Um, well... I suppose I was pretty fond of Judy Garland-- I guess everyone knows 'Over the Rainbow.' Billie Holiday had a very nice voice too. And! Um. And Frank Sinatra was becoming really popular!
[She pauses, reigning in her enthusiasm as she gets embarrassed again. She speaks quietly] ...It was 1940 before I came here.
[It's embarrassing to be so out of the loop. While Akira seems nice enough, experience has taught her to never just believe that-- sure he might seem nice, but what if she irritated him because of her lack of knowledge? People had turned on her for far, far less before, after all.]
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[She pauses, reigning in her enthusiasm as she gets embarrassed again. She speaks quietly] ...It was 1940 before I came here.
[It's embarrassing to be so out of the loop. While Akira seems nice enough, experience has taught her to never just believe that-- sure he might seem nice, but what if she irritated him because of her lack of knowledge? People had turned on her for far, far less before, after all.]