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...

With Brianna

[seismic_shockwave]

When Kayla had heard that Hana's brother's band was having a concert? And knowing that he was totally amazing at drumming? Going was a no-brainer. It wasn't difficult for her to convince Brianna to come along either. After all, it'd been awhile since they'd been able to properly go out for a date. And a crowd like this was as friendly an environment as they were likely to find.

Besides, the band was really, really good. Dire Rainbow was also fronted by a woman, which was a million kinds of excellent. And Kayla absolutely loved watching Brianna dance, and dancing with her? Even better.

After Dire Rainbow's set...

[sonoflongshot]

After his band finished their set to boisterous cheers from the crowd, Aiden helped get his drum set off stage and packed up. When it was safely stowed away, he went looking for his gals. He spotted several familiar people in the crowd and thought it was time to celebrate.

And maybe hope his band could win the contest.

One Last Bit Before the Boom

[ngm_miscellaneous]

The rest of the bands performed, but the crowd never got to the fever pitch they did by the end of Dire Rainbow's set. There was a wait as the judges hashed somethings out. Anticipation hung in air amongst the alcohol fumes.

Then they announced the winner of the night's battle of the bands:

DIRE RAINBOW