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 Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2011 10:15 pm
The sun was getting low on Destiny City, and Eric was just about getting done for the day. The coins in his guitar case totaled $1.94, a pretty measly amount considering that he had been there since 10 A.M.
When the crowds start to dispense is a terrible time to start singing an aucostic version of "American Pie", and now the Eric had started he was committed to finishing the whole song. In the third chorus, his voice was breaking a little bit.
"Bye bye miss american pie!"
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Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2011 3:35 am
Albireo didn’t know why she had decided to start her patrol a little early, but she figured that it was a good idea considering the different things she had seen going on lately in the city. She was cautious, keeping to the rooftops, and not jumping down from them…despite how much she longed to do so. Her run in with Painite had seen to any stopping of that.
She hesitated, ears picking up a hint of…a song? Why would..someone be singing? She looked down from the building she was perched on top of and frowned. That hair…That…civilian looked…kind of familiar…
The Super Senshi jumped down from the building…she had a reason to this time! She landed in front of the man playing the guitar then gave a heavy sigh. It was him again. That guy from the Surrounding. …Wait! He was alive?
She had heard some mention of the civilians getting home…it had been all over the news after all…but. Huh.
“Well, well, well. Looks like you’re doing well for yourself. Good to see you alive and back in Destiny City, sir. Still strumming away on your guitar, I see.”
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Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2011 2:34 pm
Eric stopped playing when she landed in front of him, much less suprised then he would have been two weeks ago to see people falling from the sky. "Oh aye. Back on solid ground and back to the daily grind. Its good to see you though" He smiled. "I was begining to think it had all just been a dream."
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Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2011 6:38 am
Albireo gave him a look then shook her head. “Being trapped in space was a dream to you? For most I would have imagined that I was a nightmare.” She shrugged. “If that’s what you dream about though, power to you.”
She wondered how the civilians had managed to get back, having missed the final battle…and most of everything, she wasn’t really sure of how anything had happened. Maybe she would ask someone if she found someone to ask…then again…She didn’t really care that much.
“So…what did happen up there? How did you manage to get back? How did everyone manage to get back…I had heard that some people died.” She hadn’t heard that everyone had died, but, maybe this Eric guy would know and be able to quell her curiosity.
Then again, maybe not.
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Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2011 8:00 am
"Honestly?"
He patted his guitar.
"Its not very clear. Its true that some of us died, but then we didnt feel fully dead, and after a little while, we reappeared here, peachy keen."
He shrugged.
"It was no weirder than anything else that happened up there. But yeah, I appeared to die, and then come back here."
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Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2011 8:21 am
Albireo just blinked, then sighed, shaking her head. How calmly he could just talk about his death! There had to be something wrong with this guy…was life so…boring or…or even so exciting that death was a trivial matter?
“Well…I’d get yourself off the streets, it’s not safe, I figure you of all people should know that. You could die again on the streets I hope you know..and I doubt you’d come back to life if you die here.” Already she was somewhat annoyed. How could a person…who had gone through all of that…stress…be so carefree still?
It was absurd…Fear…she expected some sort of fear, or at least a greater regard for one’s life…Unless dying in Space would make a person think that they were able to live forever, regardless of who shoved a hand into their chest, pulling out their…their damn soul. Hell, Albireo hadn’t died yet…but she was still overly cautious and fearful as she walked the streets at night.
You just couldn’t tell how much time you had left.
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Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2011 8:24 am
He raised an eyebrow, looking around.
"Its hardly evening, and its not like any space whales are going to attack here..."
A look of realization dawned over him.
"Are they? Are you trying to warn me about something?"
He looked around frantically, standing up.
"Is Destiny City in danger?"
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Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2011 8:47 am
The senshi stared at him for a long moment, mouth slightly open in utter shock. There was something wrong with this man. Something very, very wrong. Maybe dying had done something to him, made him…completely oblivious to…everything.
“No. No there are not Space Whales going to attack, but you very well could be attacked by a stray monster, or by a person who wants to rip out your very soul. Don’t you pay attention to the news at all? This City is a war zone, Eric. It’s dangerous here. s**t, man. You were kidnapped and taken to SPACE for over a month. Doesn’t that give you a hint for anything?”
She was angry. Why on earth…why was it possible for someone…anyone to be this in the dark? Surely any normal person would have noticed something. Be it a story on the news…the missing person’s posters plastered around the city asking for information of countless people who have disappeared…how could anyone miss those things?
“What the hell kind of world do you live in?”
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Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2011 8:53 am
Eric looked at her in relief.
"You really scared me there."
He said. He chuckled and put his guitar away.
"Im a street performer luv, that what I do. Theres some inherent danger in that but Ill be allright. No ones going to attack me anyway, I've got nothin worth stealing."
He adjusted his tie, looking back at her.
"The world does what its going to do. You get into a tizzy about it all the time and your just going to give yourself heart problems. You have to relax luv."
He looked around.
"Though, you're right there arent like to be alot of people out here after dark. Not much since in staying out and singing when theres no one to hear ya."
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Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2011 7:14 am
She just shook her head at him, then rubbed the bridge of her nose. What? What? A street performer…Destiny City had no need for street performers…They…were just easy targets for the Negaverse...easy energy sources…
Albireo sighed. “Well, heart problems are better than other problems one can get in this damn City.” She shrugged now and looked at him. “Do people stop and listen to you in the daylight hours at all?”
Why was she being so rude? She wasn’t normally like this to most people, but…this guy just rubbed her the wrong way. Completely the wrong way. “Why don’t you go out and get a normal job? I just can’t see ‘Street Performers’ having a good life here. People are…or should be jumpier then they are. I just can’t see someone standing still outside long enough to listen to someone play the guitar…”
Not that people in this city didn’t like music. She grinned at the thought of Merric’s band, expression going somewhat stupid as she thought of her boyfriend, gleeful that she managed to win him over…even though she figured she never stood a chance with the blue haired male. “Did you ever think of starting up a band? Some bands do well here…”
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Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2011 12:21 pm
He listened to her, even as she started to sound like his mother. He'd heard enough "get a jobs" in his day to ignore the somewhat abrasive nature of her "advice".
Still, he felt he needed to clear up a few things.
"Well, I do get some attention throughout the day, no concert crowds but people stop from time to time to take a listen and drop a little pocket change."
A real job. Yeah, that’s easy for an immigrant with a heavy accent who has no college education.... and no will to get to work in the morning. No need to mention that. Moving on.
"Do you know anyone who needs a guitarist in their band? I don't have alot of, you know, contacts here. Im not opposed to being in a band but I’ve had a hard time finding anyone interested in the same stuff I am."
And he had a hard time finding anyone as devoted to their music as he was. Real life got in the way, it distracted in the form of jobs or dates or weekend trips to see the folks. He got up almost every morning and played guitar until dark. he actually wasn't that bad at his covers now, if he could just write something worth listening to he’d be in good shape.
"I do like bands. I can play the drums too, though I’m better at the guitar."
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Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2011 12:38 am
“I don’t know of anyone who needs a guitarist…my boyfriend plays the bass in a local band, and they’re doing pretty well for themselves. Why not find some older people like yourself and start your own band? Not that you’re old or anything, but…You know.”
He was old…older than she was and that made him an older person. Yeah.
“But, sir…Eric, whatever. What if you can’t get a band together…do you really think you can just live off of spare change for the rest of your life? I mean, I’m still in high school and I know how stupid that sounds. Sorry if I sound rude, but this really doesn’t seem to be the best way to make a living. Why not get a stupid job to just pay the bills until you can make it big in some band? Like, sell coffee or something? There’s lots of things to do in Destiny City…I’m sure you can find something to at least help pay your bills, can’t you?”
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Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2011 11:43 am
He shrugged in his non-committed way, really not wanting to continue this conversation. It didn't seem like he was going to get out of it though.
"I've had jobs before. Every now and again when the bills pile up I look for another one, right now I'm living off my last one. But you'd be surprised how far you can get without paying for things. I live with friends and I wash their dishes for them, clean their house in the morning before I leave, and in return I get to live there."
He realized how he sounded to someone who had just admitted to being a high school student (Which had its own implications. She was just a high school kid! How did she get messed up in the senshi?)
"Not that you shouldn't get a job. stay in school and get a good job doing what you like. But, you know,"
He motioned around him.
"This is what I like. I dont feel like a zombie getting up every day to do a job I hate. It doesn’t make the most money, but when I make it big I'll make up for that. in the meantime."
He shrugged.
"I'm happy."
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Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2011 9:13 am
She paused, looking at him for a long moment. Finally Albireo nodded. “Well, good for you, then. Not a lot of people can say that nowadays, I don’t think. I know my mom isn’t happy working her butt off to pay the bills and stuff, she always just seems stressed. But…if you’re happy, then I guess you’re doing the right thing with your life.”
In a way, she felt jealous of him at that moment. When was the last time she was able to just say flat out that she was happy? When she was with Merric? Yeah, she was happy with Mer, but…she was always so stressed out about everything that was going on in her other life…
This Eric guy just caused her all sorts of problems now. But…
“Eric, you keep on like this, then. I’ll make sure to watch out for you, make sure no monsters or stupid idiots try to take your life. You just keep on being happy, okay? Someday I hope you do manage to make it big. I want a signed CD.”
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