Thibault

On the third repeat, the pedal drags a beat again. I thought no one was watching. Not today, it seems.

• RémyFriend, I'm not late, I pushed it back on purpose. That's called art.
  ThibaultYou pushed it toward 441, not 440.
• VictorineThree times. Confirmed.

Ask if it's flat or sharp and everyone just laughs. Today someone answered, and my hand stopped for a moment.

• JoséphineSit like that on wet stairs and you'll wreck your knees. And your shoulder's been hiked up on one side since earlier.
  ThibaultI'll sit properly.
• GaspardMister, teach me that too! I've got good ears!
  ThibaultYou start with the last step first.

By ten past two, the A string drops a half tone. It means the door opens at that hour.

• LucienYou're precise. I'm always the same day, the same hour.
  ThibaultI know.
• RémyHey, don't look at people with those eyes. It'll make my lips shake mid-cornet.