Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Enter: Piano Master Austria!
This morning, I woke up to a knock on my front door. "More countries?" I complained out loud before going to the door. When I opened the door, I saw my best friend Emerald standing there. "Good morning, Mateus!" she said cheerfully. "Emerald?! What brings you here?" I asked, shocked to see that she was awake so early. "I've come to borrow a bit of flour to bake some bread." she said. "Oh. Well, in any case, come inside!" I said as I went to the cupboard to get the flour. "I didn't know you liked hamburgers so well, Mateus!" she said, motioning to the fifteen wrappers left behind. "I don't... A bunch of random people dropped by and they had hamburgers for dinner." I said. "I had a seafood salad." I added, motioning to the fridge. Knowing that Emerald can sometimes drop things, I measured the flour into the measuring cup, then put it into a plastic container with a lid. "Thank you, Mateus!" she said. "No problem." I responded as she headed out the door. After eating a left over scone, I decided to walk around town and see what was happening. I was remembering the dream I had and was suddenly in the mood for classical music. I headed down to the concert hall, payed for my ticket (which was a front row seat), and sat down. The gentleman playing the piano was wearing a long, navy blue coat which extended just past the top of his boots. Like many of the other people I met yesterday, he had a hair curl too, and he wore glasses and a jabot. I sat in awe as he played the piano flawlessly, classic after classic. Then I heard a voice. "You must be Palamecia." it said. I looked around the room and upon seeing that we were the only two there, replied timidly. "Y-yes, I am Palamecia." I said. He finished performing the song he was playing, Pachelbel's Canon in D Major, if memory serves correctly, got down from the stage and said "My name is Roderich Edelstein and I represent the country of Austria." he said in a formal tone. "N-nice to meet you, Roderich. Or should I call you Austria?" I asked. "Either is fine by me." he replied. "Follow me." he added shortly after. He lead me to the to a place called the World Café, and we were just about to enter when a young lady ran out the door. "Roderich!" she called before hugging him. "Hello, Elizaveta." he replied "This is Mateus.". I wondered how he knew my first name, but as he introduced me, I hid behind him. "Hey! You better not be flirting with Roderich!" Elizaveta warned. Just then, Sweden and Finland walked past and the next thing I knew, she was following them. "Well then, after you." Roderich said, opening the door for me. I thanked him shyly and walked into the café. There, at the counter, was England from yesterday! "Hey Austria! Hello, Palamecia!" he shouted above the conversations going on and waved. "Hello England!" I said and waved back before taking a seat. "Ooh! It looks like Austria has a boyfriend!" I heard a voice tease. He was platinum blonde with red eyes and he would have been pretty intimidating if not for the bird on his head. He kept making insults until I muttered a spell that made him see ghosts instead of people. He ran out the door screaming and I laughed. "You did that?!" Roderich asked, amazed "You scared off Prussia?!". "Yes, I made him see ghosts" I responded. Eventually, we had a sandwich and a cup of coffee each and discussed things ranging from art and music to the how he raised North Italy as a child. After we finished lunch, we took our seperate paths and went back to our own houses. That night, I took a few minutes to take notes about today's encounter and drifted off into a dreamless sleep.
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