week one - saturday post-trial - rachel

[arockstar]

[Newt absconds pretty much as soon as the trial is over, given that he doesn't have a reason to stick around. They did it, hooray, etc. Someone's still dead and there's more to follow, and he just wants to get out of there.

Seems like a good idea to check out the bar, though he's not exactly surprised to find it in the same state they left it. It's a good thing this area is so malleable. It'd be a bummer to lose locations permanently.

See: bedrooms. Ugh.

He's flipping through the jukebox when Rachel walks in. This catalogue is like, never-ending. He needs one of these back home.]

Comments

[tinkerberry]

[ she pauses when she sees him.

rachel doesn't come here often, since honestly the bar is too seedy for her tastes, but she was also after the music. especially since majima BANNED HER FROM HIS KARAOKE MACHINE. ]

... any songs sticking out to you in particular?

[arockstar]

[wtf majima that is unjust???

He glances up. Ah, this chick again. He takes another few moments to peruse the selection, and then puts on a song.]

There's, like, everything you could possibly think of in this thing.

[tinkerberry]

[ she listens to the first few lines of the song before nodding in approval. ]

It's amazing! I kind of wish I can take it back home with me, but I'm not really sure if they'd let me if I don't win...

[arockstar]

Hah, did you really come all this way for an endless jukebox?

[tinkerberry]

No, but it definitely would be an extra perk.

[ she can't believe she didn't think of it herself ]

[arockstar]

Well, maybe you can get both. What's the thing you did come here for, then?

[tinkerberry]

My career.

[ a pause ]

I don't want them to just hand me my success or anything! That'll make it pointless.

[arockstar]

Hey, same here.

[Sort of. Same sentiment. Close enough.]

If you don't want them to just hand it to you, what are you gonna ask for?

[tinkerberry]

I want people to stop being so terrible about my glee club. My friends [ and her, but she is not going to admit that out loud ] get bullied really badly, so it'll be nice if we can be recognized without the high school drama attached.

[arockstar]

[Oh. That was not the turn he was expecting "my career" to take.]

Uh, don't get me wrong, that's noble and all, but is that really worth all this trouble?

[tinkerberry]

What college I get into depends very highly on my performance in high school, which means I nee to win trophies. It'll be easier to win trophies if the rest of my club is at top condition instead of cowering in fear of being tossed in a locker.

I have no doubt that I'll be famous one day, but I'd like to take away the unneeded obstacles since there are already so many others.

[arockstar]

Hm. That's reasonable logic, but it'd be better to wish for something... I don't know, bigger? Than just policing a group of high school bullies, I mean. I bet you could think of a wish that'd kill two birds with one stone.

[tinkerberry]

My problem is trying to figure out how to do it without taking away any of my own credit...

[arockstar]

So when you get back to your world, you want your wish to be a secret?

[tinkerberry]

Well, I wouldn't want to change things too much...

What's your wish?

[arockstar]

That's not really an answer, but alright.

[No skin off his back.]

So, my world's getting invaded by aliens? I'm gonna wish for a way to stop them.

[Pretty simple!]

[tinkerberry]

Aliens.

[ why the FUCK is everyone here so fucking WEIRD ]