I'm In the Band

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[I_rocks Ur_socks]

↨♥ Ｋａｔｉ Ｓｉｎ ♥↨
ROBOT GIRL
"The girl who S.I.N.N.E.D in every way"

Kati was literally with..anger? Or was it embarrassment for kissing the wrong guy. She knelt before where Tango was, his prescence now gone. She shook her head as she man spoke to her and her eyes would catch fire if they could. Instead she bottled the emotion and the outburst and instead took the darker side and made a simple remark. "I'm sorry that you are a soulless, passionless hack." She said almost in a bitter sweet voice before standing up and turning to see Tango. Whose sudden mood swing left her rather confused and increasingly happy. "Alright the roof it is." She said with a chipper smile before her head turned and a laugh escaped her lips. "Don't worry Law...we won't go that crazy...maybe." She teased, the band's old atmosphere already returning.

When Sebastian spoke again, Kati ignored him and nodded to Tango. "Uh...Lemme get dressed." She said raising her finger to halt him before walking off to her room. In her room, Kati had to take several deep breaths before moving from blocking her door. She moved to her still unpacked suitcase and pulled out a pair of denim shorts and a sky blue tank top that billowed out under the chest, ruffles over her chest. She went to the bathroom where Tango and her escapades escaped and brushed her hair and teeth before walking back to the living room and behind her keyboard. Silently, she turned on the keyboard, the humming noise of the machine causing a smile to creep on her face. Rather maticulously Kati tuned and set up her equipement before playing the first two parts of this song up to the scream before seamlessly going to this song. Afterwards she adjusted one last thing before playing a rather beautiful tid bit. The girl gave a thumbs up and smile. "All set." She assured as she stroked her keyboards top. God, did she love this keyboard.

[Bousani]

✗♬Miss PennyLane♬✗

"I'm not the one keeping everyone else waiting." That may be logically true; but in a sense well, Penny's anyway, it was indeed the opposite. After all; they could be focusing right now if he wasn't stealing everyones attention away. Just as she was about to speak up about it with a retort attention suddenly jumped with Kati finally joining everyone. And with that great; even more drama just piling on and on...With a look of bitter defeat Penny rubbed her face in an effort to help that hang over and annoyance of another problem today. She was going to lose it soon enough if this kept up.

What mugged? With a look of surprise she leaned over looking at Law's phone, sure enough showing her with scissors to his throat then him with a butter knife to her. "You know; that would explain soooo much I can't even tell you. Thanks for shining some light onto previous events...." She said trying to remember anything like that it was vague, but something rung a bell. Then it occured she was still wearing clothes from last night and patted each pockets surely enough pulling out a small wad of money. "Sorry about that one." She said dropping the money in his lap. She wasn't a theif by any means; but grew up on the streets and some things just come natural and from experience of course...

Ah, now something was happening. Sighed tapping her knees and standing and striding to her drums. She sat behind the beloved instrument and lightly dribbled a drumstick on each drum head making sure they were still tight and sounding correctly. Then a quick check with the high hat and cymbals and pressing on the foot pedals a couple times before she looked up ready to get started. "Ready here too." She said after Kati had finished with her keys.

[Toxic Robotic]

| Tango |

| Sebastian |

Tango and Sebastian were busy with sound checks, making sure their tuning was appropriate and blended well together, which required a bit more fine-tuning of the strings, but after a few moments it turned into more of a battle. Sebastian's fingers would fly over his guitar's fretboard and Tango would retaliate by slapping and popping the strings of his bass in a highly funky manner. He looked a bit disappointed, though. The new bass may have been positively gorgeous, but the new frets and stale feeling didn't compare to his old, beautiful albeit worn-out Jewel. As he and Sebastian were simultaneously hammering away at note after note, scaling up and down the necks of their stringed weapons, he stopped suddenly once Kati plugged her keyboard in. Sebastian was still playing, as Tango had stopped so abruptly, so Tango extended his leg and yanked the input cable from the guitar with his foot, keeping his eyes on Kati.





Just when he was starting to feel a challenge, starting to feel the adrenaline rush as he once more went toe-to-toe with his possible musical equal, it came to a sudden end- TOO sudden of an end, in fact. He continued to pluck away for a moment as his instrument was suddenly silenced. "Wha?!", He grunted before looking at Tanner and prompting a swift toe kick to his shin.

As if he were invincible, Tango's expression didn't waver and he seemed as though he hadn't felt the kick at all. "Shh!", He said, putting his finger to his lips. When Kati had finished and signaled this with a thumbs-up and a smile, Tango found himself to be quite aroused, and it would have shown had his bass not been hanging in front of him. His eyes peered over his glasses and his mouth was slightly agape.

Sebastian, too, was impressed, it seemed. He also halted his activity to observe the keyboardist and when it was through, he applauded very lightly and for a very brief moment. Very British of him. "Ever heard of Deus Ex Machina? Might have a position for you if the Hectic Glow fades..", He said with a sly grin.

Obviously this wouldn't go unnoticed by Tango, who instantly glared at the brown-haired t**t. He raised a finger and began, "Oiy, tool, don't you bloody thi- AAAAAAAAAAAOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWW WOT THE FAAAAAAAAAACK!?", he cut of into a howl, lifting his leg and holding it with his hands as he hopped on one foot. "Ow, ow ow ow ow ow ow ow! You p***k, you bleedin' sod!", He shouted and cursed nonsensically in a few more very British terms before leaning down and violently rubbing his poor, scrawny shin.

Sebastian cackled and shook his head as he plugged his instrument back into it's proper amp. Quite a pro slide up the neck of the guitar and he turned to Penny, who he heard lightly beating on her drums. He nodded to her and he turned to Nova with a suggestive gaze. "Right then. Assuming Nova and.....", he turned to Law and squinted his eyes. "...Your name was....?", He asked.

"That's Lawrence, ya f'nuckin' shite!", Tango shouted over his shoulder. This may have fallen on deaf ears, but Tango worshiped Law as if he were a king, so he had to throw in his defense, weak as it may have been.

"Ah, yes. Assuming Nova and Lawrence are prepared, we can finally get some work done.", Sebastian said. He shook his head, though, looking around. Of course, their very own representative wouldn't be around. Nor would her assistant. The only one from the UEG was Mert, who didn't exactly have authority over the band. The more he thought about it, the more he realized that the band wasn't entirely to blame. He'd have to have words with Ms. Remono at some point. This band was going to meet disaster on stage and he knew it. Either way, he knew what the problem was. With a sigh, he raised his head and said, "Pass or fail today, a round on me tonight.", offering to buy them drinks later on in the evening. Alcohol seemed to be what this group agreed on the most. It certainly wasn't music that they agreed on. He didn't care about acceptance and it wasn't a bribe for them to like him, he just wanted to learn a bit more about the chemistry and dynamics of the group. "Penny. Start us off with whatever you've got.", He said, holding his hand out to Penny. They'd need to listen to the beat and tempo she set to follow.

[I_rocks Ur_socks]

↨♥ Ｋａｔｉ Ｓｉｎ ♥↨
ROBOT GIRL
"The girl who S.I.N.N.E.D in every way"

Kati caught sight of Tango's expression before pain shot through his leg and almost instantly a blush rose to her face. When she heard Sebastian's clap and approval her face only became redder before hearing his offer. The girl shook her head and gave a rather genuine smile to the offer. "No, I really haven't. Was that your previous band?" She asked, tilting her head to the side slightly. In all honesty, Kati had never heard of that band nor Sebastian...which made her rather confused on why HE was there to HELP the band. "Did it die out or something?" She added, actually a bit curious.. "That would be a nice offer. But Hectic Glow is going straight to the top! Besides, you don't abandon family." She stated her eyes moving around to the group. It was true, they were a family. Law was the pervy uncle. Penny was the sassy older sister and Nova...well honestly Nova was like the mother in Kati's eyes. However, Tango...well Tango was just her hot neighborhood boy who always came over. Sebastian was just a stranger...nothing more. Though it was probably decent to be nice to the man, since he was going to be there a while.

Kati stroked her keyboard frame, blowing Tango a kiss before setting herself into music mode. This mode was much like her 'techno jam session' mode. Everything except the music was out of her mind and the only thing that kept her moving was the beat of the sound. Her eyes lifted to Sebastian, when he offered the drinks, and a rather curious expression appeared on her face. What was this boy's game?!

[blackwhitetiger]

~ ɸ ~NovA FlyNn~ ɸ ~

ɸ Song of the Week: Sexy and I Know it ɸ

Nova threw her bowl into the sink as she finished up the last mouthful. It made a loud clang noise also as if she had done it on purpose to demand attention. With her mouth still full she turned to Sebastian. “ I'll be ready in 20” she muttered, Covering her mouth with her hand. There was only one shower in the penthouse.. oddly.. so she wouldn't have time for a shower. All she would need to do is get her make up on and clothing. Besides twenty minutes should be enough time.

Swallowing Nova making her way up stairs. Opening her door she head a like humming noise coming from some place. Searching through the clothing on the floor Nova found her phone. On it was a newly received text message;

From Melanie,
Hey Mom and Dad wanted me to tell you they can't make it to you show today, There's a fashion show in Vancouver I can't miss. GL, TTYL

Nova looked a the message for a moment and then tossed her phone across the room. It hit against the will with a bang, broke in two and landed on the floor. Angrily Nova started rummaging through her duffel bag muttering to herself “stupid sister... modelling... more important... I need to get laid..”. she said until she pulled out her custom ripped and grey washed jeans and a black corset with red lacing around the breast and bottom. Her arms and shoulders were covered with a fishnet like covering. The make up she applied was black eye shadow and liner that had a little sparkle to it. Her lipstick was deep red and the blush, another shade of deep red. When she preformed on stage in university they always told her to make her makeup bold that way everyone, even those far back will be able to see. Grabbing a second pair of shoes she slipped her feet into a heel that was about two inched and that laced up to her ankle.

That was it, she was done a little under twenty minutes. Nova opened the door and walked down stairs she sat on the sofa next to Mert. For some reason her stomach was starting to feel uneasy, almost as though she wanted to eat something else, but at the same time she felt nauseous. “ Sorry Mert I might lose my cookies on you, she said holding her stomach ”So when it the limo coming?”[/b

[Toxic Robotic]

| Tango |

| Sebastian |

Practice, Tango thought, went well, for the most part. Penny seemed to have something decent down to at-least a semi-precise science, Nova had her lyrics down quite well and even Law threw some pretty great lyrics in, almost on a whim, like it came from the top of his head. Appealing b*****d. After, the band was packed up and a few stretch limos were waiting outside. The chauffeurs collected their instruments and other equipment and packed them up before they were ushered with haste into the vehicles. Tango wanted to go in the same Limo as Law, but Law wanted to go with Nova for some reason. Penny would also be riding with them. That left Kati, Mert and Tango together with... Sebastian. Tango spent the entirety of the ride to the venue scowling at him from the seat across, where he sat next to Kati.





Sebastian, opposite Tanner, thought the practice went horribly and he knew this band was heading for disaster. They couldn't cancel, however, it was far too late for that. Gingerly, he followed the others out of the hotel. He nodded at the hotel manager for his assistance with an issue when he arrived, which would be revealed a bit later. As he thought about it, however, he did have quite a few words for Natasha when he saw her. He wanted to ride in the same limo as the luscious Nova, but he was shooed away by Penny, of all people. He glared at Law, who seemed pleased as he saw him give a certain one-fingered hand gesture as the door closed. On the ride to the venue, Sebastian explained to Kati about his band. How they'd toured and done collaborations with bands like Daft Punk and 3oh3!, and how he'd just finished a gig before flying to Toronto, and that Deus Ex Machina was on something of a hiatus. He flirted with her a bit, too, just to make Tanner mad. He played better when he was in a bad mood, and they needed all the good they could get.

Tango stretched and cracked a few of his bones when they arrived. He realized he didn't have a costume to wear for this gig, but he would have to live with it. He had bigger problems to worry about. "Who in the bloody hell decided it was a good idea to have a show at noon? Wot th'hell, that's so bogus!", He muttered to the others. His nerves were talking. That, and it was pretty lame that they were having a show at noon. Who the hell were they even opening for?

"Your idiot is showing, Tanner. I'd put it away if I were you.", Sebastian said coldly to Tanner as he headed into the backdoor of the building.

"Wot?!", Tango asked, looking over himself before he caught what Sebastian had said. "Cheeky little-!!", He began, but Sebastian was already out of ear-shot. He also headed inside, holding Kati's hand rather tightly. He was nervous, it was obvious.

"Where's Natasha?", Was the first thing Sebastian asked when he entered the backstage area. They weren't letting people in yet, which was a good thing. He seemed quite calm, really. He was no stranger to playing live shows in front of hundreds or even thousands of people, and he'd already prepared himself for the worst. The buzz the band had caused around Toronto and probably beyond would attract a large mob of people. He wasn't sure how they would handle this disaster.

[blackwhitetiger]

*۞*Ms. Natasha Remono *۞*

*UEG Representative*

The Sound Academy was where the band was making their first appearance. It was a pretty simple concert room. There was a stage at the front that was blocked off by large gates. Some security officers; both in uniform and in regular clothing where sitting on the stage discussing how they where going to go about providing security. There was a floor only feet from the stage that could hold at least a three thousand people, a large crowd for any event. On the same floor was the beer which circled around from the entry to just before the bathrooms. Yes the bar was near the bathroom, fitting. The VIP section was a glass room that seated another fifty to hundred people. Here anyone inside could see the concert a few feet below. Outside was the 'lounge' area, here food and drinks are served though out the concert. Think of the Sound Academy as a large nightclub converted into a concert area,

“Make sure those lights are centred” Natasha shouted as her finger flew up at the poor lighting guy he looked at her with a little frightened nod and then when back to fiddling with the lights, which were switching from red to green and blue. Natasha's heels clicked loudly on the floor of the sound academy as she ran around making sure everything was set, not only for Hectic Glow but also the headlining band. One of the bands roadies was running the sound check for the band. Natasha stood as far back as she looked down at her clipboard. She pushed her glasses higher on her face more and put a walkie to her mouth. “The sounds seems a little flat back here can you boost the bass a little and the treble?” She listened as she clicked off another things on the board. “Right there, you got it!” The roadies ran through another of the headliners songs before making sure it was all perfect. “Where is Conroy”[/b} Natasha questioned as she checked off another spot on the clipboard. He was the creative director and he should have been there. Suddenly a woman’s voice came over the walkies announcing that Hectic Glow had arrived. Natasha looked down at her watch there was a few minutes to spare but at least they where here on time. “Thanks, on my way” Natasha put the clipboard down and when backstage which was buzzing with people. Natasha was searching for Hectic Glow. When her eyes feel upon Sebastian. A pit grew in her stomach, another UEG stunt.

[Toxic Robotic]

| Sebastian |

The b***h in heels, there she was. As the others readied themselves, Sebastian had a few roadies do his work for him. He strode right up to Natasha with a blank expression on his face. He stood in front of her and he stared silently at her for a good few moments, his hand feeling something in his pocket. "Natasha.", He said, bowing his head slightly to her in greeting. He looked around the venue and he asked, "So. Where's Carlyle, our so-called manager? I figured he would be with you...", he paused and looked back at her. "Considering what transpired last night, anyways...", He added at the end in a slightly threatening tone, definitely venomous.

"Mr. Keith, your equipment is ready for sound check!", One of the roadies shouted, tapping his hand on a large amplifier that now had Sebastian's guitar plugged into it.

Sebastian lifted his hand over his shoulder, signaling that he would be right there, but his eyes remained locked on Natasha. After a few moments, he turned around and strode over to the roadie for the sound check. He looked over his shoulder at Natasha while walking and he said, "You're going to want to watch this performance. Carefully.". He focused on the equipment, now. He strapped the guitar over his shoulder and he cracked his knuckles, taking a pick out of his pocket. He leaned down and scratched his chin before adjusting the settings on the amp. This song required a fair bit of gain and treble, so he adjusted his guitar and amp accordingly. He flipped the switch on after that and struck a few chords. The vibrations echoed brilliantly off of the stage, into the room and back again. He nodded and said, "It's perfect. Don't touch a thing.", to the roadie, who gave a thumbs up and scurried away to attend to his other duties.

His gaze shifted once more to Natasha, shooting a sly glare at her.

[EnOeGnArTs]

__________Liam Carlyle

Liam walked alongside the Sound Academy's site curator. The man was small, plump, and notably overworked and aggitated.
"Look Carlyle, I don't want any of what happened a few days ago happenin' here. Y'a got it? No riots, no fights.You make sure your talent keeps their noses clean." The small man wiped the sweat from from his brow. The lights beating down on him and everyone else caused the temperature to be much hotter back stage, and tempers to be more on edge.
"You have my word. They will preform to the best of their ability tonight." Carlyle said, regretting the statement as soon as it rolled off his lips.
"Yeah yeah, if words were worth anythin' in this business, I'd be half inclined to believe you. Listen, your band does its set, then I want them off the property." He ordered.
"That's a little extreme." Said the man that trapped the band in a dark elevator for disobeying a grounding.
"Extreme? More like a preemptive measure. Everyone in the business knows that this project of UEG's is a bust, and that when it goes down, it's gonna take a lot of people down with it. If it wasn't for UEG's "convincing" they wouldn't even be playing here tonight. So count your blessings Carlyle." He explained his rational.
"Oh I assure you Hectic Glow is going to make a name for themselves in the industry. This is simply turbulence in their rise to fame." He lied boldly through his teeth. Something one in his profession should be talented at.
"Yeah they'll make a name for themselves, "the industry's biggest train wreck." He laughed with a good amount of a smoker's rasp.
"You keep an eye on them, I'm sure you'll find yourself pleasantly surprised. Anyhow, perhaps we could renegotiate the payment and royalties." He changed the subject in an attempt to earn back some of the money that UEG had been burning through since the contest's conception.
"Not this again Carlyle, keep dreaming. I ain't budgin'." The curator spoke firmly as he walked. The conversation continued as Carlyle tried to squeeze profits from anywhere and everywhere, as the stage was being set for the night's performance.

[EnOeGnArTs]

|Law Briggs|

Law sat in a set chair, going over his parts in his head. He has it nailed down. He could sing it in his sleep. Which was good, because he, as well as the rest of the band, had very little sleep last night.
A doting little stage hand came and handed Law a bottle. He took a sip and spit it out immediately.
"Is something wrong???" She asked
"Uhg, what is this!?" He demanded answers for his dissatisfaction.
"It's uh, water...Mr.Briggs" She answered sheepishly.
"No ********' duh. I asked for Vodka." He reminded her.
"Well, you see... Your manager insisted you're not given anything alcoholic before the show."She explained, trying to lift the blame from herself.
"Carlyle." He hissed. "Look, sweetheart, you get me what I've asked for and I'll make sure to keep it our little secret." He smiled and stood to address her, laying down his charm thick. She smiled and blushed while she fiddled with her fingers. "Oh alright, just don't tell my boss.I'm only an intern but I hope to get-" Law interrupted her. "Thanks, you're such an angel." He planted a kiss on her cheek as he directed her by the shoulders and pushed. "Go on, Go go go go. Hurry back." He pushed her along.
Law sighed heavily once she was out of ear shot. He looked at his phone and checked the time and his messages.
["Wish I was there for your show, don't know why you insisted I not come. I'm sure you'll be great."]
Law texted Jimmy before hand, warning him the show was going to be a disaster and not to fly in from the states. He also received a message from Bucky.
[I'm here, where u at???] Law sighed even heavier than before. He typed out a message.
[Bucky, for the last goddamn time, I'M NOT IN L.A. I'm in ******** Canada! Do you even read any of my messages?]
Sent. With that he slipped his phone back in his pocket and eagerly awaited his drink.

[Toxic Robotic]

| Tango |

"Yeah!", Tango said, sitting next to Law as he barked that he'd asked for vodka in lieu of the wah-wah this girl seemed to have given him. He squinted his eyes and said, "Terminatah...", in sync with Law when he said the poisonous name of their manager. Law charmed the girl into scurrying away, which was bad for Tango, because the distraction was pleasant. "...Heyyy..", He said to Law, twiddling his thumbs and bouncing his legs up and down, obvious signs that he was nervous. "So...", He looked at Law, "..You think we're ready? I mean, we 'ad wot, only a few short hours of real practice?", he looked out at the stage, where the others were setting up and lights were being tested. "I wondah if they counted on this..", He said to himself.

He cuddled his bass to him quite closely, seeing how Kati was busy readying herself, he didn't have anything else to snuggle with. Mert was also nowhere in sight and Law would have probably hit him if he tried. "I woke up with Mert and Kati in bed with me this morning.", He said out of nowhere, but the subject changed in an instant, "I mean, we've been through 'ow many membahs? I just can't help but keep wonderin', wot if they 'ad us set up for failiuh?". A bit of a paranoid thought, to be certain. He eyed Sebastian as he spoke to Natasha. There was something on his mind, he knew the look in his eyes he was giving their own personal corporate devil. He hummed and looked back at Law, pressing his cheek against the neck of his new bass. "I 'ave a bad feelin' this is gonna end up hurtin', mate.", He said, a concerned expression on his face.

[blackwhitetiger]

~ ɸ ~NovA FlyNn~ ɸ ~

ɸ Song of the Week: Sexy and I Know it ɸ

Is your blood system so diluted that you can't just drink water?” Nova questioned Law as she paced back and forth in the waiting room. Chewing on her thumbnail she watched him as he convinced the poor intern to get him some vodka. “Isn't that what got you kicked out of the old band?” her nervousness was getting the better of her. She was saying things that she probably was not supposed to say. Sorry, disregard” she waved her hand and at him and then ran it through her hair. There was a water bottle sitting on the she cracked it open and took a large drink. With the back of her hand she wiped her mouth and plopped herself down on a sofa.

Nova wasn't worried about the song. She had already sang it at least three times and she knew how she wanted it to sound. Stage fright? That wasn't something she normally had. In her school performances she always performed well. Than again her parents where always watching her. When did her sister have to get into modelling at 16, giving each child equal attention my foot. Nova Took a deep breath in and ran through her scale “La, La, La, La, La, La ,La ”mmmMMMmm she stood back up and started pacing once again. “Hey Mert, this better not go on the fan page” she gave a little laugh and a wink “By the way why are you being so quiet”

[Oxytocin Rush]

Murten Ward
Tech Wizard
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Status: " Hectic Glow's first concert! This place is happening and they are oh so ready #hecticglow #concert #epicwin"

Mert stood backstage by the food table, he was leaning against a pillar trying to be out of the way as he typed furiously with his thumbs on his little Iphone. He had been keeping his head down since Tango snapped at him that morning. The blond didn't like being a problem or getting in anyone's way or bothering anyone and Tango had made it clear that he had been a pest so therefor he was very very quiet and not at all in the way.

When Nova started to warm up he clicked record and pointed his phone her way, this would be great for the fan page. It was just then that she looked him in the eye and said not to put it online... Okay. Right away he deleted the recording, jumping back to his twitter feed. Everything was blowing up this show was going to be huge. The blond looked back up when she asked him why he was being so quiet... What was he suppose to be? loud? She winked at him and Mert's immediate reaction was to blush. God he hated himself sometimes. A pretty girl so much as looks at him and he's dry mouthed and blushing like a school girl.

"Uh, I just didn't don't want to- uh I don't want to be in the way or anything sorry."

The blond was still typing as he talked to Nova. It was like his thumbs weren't attached to his body, they were separate entities. Mert swallowed hard and glanced at the phone then back at Nova. Her voice was really something beautiful. Not that the rest of her wasn't beautiful... Nova was all around beautiful. Even in his own head he got tongue tied about this stuff.

"Do you need something Nova? Can I get you anything. Sorry If I seem distracted I'm here for you guys, really. "

The performance made him nervous, letting down the band made him nervous, Nova made him nervous, UEG watching his feeds made him nervous everything about today made him very very nervous. To make matters worse the bad was fighting and Tango hated him.

[EnOeGnArTs]

|Law Briggs|

Law couldn't look Tango in the eye. This had the potential to be one of the most embarrassing performances of his life. He couldn't say it out loud. Nova chimed in with some snarky zinger about his alcoholism.
"Something wrong girlie? Ya' seem high strung, wouldn't want ******** up in front of all those people..." Law picked at her developing stage fright before addressing Tango.
"You know the band that we're opening for opened for Human Resources a year or so back. Funny how that s**t works. One day you're on top looking down and the next day you're on the bottom looking up at the same ******** that were below you only a day ago...." He stopped realizing what he was saying held no relevance to Tango.
"No, I don't think we're ready. I think there is some seriously diabolical s**t going down at UEG and I think we're the center of it." Law was no conspiracy theorist but the coincidences were starting to stack and you'd have to be blind, deaf, and dumb not to notice.
"I just don't understand how they'd benefit from this." He said wracking his brain over it.
"My advice to you, to everyone..." He spoke to the group as the intern reentered with his Vodka. "If we're gonna go out there and embarrass ourselves, let's do so...with style." He grabbed the Vodka from the woman's hand and took a swig. He offered the bottle to anyone that would like a drink.