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bangingthe_hellouttayouZack had decided that he wanted to do something for Halloween now that he'd gotten his new costume and being a Spider-Man fan he'd gone for a Spider-Punk costume straight from his comics. He'd gotten it at a local comic store down on the Strip and couldn't wait to show Damien because he knew the Dog didn't have comics or anything fun back in Hunger City. Zack now pleased that he'd arranged a Halloween Party for the band members, their friends and family to attend inside the communal area of the apartments. It was the biggest space and there was a bar all stocked up with spooky drinks, alcoholic and non-alcoholic alike.
It would be a blast!
There were even spooky snacks with crisps and chips shaped like bats, ghosts and pumpkins. There were even actual pumpkins on a table for those who wished to carve a pumpkin alone or with friends. Zack had tried to make it accessible for all, those who wished to party and get drunk and those who wanted to do non-boozy activities too.
As for costumes---they were optional but preferred.
"Ok, I think that's it. Everyone should be arriving soon."
Zack looking around the room and hoping everyone would like what he had set-up with help from some of the others of course.
It would be a blast!
There were even spooky snacks with crisps and chips shaped like bats, ghosts and pumpkins. There were even actual pumpkins on a table for those who wished to carve a pumpkin alone or with friends. Zack had tried to make it accessible for all, those who wished to party and get drunk and those who wanted to do non-boozy activities too.
As for costumes---they were optional but preferred.
"Ok, I think that's it. Everyone should be arriving soon."
Zack looking around the room and hoping everyone would like what he had set-up with help from some of the others of course.
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Date: 2023-11-15 04:21 am (UTC)“I’m quite interested in tapping into his theatrical knowledge too…” Dee added. Ansgar really would be a valuable asset to their band. “I want to create an experience… not just an album. There’s sound and vision. Together.”
“Our costumes tonight are actually for our stage personas.” Jay added.
“I have so many ideas for a live show… but no idea how to put that kind of spectacle together.”
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Date: 2023-11-15 04:41 am (UTC)It would be a way to see what he did when he ran with ideas. Including Joe setting himself on fire on stage which was an Ansgar and Ollie talking to Joe while they all had too much to drink before a show idea. Rik made a mental note, now that he was thinking about it, to introduce Ansgar to Jake. They'd probably have a time together.
"I like them. What is their meanings?" Rik wasn't one for stage costumes but he's always curios in people's creative visions.. "We don't have them for stage but I know Svarte Ravner has a stage costume and set."
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Date: 2023-11-15 01:01 pm (UTC)“Kuro… are a band of rebels in a post-apocalyptic fantasy world, fighting against oppression and standing up for those with the same spark of magic within them… through music, of course.” Dee smiled confidently. “As the Prophet, I lead and inspire our fellow rebels with my words.“
“I’m the Mystic. I use the magic of music to soothe and heal.” Jay added of his own character.
Their costumes reflected those personas well. Dee was striking in tight leather and war paint. Jay looked more wizard-like in his robes, complete with potion bottles hanging from a belt.
“All band members will have their own character… along the same naming convention.” Dee explained. “And I hope… it’s something we can bring to our fans too… to create a Kuro name that they can use with each other. It would be wonderful to create a community for our fans where they know they feel safe… and uplifted.”
Dee was definitely getting ahead of himself there. But that was his motivation, laid bare.
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Date: 2023-12-10 04:51 am (UTC)The Dane reminded himself that this was a story for the stage. No different than his own band singing about mythology. There was something in this though that applied to the tour and musicians here.
"Ziggy brought us all together to break social conventions and change how the world is going right now." Rik had his own motivations, they all did, but the end point was the same. Change, for the better.
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Date: 2023-12-10 01:53 pm (UTC)“And storytelling… People naturally gravitate to a story… more than just to a message itself.” It was one of the things he picked up on in conversations with those studying film and animation at CalArts. It was something hardly touched upon in the music composition side of things. “So if people see themselves rebelling against the Scarlet Cross of the Ministry… the words I sing will resonate more.”
If the basic plot made Rik take notice, the casual namedropping of the tyrannical government probably wouldn’t escape him either.
However, chalk it up to coincidence (or perhaps some kind of other multiverse theory), because Dee and Jay were not from Jack’s world. They didn’t know other worlds even existed.
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Date: 2023-12-10 03:04 pm (UTC)"It's an interesting stage concept." Rik spoke that first since he could admire a good story. However, the other matter left him uncomfortable since these were new people.
"I...I'd be careful talking to Damien.. um.. or maybe Jack.. about this idea." Rik knew that he would have to explain but how to say it without sounding like he was off his rocker on drugs? He didn't even do drugs. "Damien.. he .. so he was imprisoned for a long time by people that called themselves the Ministry."
How much to say? Rik left it at that but said one more thing. "I know I.. well my family imprisoned me, I guess. And sometimes things bother me, and maybe Damien..." He didn't want to speak for Damien but with how jittery Damien could be this new person deserved the warning.
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Date: 2023-12-10 03:15 pm (UTC)"That's a very... unpleasant coincidence..." he stuttered.
Jay looked to Dee. "Should we change the name?"
Dee wasn't sure. On the one hand, he didn't want to ruin his chances of Kuro getting signed or getting a spot on the tour. But on the other, if there was a horrible group that just happened to call themselves the Ministry, and if they got exposed and their members arrested because they drew attention to it, then they owed it to current and future victims to shed that kind of light.
"I... don't know?"
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Date: 2023-12-10 03:21 pm (UTC)Sooner rather than later was left unspoken for the moment. Rik wondered if it would be easier or harder on Damien for someone else to bring up this band's stage persona first. Who knew? Zack might.
"Maybe talk to Tom or Zack." Rik thought it over and then nodded, mostly to himself. "Zack could help, I think."
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Date: 2023-12-10 03:28 pm (UTC)They definitely wanted to stick around. Also, Tom was one of the people Dee most wanted to run into, after everything he'd heard at the City Charms show. So he made a note to ask him that too if he got the chance.
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Date: 2023-12-13 01:04 am (UTC)For the most part, everyone watched for those things that really bothered people, or at least tread lightly with those topics. It took time. There were arguments sometimes but most of the musicians were forgiving enough that it didn't last long. Rik would be happy to continue to talk to them both, or go back to work if they wanted to wander off and meet others.
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Date: 2023-12-13 02:23 am (UTC)The night was young, and he was determined to make the most of it.
(And sitting down for a while in here really helped too.)