[ To say Peter is surprised to find the ECHO device is an understatement.
He's mentioned the history of his mixed tapes to Maya at different points in their many conversations -- maybe not straight out (some twenty-six years later, and he still feels the loss keenly), but it's clear by putting the pieces together that the two tapes and the Walkman were a gift from a dying mother, the last trinkets from a planet he has yet to return to.
So Peter knows that Maya would understand how Significant this gesture is. And that's why he doesn't hesitate to plug in his headphones and start listening to the recordings immediately.
It's different, is his first thought; he's unused to this kind of music, and it's very different to his mom's tapes. But it's so very Maya that after a few listens, he tucks the device into the pocket of his coat, right alongside Awesome Mix, Volumes 1 and 2.
Eventually he'll work to learn all of the words to these songs, too, but for now, he's knocking at Maya's door. ]
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He's mentioned the history of his mixed tapes to Maya at different points in their many conversations -- maybe not straight out (some twenty-six years later, and he still feels the loss keenly), but it's clear by putting the pieces together that the two tapes and the Walkman were a gift from a dying mother, the last trinkets from a planet he has yet to return to.
So Peter knows that Maya would understand how Significant this gesture is. And that's why he doesn't hesitate to plug in his headphones and start listening to the recordings immediately.
It's different, is his first thought; he's unused to this kind of music, and it's very different to his mom's tapes. But it's so very Maya that after a few listens, he tucks the device into the pocket of his coat, right alongside Awesome Mix, Volumes 1 and 2.
Eventually he'll work to learn all of the words to these songs, too, but for now, he's knocking at Maya's door. ]