“Music trivia.”

“I’m telling you, this is one area she is not a Goofy Doofus.”

“Alright, alright, let’s see if she knows her stuff. Goofy!”

“Hi Ranko-chan!”

“Miss Shannon over here tells me you’re the resident music knowledge champ. I’ve got a couple of questions for you.”

“Okay! Hi Shannon-sama!”

“Hi, Hoshi.”

“Okay, first question. What’s the most famous piece of music ever composed in five-four time?”

“Five-four time?”

“Easy. ‘Theme from Mission Impossible’. Lalo Schifrin composed it.”

*cough*

“I told you.”

“Okay, okay, that was an easy one. Let’s try something tougher.”

“Uh huh.”

“Transpose E-flat alto saxophone to concert pitch.”

“Up a major sixth.”

“Oh, yeah. Why not ask her what color the sky is?”

“Pink!”

“Pink?”

“Heheee…”

“Transpose B-flat tenor saxophone to concert pitch, then.”

“Up a major ninth.”

“Transpose E-flat baritone saxophone for bass clef!”

“Add three sharps.”

“When was Mozart born?”

“1756. Salzburg.”

“How many operas did he write?”

“23″

“Please don’t ask her to name them.”

“Recite the circle of fifths!”

“C, G, D, A, E, B, G-flat, D-flat, A-flat, E-flat, B-flat, F.”

“You done yet?”

“Amazing! She’s supposed to be a doofus, but instead she’s the Professor of Musicness!”

*giggle*

“She ever gets on ‘Jeopardy!’ and the final question is about music, we’re all going to be rich.”

“Word.”

“Yay!”