(wait question! Is the band already like, well established and on its way to being famous and she's just trying out for it because they lost their guitarist? Bc I feel like that would fit well but it's up to you)
(Also what should the band be called?)
((I figured she's be trying out bc they lost their guitarist.))
((Also, good question! My go-to imaginary band name is usually "The Riot Act", but I'm open to suggestions!))
(great! That works for me!)
(Sksjdhs that would work for me, unless MJ has a better idea?)
(yeah that name works fine with me!)
(so Cal, Izu, and Mei are all already part of the band, and Cora is the only newcomer? Just double checking)
((Yep!))
(sounds good! Let's get started!)
Coraline looked down at the flyer in her hand, address for an audition. She took a deep breath as she walked up to the door, standing there for a second. "Eric, I swear to god, if you pull some weird ghost shit again-"
"Aw, c.mon, Cory! It wasn't that bad!"
"Made me look crazy! Don't blow this one!" She hissed.
Eric smirked slightly. "Well, if there's a consenting hot guy-"
"No!" She said sternly, before knocking at the door.
Izu had been waiting for their next audition; they'd had a few. The Riot Act was up and coming, with a growing following though not yet an international following. As such, they had advertised their auditions, but no one they saw had been quite right yet. They needed someone a little magical, to get along with everything else.
Callum was the one to answer the door, a soft smile on his face. "Hello, you here for auditions?" He asked, an Irish accent in his voice.
Coraline adjusted the grip on her guitar, nodding. "Yes." She said, standing up a little straighter.
Eric floated in. "Ooooo~"
Coraline bit her tongue, trying to fight the urge to tell Eric to shut up.
(okay I'm not gonna respond yet, to give MJ a chance, but I was thinking last night, and Poof, if it's okay with you, I was thinking, what if MJ makes a second character who can be the band's agent? If they want to, of course)
((Sounds good to me!))
(ooo yeah I'm chill with that! I could use one of the friends that I was originally planning on using for the agent/manager!)
Mei looked at the newcomer from where she was sitting on top of the large speaker. She was tucked away in the corner from her two bandmates and whoever the newest auditioner was. The previous ones didn't go too well, and frankly, Mei was getting tired of constantly searching for a new guitarist. Their last one… Well, that wasn't really a topic Mei cared to bring up.
She nodded towards the newcomer, a small greeting, and then went back to softly playing scales on her beloved bass.
(great! Also MJ we gotta figure out why the guitarist left. I was thinking maybe Izu accidentally sent them to Jigoku and possessed their body, then brought them back and they left bc of that. Or if you have a better idea we can do that too!)
Izu's gaze flicked up at the sight of Eric. As far as the Oni knew, he was the only one in the group who could see ghosts or spirits, and so he merely inclined his head, standing and coming over to join Callum. "Hello. This is Callum, he likes to bang." He said, mouth twisting in a smirk as he clapped a hand on Callum's shoulder.
Callum rolled his eyes. "Oi, Arai, don't scare her." To Coraline, he said, "I'm the drummer, is what Izu means. He's our lead singer, by the way, and the silent one over there is our bassist, Mei. And what's your name?"
"Coraline." Coraline said, fidgeting slightly. "Most people just call me Cory, though.
Eric flipped upside down. "Oh, what a surprise, I also like to bang!" He said, grinning.
Coraline took a deep breath. Eric was testing her very hard today.
Izu glanced at Eric, then back at Coraline. "Well, if you're here for the auditions, do you mind filling out this form?" He grabbed it from a table, handing it to her. "There are pens over there. Apologies if you're a little overwhelmed; we're on lunch break, since we finished all the auditions from this morning, so there's nothing else to do. Our agent went to get us lunch."
(Also uh MJ sorry for puppetting the agent/manager? If it's a problem that they're getting lunch I can cut that part out, I just wanted to give a reasonable explanation)
(oh no, you're just fine! I was gonna have the agent come in a few posts anyways)
Mei paused her soft playing for a moment, looking the newcomer up and done. Cory, yeah that was it. She looked… off to say the least. Yeah, sure, all of the kids coming into audition looked nervous, but she looked downright irritated.
"Yari'll be here soon," Mei offered as she hopped down from the speaker. "And kid, can you play a lydian scale for me real quick? Start at a C and work up to an F."
She nodded slightly, slipping the strap of her guitar around her and starting to play the scale.
Eric moved so it looked as if he was sitting cross-legged in the air. "Ooooh, that's what the scale is called? Also, I think the lead singer just looked at me. Felt you should know that."
Coraline fought the urge to roll her eyes, instead opting to close them and take a deep breath as she hit the F.
"Mei, let her fill out the form." Izu said, still holding the form out. "We've got to do this the right way." He sighed faintly.
Callum sat down on one of the chairs, watching her quietly.
Coraline mumbled an apology, taking the form and going to grab a pen to fill it out.
Eric grinned. "Oooooo, you're in trouble~" He sang, teasingly.
"Just seeing how her instrument sounds, remember that one kid with the squeaky g-string." She laughed at that. "Yeah, my ears are still recovering." And with that, Mei sat down on a different speaker, just as large as the first one and began tuning her E string, dropping it down to a D. She hit the note once, letting the low sound reverberate through the small, soundproof room.
"I remember." Izu replied. "But she'll play after she's filled out the form, you know. We just need the form for legal reasons." the yokai looked over at Coraline, thoughtful. Why was a ghost following her around?
Coraline started filling out the form, Eric hovering over her shoulder.
"Oh, you're an Aries?" He asked, humming.
She bit her lip harshly, shaking her head slightly to try and tell him to shut up.
((Bump?))