[center][b]Carmen[/b] - Student Center[/center]

Carmen had stayed in the Student Center the whole time, from the end of the duet with the guitarist to the start of the party's guests strolling in. For most of that time, Carmen had played music to herself, and when she wasn't playing she was pondering. She could occupy herself for weeks in this way, but as the first guests started rolling in as the SBG was setting the intro atmosphere, Carmen began to play dedicated background music. She mostly played soothing jazz ballads, playing all of the parts at once through her trumpet. When she played [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27V8ylNNKSo]Sail Away[/url], you would swear Tom Harrell's quintet was playing on the stage. She hoped to create a soothing, welcoming atmosphere for the incoming guests before the hard-hitting music that was sure to follow once the event officially started began. Sitting on a stool playing in a corner, she did not invite attention to herself except through the music she was making, which nearly begged the passersby to stop and listen.

The boy who gave the speech at the opening ceremony was there early, assumingly the organizer, but was restless for a reason unbeknownst to Carmen, who hoped her music would calm his mind. The rest of the SBG was milling like ants to get the party set up in time.

The pirate girl had also stayed around the whole time, and was visibly vexed to see an evil looking man enter the Center. Carmen recognized him from when she was in the garden a few hours ago, but paid him no mind. He could be the nicest person in the world.

An extremely energetic male with a boombox soon came into the Center, and Carmen wondered if his abilities also had to do with music. She guessed that they did, and figured he would probably be great at the high energy music that would probably show up at some point during the night.

A male dressed in red showed up, and although his color choices suggested demonic origins, she felt like it was something else.

As all these guest filed in slowly, Carmen surveyed the scene from her corner, often making eye contact with the guests. As the atmosphere gradually increased in energy, with the disco ball spinning, outer space on the ceiling and more and more people filing in, Carmen matched it by increasing the energy of the music she was playing. She wondered if anyone would join her by the time the really high energy stuff got going. She was certainly enjoying herself though, watching the guests mingle and occasionally react to her music.