You Were Born to Rise (New Mutant-esque people)

[sonoflongshot]

Since Aiden had been forced out from/quit his previous band and the requisite depressed waffling until his mother got him some session jobs as a drummer, his next band bore the brunt of his concentration and will to succeed. Not that they minded. All of them had been cast offs from other bands. Not bad, but not gelling well with the others. Since New Brunswick had a large live music scene, it was only a matter of time until Dire Rainbow pulled together.

They had practiced relentlessly. Sometimes Aiden barely got sleep between practices, New Mutants activities, time with Angel, teaching Zip, and working as a bartender. Thankfully, he needed less sleep than normal human-like people. But it was all about to be worth it, to his mind. They had entered a local contest and made the cut to perform.

They had a half-hour set-list to pull together. Aiden put in some cover songs along with a few songs he had written himself. (He hadn't told his parents about this facet yet. If the songs came out like crap and couldn't get the audience into it, he wouldn't have to claim them in front of a certified popstar and entertainment king.) Aiden had invited his teammates and anyone else he could think of to be at the show. He wanted some support, and possibly somebody to teleport if there were thrown beer bottles.

And they crammed as much rock into that thirty minutes as they possibly could. Thankfully, the lead singer did not wail like Banshee, so everyone still had their eardrums when she went after it. Aiden attacked his drums like he had everything to prove. Mostly because he did. His former band was in the contest as well.

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[ngm_miscellaneous]

During Dire Rainbow's set...

[pyroprincess]

Stephanie Shaw had never been to a rock concert before, so in all honesty, there was a slight feeling of nervousness. But then she considered all the insane things that had happened in her life, and that this might be a chance to simply relax and have some fun. Not to mention dress down to what would surely be a shocking extent for some of her friends (Brooke came to mind), but then again, she was intending to dance.

It was also nice to remind the world, that, yes, she had a navel piercing after all. And between jeans that were a little low and a shirt that was a little high, it was very clearly visible. All told though, she probably blended in well-enough with the crowd, as much as someone like her could.

She'd always stick out a little, for one reason or another, and it didn't bother her any.

The music was loud, extremely loud, and quite a bit heavier than the usual fair that Marcelo tried to foist onto her, but she liked the energy in the atmosphere. And it felt good to dance- formal dances were so often constrained. Here, all she needed to do was find the rhythm and her body would do the rest of the talking.

She did keep an eye out, however, for her friends. They should be arriving soon, or possibly had already arrived.

[crawler_kid]

Angel was down near the front, by the stage, a large grin on her fuzzy face. She was glad Aiden was getting to perform again; she knew all too well how badly the dissolution of his former group had rocked him. He never blamed her for it, and she didn't particularly blame herself, most days.

But he needed this, and she was glad for it.

[summersspawn]

Sara danced in front of the stage while Aiden's band was playing. No navel piercings here, but if someone looked closely enough, they could see the top of the tattoo on her hip peeking over the waistband of her jeans.

She twirled and clapped her hands over her head. It was nice to be able to relax and cut loose a little bit for a change.

[shadeblossom]

Hana was more than happy to show up to support her brother's new band. They'd always been in each other's corner, musically and in pretty much everything else. She saw no reason why tonight should be any different. Besides, she was proud of her brother. Once upon a time, this had been her dream as well, but she'd traded it for others. It was comforting to see him still reaching for that particular brass ring.

She whistled and cheered from her spot near one end of the stage. Occasionally, she caught a glimpse of a familiar face or two in the crowd. She'd have to catch up with them after the set.

[ngm_mojoverse]

Off to Angel's left at the front of the stage was another dancing, cheering fan. Ingenue in her Hikaru Hamasaki-guise was throwing horns and watching nothing but Aiden. She wore a low cut shirt beneath her open leather jacket, a pair of tight yet ripped jeans, and a solid pair of boots.

[pyroprincess]

Stephanie caught sight of Angel (who always stood out in a crowd) and danced her way over to where she was near the front of the stage. It wasn't really an occasion for much in the way of chatting, as the band was playing far too loud. Instead she just gave Angel a big grin before looking back up at the stage where Aiden was playing his heart out.

She was having fun, and quite a lot of it.

Hopefully her husband would have recovered from the shock of Stephanie's attendance at a concert by the time she returned. He'd been rather stunned by the revelation.

[crawler_kid]

Angel gave Stephanie a friendly grin and a wave, throwing herself into dancing as well. She kept her tail tucked in close to her body, though, to prevent any accidents.

[shadeblossom]

Hana was just happy to be out for a night. She loved her boys and her work at the school, but every once in a while, it was good to just be alone. Well, her and a couple hundred others.

She danced freely at the edge of the crowd, manipulating the shadows around her, enhancing the lights from the show.