a catch-all for the young men of flashstep

[notahobby]

Who: the Flashstep boys, open to other Pride members and in some cases to all!
What: the day-to-day lives of Pride's only favourite boyband as well as some performances and events from the album release!
When: the week(s) after the gala! (10/06 - 10/17)
Where: Flashstep penthouse, Pride Records HQ, out and about!
Warnings: it's a boyband and Maxxie is a member - tobacco use in one prompt

The boys are busy with their album release. They're putting on performances, attending event, and are generally being carted around for the benefit of their fans. But they can't be working every minute of the day, can they?

[Prompts for each of the boys below!]

Comments

[mildwildchild]

Yeah, but you do it a lot. Coffee's only gonna carry you so far.

[There's a pause as he devours a bite of waffle, looking contemplative.]

So what'd you do last night?

[notahobby]

[Maxxie shrugs.]

Had a few drinks, ended up out a club for a bit, came back here...

[He takes a large bite of toast, looking around thoughtfully. He's leaving out a few key highlights that Jamie really doesn't need to hear about.]

Fell asleep on the couch in one of the other penthouses. Kind of a standard night, really. Nothing too crazy.

[mildwildchild]

[Jamie suspects that he's getting the bowdlerized version of events. This does not unduly upset him.]

's good. Mr. Patil'd be pissed if you got into too much trouble while we've got an album to promote. [Jamie's just about as bad as a mini-Patil all on his own, though.]

You ready to get out there and look good today?

[notahobby]

[Maxxie gives him a wry smile, as if he knows what he's about to say is going to upset something in Jamie's heterosexual sensibilities and Maxxie's really going to enjoy watching it happen.]

Don't I always look good?

[mildwildchild]

Well, yeah. You've got that, y'know, something that the cameras really seem to like and -

[It takes him a moment to catch on, and when he does he pauses, giving Maxxie a vaguely confused, suspicious look that's probably hilarious.]

Wait, do you mean "good" or...good?

[...he says, with a suggestive eyebrow waggle.]

[notahobby]

[Maxxie raises his eyebrows and thinks on this.]

Yeah, I'll go with both. Good and... good.

[He says it with a grin, and a touch of challenge.]

[mildwildchild]

[Jamie slowly works on a mouthful of egg, stalling. Maxxie why.]

Uhhhhmm. Well, I mean, if I were...gay, or a chick, I mean...yeah, I guessI'dsayyoulookgood.

[The last bit comes out in a rush and he looks hurriedly down into his plate, poking things around with his fork, as soon as he says it. This is not the kind of conversation he was expecting to have over breakfast.]

[notahobby]

[Maxxie snorts and goes back to his meal.]

You should see the look on your face. You sure you're not gay?

[He says it as a joke - it's funny to rile up his band members into admitting certain guys are hot. It's not like it's embarrassing for him to admit when a woman's attractive, because he knows for sure it's not in that way. He's just trying to encourage them to be more secure with their heterosexuality.]

[mildwildchild]

Uhhh yeah. Pretty sure I like girls, man. More than pretty sure. [Jamie tries to keep his own tone light, but he says this maybe just a touch too quickly.] What, is your gaydar pinging?

[This is probably the wrong time to put a phallic object like a sausage link in his mouth, but he does so without realizing anyway.]

[notahobby]

Nah. Don't have a gaydar, dude. I'm just really good at noticing when guys are checking me out.

[He sits back with a sigh, both literaly and figuratively backing off for now. Teasing straight boys about their hypothetical homosexuality is only amusing for about ten seconds before it gets tiring, because they all respond the same way - the gay panic is actually annoying when he's not in the right mood.]

[Looking down at his plate, he slightly regrets the amount of food he took, but after a moment he realizes that things just needed to rearrange themselves in his stomach and he digs right in again.]

[mildwildchild]

Was I checking you out? [Jamie, speaking around half a mouthful of breakfast meat, sounds genuinely curious. His eyes dart nervously as he swallows.] How could you tell?

[notahobby]

[Maxxie rubs his face, taking a deep breath.]

No, you weren't - wait, were you saying you did? What's going on here?

[mildwildchild]

[Is Jamie aware that he's toeing some sort of line here? Who knows, it's early and he's uncaffeinated.]

You just said you were good at noticing when guys were checking you out. Like I'd been checking you out.

[He makes a little aimless gesture with one hand.]

So like...was I?

[notahobby]

[He sighs, frowning at Jamie like he can't quite tell how to deal with this situation.]

It's usually something you do on purpose. So... no, I haven't noticed you checking me out.

[mildwildchild]

[Jamie frowns back, though his is tinged with apprehension. It's starting to sink in that this conversation is souring and that maybe he should back off.]

Well...okay then. I mean I didn't think I was, but. Y'know.

[There's an awkward pause as he clears some more room on his plate, trying to think of a way to smooth things over.]

So. What've you got planned for tonight?

[notahobby]

[Maxxie picks away at some scrambled eggs thoughtfully.]

Well, we've got that thing tomorrow morning so I don't want to be out too late. If Yuffie or somebody's going down to the bar I might go for a bit...

[mildwildchild]

You're actually gonna exercise some self-control?

[Which is more than can be said for Jamie right now, though he's teasing. He really cannot help himself sometimes.]

You know Yuffie pretty well then? Met her at the awards ceremony. She's pretty cool.

[notahobby]

[He smiles fondly down at his food.]

Yeah, she's alright. Responsible for at least a couple bad hangovers but - [shrug] - that just means I probably had a good night.

[mildwildchild]

[Jamie notes that smile and is amused, but doesn't comment on it directly.]

Heh. Yeah, she seems like she'd be fun to hang out with. As long as you don't piss her off, I guess.

[notahobby]

[A grave nod.]

Yeah. Have you seen her band? There's a reason she's in it, dude.

[mildwildchild]

[Jamie gives Maxxie this "I know, right?" look.] How many times have they had to bail out their bassist now? And their lead guitarist, god. He's got an attitude.

[He devours some more of his breakfast, thoughtfully. If "thoughtful devouring" is possible.] Yuffie seems really nice though. Like I said, not the kind of person I'd wanna piss off, but nice.

[notahobby]

[Maxxie shrugs.] She's definitely the nicest out of all of them.

[He picks at his food in silence for a moment and then looks at Jamie with a curious look on his face.]

What about you? You make any friends outside the band recently?

[mildwildchild]

["Friends" is such a strong word, Maxxie.]

Probably not as many as you, but sorta, I guess. Like I said, Yuffie's pretty cool. I talked to that one lady from Flowers Over Bones - y'know them? Anyway, I talked to Luce a little bit at the awards thing. She's nice too. Y'know, in a..."mom" kinda way. [He makes a vague gesture with his fork.]

[notahobby]

Yeah? Haven't met her yet.

[He doesn't think he needs someone to mother him, so he doesn't sound particularly interested.]