Track featured: Frame of Mind by Braken and Tristam

"Oh wow, sans made it into Smash Ultimate as a costume!"

Well, we all know what that means.

I start drumming Megalovania in honor of this achievement.

"Luna, turn it down! It's too loud!"

"Sorry brah, there's only one volume control, and that's 12!"

I continue drumming, annoying our grouchy neighbor…I do that a lot…

"LOUD! Knock off that racket!"

I'm playing too loud to hear Mr. Grouse's complaints.

"Turn it down or I'll unplug your amps!"

"No way, I'm into the zone."

"Check to break, no need to hate."

I'm so confused at that response.

"Oh, that's from some Canadian rhythm game that I saw Lincoln playing a few times."

"Okay…?"

"Anyways…Lincoln should be passing by our room soon and knowing him, you'll make him deaf and ruin his arcade dreams."

Did she just…?!

"No one insults my music like that!"

I turn up the volume way past the Spinal Tap setting and blare out a harsh cord. The sound wave opens the door a little and shows my little bro on the ground holding his ears.

"Lincoln!"

Luan glowers at me. It's his fault for getting too close. It's like expecting to not go deaf after firing a shotgun.

"It's your fault for playing your music too loud! People in Detroit can hear you! No wonder Mr. Grouse yells at you most of the time!"

"It'd be doing them a favor, since they can't hear your terrible puns!"

"I'm surprised we haven't gone deaf yet! No wonder Lincoln bought those earplugs!"

"He was ignoring us, that's why we had Lola emotionally manipulate him!"

"I'm going to pretend I didn't hear that."

I can't believe she's arguing with me and taking his side when he could hear my jams! If people from Detroit could hear them, then he definitely should! I can't believe she treats Lincoln like some kind of saint when he gets himself into trouble.

Luan says something to Lincoln and puts on those Waveform-0 Headphones. She got them after the Noise B Gone incident in which we all had tinnitus for about 2 hours because Lincoln though Lisa was joking about her science experiment. Ha…Lisa never jokes. I'm kind of insulted that she got them…who wouldn't want to hear me. I admit I'm no Mick Swagger, but…

"You know, you could have done some real damage today."

"What do you mean?!"

"How about making everyone within a 5-block radius deaf?! Getting a $750 ticket for noise violation! Getting your 100th complaint from Mr. Grouse!"

She does one of her April Fools' laughs.

"And the worst part is, you and Lisa drag the rest of us down with you! Since you two make up 80% of all the town's complaints!"

I'm one step from telling her to sod off and look at herself in the mirror.

"Anyway, you want to contribute to the noise pollution in Michigan, be my guest. I'm going to practice my routine in the living room."

Luan storms off in a huff, taking her comedy supplies with her. Well, at least she left me to practice in peace…I turn off the amps and begin playing on my synthesizer for a few minutes to cool off from our argument when my cellphone rings. Checking it, and I see it's from my blonde beauty. My girlfriend, Sam, wants to hang out today. Well, after that Astonishing Quest team activity a few months back, I think our relationship is really progressing well. Since we both like music, a duet should be perfect. I've been listening to some indie artists in my spare time and recently, I think I found the perfect song.


I save the lyrics to my phone and head over to where she wanted to meet up. I slowly walk over and see Sam sitting on a bench at Ketcham Park. I join her.

"Hey, Lunes."

"Hey, Sam."

"So, while I did call you for our meet up, I'm curious as to what you've planned for us to do today."

"Well, we both love music, so it only makes sense for us sing to each other. I think I found the perfect song for a duet."

I show her the lyrics. She has questioning look on her face. I notice this and try to backpedal.

"I know, it's no Mick Swagger song, but…"

"No, we can sing it, Luna."

"Oh, radical! I'll start singing it."

For now, you can stay
Right here we will play
Until somehow you can find
A slightly different frame of mind

Right here in my arms
Away from all harm
You'll be safe from all the flares
Although I know you don't care

Oohh...
Oohh...
Oohh...
Oohh...

You can lift your head up to the sky
Take a deeper breath and give it time
You can walk the path among the lines
With your shattered frame of mind
Withstand, you could always stay
We can wait right here and play
Until somehow you can find
A slightly better frame of mind

Oohh...
Oohh...
Oohh...
Oohh...

Sam joins in and sings the second verse of the song.

When they say you will fall
You can reach nothing at all
Hide your tracks, beneath the line
Of a different frame of mind

Is it that what you've heard?
Broken words in the dirt
Yelling out into the sun
Here we come, here we come

Oohh...

Here we come, here we come

Oohh...
Oohh...

Here we come, here we come

Oohh...

You can lift your head up to the sky
Take a deeper breath and give it time
You can walk the path among the lines
With your shattered frame of mind
Withstand, you could always stay
We can wait right here and play
Until somehow you can find
A slightly better frame of mind

Oohh...
Oohh...
Oohh...
Oohh...

We both sing the chorus verse. Our voices harmonize in sync with one another.

You can lift your head up to the sky
Take a deeper breath and give it time
You can walk the path among the lines
With your shattered frame of mind
Withstand, you could always stay
We can wait right here and play
Until somehow you can find
A slightly better frame of mind

And when daylight comes through
When the day is a new
Then it will be time
For a new frame of mind

When all eyes are on you
You will know what to do
Since you would have found
Your new frame of mind

When you lift your head up to the sky
Take a deeper breath and give it time
You can walk the path among the lines

But always know that you'll be safe
I'll be here throughout your days
Come find me and we will play

"That was actually pretty awesome!"

"You really think so?"

"Luna, I know so. It was so awesome that some people were even looking at us performing."

"You know, the two people who performed this song are best friends, but I think this song has many more meanings than the original one. It was performed by 2 Canadian indie artists, Braken and Tristam; The song is called "Frame of Mind".

With that explained, I look in the general direction of where a crowd of onlookers are gazing and I see a colorful crack in the sky.

"Woah, where did this light show come from?"

"It just showed up and covered us in a mysterious aura. On the plus side, it made you cuter!"

I blush at the complement.

"Well, this hangout has been fun, but I should probably head back home. See you at school?"

"Yeah. I'll be waiting."

I eagerly head back home. This hangout/totally not a date went amazing! I can't wait to reminisce about it!