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The night, all told, had been perfectly acceptable.

That was the conclusion of her own internal after action report. She sang her way through the thought process, every detail of the evening from front to back— but quietly. Ish. Crystal had asked very diplomatically if she could keep it down and in light of such a reasonable request Rivka was doing her best. 'Quiet' was something of a foreign concept; with so many musicians under one roof she was accustomed to the air being filled with sound, whether she added to it or not. But it was a simple request on the face of it.

If only obliging it was proving so easy.

Nevertheless she gave the evening due consideration as she removed from herself the uniform that she had come, with some reluctance, to at least accept. It needed a wash, then an iron, but more importantly [i]she[/i] needed a shower. It would help to muffle her singing, too. Dancing with the cadet— Amalee— had been nice. To chat, to discuss her feelings on music, perhaps to encourage someone to pick their instrument up anew— worthwhile indeed. Ahhhh and the tsarina.

A smile that a lesser mortal might have called smug rather than satisfied crossed her lips and unbidden her tune climbed a few decibels while the Baeterran washed her hair under the water. That had been a victory, a coup-de-grace even. She was allowed to be smug about that. Progress was progress, a few steps further towards her proper success. Ah, but that seemed— more sensed than heard— to be a grumble from Crystal. She was getting a little loud. Think on that more quietly, at least for now.

Who knew what new triumph the morning would bring?

[color=7e5e7f]"Crystal?"[/color] She asked, turning off the water and swaddling herself in a towel. [color=7e5e7f]"Did you want the shower before bed?"[/color]

All in all, things were shaping up well.