The sound it made was not a normal piano sound. Instead each note sounded like a dog barking. Alice flinched back in surprise, and grimaced when she looked up to meet the gaze of a girl browsing the sheet music, alerted by the sudden noise.
“Sorry! That’s... haha... not what a piano should sound like.” Of course she knows that, Alice berated herself. She looked at all the knobs and buttons on top of the keyboard; maybe those had changed the sound.
“Wish it had just been a normal piano,” Alice muttered. She was afraid to touch it again.
