The sudden question directed at Tao made her blink in shock and she lowered her hands from her face, glancing around quickly before finding the man who’d spoken. “Yeah I’m alright… Just a bit annoyed.” She replied with a faint nod, eyes flicking to the instrument before back at him.
“S’ just difficult is all.” She wasn’t sure what more so say, and so she didn’t say anything. Just tucked her long hair behind her ear and pressed her lips together, hoping he’d pick up the conversation after the initial response.
“It’s not that hard,” he chirps in, boldly standing up and moving to the other couch where the girl was seated. “How long have you been trying to learn?” He reaches for the guitar, eyes flicking towards the female briefly as if to ask for permission to handle it. “If it’s too much, you just… try to learn a bit at a time. Stick to mastering a few chords before trying to play full songs,” he offers as advice.