Kwest turned back to the crowd, pulling his chair a tad closer to them. "So what's with the crown, Harrison?" he asked, reclining in his seat.
Jude smiled brightly, deciding to abuse her charm to be convincing. "It's a demo day," she stated simply, thinking that'd be enough to explain.
Sadie stared at her sister, waiting on more information. When she realized that was all Jude had to say, she commented, "And who said she wasn't a genius?"
"Shut up," Jude quickly bit back, realizing she's need to elaborate. She cleared her throat, giving herself some more time to pick her words out carefully. "I just thought you guys could use a break from the bad demos," she started, knowing that there'd be no argument for that.
Kwest's face lit up like a kid in a candy shop. "Oh, hell yes!" he exclaimed, rising to his feet. He bounced slightly and started dancing up against Sadie. "It's a party!"
With a light chuckle, Jude shook her head and looked away. She shyly glanced back up and made eye contact with Tommy. "I was thinking more you guys could listen to them," she suggested coolly, hoping that they'd take it into consideration. "Live," she added.
"Jude," Tommy called out with a shake of his head. He was tired, and the exhaustion could be heard in his voice. He gave Jude apologetic eyes before turning to her friends and starting, "I'm sorry you guys—"
Instantly, Jude started shaking her head. "You owe me, Quincy."
Tommy tilted his head as he looked at her, obviously exhausted. "Yeah," he started out in agreement. "But I can't just open the studio!"
"Since when?" Jude inquired, her arms folded across her chest.
Craig's face dropped, sighing sadly. "Hey, it's alright," he offered. He knew that Jude was fighting pretty hard for them to be able to perform, and the last thing he wanted was for him to let her down. Even more so, he didn't want Jude to suffer for trying so hard.
Continuing to shake his head, Tommy ignored Craig and continued speaking with Jude. "You didn't give me any notice, Harrison." He cocked his head at her slightly, emphasizing his point. "Plus, Georgia wants to find some new acts."
"The new act is right in front of you!" Jude exclaimed, paying no attention to all of Tommy's irritated signs. She had made a promise to her new friends, and she didn't want to break it. "Come on!" she pleaded, hoping that Tommy would finally give Jude her way.
Sadie could tell by the way that Jude was kicking and screaming that this wasn't going to be a forgettable subject. She knew her sister, and she knew that Jude wasn't going to give it a rest. Sadie finally interrupted and stated, "Just listen to them." She hoped that they could just get it over with, the arguments getting old. "What's one more song going to hurt?"
Kwest nodded, feeling where Sadie was coming from. Being Tommy's best friend, he witnessed his fair share of their disputes. Granted, they were one of the best couples when they weren't fighting, but they also had a tendency to put each other into through too much. "At least we know they don't have a cow," Kwest stated, trying to persuade Tommy into giving the band a listen and the quarrel a break.
"Fine," Tommy finally surrendered. If his two other judges were willing to listen, he wasn't going to struggle anymore. "Set up in there," he directed to the band, pointing off into the recording booth. He watched them scurry off, but a part of him wished that he could just start and stop them like all the other demos. "And hurry!" he hollered to them as they passed.
Spinner practically hopped into the recording booth, carrying as much of his drum set as possible in one trip. "Whoo!" he exclaimed as he passed the three of them. He walked further but stopped at the doorway to face them once more. "Squatch is gonna rocks your socks off!" he shouted before he left completely.
Tommy squinted slightly and looked at his friends. "Squatch?" he repeated, thinking about the name out loud.
"Oh gosh…" Sadie commented, with a loud sigh. She smiled faintly at Tommy, knowing that the two of them were thinking about how horrible that name was. Even the Slit Wrists band was looking a little better.
Paige glared at Sadie, already despising the girl. "It's Downtown Sasquatch," she corrected, defending her honey's band.
Sadie caught Paige's bitter tone and returned the evil glare. She replied sarcastically, "Much better..."