Both? And a twin? Ouch. That sure would raise the expectations, alright.
Mine's not as bad, but I think I get where you're coming from. My mom was a pretty well known pianist. I wanna live up to her legacy, but I don't want to be in her shadow all the time either, you know?
I think that's part of why I choose to learn the violin. So I could be different enough to stand out a little.
[He gets a blast of a memory and is struggling to think following, so there's a delay and he's grateful this is text.]
What's your mom name - or stage name, if it's different?
[Because standing out... yeah, that's definitely important to him. Why he keeps getting these flashes that don't make any sense to him, he's not sure. They don't feel like how Togusa and the others described it would.]
[ Elliot meanwhile doesn't notice the delay. It's pretty normal for there to be delays with texts. ]
She went by "Lady Craig" on stage. Craig means rock, so she thought it was funny.
[There's a good chance Dylan would recognize the name. A pianist from NYC who while wasn't a superstar, still had a good-sized following -- especially after she died in a tragic fire ten years ago. Maybe he might have even heard of her through his mom, since they had run in some of the same circles, but who knows.]
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Mine's not as bad, but I think I get where you're coming from. My mom was a pretty well known pianist. I wanna live up to her legacy, but I don't want to be in her shadow all the time either, you know?
I think that's part of why I choose to learn the violin. So I could be different enough to stand out a little.
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What's your mom name - or stage name, if it's different?
[Because standing out... yeah, that's definitely important to him. Why he keeps getting these flashes that don't make any sense to him, he's not sure. They don't feel like how Togusa and the others described it would.]
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She went by "Lady Craig" on stage. Craig means rock, so she thought it was funny.
[There's a good chance Dylan would recognize the name. A pianist from NYC who while wasn't a superstar, still had a good-sized following -- especially after she died in a tragic fire ten years ago. Maybe he might have even heard of her through his mom, since they had run in some of the same circles, but who knows.]