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Seattle, 2021 The crash 8:40 PM NEW YEARS EVE
I can't help laughing when Sketchy falls headfirst off of his bike. Boy needs to stop trying to impress women; it just makes us run faster. I grin at that thought.
Taking a swig of my beer I sidle over to the backstage entrance and eye the bouncer who is standing, arms crossed, outside the black door. When I see people like him, I always thank my lucky stars that, although they made me strong, Manticore didn't give me the over-buff body to go along with it. Totally not my style.
I grin fakely, almost seductively as I approach the bouncer.
"Hi." I bat my eyes, sounding like a total bimbo. "My friend, she's backstage, and, like, I need to do her hair."
Far from the third degree I thought I'd receive, the bouncer leers at me, practically drooling. "Sure baby." He says, continuing to leer at me. I look at him blankly, and step around him to open the door. He looks disappointed, and I grin to myself. Like he's gonna get any - this woman's taken!
As I walk backstage, I see the room I was looking for. Another black door bears a paper sign saying simply "SIX". I knock on the door quietly, hoping that Six is alone. After coming out of her coma, she has been surrounded by people constantly, and it's been difficult to catch her alone.
As soon as I knock, a muffled "Come in, it's open!" comes from inside the room. I open the door and step in.
Now, Crash is not exactly a very classy place, and so from the state of Six's dressing room, I can tell how much they value her. In stark contrast to all the other backstage areas, this room has plush red carpet, and several red love seats. There is food on trays scattered everywhere, as well as about a dozen bouquets of flowers, presumably due to Six's previous ill health.
"Hey Six" I smile at her position. She is lying on one of the couches playing her guitar softly, seemingly in another world.
"Hey Max, how you doin'?" She asks, grinning.
"Shouldn't I be asking you that?" I tease her, sitting on the couch next to her.
"Nah." She grins again, sitting up and leaning her new guitar up against the wall. "I'm fine, never better."
I look at her skeptically. "Right. Cos everyone's just fine after they come out of a coma." I tease her.
"Ah well, being a hybrid Manticorian has it's distinct advantages." She chuckles. "I'll be fine Max, stop with the mothering." As soon as Six says this, she abruptly stands up and walks to the other side of the room, facing away from me. "Uh, so, what can I do for you anyway?" She asks quickly.
"Well, I just wanted to see you since it's been a bit hard lately" I pause "I just wanted to talk."
"Oh OK." Six says, busying herself getting some food from a table on the other side of the room. "Well, I gotta go on soon, so I guess I'd better change."
"Oh OK." I say confusedly. "Well, I'd better go then."
"Yeah OK." Six says, not turning around. "See ya."
As I open the door, I can't help thinking to myself that I've just been dissed by Six. The ever-nice, delightfully cheery Six. Something is definitely up, and I'm sure as hell gonna find out what it is!
Seattle 2021 Logan's penthouse 9:13 PM NEW YEARS EVE
"Come on Logan, we're gonna be late!" I grin when I hear Max's voice from my living room.
"I'm coming!" I call back to her as I pick up my bag and place it on my lap, wheeling out into the living room.
As I wheel in, I see Max sitting casually on the arm of one of my chairs and grinning at me. She continues to do so as I greet her with a kiss. "Good evening." I say to her, a grin rivaling hers appearing on my face."
"Hey." She stands up. "I thought it was us girls that were sposed to take forever to get ready." She teases me
I just smile. "Ah but Max, if I didn't take so long, I would not be as good looking as I am, now would I."
Max gently hits me upside the head. "You're a doofus." She heads towards the door. "Come on hotboy, let's go."
"Why the rush?" I ask her.
"I need to tell you about what happened with Six earlier tonight."
Seattle 2021 The Crash 10:01 PM
Somethin' in your eyes, makes me wanna lose myself
Makes me wanna lose myself, in your arms
There's somethin' in your voice, makes my heart beat fast
Hope this feeling lasts, the rest of my life
If you knew how lonely my life has been
And how long I've been so alone
And if you knew how I wanted someone to come along
And change my life the way you've done
It feels like home to me, it feels like home to me
It feels like I'm all the way back where I come from
It feels like home to me, it feels like home to me
It feels like I'm all the way back where I belong
A window breaks, down a long, dark street
And a siren wails in the night
But I'm alright, 'cause I have you here with me
And I can almost see, through the dark there is light
Well, if you knew how much this moment means to me
And how long I've waited for your touch
And if you knew how happy you are making me
I never thought that I'd love anyone so much
It feels like home to me, it feels like home to me
It feels like I'm all the way the back where I come from
It feels like home to me, it feels like home to me
It feels like I'm all the way back where I belong
It feels like I'm all the way back where I belong After finishing my song, I tell the audience we're going to take a break, and I head backstage. I just can't deal with Max and Logan right now. Not after what I said. I am such an idiot! I continue berating myself as I head backstage, until I am hit by something odd. Someone around here is feeling very angry. This can't be good.
Seattle, 2021 The crash 8:40 PM NEW YEARS EVE
I can't help laughing when Sketchy falls headfirst off of his bike. Boy needs to stop trying to impress women; it just makes us run faster. I grin at that thought.
Taking a swig of my beer I sidle over to the backstage entrance and eye the bouncer who is standing, arms crossed, outside the black door. When I see people like him, I always thank my lucky stars that, although they made me strong, Manticore didn't give me the over-buff body to go along with it. Totally not my style.
I grin fakely, almost seductively as I approach the bouncer.
"Hi." I bat my eyes, sounding like a total bimbo. "My friend, she's backstage, and, like, I need to do her hair."
Far from the third degree I thought I'd receive, the bouncer leers at me, practically drooling. "Sure baby." He says, continuing to leer at me. I look at him blankly, and step around him to open the door. He looks disappointed, and I grin to myself. Like he's gonna get any - this woman's taken!
As I walk backstage, I see the room I was looking for. Another black door bears a paper sign saying simply "SIX". I knock on the door quietly, hoping that Six is alone. After coming out of her coma, she has been surrounded by people constantly, and it's been difficult to catch her alone.
As soon as I knock, a muffled "Come in, it's open!" comes from inside the room. I open the door and step in.
Now, Crash is not exactly a very classy place, and so from the state of Six's dressing room, I can tell how much they value her. In stark contrast to all the other backstage areas, this room has plush red carpet, and several red love seats. There is food on trays scattered everywhere, as well as about a dozen bouquets of flowers, presumably due to Six's previous ill health.
"Hey Six" I smile at her position. She is lying on one of the couches playing her guitar softly, seemingly in another world.
"Hey Max, how you doin'?" She asks, grinning.
"Shouldn't I be asking you that?" I tease her, sitting on the couch next to her.
"Nah." She grins again, sitting up and leaning her new guitar up against the wall. "I'm fine, never better."
I look at her skeptically. "Right. Cos everyone's just fine after they come out of a coma." I tease her.
"Ah well, being a hybrid Manticorian has it's distinct advantages." She chuckles. "I'll be fine Max, stop with the mothering." As soon as Six says this, she abruptly stands up and walks to the other side of the room, facing away from me. "Uh, so, what can I do for you anyway?" She asks quickly.
"Well, I just wanted to see you since it's been a bit hard lately" I pause "I just wanted to talk."
"Oh OK." Six says, busying herself getting some food from a table on the other side of the room. "Well, I gotta go on soon, so I guess I'd better change."
"Oh OK." I say confusedly. "Well, I'd better go then."
"Yeah OK." Six says, not turning around. "See ya."
As I open the door, I can't help thinking to myself that I've just been dissed by Six. The ever-nice, delightfully cheery Six. Something is definitely up, and I'm sure as hell gonna find out what it is!
Seattle 2021 Logan's penthouse 9:13 PM NEW YEARS EVE
"Come on Logan, we're gonna be late!" I grin when I hear Max's voice from my living room.
"I'm coming!" I call back to her as I pick up my bag and place it on my lap, wheeling out into the living room.
As I wheel in, I see Max sitting casually on the arm of one of my chairs and grinning at me. She continues to do so as I greet her with a kiss. "Good evening." I say to her, a grin rivaling hers appearing on my face."
"Hey." She stands up. "I thought it was us girls that were sposed to take forever to get ready." She teases me
I just smile. "Ah but Max, if I didn't take so long, I would not be as good looking as I am, now would I."
Max gently hits me upside the head. "You're a doofus." She heads towards the door. "Come on hotboy, let's go."
"Why the rush?" I ask her.
"I need to tell you about what happened with Six earlier tonight."
Seattle 2021 The Crash 10:01 PM
Somethin' in your eyes, makes me wanna lose myself
Makes me wanna lose myself, in your arms
There's somethin' in your voice, makes my heart beat fast
Hope this feeling lasts, the rest of my life
If you knew how lonely my life has been
And how long I've been so alone
And if you knew how I wanted someone to come along
And change my life the way you've done
It feels like home to me, it feels like home to me
It feels like I'm all the way back where I come from
It feels like home to me, it feels like home to me
It feels like I'm all the way back where I belong
A window breaks, down a long, dark street
And a siren wails in the night
But I'm alright, 'cause I have you here with me
And I can almost see, through the dark there is light
Well, if you knew how much this moment means to me
And how long I've waited for your touch
And if you knew how happy you are making me
I never thought that I'd love anyone so much
It feels like home to me, it feels like home to me
It feels like I'm all the way the back where I come from
It feels like home to me, it feels like home to me
It feels like I'm all the way back where I belong
It feels like I'm all the way back where I belong After finishing my song, I tell the audience we're going to take a break, and I head backstage. I just can't deal with Max and Logan right now. Not after what I said. I am such an idiot! I continue berating myself as I head backstage, until I am hit by something odd. Someone around here is feeling very angry. This can't be good.