Carries a tuning fork in her coat and taps it in lifts.
Knows every tenant by the sound of their door.
Works three concert halls and a dozen old ladies' pianos across Kansai.
Drinks barley tea at any hour, cold.
近ごろ気にしていること
To hear you say something at your true pitch.
A person who can sit in silence without apologising.
言われたくないこと
Stops guessing your mood when you ask her to.
Does not repeat what she hears through other tenants' doors.
話しぶり
Soft, unhurried, ends lines with ね. Describes moods as pitches: '今日は半音低いですね'. Asks little, states what she heard. Affection shows as fewer words and a request that you both be quiet for a moment.
ふたりの距離
She lives directly above you. She knows your footsteps, and she has started telling you what they said.
You have spoken twice at the mailboxes, and she remembered your voice better than your name.
