Morning concerts.

Takeru sat down a the piano in an empty room at the concert hall. It had taken him a while, but he finally got aproved to play here.

Sitting dow n, he took a deep breath, and decided to warm up by playing the theme from Gravity falls.

Afterwards, he pondered what to play next, and unconciously said "Any requests?"

Killing time was something Selenus would normally be incredibly skilled at, given the fact the his main hobby prior to awakening consisted of literally doing absolutely nothing. But this day was not pre-awakening, in fact it was his very first day as the proud wielder of a Persona. Selenus needed to prepare for the events that were bound to unfold that night and so he sought out a place hidden away where he could safely summon his Persona to as crucial questions that needed to be asked. He briefly considered going all the way out into the outskirts of the city, but ig he did that he wouldn't have enough time to have a proper interrogation and still be back in time to to be present at the epicenter of things to come. After a while of considering his choices, Selenus opted to sneak into the back of the concert hall, where there was an entrance to an uninhabited alleyway. Unrecorded, unpopulated, unseen and sound-drowning: Perfect for what he needed to do.

As he approached the concert hall however, he heard the distinct sound of piano keys being stroked from inside of it. That's weird... from what he could gather there was no show or concert shceduled for today (Although to be fair, a day where the concert hall went unused was a high rarity in Suzie-Q.). With curiosity weighing heavy on his mind, Selenus decided to sneak into the concert hall through an open window in the back of the building. When he made it to the hall itself, he found an aridly empty collection of unused seats that ended in a lone man playing the piano vigorously at the furthest part of the Hall.

Selenus listened patiently as the man played a tune that he swore he'd heard somewhere before, and once he finished he heard the man speak up... for a request? But... there was no one else here. Well... There was someone now.

Standing in the large seatless column of emptyness that separated the sections of seats in the hall, Selenus spoke up. "How about "My Way" by Frank Sinatra? Do you know how to play that one?"

Takeru turned, slightly startled, not expecting a reply.
"Uh... yeah. I do. Give me a sec." He said. Though he was surprised, it was no excuse not to play when he knew the song, and had asked for a request.
"Feel free to sing along." He said.

Taking a deep breath, he began to play masterfully, hands gracing the piano keys as gracefully as a figure skating on ice. When he finsihed, he paused, turned, and said: "how was that?"

That was odd. No reaction to his appearance? It mustn't've been the first time this man had seen an ASSW, or possibly even a K0 unit. Sure, there were few people who actually freaked out like he was a monster when they saw him, but to have absolutely no reaction to the robot wolf standing in front of you means one of two things: Either you've seen that same weirdness before, or you've seen even weirder things.

The man began to play the song Selenus requested beautifully. There was no doubt that this man had a massive amount of experience in his trade. Selenus listened with intense pleasure as the mysterious pianist performed the very first song the robot had ever heard in his life, except in a lyricless and unique manner.

"Very impressive. I have very fond memories of that song, and you sir, have made them fonder. What's your name?"

"Takeru. Takeru Kagemaru. And you are...?" Takeru said.
"Don't worry, I don't bite either. Frankly, you amaze me, more than anything, actually." He added. While this was true, the other reason was that he had indeed seen weirder (watching weirdmageddon does that to you).

"It's nice to meet you, Takeru. My name is Selenus." He quipped as he approached the man in a friendly manner. "Really? Well, that's gotta be around the first compliment I've recieved in the last few years. I realize I'm not exactly common, but I'd imagine I'm nothing to be amazed by considering the amount of walking breathing oddities that roam Endymion."

Selenus jumped up onto the stage and took a quick glance at the piano. "Again, you're very talanted at playing Piano. I could've sworn I've heard that first song you played somewhere before, however I can't exactly recall where. Either way, great job. You're lucky to have such a talent, y'know?"

"Nice to meet you, Selenus" Takeru said, then responded carefully, not wanting to offend the now very advanced looking robot. "I... suppose so." Takeru said.
"Although... it's not the only talent I have." He said.
"So anyway...." he said, deciding to sate some of his latent curiousity. "What exactly are you, anyway? And don't say some new model of aibo, or something. Something as advanced as you is not the kind of thing I'd let out of a lab unattended...." he asked. But he shrugged before adding "...but you're here now, and I'm not gonna tell anyone you were here, so... feel free to tell me. That, and what brought you here... my music?"
"Oh. And by the way... that first song was the theme from Gravity Falls, a tv show I watch." He added, as a bit of a side note in the conversation.

"If you couldn't tell by now, I'm a robot." Selenus chuckled. "An ASSW To be precise. Don't ask what those initials mean, I was never told. ASSWs are robots that have been given a human mind through the use of unconventional technology. I guess a more common term would be a "Sentient machine"."


It wouldn't be the first time he's been asked that, but he was completely fine with it. In fact, Selenus took some degree of pride in being a rarity, mostly because he (unlike other living rarities) was apparently impressive due to the technology needed to make him and keep him alive. "I was trying to meet up with someone, but it's evident they won't be showing up. I got borde of waiting so when I heard your music I came here to investigate."

"Huh... who were you supposed to be meeting with...? Never mind, I guess that's not for me to know." Takeru said, sighing. He would have to look up what ASSW stood for, but he got the feeling he wouldn't be able to find out. 
"Oh well. Is that all...?" He asked the robotic wolf. "Cause if it is, I hope we can meet again, that is, if you have to be somewhere...". He said.

"From a teacher, of course... she's dead though... died of cancer a while back..." Takeru said, a wistful look briefly crossing his face. 
"But I still practice, however." He quickly added. "So... you wanna hear me play something else, or no?" Takeru asked Selenus.

"It's okay." Takeru said.
"I know what to play now..." he said.
He once again began to play, focus unwavering like that of a master surgeon's as he place Bethoven's Ode to joy, not stopping until he had finished.
"How was that?" He said, asking his robotic watcher.

"Incredible. I appreciate the symbolism behind playing Ode To Joy after having mentioned your deceased tutor. Not everyone has the ability to turn grief into art. You have my commendation." If Selenus could smile, he'd be smiling.


"But hey, maybe try to keep it under control, yeah? Wouldn't want security to bust in here and kick you out. Wait, did you get permission to play here? Well, whatever. I should get going. It was nice to meet you, Takeru."

With this said, Selenus took his leave. The wonderful music still playing in echo inside of his mind.

"Okay. I Hope We Meet again." Takeru said, watching his audience leave. Takeru couldn't help but feel he would soon see him again, though...