I've finally come to learn where tomorrow will be,

[timidheart]

Who: Are you musically inclined? Then you!
What: There has been talk of a Grove-wide Jam session for some time. Time to make it happen!
When: After the event
Where: Watchtower bar!
Warnings: Small Alcohol warning, since bar.


[Seems like they all could use something to unwind with. Mayoi was not trapped in the dream, but he did spend a lot of time being absolutely distraught over those who were. He almost felt like it was a little too soon, but honestly, what better way to try and get rid of the nerves and forget about the horrors than music, right?]

[So, he bravely made the arrangements with the bar so they could have their little Jam session. Snacks and Drinks are available per either Luca's arrangements or Mayoi's (or both). He probably did some stress baking this month, not gonna lie.]

[Feel free to mingle and chat! And play! And sing! Music!!!]

Comments

Min-Gi Park | Open!!

[outofsynth]

[Outside the pocket of the dream, Min has been quiet and on edge since their forced theatre performance. If anything his mood has been even worse since waking up. He's been avoidant and nervous of anyone who shared the dream with him and might have noticed his and Ryan's (tamer than he thinks, and honestly not so different from the way they'd normally behave) interactions.

Today is a little different. He's had his Barold back for a month now, but hasn't had access to it all that much. Any opportunity to play it is an exciting one, and much as Min-Gi enjoys playing with Ryan? It's pretty cool to have the chance to play with other musicians too. It takes more effort to haul it over to the Watchtower than it would his mini-synth, but it's absolutely worth it.

While he won't share anything he and Ryan are actively working on, he might play some already established Chicken Choice Judy songs if his bandmate's about. He's also happy to improvise or play songs he already knows. Depending on who it is, he might propose classical, or something ranging from the 60s to 80s.

He is also more than happy to demonstrate the different settings on his synth for those who are less familiar with it and show an interest.]

[chickenchoicejudy]

[As Min-Gi sits and fusses with his Barold, Ryan tries really hard to s n e a k up behind him as quietly as possible with his guitar. Then, as though Min-Gi definitely has not caught on that his mischievous best friend is behind him, he strums out a few repeated simple chords. No words are sung with the tune this time; it's just an easy little greeting that only means anything to the two of them.

Ryan laughs whether the stealth worked or not though and plops down next to him like things haven't been weird between them for a little while. All smiles and sunny earrings.]

Hey, man. Having fun?

[It's clearly time to check in with his favorite introvert. ♥]

[outofsynth]

[Ryan is not as subtle as he thinks he is, so when he hears the notes behind him there's no jump, just a huff of laughter at the familiar chords.

He's still a little awkward in Ryan's presence, but he's a lot more relaxed than he has been. As usual, music turns out to be the answer when it comes to getting him to stop thinking so hard about everything.]

Of course, dude. We should do stuff like this way more often.

[In the end the only person he's interested in collaborating with seriously is Ryan, but it is fun to hang out and play with other musicians like this.]

[chickenchoicejudy]

[Even just that is enough to make things feel normal and right. It wasn't terribly obvious something was weighing on him, but that weight falls away with ease.]

We totally should! It's weird, right? Doing stuff with other musicians? But like good weird, not weird-weird.

[Surely that makes sense to someone who has spent most of his life by Ryan's side.]

We're totally going to go up and play, right?

[He'll understand if Min isn't up for it, but god it was painful not immediately volunteering them to play for everyone first.]

Isidro Thorns Arknights [Open]

[sailingfor]

[Thorns brings everyone the sweet sweet sound of Iberian music, which is just "music from Spain" for you Earth folk out there. And also sea shanties. Boy, he knows a lot of sea shanties.

They're a little lame when sung by one guy, but Thorns is luckily the type to climb up on tables and counters (sorry Luca) and toast with a mug of ale in hand as he sings. It's quite energetic and upbeat, exactly what one would expect from a pirate and not at all what one would expect from an introvert like Thorns, but hey. Sometimes you gotta subvert expectations. Sometimes you gotta get drunk off your ass and sing a song.

If he's not schwasted and actually playing his guitar he got just for this, he'll at least bother to sit down... still on a table, but y'know, sitting.

While the others are playing their sets, though, he might just get up and wander over to you with a drink and ask you to dance. Y'know, platonically, because he doesn't realise how this probably comes across.]

[outofsynth]

[Min-Gi had been fiddling with the settings on his synth when Thorns sits himself on a table nearby. It's not like he's actually playing, so it's only polite to stop and listen while Thorns does.

He remains quiet until he comes to a natural pause, not wanting to interrupt a fellow musician in the flow of his music.]

Did you write that?

[sailingfor]

—ah, this one was written by someone else. I couldn't tell you who, sea shanties like this get passed around from Iberian sailor to Iberian sailor. I do know another that I wrote, if you'd like. Less of a shanty and more of a...

[His face scrunches up.]

"Fuck the past and fuck the government" type song. My generation got shafted a bit by our elders going on and on about a tragedy from ninety years ago.

[outofsynth]

Only if you want. A lot of great songs come from emotions like that, but if it's going to make you feel bad I'm happy to listen to whatever.

[Because obviously the best thing you can do with thoughts that make you feel bad is just not to think them.]

Aira Shiratori ♡ Open!

[love_swan]

[ He is burnt, he is injured, but he is GOING on that stage and there isn't a single person who will be able to stop him from dragging Mayoi up there with him. They have been practicing for a while on adapting their songs, and Aira has been itching to perform since he missed his last chance at the Nest.

Not that he could really help being in some kind of void dimension, but dammit he wanted to perform and feel normal again! It's nothing like the high-production lives he's used to from ES, but it's more than enough for Aira. He'd take a karaoke session at this point. He was practically starved for performing.

Once he's had his turn he's red-faced and tired, but more content than he has been since long before he arrived. He probably goes up several different times just to sing more common songs that weren't Alkaloid's simply because he wanted to share them with everyone.

The easiest time to catch him would probably be after a song or while he's sitting down resting after their first performance. Curse his poor stamina. ]

[timidheart]

[Okay, but Aira being injured IS going to make Mayoi fuss.]

[So is his own nerves about getting back on stage but that's way less important, what's important here is Aira could hurt himself further! Yes, and so, before they take stage, Mayoi tugs on Aira's sleeve like a child who has done wrong.]

Aira-saaaan...

[love_swan]

[ He wants to perform so bad he's practically vibrating. He doesn't seem to expect the tug from how he stiffens, but he looks back to his unitmate with a confused tilt to his head. ]

Hm? Something wrong?

[timidheart]

[He looks Nervous, but he always looks Nervous. Perhaps Aira can recognized this as Mayoi's usual stage nerves before he gets on stage.]

Are you certain you're well enough to perform...? If you hurt yourself further ...

[He would rattle apart. But also ...its easier to fuss over Aira than admit himself, that he's feeling afraid to take stage after all this time.]

[chickenchoicejudy]

[Ryan is a social butterfly at heart, so he's happily all over people after they perform, ready to talk shop with anyone and everyone. But, he does notice that Aira seems kind of beat? So he politely gives him a minute and bugs Mayoi first.

This means Ryan doesn't catch him until after his second performance, but he gladly takes a seat with him while he's recovering.]

Hey! Aira, right? You were really great up there!

[love_swan]

[ Oh! He remembers Ryan from the FamMeet. And for being fruity in the dream with Min but he's not thinking about that mess right now.

Aira's nursing one of his burns when he comes over and offers him a polite smile. ]

Ryan-san~ It's nice to see you. You were amazing too! It's nice to finally get on stage again.

[chickenchoicejudy]

[Tragically, Ryan was not actually in the dream - he was replaced by an idealized but no less fruity version of himself, and Min-Gi has been a little quiet about what happened. Truly, he has no idea what he was presented as in the dream at all.

Then again, it isn't like there aren't signs in reality. Like their iconic single they performed and all the little glances between them.]

Thanks! It sucks when you can't perform for a while, but it's like riding a bike once you get back up there. It just-- it fixes everything!

[That analogy doesn't really go with that sentiment, but Ryan's happy enough about it that it doesn't seem to matter.]

Till | Open

[foreversembrace]

[Till is- as most people are well aware- not the most social guy. He doesn't talk to people much, doesn't get along with people much...and he doesn't go out of his way to, like. Do things...much. That last part isn't always by design, it's just what happens. So when he hears about a bunch of them meeting to play music, he doesn't originally plan to go. Because...well, he wasn't really invited. He probably wouldn't be welcome, he reckons.

But he has his guitar, and he has nothing better to do. So...he manages to push past that feeling and goes. It helps that he knows Luca, and he DOES know many of the people there, whether it be relatively well or in passing. God, why does this have to be so hard...

Anyway, he's here. He's got his guitar and his sketchbook, which isn't actually intended for drawings, but writing song lyrics. Till's lesser known talent and hobby involves writing his own music, so that's what he's busy doing in the corner, be it the lyrics or the actual music notes themselves.]

....~

[chickenchoicejudy]

[Gasp. A wallflower to bother!

At some point when Ryan isn't playing his own music with Min-Gi or fluttering around the rest of the gathering like a little social butterfly, Ryan crouches down near Till, his own guitar strapped to his back.]

Hey, man! What're you working on?

[foreversembrace]

[Till is the wallfloweriest person to bother, so Ryan is about to have his work cut out for him. He's actually not expecting someone to come up to him, and he's so absorbed in what he's doing that he jumps a little when Ryan speaks up, lifting his head quickly as he readjusts the guitar pick in his hand.]

Got this...song I'm workin' on. [Yes Till he JUST asked what you were working on] It's still not much yet.

[chickenchoicejudy]

[Ryan takes getting an actual answer from Till as invitation enough to sit all the way down and hang out for a minute.]

Yeah? What is it so far then?

[No song is much when you first start writing it, but he's also seen Min-Gi get in his head about whether or not a song is good enough, so maybe it is something and Till's being hard on himself.]

Mayoi | Open

[timidheart]

[Mayoi takes the stage with Aira to perform one of their unit's songs for the first time in a very long time, and while his nervous almost did him in, he's very glad he did it.]

[Mayoi is a very different person on stage than he is normally, and probably everyone will pick up on his switch in stage presence. Once described as a terrifying demon, Mayoi commands the audience like someone larger than life. And then when he's done, he's being to being meek and nervous. Don't look at him please, he'll die.]


[He will do some solo on his own. His particular favorite is songs from a certain musical, so enjoy him once again sounds like some mysterious supernatural specter. Of course he will also join Thorns in silly sea shanties, too. After he's gotten a few drinks in him.]

[After the night carries on, he's less wound up and is even in a playful mood.]

[chickenchoicejudy]

[Too late, Ryan is looking at him and is very impressed! Ryan pops up beside him after they've all had a couple of drinks, and claps his shoulder.]

Dude!!! You were SO cool up there! I wanna dance like that!

[During his own performance with Min-Gi he was bouncing around the stage with his guitar, but it's not really the same as a coordinated dance number.]

[timidheart]

[Oh god, attention. His weakness.]

[But luckily Mayoi after having a few drinks is WAY more relaxed so he only squeaks a little when Ryan comes over to him.]

A-Ah, I'm glad Ryan-san thinks so! I was ... I was worried I'd gotten too rusty...

[He laughs a little into his drink.]

If you do, you should come back our practices some time. Aira-san and I do them in the mornings.

[beathollow]

( mafuyu watches quiet and adoring the entire time, sticking to the sidelines- but once he comes over in that playful mood, she draws one of his hands in hers and presses a soft kiss to his fingers. )

You sound beautiful.

[timidheart]

[!!!]

Mafu-taaan...!

[SKjfdlasda presses his forehead into their hands.]

Thank you...!

[outofsynth]

[It's definitely not what Min-Gi had expected when Mayoi had got up on stage. They've talked about stage fright before, and while he gets they probably have different ways of dealing with it he hadn't realized they were that different. It's especially jarring seeing him revert when he gets back off-stage.]

Dude, that was... I had no idea you performed like that.

[It's impressive. But. Wow. Definitely not the Mayoi he's used to.]