interstellar5555 | 008 ✽ It's betta down where it's wetter

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008 ✽ It's betta down where it's wetter

Who: Flowers Over Bones and those in attendance
What: One last solo band performance before the big tour, at the world's largest aquarium. Of course, being a giant aquarium, there's plenty of other things to do too.
When: Backdated to early April
Where: The Vista City Aquarium
Warnings: None planned, but note- this is set before Flowers Over Bones (Luce, Doctor, Rei, Ivan, Pao-Lin) escape out of Virgo's grip. If you want to talk with any of them one last time, now is the chance to do so. Also doubles as a mingle log!

As befitting such an enormous and thriving city, Vista houses the largest aquarium on the entire Americana west coast. Vista City Aquarium takes up the entirety of a multi-floor building, sprawling over a sizeable bit of land in the crowded city and providing nothing but top of the line care for its many aquatic and amphibious inhabitants. Needless to say, the gift shop is an entire floor all its own.

Such a place is obviously a popular place in the city for those interested in aquatic life, but today is special. The Annual Charity Run is taking place to usher in spring, just like every other year, and, to help this goal, they've enlisted the help of Virgo's own Flowers Over Bones. On one of the only levels not for the housing of aquatic life, a stage area has been set up for the band. All proceeds to see them, of course, go straight to the Aquarium.

That isn't to say people are obligated to go to the concert. It's an optional event of the day. There's still an entire building full of water and creatures to explore, an endeavor which can take up an entire day if one is so willing. Notable attractions include:

- A glass tunnel that goes through an entire tank of Caribbean sea life
- A room filled with screens livestreaming the events of oceanic researchers watching over the dolphins and whales the aquarium doesn't house
- A shallow tank where you can pet more docile small sharks and rays
- An area where you can play chess electronically with one out of a pair of octopi, Celia or Pat. Human winners are rewarded a voucher for food down in the food court. Celia and Pat get pieces of crab. Celia and Pat also have a high win rate.
- The food court and gift shop floor, where you can buy refreshments for the day or whatever gift shop knicknacks your heart desires. Not only are there the typical things such as clothing emblazoned with the aquarium's logo, keychains, and lovely coral or shark teeth jewelry.... But there are also plushies larger than most people. There's seemingly one for just about every kind of animal. Yes, even the blobfish.

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General Aquarium, Pre-Concert

[Ever since summer of last year, Luce had made a promise to Pao-Lin to take her to a place like this. With everything that's happened and the promise of the grand tour, she thinks they could use a vacation like this. Especially since the suddenness of everything has her... concerned.]

[For now, however, she wanders contentedly throughout the aquarium, raising her face to the gentle glow of the tanks. Sometimes, she's approached by delighted fans who want autographs, but sometimes she just has to deal with casual whispering.]

[It's fine. At least she has some peace.]

Concert

[And here it is, the show of the day. Luce is glad to see a good turnout- it hasn't escaped her notice that Pride has been putting out some heavy hitters lately, and any failure is likely to be taken out on weak bands in Virgo. So, after the usual opening and laughter, Luce readies her bass and takes a breath.]

You say you're no good in heart but you're no worse
Barely cluttered out insecurity stuck to your exposed ribs
Weighed down with words too over-dramatic
Tonight it's "It can't get much worse"
Vs. "No one can ever be like..."

[There's a smile to the rest of her band, encouraging, and then she winks out into the crowd.]

Petting Tank, Post-Concert

[After the rush of being on stage, it's time to relax with something soothing. The petting tank is perfect for that, and Luce enjoys having a small plastic cup with food to feed the rays.]

[You know, up until one of them gets over eager and tries to flop over the edge, splashing all the while.]

[Luce backs off, laughing, and looks around to make sure no one has gotten wet from that.]

Easy there.

[ Someone offers Luce a handkerchief and a handsome smile. Their own suit appears to have escaped unscathed, however, so: small blessings. ] Even grown-up kittens shouldn't be getting wet.

Luce - ota

Post-concert

Concert

Petting Tank

Ivan Karelin

Post-Concert

Post Concert

no subject

Concert

Usagi Tsukino || OTA

B

B(ecause idiots of a feather should stick together)