9515/Red feathers

Red feathers
Date of Scene:	10 October 2019
Location:	Rec Room - Xavier's School
Synopsis:	Jay and Andrea meet to talk a bit.
Cast of Characters:	Rage, Icarus

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Rage has posed:
Heading into the rec room is Andrea, who is dressed in a pair of swishy pajama pants and a simple t-shirt with a sports bra underneath. She has a small bag of popcorn in her hands, lobbing a few into her mouth for a chomp before she takes a seat on a couch to curl up. Taking her phone out, she taps along the glass a few times as she pulls up her upcoming set list.

Icarus has posed:
It's not long after that someone else enters the rec room. Jay has a pair of earbuds in, so he's pretty much in his own world, phone in hand as he enters and not really paying close attention. He's dressed in a pair of sweatpants and a tank top, wings visible folded down behind him. He's not bothering trying to hide the around here.

His head is bobbing in time to whtaever he's listening to then he plops into one of the oversized chairs, legs stretched out in front of him. It's only then he spots Andrea, reaching up to one out one earbud. "Hey."

Rage has posed:
As he enters the room, Andrea's eyes are immediately tracking him, her lips tugging back into a smile. She pops an earbud out as well, then the other as she gives a motion to her couch and the spot next to her with a jerk of the chin. An invitation. "Hey wings. How're you doing tonight? Whatcha listening to?" She asks as she gives a motion to his bud.

Icarus has posed:
"Currently, twenty-one pilots. Some of their stuff from around eight or ten years ago. I think they were kind of ahead of their time personally," Jay says as he changes directions and moves to the couch instead, taking the open spot but having to sit sideways so his wings have space behind him. They have to be spread out slightly so one can hang over the back of the couch. "What about you?"

Rage has posed:
"I'm listening to myself." Andrea says as she shifts about to face him proper, giving him an easy smile. She holds out her bud for him. "Concert at your brother's club coming up soon so I'm going through the final set list and seeing if there is any edits I want to make. I have a DJ that is going to really turn it up that night. Also, a few surprises in store. I hope you come." She says as she gives him a bright grin. "Could be my plus one."

Icarus has posed:
He offers his bud for her in exchange, which is playing the song 'Stressed Out'. He takes her bud and puts it up next to his ear to hear which of her songs she might be on at the moment. "Don't you find it a little weird hearing yourself? I mean, I want to become a musician and singer myself but not sure I'd ever get used to that part."

Rage has posed:
"I make it very clinical when I listen to myself. It's work for me." Andrea scoots in a bit closer, putting the bud into her ear as she listens to the song. On her end she has one of her new ones that hasn't been released yet called 'Enough'. It features a young rapper on it as well as she sings her soul out, while he raps about being at the bottom and finding the confidence to climb his own ladder to success. The pair play on each other beautifully, and when her voice hits the chorus, there is enough emotion to go around.

Icarus has posed:
Hearing something he never heard, Jay seems to check out for a minute. He closes his eyes, letting himself have nothing but the music for an influence. The way she travels the notes perfectly, working up and down the scale, sometimes in a single word that isn't held very long yet the musical skill is there to traverse it. By the end of the first chorus, he is starting to rock a bit in time to the beat, the foot on the floor tapping along.

Rage has posed:
As she watches him carefully, Andrea is holding her breath a bit. Her fingers lightly drum on the top of her knee a bit as she listens to her song with the other bud. She mouths the words softly, swallowing.

Icarus has posed:
As the song comes to an end, Jay finally opens his eyes. He pulls away the earbud, having never actually inserted it into his ear. He'd just held it close enough he could hear the whole thing. "That's amazing. A new one I take it? You sound great."

Rage has posed:
Andrea nods her head with a smile. "Yeah, finished it up a few weeks ago in the studio. Wrote it in Europe when I was in need of some courage. Had a lot on my mind and I met this young mutant rapper who just spit lyrics so easily, and we got to talking and one thing led to another and we were grinding out a song in a notebook. I had him open for me. Too bad he couldn't join me in the states as he lives in Germany. But, thank you so much. It really means a lot to hear you like it. Gives me some confidence it will do well on the charts and people really get the message."

Icarus has posed:
"He seemed talented. Good timing and voice. People forget that voice is important even for rap sometimes," Jay comments as he passes her earbud back over to her. "It'll be big, I think. Very heartfelt and that always is good."

Rage has posed:
Andrea passes his back in return as she takes hers, then puts them in her pocket. "It is very important. Rap is one of those styles that I'm jealous that I can't really be apart of. White girl problems. I find the ability to string lyrics together so quickly to be fascination. Rap is like real storytelling." She sighs out wistfully. "So, invitation is thrown out there. Want to be my escort for the concert? It's in Mutant Town so you will fit right in, and maybe afterwards we can get cheesecake or something."

Icarus has posed:
"Sure," Jay says with a bit of a shrug. "I can do that I suppose. Sam's going to take me for a look at his club, I think. He's pretty proud of it. Says they have an open mic amateur thing they do or something? Want to check that out too but yeah, can join you for your concert. Would enjoy seeing it."

Rage has posed:
"Cool, I'll send you pics of my outfit ahead of time so you can synch up with me if you want. At least the after concert outfit. I have this really cute black dress with a pair of ballet flats." Andrea says with a smile to him as she leans into the couch. "I'd love to cheer you on at open mic. You'd crush it with that voice of yours. I could listen to you for hours, honestly. I'm your biggest fan."

Icarus has posed:
That causes a hint of red to creep up, starting at his chest, up his neck and settling in his cheeks. "That's nice of you to say. But I know I can't really do what you do. People...wouldn't be accepting. I told you before I have some voice powers and they would think my regular voice is just part of that." He pauses as his phone vibrates, glancing at it. "And I need to go. I'll catch up with you soon!"

Rage has posed:
"Jay, you can do what I do easily. I'm a mutant that's out. No one knows what my 'powers' are publicly. All they would see is your wings and the voice of a hunky angel." As his phone vibrates, Andrea gives a bit of a disappointed look. "Okay, cool. I'll see you later then. Thank you again for listening to my song."