[Video] Rabbit Day 3... with Rabbits

[achickenformylove]

[WangJi was in greenhouse carriage as usual. It was usually his place for making any sort of posts on the train as he enjoyed it there. This time, there actually was a reason... because he had two rabbits and it was the month of rabbit.

You know... appropriate.

So Little Carrot was sitting inside his robes with his tiny head sticking out, nose wiggling as WangJi spoke]

Good day. I wanted to inform those on the train with a musical inclination that I have ordered a guqin so that others may try and play it.

[He adjusted the video to show the very long zither instrument sitting on the ground near him. It definitely wasn't his own. The colors were different and it didn't have any of the markings showing it belonged to a Gusu Lan disciple.

There was also Little Radish the white rabbit next to it, sniffing it and trying to figure out what it was]

If anyone would like to learn more about it, feel free to ask. This one, I will leave in the music carriage.

Comments

[achickenformylove]

[It was something that the rabbit had started doing on its own. WangJi had not taught him that, but since Little Carrot seemed to be attempting to bow like he did, he wouldn't stop the rabbit.

So when Xie'er bowed again, Little Carrot again attempted to mimic before lowering back down onto his feet and walking back towards WangJi. WangJi took the tea and took a sip of it first before speaking]

Obviously, it was quite a bit different than a pipa. A guqin is usually played flat, on a table or on your lap.

[His spiritual energy to hold it in mid-air didn't count. But first before Xie'er could really examine it... time to remove the rabbit. He picked up Little Radish and returned him into the ground. The white rabbit hopped a bit away and then basically flopped. Woe is him being removed from his new place to sit]

[scorpionsect]

[Xie'er was tempted to pick up the rabbit, but knew he should be focused on the lessons. He didn't want the rabbits have to leave for being a distraction. He just never was around pets. Granted, his godfather had peacocks....but those weren't something he would call a pet. They were more of an loud obnoxious annoyance. It also was just another way to go look at how much money I have. Alot of the peacocks had recently began to disappear...

He gave a nod in understanding. With an instrument that big he could understand why.]

It looks like I could place my hands similiar position as I would the pippa. Would one hand be more dominate in playing or about equal?

[achickenformylove]

[They will be here and eventually come back. Little Carrot was just off being himself and Little Radish was perhaps sulking, but hard to tell since you couldn't just... ask him]

This one. [WangJi showed him one hand] Will be the one that stays mainly in one area of the guqin. The other is the one that moves to change the tones and pitches on the string.

[scorpionsect]

[Xie'er gave a nod and smiled, as he understood the similiarities between the two instruments. He mimicked the placement to get a better feel. It no longer wasn't as daunting as he thought it would be. It was still a challenge, but not something unknown.]

What would you say that's extremely different?

[achickenformylove]

From what I know of pipa, I would say that it is similar but I have never learned anything other than guqin.