New York Academy of Music - School Gate

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“Shuji told me everything.
I'm sure you're all very tired after flying over here from Japan.”
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Oh, I got a part of that!
Shuji's... Your brother, right, Toya?
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Kohane

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Yes, and he also mentioned our long flight from Japan.
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Which means this guy is...?
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Toya

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Yes, I imagine this is the person my brother asked to help us.
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Toya

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“Nice to meet you. My name is Toya Aoyagi. Thank you very much for helping me and my friends this evening.”
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“Toya! I like your name.”
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Toya

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(He seems very friendly.)
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Toya

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(He appears to be around the same age as Dad. Also, why does he seem so familiar...?)
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“Oh, where are my manners?”
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Lloyd

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“My name is Lloyd Hopper.
I'm a professor here at this school.”
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Akito

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Lloyd Hopper...?
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Where have I heard that name before...?
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Kohane

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*Gasp*
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Kohane

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Umm... Someone with the same name wrote the score for a movie called “Jazz Cat”, and even performed in it...
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What...?!
That's that one that won a bunch of big movie awards in the past, right?!
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Akito

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Now I remember. One of the songs from that movie became so popular that it was played everywhere you went.
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Lloyd

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“Oh, are you all familiar with that film?”
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Toya

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“Yes.
It was shown in Japan, and has been a popular picture ever since.”
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Lloyd

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“Hehe. I'm glad to hear it.
My friends in Japan have never shared their thoughts with me.”
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Toya

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“That's unfortunate to hear...”
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Toya

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(Lloyd Hopper is one of the most famous jazz pianists in the world.)
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Toya

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(Aside from music for movies, one of his albums also gained quite a lot of acclaim for arranging famous classical pieces with modern jazz techniques.)
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Toya

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“I'd heard that famous musicians teach at the New York Academy of Music, but I wasn't expecting to meet one here.”
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Toya

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“And how do we thank you for coming here yourself like this...?”
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Lloyd

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“Haha. Don't worry about any of that! Also, you should all consider yourselves very lucky.”
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Kohane

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“Very lucky?”
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Toya

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Yes. Actually, I haven't explained what's going on yet.
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Toya

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Tonight, we won't be going to a hotel.
We'll be staying at one of the academy's dorms.
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What...?!
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Akito

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I was wondering why we were meeting up in front of the gate...
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Kohane

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W-Wait, that might be okay for Aoyagi since his brother goes here... But is it really okay for the rest of us?
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We're complete outsiders, you know? Not like we have family members attending here.
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Toya

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Apparently, that won't be a problem.
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Toya

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This school allows tourists to stay in certain dorm rooms whenever they're not being occupied.
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Toya

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Some are open at the moment after the student occupants moved out recently. We'll be allowed to stay free of charge given that we agree to clean them.
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Akito

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I see. That means our timing couldn't have been better.
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And all we have to do is clean them? Deal!
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Toya

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(I definitely wasn't expecting to end up visiting the New York Academy of Music like this...)
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Lloyd

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“...”
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Lloyd

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“You really look just like him, Toya.”
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Toya

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“Him...? Are you referring to Shuji?”
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Lloyd

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“No, you two do share some similarities.”
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Lloyd

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“But I was trying to say how...”
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Lloyd

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“You really remind me of Harumichi when he was younger.”
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Akito

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Wait, he just said Harumichi, right? Isn't that your dad?
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Toya

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Yes...
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Kohane

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Does this mean he and your dad are friends, Aoyagi?
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Toya

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I don't actually know...
I wonder if they've worked together at some point in time.
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Toya

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(However...)
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Toya

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(The way he's speaking tells me he's more than just a colleague.)
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Lloyd

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“Hm? Did I say something funny just now?”
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Kohane

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“N-No, it's not that...”
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“Mr. Lloyd, are you and Toya's dad...?”
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No, what was that word?! It's on the tip of my tongue!
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Toya

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“Are you and my dad acquaintances?”
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Lloyd

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“Yes, I'm a graduate of this academy!
And Harumichi was my classmate.”
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Toya

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“Your classmate...?”
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Lloyd

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“Yes, but only for six months.”
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Lloyd

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“While attending a music school in Vienna, he had the chance to study here as an exchange student.”