Day 53: Music Room

[rocksthecourt]

Well, if it wasn't his favorite time of the week. They say distance makes the heart grow fonder. Of course in this case, distance makes Klavier feel like an abused, neglected animal who was only now being allowed a taste of actual food. These people were such savages. It was still absolutely absurd that they were allowed access to this room so

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[vsyourface]

Scott stopped for a moment when Roxas stepped into the room. He had been hoping when the kid replied over the board that this wouldn't be an issue. He was pretty sure he could still make it not an issue, too; Scott could force his brain to do some pretty complicated contortions to fit his needs when he had to. Just on first glance, however, it was impossible not to be reminded of the night before, just for a few moments.

So, how's Ramona these days?

Scott scrunched his eyes shut for a half-second, willing NegaScott to push back into his subconscious for a while. Moping could come later. Better yet, moping could come never. He was going to have a good goddamn afternoon, goddamnit, and goddamn if he was going to let Landel's tricks throw him off or associate his new buddy with bad times. Goddamnit.

After that half-second, Scott seemed back to normal, and waved Roxas over into the group. "Hey man, you made it. Wicked," he said with a grin, meaning both making it to the tryout and through the night. Turning back to Sora, it seemed the Keyblade wielder was just finishing up something with Venom. Good, he thought, not having caught a clue of what was actually going on. He didn't want to waste much time here. Mustn't waste time, boy, you must spend it! Or something like that.

"Yeah, that's right. The only thing it's the best time for right now is music. Music time." He gave a short, semi-circular waving motion with one hand: "So, uh, you two who don't know me yet, I'm Scott Pilgrim. This is supposed to be a tryout or whatever, but hey, there aren't many of us, right? We could probably just start something with the people we have, I bet. You know, just pick a couple songs, try 'em out, make people's ears bleed, repeat ad naseum. You know, band stuff," he said with a casual shrug. "Sound good?"

[36_24_35]

Since everyone seemed to know each other already, Tifa made her two gil brief. "I'm Tifa, nice to meet you guys," Her welcoming smile landed on that spiky brunette--Sora, if she remembered correctly--as he seemed to be the only one paying attention to her at the moment. His smile was very charming.

"Fine with me. I don't know much outside classic pieces, but I'm sure they've got sheet music around here. I don't mind playing whatever, it shouldn't be too hard to follow," Theoretically, anyway. It had to have been a good five or six years since she last practiced her chords.

[anemptydecapo]

There were a few thoughts going through the assassin's mind as the area became more and more crowded. One was pure disappointment directed at his fellow patients, especially Sora--a band? This is how you plan on using your free time? They should have known better. Another was surprise: the boy who appeared last had an uncanny resemblance to Sora. Were they brothers? The last was the fact that he didn't enjoy where this was heading and he should leave as quickly as possible.

Still clutching to the drums he'd caught, Venom began to step slowly and quietly away from the gathered group. No one in this room would have ever noticed he was there to begin with.

[rischiarare]

Ears bleed? He hoped it didn't come to that. Of course, Roxas was really operating on the assumption he could sing because Sora could - they shared a lot of the same abilities, so why not that? Then again, he also didn't know if Sora could sing, but he was hoping. "I was gonna try the same," he told Sora, giving his own coy little smile. "I never have before, but I figured it couldn't hurt."

The Nobody didn't notice Scott's first reaction to his entrance, but instead was pacified by the fact he wasn't against Roxas showing up. Actually, he looked pretty happy about it. (Did that mean they were friends now?) To Scott's question, he answered, "Sounds good to me. I don't know much, but..." Maybe, with luck, he'd actually recognize some of the songs offered. But he could always learn!

While he trailed off, he noticed the third guy holding a pair of small barrels with paper on the top. "Are you going to play the bongos?" he asked, looking up into what he could see of his face (his mouth? What was the big eye thing for?)

Oh - wow. He hadn't known those were bongos until... now. That was still really weird.

[scintillatingly]

Much like his Other, Sora wasn't interested in making anyone's ears bleed. That wasn't the point of this at all! He frowned at Scott for a moment, but just decided for himself that they could do better than that. It'd be fine! They'd be great. Things had always worked out right in Atlantica, so he was sure it'd be the same thing here.

As introductions started to circle around, Sora heard Tifa give her name -- which meant that there was no doubt about it now. He couldn't help waving to her. Now clearly wasn't the time to start discussing how he knew her, but hopefully they could talk about it later.

Though as she explained that she didn't know very many songs, Sora realized it was the same for him. He only knew the lyrics and melodies for the songs he'd sung with Ariel and the others, so...

He blinked over at Roxas when the man addressed Venom, who already looked like he was trying to make a quick getaway. "Uhh, I don't think Venom wants to play with us," he admitted. "Is there anyone else who could play the bongos?" Still, it seemed like most of the other patients were keeping at least a five foot radius around them, so that left them kind of stuck. But how could they have a band without some percussion?

Finally, the boy turned toward Scott. "I only know a few songs, but... I'll do my best?" He shot him a dorky grin and shrugged his shoulders. They were just trying to have some fun, so it'd probably be fine, right?

[vsyourface]

Scott's eyes widened a bit in realization when Tifa and Sora mentioned not knowing many songs. Oh, that was right. Not everyone was going to share a common base in music, being from different cano- worlds and all. Scott wracked his brains. What was something they might all be able to play? In spite of the sheet music he posted earlier, a look at the instruments they had to work with didn't inspire much confidence that they could make the Sex Bob-omb song sound anything like what it ought to. That meant finding another option, but what?

Then it hit him, just before Venom was able to move too far away. "Oh hey! Does anyone else know a song called 'Under the Sea'?" he asked suddenly. He knew Sora would know it, at least, and if Roxas was from the same universe, it was possible he knew it too. If Venom was going to run off, his opinion didn't matter anyway, and Tifa... well, FFVII characters appeared in Kingdom Hearts. Maybe some things crossed over? Even if she didn't know the song, though, the melody was pretty simple to teach. Scott figured he could probably get her going just by humming a few bars.

[36_24_35]

Oh god, that boy was sweet. She readily offered her own wave, glad to meet a person so unconditionally kind. It better not have been because of her boobs; Tifa wanted to believe in mankind today!

At the mention of an unfamiliar song title, Tifa shifted her attention to the man named Scott. She tapped her lips gently, thinking back to her teen years. She couldn't remember a time after Nibelheim that she had the freedom to appreciate music beside that which blared from Slum shops to tempt passersby.

"Nope, don't know that one, sorry. Is it easy? If it's just a hook and a chorus, I bet I can get through it?" She offered with a hopeful smile. Tifa didn't want to be the one to rain on these boys' parade.