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======Book VI Chapter 21: Out Of Your League======
===The Rusty Nail Lounge===
===[[GalvStudios Galvanized Studios]]===
===[[LapsDuMent Laps-du-Ment]],[[Chimre]]===
"I'm seriously worried about[[Harley]],"[[LyricAi Lyric'ai]]sighed, leaning against the wall as he sipped a cup of wine.
"I wouldn't, Lyri. There's not much we can do about it, if she decided to go //pyro//. I know you're still shaken up by that mess in[[Liasse]], but as long as you lay low, you don't need to worry about it. It's not //you//[[Dilndrou Dilndrou's]]after, and you're not a[[SilentRose Rose]], after all."
"No, but he's still my--"
"//Our//," Didier corrected.
"//[[Nefirian Our father]] //, and a guy who's willing to lure someone's son into a trap to get them is more than a little slimy. I don't have a way of knowing if Harley //really// wanted to, either, not without going to see for myself, which is risky.
She was a bouncer, yeah, but that's different... She's a sweet girl and a brilliant drummer, and I'd hate to have anything happen to her. Least of all because of //me//."
"Hey. //Hey//, don't you even beat yourself up over this. What were you supposed to do, //not exist?// Yeah, fighting back might've been helpful, but in this case, that could've just gotten you killed faster--"
"Hey, lovebirds! What're you two whispering about?" A head popped out from the doorway. "Have you found my replacement drummer yet?"
Didier shook his head. "Still looking,[[Giovan Giers]]. Harley's a tough act to follow."
"Well, hurry it up! You know I've only got a little while before I have to get back to[[Splitcha]]and observation happy-hour with[[Gabriel dumb-luck the wonder kid]]," he droned, expertly rolling his eyes.
"How //is// that going? You don't sound too happy about it," Lyri noted, raising an eyebrow as he took another swallow of his drink.
"Ya really wanna know?" He pushed his glasses up on his nose. "The guy's a freaking //**seven**//. //He's// thinking of //crowning him.//"
Didier laughed sharply. "A seven?! //Gaunthier?// Are you shitting me, Gio?"
Giovan shot the blue-haired //[[Aeneski]]//a withering glare. "No, man. I'm //so not.// He's taken everything we've thrown at him, and half the time he looks just as shocked as we are, once he starts emoting again."
"Woah, sorry! I didn't mean to offend. What's up-- you two have a history or something?"
"I've got //beef//, that's all. Lucky little prick," Gio admitted, pushing his hair back behind an ear. "Anyway, it's not important. The Lord-Doctor's taken care of it."
He pointed to Lyri and Didier in turn. "Listen. Drummer, kapeesh? //Drummer//. I don't care if they're not as good; close, temporary, //whatever.//
But get someone. I //mean it//-- I want you guys back in the studio! Tell[[Cami]], too."
"Don't get your panties in a bunch, Gee," Lyri laughed, waving him off. "Say hi to Giddy for me."
"I'll bring him next time. He can bite your ass if you don't have a full band for me."
Lyri snorted and shook his head, filling his cup again and peeking out from beneath his hair as Giovan vanished from the doorway. "//Woah.// Hey, Ander. Was it just me, or--"
Didier nodded curtly. "His eyes; I saw them. And the aura's all wrong; he's no mutant.[[Mirajin]],[[Vitae vitae]]or otherwise."
"What else //is there?//" Lyric'Ai frowned, scratching his cheek. "Life, death, dream, and matter... but that was down right //alien//... And //Dad did that?//
"Makes you wonder exactly what they're teaching these days at ol'[[Cathedral Cathedral Academy]], doesn't it?"
Didier snatched the decanter from Lyri and took a sip straight out of it. "Mmm-//hmm.//Maybe you should drop by."
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Next Chapter: [[BkVICh22 Book VI Chapter XXII]]
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===The Rusty Nail Lounge===
===[[GalvStudios Galvanized Studios]]===
===[[LapsDuMent Laps-du-Ment]],[[Chimre]]===
"I'm seriously worried about[[Harley]],"[[LyricAi Lyric'ai]]sighed, leaning against the wall as he sipped a cup of wine.
"I wouldn't, Lyri. There's not much we can do about it, if she decided to go //pyro//. I know you're still shaken up by that mess in[[Liasse]], but as long as you lay low, you don't need to worry about it. It's not //you//[[Dilndrou Dilndrou's]]after, and you're not a[[SilentRose Rose]], after all."
"No, but he's still my--"
"//Our//," Didier corrected.
"//[[Nefirian Our father]] //, and a guy who's willing to lure someone's son into a trap to get them is more than a little slimy. I don't have a way of knowing if Harley //really// wanted to, either, not without going to see for myself, which is risky.
She was a bouncer, yeah, but that's different... She's a sweet girl and a brilliant drummer, and I'd hate to have anything happen to her. Least of all because of //me//."
"Hey. //Hey//, don't you even beat yourself up over this. What were you supposed to do, //not exist?// Yeah, fighting back might've been helpful, but in this case, that could've just gotten you killed faster--"
"Hey, lovebirds! What're you two whispering about?" A head popped out from the doorway. "Have you found my replacement drummer yet?"
Didier shook his head. "Still looking,[[Giovan Giers]]. Harley's a tough act to follow."
"Well, hurry it up! You know I've only got a little while before I have to get back to[[Splitcha]]and observation happy-hour with[[Gabriel dumb-luck the wonder kid]]," he droned, expertly rolling his eyes.
"How //is// that going? You don't sound too happy about it," Lyri noted, raising an eyebrow as he took another swallow of his drink.
"Ya really wanna know?" He pushed his glasses up on his nose. "The guy's a freaking //**seven**//. //He's// thinking of //crowning him.//"
Didier laughed sharply. "A seven?! //Gaunthier?// Are you shitting me, Gio?"
Giovan shot the blue-haired //[[Aeneski]]//a withering glare. "No, man. I'm //so not.// He's taken everything we've thrown at him, and half the time he looks just as shocked as we are, once he starts emoting again."
"Woah, sorry! I didn't mean to offend. What's up-- you two have a history or something?"
"I've got //beef//, that's all. Lucky little prick," Gio admitted, pushing his hair back behind an ear. "Anyway, it's not important. The Lord-Doctor's taken care of it."
He pointed to Lyri and Didier in turn. "Listen. Drummer, kapeesh? //Drummer//. I don't care if they're not as good; close, temporary, //whatever.//
But get someone. I //mean it//-- I want you guys back in the studio! Tell[[Cami]], too."
"Don't get your panties in a bunch, Gee," Lyri laughed, waving him off. "Say hi to Giddy for me."
"I'll bring him next time. He can bite your ass if you don't have a full band for me."
Lyri snorted and shook his head, filling his cup again and peeking out from beneath his hair as Giovan vanished from the doorway. "//Woah.// Hey, Ander. Was it just me, or--"
Didier nodded curtly. "His eyes; I saw them. And the aura's all wrong; he's no mutant.[[Mirajin]],[[Vitae vitae]]or otherwise."
"What else //is there?//" Lyric'Ai frowned, scratching his cheek. "Life, death, dream, and matter... but that was down right //alien//... And //Dad did that?//
"Makes you wonder exactly what they're teaching these days at ol'[[Cathedral Cathedral Academy]], doesn't it?"
Didier snatched the decanter from Lyri and took a sip straight out of it. "Mmm-//hmm.//Maybe you should drop by."
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Next Chapter: [[BkVICh22 Book VI Chapter XXII]]
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