you can keep on getting better [open]

[hauntedsavior]

Who: Anna Amarande and you!
What: May catchall
When: May
Where: A bar in Cellar Door, other locations to come

Content Warnings: Light alcohol use, conversations about humanity and murder, blood, vampirism

a. if you want, you can buy yourself a drink [at the bar]

[anna's made plans with a couple people to hang out this month. it's not a tense environment at all, and sometimes she can even be seen on the tiny little stage playing some chilled out bass grooves for the patrons. no concrete songs, really, mostly just improv for vibes. when she's not on stage, and most of the time she's not, she's nestled herself down into a booth down near the end. it's quiet, well-lit but not obtrusively so. people around here know her and know that that's basically her seat, so any conversations that happen there are as private as they're gonna get.]

[she's expecting a few people to show up as she nurses a beer that's so weak she might as well not be drinking anything at all. probably for the best that she's sober for these talks, whatever they end up bringing with them.]

Hey. Glad you could make it. [she tilts her drink at her guest.]

b. no you'll never drink like me [for kainé]

[there's always been a few problems with going out and hunting beasts, no matter how confident and comfortable it makes anna feel. no matter how many lives she saves, she's always putting herself at risk of corruption or injury or beasthood or all three, and one of these days it's gonna sneak up on her. all at once, extremely loudly and incredibly close.]

[anyway, when she comes back home this time, it's clear that she's been in better shape. she limps her way into the house, and she's at least cognizant enough to fix her roommate/girlfriend with a sheepish little look as she holds her side. the cloth there isn't dripping yet, but it's clear that it didn't start as red as it is now.]

Motherfucker out there got the best of me. [she's talking like she's not in pain, or like she's trying very hard to pretend she isn't.] I think I stopped most of the bleeding myself. Don't suppose we've got anything here that can help seal it up before I go to the doctor?

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[hauntedsavior]

[anna glares out into the crowd as though there's any doubt she could miss who that voice belonged to. when she figures out where ruby is, and its' not hard because it's not a very large crowd, she starts plucking out the melody to that staple of classic rock on the high strings.]

Don't know how you know this one, but give it up for little miss Ruby Rose for trying to catch me out. Come on up, Rubes. Think we should give you the honor of singing a little Skynyrd.

[onekindsoul]

[It was a valid mystery, after all it wasn't like Ruby was from Earth. She did have some musically inclined friends though.

...She has to say there is a sense of betrayal at being called out like this even if she had just finished calling Anna out first.]

There are a lot of songs on the Omni- It was the same way in the dream.

[And she gets up to her feet and moves to join Anna on stage. It... Well it reminds her of something she did with a friend a couple years ago. It feels nice to do it again.]

Fine fine, as long as you don't twist my arm or anything. I'm fragile, you know?

[hauntedsavior]

Would never dream of it.

[she can talk and play through the intro on her own, and does it with a smile on her face. before ruby can get started, she sings the first couple lines herself. there's a pang in her heart as she remembers what the words actually are.]

If I leave here tomorrow, would you still remember me?
For I must be travelin' on now, 'cause there's too many places I've got to see...

[in a quieter voice, she keeps playing and addresses the audience, indicating the microphone for her friend to take. she speaks quickly, just getting it in between the lines, and fades into the background to accompany her.]

Ladies and gentlemen, Ruby Rose.

[onekindsoul]

[Ruby certainly hadn't realized just how on the nose he lyrics were as Anna started to sing and she couldn't help but feel a little melancholic over it herself. She takes a little bow as Anna introduces her but then puts a hand on her friends shoulder.]

But if I stay here with you, girl
Things just couldn't be the same
'Cause I'm as free as a bird now
And this bird you cannot change
Oh, oh, oh, oh

[hauntedsavior]

[the song progressed the way it normally did, and honestly, even anna was a little impressed with herself for busting out that blistering solo on her bass. even if she did have to drop it an octave just due to the limitations of the instrument, but, like, come on. she knew why ruby had called it out. she wanted to see the solo. everyone wanted to see the solo.]

[and the crowd, well. she looked out at them at the end of it, and even if they hadn't actually been ready to hear a southern rock solo on electric bass, they seemed really into it. anna beamed out, then indicated to ruby to take another bow.]

All right, guys, I need to take a break for a bit. I'll be back on in a few. [she rested her bass on a stand and stood up, shaking out her hands. she jerked her head for ruby to follow her to the booth that she'd earmarked for herself, where a fresh glass of beer was waiting just for anna.]

C'mon, Rubes. Let's catch up, it's been a bit. [of course, she had something less fun she wanted to talk about, but.]

[onekindsoul]

[Of course Ruby had wanted to hear the solo. That was like the best part of the song. She beams as Anna finishes up and takes a bow as the other girl suggested. She spins on the balls of her feet to turn in the direction Anna pointed her in and follows along.]

Yeah. It has hasn't it. What have you been up to?

[Don't mind her as she takes a seat down on the booth. She caught by the tone this was more of a serious conversation and she's not quite grinning ear to ear.]

[hauntedsavior]

Oh, not much. Doing this, mostly. Coming out most nights to bring some music into Trench and meet with people. Ran into your fiancée the other day, actually.

[she takes a quiet sip to recover from all the singing she's been doing, and to give a little more time between the casual nature of that and the way she says this next part.]

I didn't mean to, but I hurt her feelings pretty bad. I tried to get her to be honest with the way she felt about me doing something and it just... I don't know, dude. Made everything worse.