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[myfries]

[ The feed clicks on to Marceline grinning like a maniac and holding her new red bass guitar with a note that says "First Place" on it. She emphatically points to it. ]

I guess that dance wasn't much of a waste of time after all, punks! Check out what I won from that weird camera contest! Finally, something to bust out some jams on and I don't even have to borrow it from anyone else! Ha!

[ She floats a bit back from the camera to show off the guitar in full. She tightens one of the strings and strums and begins to sing a little. ]

La la la la~
Such a lonely holiday
All so dark and cold without a ray
of sun.

La la la la~
When I'm missin' your smile
And I'm hoping it'll be worthwhile
to see you again~

[ She stops and shrugs. ]

It's a work in progress. I'm a little rusty.

Thanks, Cecil, man. You were pretty rad.

Comments

[thneed]

We should definitely get together and practice. I'm sure we'd sound AMAZING even without it but just so we don't accidentally start playing different songs or something that'd be a good idea.

And we can see who else wants to join in on it.

[myfries]

Well obviously. We need to figure out what exactly we're gonna play. You know, setlist. And figure out who's gonna sing and play what parts. Because as nice as we might sound together, we do need other people. Like a drummer at least. Know anyone with a keyboard?

[thneed]

John does! I'll ask him. I don't know about a drummer though. I only know more guitar people and Dave does a turntable thing and I think his sister can play violin...

I mean, I can play drums but I can't do both at the same time. That's a little much.

[myfries]

Well, if we have a keyboard, the drums aren't necessary. You can usually put in a little beat and have it playing but me? I like to have a full butt-kicking drum set playing so hard you can feel it in your guts.

So like I said, not necessary, but a nice touch to have.

[thneed]

I want to feel it in my guts. Not necessary means probably better. So we should find one.

[myfries]

I like the way you think, dude.

Oh, and while we're at it, what kind of equipment do you have? I don't really have an amp or a mic setup yet. Do you have some or do I need to go rent it?

[thneed]

Thank you!

I have some. You can rent them off of me.

[myfries]

Renting things to use at a show I'm playing at your party. Gee. How generous of you.

[thneed]

Okay, they can be rent free.

[myfries]

That's better. See, this way I don't have to sneak into your house at night and take them anyway. Everyone wins that way, right?

[thneed]

Right. ...But I don't think you could ever sneak in without being caught.

[myfries]

Oh yeah? And what makes you say that? I'm really, really good at sneaking into places. Especially at night.

[thneed]

The entire place is armed to the teeth and booby-trapped.

[myfries]

What's a guy like you doing with booby traps, huh? Are you secretly a criminal mastermind hiding a mountain of cash and ill-gotten goods?

Now I really wanna see inside your house.

[thneed]

Cash, yes. Criminal mastermind and ill-gotten goods, no. I'm a really paranoid guy with a roommate who encourages strange behavior.

You can come over. But don't ring the doorbell.

[myfries]

Now you're just encouraging me to sneak in by making it more challenging. This place could use some spicing up.

I think I've got a new game now.

[thneed]

I'm not encouraging. I'm discouraging. It's spiced to perfection.

Nooo.

[myfries]

Discouragement is only a brightly colored sign that says, "Come harass me".

Consider the challenge accepted.

[thneed]

What? That's never been a thing!

Stop it.

[myfries]

Oh, it's totally a thing. Too bad you can't see it. And I can't stop something that hasn't happened.

Yet.

[thneed]

Bandmates shouldn't harass each other.

[myfries]

So we're bandmates now? I thought we were just playing a gig together.

[thneed]

We can be so I get out of harassment.

[myfries]

And you think that's enough to get you out of harassment?

[thneed]

I don't now that you asked that.

[myfries]

Lesson for you: No one escapes harassment. Especially not if it's fun. Saying you don't want to be harassed is a pretty good way to get harassed.

[thneed]

My life is making a little more sense with that advice.

[myfries]

You should talk to wise people more often, then. Seems you're not seeing things the way you should be seeing them.

[thneed]

My vision is really good. How the heck did that happen?

[myfries]

Don't worry. It happens to everyone at some point. With as nice as you are, I'm surprised it didn't happen sooner. Or maybe it did and you just didn't notice!

People can be awfully tricky and sneaky, you know.

[thneed]

I doubt anyone I know is being sneaky like that.

[myfries]

You said you were wealthy, right? Seems reason enough for me.

[thneed]

People wouldn't do anything with me because I have money.

[thneed]

...

[thneed]

Haha no, they wouldn't. You're making me paranoid.