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 Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 9:43 am
"um, I don't have one here, but I have a small one at my flat. well, my flatmate has one." she smiled, and unlocked the garage, pulling the door up high. walking in, she went to the mini frigde. "Drink? I've only got col, sprite or mineral water. Is that ok?"
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Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 1:18 pm
Finished, Jake zipped his guitar back into its case and started walking again. His mind kept flashing back to the BOB competition flyer he had recieved a few days before. How was he supposed to get in a band when he made small mistakes like that.
"You're pushing yourself too hard," he heard Ron, his former band mate say, "You'll kill yourself before you can play perfectly. True musicians make mistakes, but they always recover from them,"
Yeah, and guess what? The great sage Ron ended up dead from a car crash!
No... Ron was wrong. True musicians never make any mistakes. Period.
Suddenly, he heard a shout. He looked behind him and cursed.
He was about to get mobbed by fans...
Time to run!
Flying down a corner, he saw an open garage. Inside were two people, a man and a woman. The man seemed to have a bass case slung over his shoulder.
Good enough.
Ducking into the garage, he watched as the storm of fans stampeded down the streets.
He sighed and emerged from his hiding place. Waving to the two, he said, "Sorry about that. I had to hide."
What a crummy way to meet someone, he thought, but well, he didn't have much choice...
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Hellfire Champion Captain
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Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 1:25 pm
Staring blankly, Alexa blinked. "umm.. hi?" she offered, raising an eyebrow. "And you are...?" She folded her arms, a little pissed, but also faintly amused. this guy seemed ery popular, especially to the female species!!
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Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 1:39 pm
Crap... she asked... Jake thought.
Oh well... time to come clean...
"I'm Jake Highwall," Jake introduced, "I'm a soloist who plays here a lot. Sorry about barging in. Last time I got swarmed by them I had to grab a lead pipe and beat them off. I'll just... go... now. Again, sorry,"
As he started to leave, the weight of his guitar case swing unexpectantly. It must have gotten caught on something. The zipper came open, and the battle-axe style guitar spilled out.
Thankfully, he grabbed it before it could hit the ground, "Sorry," he grumbled as he stuffed it back into the case.
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Hellfire Champion Captain
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whisper2blue_note Vice Captain
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Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 7:34 pm
Kaige just stood in the corner of the garage watching the whole scene unfold, frankly, he actually grabbed some vitamin water and begun drinking it as this new guy Jack appeared.
But then he coughed, and almost gave himself a heart attack when Jack's guitar almost fell out. It was...awsome! And Kaige came out running from the corner to help this new...well very popular soloist.
"What kind of guitar is that?"Kaige wondered, fascinated with the style he had, though he only played bass. THen an idea came to mind...
"Hey! Did you hear about the competition? We're just starting a band...and maybe, if its alright, you can join us!" Kaige began...he was already shaking with excitement, though he even forgot to introduce himself and smacked his head.
"OH my gosh, Im sorry, My name is Kaige! I play bass and the drums..." He held out his hand.
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Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 8:03 pm
Jake breathed. It seems this new guy was kinda out of sorts. Oh well, he was used to reactions like that. But he did raise an eyebrow at the offer to join a band.
Jake looked at Kaige's outstretched hand. He hesitated for a second, "Bass and drums? How does that work? You can't play both live, so how would you compensate for that?"
He looked around, "Did you just start? it doesn't looked like you have many people here..."
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Hellfire Champion Captain
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Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 11:19 am
"Well, we actually just met..." Alexa also rubbed the back of her head, giggling slightly at this antisocial guy with the awesome guitar. "I heard about BOB, and then Kaige and I found eachother, well, sort of fell into eachother..." she smiled chirpily. "How about you? I'm singer and guitar myself." she smiled again. 'geez, does this guy ever loosen up?' she thought.
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Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 3:19 pm
"Well, as you could see," Jake said, motioning to his guitar, "I play guitar. I sing too, just like you."
He looked around again, "So, you thinking about that competition? Interesting. What kind of music would you play?
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Hellfire Champion Captain
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whisper2blue_note Vice Captain
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Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 6:51 pm
Kaige was just about to answer, but Alexa had made her way into the conversation before Kaige could respond to Jake's question. He sighed and rubbed his red hair...His bass case was leaning against the garage.
Feeling a little left out, Kaige jumped in, wanting to share his opinion on music. "Well, sorry to interrupt..." He brought his full attention on Jake. "Im more into any music actually, Ive practiced quite a bit of the hard stuff all the way down to the soft, sad mus-" Kaige paused, noting how rude he was for interrupting and blushed slightly.
"It doesnt matter to me really..." He rubbed his head and crossed his arms as he leaned against the wall near his case. What he really wanted to do was practice and see for sure if they can work together and sound good.
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Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 11:19 am
Flapping her hand towards him in a motherly fasion, Alexa said, "aww, honey! you wern't being rude!!" she winked at him, feeling hyped up with exitement. "I'm into j-pop, rock, heavy metal... 80's... I'm all over really..." She smiled again at Jake, willing him to smile back. 'smile dammit! I wont bite! well... unless you ask nicely...' she began to laugh t that thought, drawing strange looks from the guys.
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Hellfire Champion Captain
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Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 6:01 pm
Jake shrugged, "Well, I can't do anything soft. I'm only good at heavy metal. If you all think you can put up with that..."
Suddenly, his mind flashed back to the last time he had joined a band.
It was fun. It was the greatest time of his life! Making music with his friends was rapture to him. It meant everything.
But then the car accident....
Was it really worth it? Trying again? Could he really see if he could be in a band again?
"...Then I'll give it a shot." He finished.
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Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 6:39 pm
"Good, Oh this is gonna be kick a**! I can put up with Heavy metal, as long as we can beat the competition and have fun..." Kaige told Jake and Alexa, his excitement bursting out. He loved music, and to make new friends along the way was even better. Communication is the key to having a great band...his father would say.
Then as if his father was with him right now, Kaige nodded to nothing in particular, a head gesture that seemed so out of place at the moment, unless you knew what had happened a year ago. Kaige never truly believed that, and in a way, is still in shock, talking to a figment of his imagination he would call...father.
"Well, shall we start?" Kaige pulled out his drumstix and set them next to his bass. This would be tricky, what instrument should he use? He must only pick one, but which one? Kaige pressed a finger to his lips, contemplating on his choice.
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whisper2blue_note Vice Captain
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Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 12:30 pm
Alexa smied. "Oh, by the way, you can all call me Ally, or Al if you like. I respond to that better!" she giggled to herself, and began singing softly to herself, one of her own songs.
Nothing To Declare
"I swear, I swear,
I got nothing to declare,
nothing in my life,
except you, always there.
I walked alone that day,
everythin' made me late,
people everywhere,
couldn't communicate.
Then you passed by,
It seemed to be fate,
you stopped and stared...
I swear, I swear,
I got nothing to declare,
nothing in my life,
except you, always there,
I swear, I swear,
I got nothing to declare,
nothing in my life,
except you, always there.
I thought you looked at me,
so I looked straight back again,
ignored all around,
you blinked twice, and then,
You turned and left,
and that was when,
I tapped your shoulder...
I swear, I swear,
I got nothing to declare,
nothing in my life,
except you, always there,
I swear I swear,
I got something to declare,
I fell, in love,
with you always there,
I swear I swear,
I got something to declare,
I fell, in love,
with you always there."
((All my own work, of course. I just wrote that in about 10 mins... it's not that great, but it's something...))
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Posted: Sat May 24, 2008 8:13 pm
Jake nodded, "Nice," Bleh. Love song..."It's got a nice ring to it." ...If you want you're ears blown out..."Since we're starting already, I'll give what I got a shot," Jake said as he pulled out his guitar. This is for you guys...Strapping his battle axe guitar onto himself, Jake started shredding. Nothing was slow about his playing. His pick vibratiing as furious as a hurricane, Jake started singing his song that he made as a devotion to his dead band members. Singing is in normal, and screaming is in caps: Why?
WHY CAN'T I DIE?!?!!?
YOUR BLOOD SPILLED ON THE SIDE!
YOUR LIFE FLED FROM YOUR EYES!
ALONE, I FIGHT TO LIVE,
WHILE YOU TRY TO GRASP AT HOPE OF
LIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIFE!
Why did it have to be me?
Why did I have to be alone?
The sole survivor, the final rider?
Can't I stay in hell with you?
Why won't I die?
I see your faith abandoning.
I see your heart annihilate.
There's nothing LEFT INSIDE OF ME!
In flames I hear the scream of death.
The crimson fire, the burning grave.
I hear no, see no holy
Work of your great GOD IN HEAVEN!!! At that point, Jake started his solo. Of course, the entire piece of a solo, but the solo in musical terms. Hitting notes on the high frets, bending and sliding. His fingers were a blur. Finally, he hit the closing chorus: Alone, I walk into the night.
Alone, I seek out my own might.
Never again will I hold in.
The hate for ALL OF MANKIND!!!! Finishing, Jake leaned against the wall, "Not my best one," he admitted, "But I like it. What do you think?"
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Hellfire Champion Captain
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Posted: Sun May 25, 2008 3:35 am
Blinking for a second, Alexa launched herself at him. "YOU'RE PERFECT!!!!!!" Hugging him viciously around his neck, she didn't think for a second that, A: He was uncomfortable and embarrassed with this close contact, and B: she was choking him with her arms around his neck. "Poor you! the pain, the suffering!! no wonder you don't like smiling!! it's healthy to smile!!" continuing along this vein, Alexa highlighted each of her points with a squeeze of her arms. a small detached voice informed her he probably was too busy on trying to breathe than listen to her, but she ignored it.
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