☆MINGLE LOG: SOUTH VISTA MUSIC FEST

[interdimanagers]

Who: Everyone!
What: An open mingle log for everyone from everywhere.
When: November 18th-24th, 2054
Where: South Vista
Warnings: Could be anything!

☆THE FESTIVAL Welcome to the South Vista Music Fest! An enormous, weeklong festival with hundreds of bands performing nearly 24/7, the Music Fest is a quarter annual event that celebrates all manners of local talent, both big time and small time. Every band from Pride Records and Virgo Entertainment will have performances to do, including the freshly recruited – you better have your act together, because now is your time to shine! Player bands will be performing roughly once a day, with bands from the first app round predominantly with evening slots and the newest bands with predominantly afternoon slots. There is definitely a hierarchy to the scheduling - Pride and Virgo claim almost all of the prime performance times, while other labels are forced to deal with the leftovers. You've definitely been chosen by the winners of the music industry in these parts, that's for sure. Shuttles will be available to take people back to their relative HQs in their downtime, but they're also allowed to hang out and enjoy the festivities if that's what they prefer. Stuff is happening all day and night, so it's really just a question of how much you can party while still being conscious for your own show. Your managers will tell you that the company CEOs pay extra close attention to this event, so that you need to be on your best behaviour. The festival takes up a massive amount of floor area with multiple stages of various sizes and a large amount of glowy display screens. It's set up on the ground floor of the cityscape, meaning that the suspension roads and walkways above have been programmed to add to the ambient lighting all day and night. ► TRAILER PARK KIDS: For those that just want to chill, there is a massive VIP area reserved for labels to park various trailers for their musicians to hang out in during downtime - one for each band. They aren't quite as big as the tour buses, but they are comfortable and well stocked. Each is equipped with two beds and a bathroom/shower. Pretty much every local band you know of is here, including the notorious Predator. Nose around their trailer at your own risk. ► IN THE SPOTLIGHT: With at least six performances in a span of six days, there is plenty of time for shenanigans to go down both back and center stage. Time to show your mettle, and to hope that some asshole doesn't take all the best food items from the backstage catering tables before you can get to them. ► ATMOSPHERIC NOISE: If you dare brave the storm, there is a massive quantity of merch, vendor, and food booths available for your perusal. Many fans endeavor to spend as much time at Music Fest as possible, and so the space is very lived in, with large groups of people hanging out in well populated lounge areas. Depending on how popular you are, it may be difficult to get around without getting swarmed by your fans. ► DON'T FORGET TO REMEMBER: And all the while, the strange memories continue. The label's newest members will have started to feel strange as of November 6th, and by the time of the Fest almost all of them will be discovering their first memories regains. The first one should be based on the alignment you chose, but the rest can be whatever you want. New character may regain up to 4 memories between their arrival and the end of November.

Comments

D-In the crowd

[magic_to_do]

[Spacing out in a crowd this big is no good, and Trucy is pretty sure she recognizes that guy as one of Pride newbies, so she feels obligated to make sure he's alright.]

Hello?

[Waving a hand in front of his face to get his attention.]

Are you okay?

[sharktrash]

[ It's very sweet of her. Too bad she probably won't get any thanks in return. ]

[ Squalo shakes his head a bit and blinks a couple of time before his eyes focus on that hand in front of him, and there's an immediate frown on his face. Damn it, he had to look fucking out of it if some stranger was checking on him. ]

Yeah. [ He sounds like he's in a hurry to end the encounter. ] Yeah, fine.

Sorry about her...

[magic_to_do]

[That's fine. Trucy isn't likely to notice that he didn't thank her.

She's also not likely to notice that he wants her to go away. She's great that way. She is relieved that he's okay though.]

Oh, good. You seemed really spaced out.

[Have a bright smile and a chipper introduction.]

I'm Trucy, with System Crash.

pls don't be

[sharktrash]

[ He says nothing about the being spaced out thing, both because he's not sure what it is and because speculating about risks of drugs and OD'ing on coffee is not really something you chat with people about. Instead he just focuses on the introduction. He might still be playing with his hair a bit, though. ]

Right. [ He's really not interested. Their music is crap. But they're under the same label, and he supposes at least being civil is a good plan. ] Squalo. MÄNTICORE.

[magic_to_do]

Nice to meet you!

[She'd pout about that 'crap' comment, if she knew. As it is, she remains blissfully unaware.

She does notice him playing with his hair though.]

Ooh, your hair is really nice! What kind of shampoo do you use?

[sharktrash]

[ How nice of him not to mention it, right? ]

[ He's absolutely blindsided by that question, though after some more blinking he manages to gather himself enough to process what she's asking, and snorts. ]

Catalogue. Sion.

[magic_to_do]

Thanks! I might have to give it a try.

[Trucy has a bad habit of jumping around to different topics in a conversation. And of being entirely too friendly.]

So you said you were with Manticore, right? What do you play?

[sharktrash]

[ Alright, now that's just... bubbly. On the bright side, the annoyance is slowly but surely snapping him out of the somewhat-melancholic state he was put into by that weird hallucination. So now he scowls at her properly. ]

Cello. Don't tell me you weren't watching, we played like half an hour ago.

[magic_to_do]

[So bubbly.]

Ooo, and with a metal band? How classy! Now I'm really sorry I missed it.

[From most people, that would be sarcasm. Trucy is 100% genuine.]


I'll make sure I catch the next one though.

[sharktrash]

Heh. That's right. And I do damn good job of it.

[ Great, because even if it was sarcasm, he'd probably choose to ignore it. ]

Make sure you do. It'll blow your mind.

[ So modest. ]

[magic_to_do]

[Pft, what has modesty ever done for anyone? She grins playfully.]

Just my mind? If you're that confident, I'm expecting it to blow my mind, my eardrums, and my socks off.

[Pause.]

Probably not literally on that last one.

[The first two were literal then?]

[sharktrash]

Deal. If you'd like, I can start on the eardrums now.

[ He knows the qualities of his voice. ]

[ At least he seems to have forgotten whatever was troubling him? That's probably good. ]

[magic_to_do]

Wow, really? That's great!

[Trucy has a weird definition of great.]

I mean, they say a true professional should be ready to perform anywhere, anytime. But it's encouraging to meet someone who really can do that.

[sharktrash]

[ He laughs. Is she really expecting him to sing. He's taking a deep breath anyway, though. She might want to cover her ears or at least hold onto her hat... ]

VOOOOOOOOOOOOIIIII!!

[magic_to_do]

Whoa!

[She's completely blown away. That was loud! ]

Those are some amazing chords of steel!

[The phrase is out of her mouth before it occurs to wonder where she's heard of 'chords of steel' before.

'I'm Apollo Justice, and I'm FINE!!'

Hmm, that's weird. It's the same guy in the red vest that keeps popping up in her mind. He was really loud too. Trained himself to be really loud, actually. Except, she's never met anyone like that. Has she?]

[sharktrash]

[ So fucking loud. Some nearby trailer windows probably cracked. He grins at her triumphantly. ]

Heh, I like the sound of that.

[ 'Chords of steel' damn right. ]

[ Although... the girl looks temporarily spaced out, so he cants his head slightly with a frown. ]

I didn't actually blow up your brain, did I?

[magic_to_do]

Huh?

[She blinks in confusion as he pulls her back to the present.]

Yeah, I'm fine. You just reminded me of someone. Sort of.

[Someone she's never met. Maybe.]

It's... been kind of a weird day.

[sharktrash]

Someone amazing, I hope.

[ He'll give her an awkward pat on the shoulder. ]

No kidding. I'm half tempted to get a drink and actually sleep some.

[ .......he hasn't until now. ]

[magic_to_do]

Yeah, I think he was pretty amazing.

[She only barely remembers the guy, but she can still say that much with confidence. She giggles at his immediate plans.]

Sounds like a good idea to me. This festival is fun, but it's been super exhausting.

[sharktrash]

Acceptable.

[ He eyes her for a moment. ]

Mm. You're not gonna space out again, are you?

[ He's a bit wary of letting her off by herself due to that. ]

[magic_to_do]

I'll be fine

[She grins and takes a teasing tone.]

I could ask you the same thing though. You were the one spacing out first.

[sharktrash]

[ He'll give her a light elbow jab to the side. ]

I'm great.

[magic_to_do]

[Trucy accepts the jab with a giggle. She likes this guy, he's fun.]

Then we're both good! Make sure you get that rest though, you gotta make sure those chords of steel are ready for your next performance.

[sharktrash]

[ Wut he barely did anything so far. ]

Actually, I don't sing.

[ Well, he does backup on occasion, but that's about it. ]

[magic_to_do]

Seriously? Why not? If I had a voice that loud, I'd want everyone to hear it.

[Trucy no, that would just be annoying.]