[ tear's caught off-guard by rita's enthusiasm, surprised into silence as the girl takes her hand. it takes her a moment to find her voice -- ]

... I'm a Seventh Fonist. [ she assumes rita can only utilize the first through sixth fonons, or only a few of those -- otherwise why would the girl be surprised? a person who could use the element of sound was pretty rare, after all even though half the people in her party can do so. ]

You're right, I suppose I don't use regular artes. The Seventh Fonon is entirely different from the rest, and I'm primarily a melodist. Although the Seventh Fonon can uniquely do things that the rest can't... Are you familiar with what I'm talking about?

[ because if she isn't then that leads to a whole bunch of other questions ]