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[Hey, it's Jusis's favorite migraine here to spread the misery.]

Hello again, Elliot. I hope you've been doing well.

Jusis suggested that I reach out about a music-related inquiry, which my friend didn't answer in the way I had anticipated. I was hoping you could shed light on this with your expertise.

[ OH ITS THIS GUY ]

[Okay no. Slow deep breaths Elliot. You're supposed to teach about music, and this guy wants to ask a question about music. It's fine. It's fine. Totally fine]

Oh? What's the question?

A friend of mine named his saxophone "Der Messingdrache", or "The Brass Dragon", and implied it was named after me. I fail to understand the logic considering I am neither a brass dragon nor am I covered in multiple keys.

His logic escapes me, but that's no surprise. As a fellow musician, perhaps you might have some insight on the naming process for your instruments.

Of course, he could be nonsensical in his reasoning... which would suit him as much as anything else.

[A PAUSE. Named...a saxophone...after him. A saxophone.

....Oh. Oh no. ]

Is this friend of yours Venti, by any chance?

Edited 2023-06-06 21:28 (UTC)

Ah. You're acquainted, then. That makes this easier.

[DOES IT]

[ Oh no. It's exactly who he feared it would be.

He's going to kill his oblivious ace friend]

It does in some ways, yes!

[G O D ]

There's no one set naming convention for instruments. Just like how every piece of music is different, so is every musician. Some don't name their instruments, while others put a lot of thought into the name.

But for someone at Venti's level, you spend a lot of time with your instrument, so you'll probably only name it after someone if it's someone of extreme significance.

And considering he named a saxophone of all instruments after you, well, uh.....he probably shares some thoughts about you that I don't feel fully comfortable voicing.

Edited 2023-06-06 21:51 (UTC)

[Truly he has no idea of the mischief his friend is causing through him.]

We are very old friends, so I suppose that makes sense...

[Even if the color is wrong.

wait what]

I... fail to see the significance in the choice of instrument, but there's no need to elaborate if you're uncomfortable.

At times he can be inscrutable even to me.

[Sir he's not impossible to read you're just dumb as a box of rocks.]

[ 💧

Holy crap he found it. He found a man denser than Rean. And he thought black holes couldn't exist on Earth. The scientific community will be thrown into chaos]

Okay, let me put it this way:

Saxophones are seen as a very sexy instrument. You'll find some sax pieces basically in every playlist meant to be put on in the bedroom.

So to name one after you means...

[COME ON DRAGON PLEASE CONNECT THE DOTS]

[Sexy? Why are they sexy?

What the hell is Elliot going on ab—]

[wait]

[................]

[......................................]

[nope]

I feel that I'm missing some context...

I wasn't aware that was a common practice.

[Back when he got laid they needed full orchestras.]

[....SWEET JESUS MAN. EVEN REAN WOULD'VE CONNECTED THOSE DOTS.

Just...no. No he gives up. He's not strong enough to explain sex to Jusis's coworker]

Ah. You know what? I wouldn't worry about it right now.

I'm sure when Venti is ready, he'll tell you explicitly the context. Until then...just be flattered that he thought of you!

[... Everyone keeps acting strangely when he approaches them with this question, so maybe he'll just stop asking at this point. It never seems to make any more sense and he's beginning to question his own sanity in pursuing this line of inquiry.

Fine. Have your saxophone, and name it completely wrong. It's fine.

Venti wins this one.]

I learned something new today, though the usefulness of that knowledge is... dubious.

Thank you for your help regardless.

Haha...well whether it's useful will be ultimately up to you two.

But you're welcome! Good luck! [God help this moron]

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