"What if you grew a fingernail really long?"

"It would have to be really long! But that might do it."

"Gloves?"

"Also stop the harmonizing." He pats the harp. 

"Gloves with one finger, for that string only."

" - There you go, that might work fine."

"What about that thing over there, what even is that -"

"You can play it like a flute - I know it doesn't look it - and it produces these puffs of lavender smoke when you do."

"Ooooh."

"What about the rest of it?"

"That -" it's chocolate, looks like a trumpet - "is edible and will grow back if you sing it a lullaby. You can also just play it. The violin doesn't have a bow but you can play it by pretending you have a bow, sounds great once you get good with it. The clarinet only works underwater. The tambourine produces flower petals - and gravel, if you shake it -" he points at a miniature goat - "the left horn is playable, but the goat will kick you if you have poor breath control."

"...wow. Any lullaby?"

"Maybe they have to be very lovely lullabies and I wouldn't have noticed because everything I sing is great."

Snort. "But it can't tell the difference between Night my Child and Counting Clouds?"

"It approves of both and will regrow all the eaten chocolate."

Giggle.

"Think you'll be all right here?"

"Like I said, I fit right in with a collection of embroidered musical instruments!"

Hug. "Okay. Good."

Ooh, hug. Where is he going with this hug?

...tempted but holding off, apparently. "Feel free to play with everything, just of course be careful - I should talk with Caranth about dishware money schemes..."

"Okay. I won't let Cathei fill your music room with tambourine gravel."

"Oh good. It's a pain to get rid of, gets everywhere."

Giggle.