Orchestratic

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TAP-tap-tap, TAP-tap-tap, TAP-- TATatatatataTATatatatata TAP!

The unpleasant sounds of a metal spatula and blade of a kitchen knife drumming on a griddle were turned into rhythmical combinations as they echoed into the small corner diner. "The Best Around Waffle House" was a small establishment on the corner of Tim and 88th Street. They may not have had the most space or the best class, but they did have Parker as a chef, whose father had taught him to cook with five-star quality.

TAP-tap-tap, TAP-tap-tap, TAP-- TATatatatataTATatatatata TAP!

In fact, if he had been any less of a cook he would have been fired long ago, for his irritating habit of bringing his musical hobbies to work have caused more than a handful of complaints. Pamela Vick, his boss and the lady who lived in the apartment above the diner, was actually quite fond of the music, but she knew that if she let him get away with it all the time they'd eventually lose all of their business.

Tap, ta-tap, tap, ta-tap, tap, ta-tap, tap --

"Excuse... ex... EXCUSE ME!" Parker nearly lost grip of his makeshift drumsticks when the shrill voice of a hungry, impatient and clearly angry woman interrupted his groove. Parker spun from his place of filling a simple order of pancakes and scrambled eggs to see a middle-aged red-headed woman in the doorway of the swinging kitchen door striking a pose that clearly stated "that 'Employees Only' sign means nothing to me right now" and a glare that added "and neither do you". Asking the question seemed pointless, but it somehow seemed more rude not to inquire anyway.

"I'm sorry, can I help you?" He asked, fearing her lash. Being yelled at by someone didn't scare Parker, but his short-fuse reaction did. Ever since he was a child, his anger was something he couldn't control, and he really didn't want to get fired for yelling at this woman -- he actually liked this job. Luckily, however, she was just as invested in keeping this interaction civil.... after the initial yelling to get his attention, of course.

Taking a breath and dropping the glare, she cleared her throat and began. "I've had a really, really stressful work day, and I was just looking forward to eating in peace and--

"Of course, ma'am, I'm terribly sorry," Parker said with his signature crooked smile. Almost every person in the Mors family had reliable charisma and a silver tongue. "I'm a drummer in a band, and we have an important gig this weekend. I won't bore you with the details-- nor will I disturb your meal any further. Please, enjoy your meal."

A few hours later, Parker's eyes were excitedly set on Jill -- the name he gave his purple van which he could see out the back window as he was taking off his hairnet and apron. It was just a little passed five and The Harbingers band practice began at six on Thursdays. This barely gave him enough time to get home and get changed before heading to Revelation Studios. Surely Soren would need a ride, as well. Luckily, Parker's drums were still packed in Jill from Tuesday's practice. "G'night, Pam," Parker said over his shoulder as he hurried out the door, not even bothering to wait for a response. He was usually more polite than that, but the woman was pushing 60 and fading hearing required three to five sayings of "goodnight," each increasing in volume, and he simply did not have the time nor patience for that.

Even though he knew the band would understand if he were late, patience was one of Parker's worst attributes. This became more fact than opinion as he sped through another red light in front of his apartment building, giving the signal to Soren to buzz the door open (so Parker wouldn't have to dig out his key) and to get his self ready: three short honks and a long one in a slower (not to mention monotone) version of the beginning of Beethoven's fifth symphony from Jill's horn. Since the rhythm Beethoven used for that intro is also Morse code for the letter "V", Parker and Soren liked to joke and say it stood for "Vroom time." After the honks were made, Parker began step out of the van but paused a moment, then quickly whipped out his phone and began a text to Soren, who he just realized might not be home.

"Are you home? If so, just hurry down and bring me a shirt to change into. I actually have a pair of shorts in the van to practice in. If you're not home, where are you so I can pick you up?" As the message sent, he hoped his best friend would hurry back with his text - and also be home - because it was now 5:10.

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AWESOME! THEN WORK ON THE FIRST IC POST BEGINS NOW!

Thanks guys. c:

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Those three days would've been my first choice, and they all have great reasoning. That's my vote as well.

And again, I'm pretty sure J-Money is spot on with the trailer. We could chill in my stoner van while we pull the gear behind us in the trailer. That also has my vote.

Any objections or better ideas? As soon as this is settled, I'll actually FINISH the damn IC post. xD

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Well I was just writing our first IC post when I realized there are still more questions we need answered:

We practice in a recording studio, which is fine, but that costs money per day of scheduling. With out collective income of course it would be a breeze to permanently reserve it for a few days a week, but we need to know how many days a week we have practice. I'd say two to four, but it isn't just up to me. Once we pick the number, we need which days of the week to permanently schedule.

Something that had slipped my mind until now: We need something to be traveling in with out instruments when we travel together (which I hope is often), so my first thought was !989 Dodge Ram Van but I would LOVE IT if we had an RV. So how about we say we all pitched in and got one sometime ago? Parker would have plenty of money between his mother's lawyer money she left to him in her will and his dad trying to buy his way back into his life (which Josh and I discussed and found to be very useful), so I think we could pull it off. PLUS, it would be cool if we had one and partied in it every so often. I've found average price for an RV being $18,500 at medium to high-end, so we could find a crappier one for like $12,000. We could've all thrown in around $4,000, right? Parker could've put in at least 6 - maybe 7 - by using guilt on his dad. Or we could pull out a loan for what we CAN'T cover on a nicer high-end $18,500 one.

This requires discussion before I start up my post.

P.S. Regardless, my character is still going to have a 1989 Dodge Ram Van, but a more stoner looking one. Like with side windows with tiny curtains, all seats except the two in front taken out and the entire an open space with soft white carpet. Windows are tinted and it's a dark purple. There are two "seats" (just cushions with lap seat-belts) that fold out from the back of the two front seats so whoever is sitting in them is facing the double doors in the back.The cushions, of course, are on the floor and are probably very uncomfortable, but it makes it legal to drive with four people in your car. In case you're wondering why this is so specific, it's been my dream car for almost twelve years. XD It was his sixteenth-birthday present from his family. ^-^

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Alright guys, I'll be making the first IC post if that's alright with J-Money. It'll probably be long as intro posts usually are, but it turns out having strep while having leukemia is just.... awful. Like, I've passed out about four times writing just this far into this OOC post. xD I'm hallucinating in weird ways, too.

Just so everyone knows, the place where we practice is a recording studio called "Revelation" and it's near a bar that we often hang out called "Judgement Day". I'm sticking to the four horsemen theme. xD

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Soooo.... went to the E.R. last night and found out this sickness is strep throat eating away at my weak ass immune system. xD Hurray extra chance of death! Worst hospital going experience ever. Got called a druggie by like four people who I don't know, everyone was super rude to me, they kept telling me "no we won't prescribe you any pills" even though I never once asked, and every single time I tried to be nice and make small talk ("How are you?" "How has tonight been for you so far?" they'd just fucking ignore me and look at me I was stupid.Even nurses I've had before who are usually nice to me. Like shit.

Anyway, I'm super uber sick, I keep passing out, but I'm trying to keep up with all this stuff.

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Good lord. That took FOREVER. I FINALLY found the picture, then I FINALLY read all of your backstories...

AND NOW I'M GETTING SICK. LEUKEMIA-IMMUNE-SYSTEM DOESN'T WORK WELL. FKLJ;ADS;FKLJDSFKLJADLJF

I'm editing my old CS now to put in a few changes and the picture. I'll be with you guys shorty, but I'll probably head to bed early tonight. I am still worried something is wrong with me because I keep passing out in the middle of the day. ><

Where do you find your pictures and face-claims? (NOT anime)

I have no where to find pictures for my characters. It takes me days to find someone. I hate it. I used to have a model website with criteria search, but they removed the search.

If anyone has a website where you can search through the models by criteria, please let me know. Or just tell me where you find your pictures. Someone suggested Deviantart to me, but someone would need to tell me how to find the pictures I'm looking for using dA or Flickr.

Please and thank you! c:

I can't be the only one with this problem....

I doubt you'll read this anymore because the thread seemed to halt after the first day, but my advice would be to take the character(s) you liked and do one or both of the following:

1.) Do a 1x1 RP with those characters being heavily involved or literally the only thing involved.

2.) Write a story with them in it. Kinda like writing fan fiction. It'll go the way you want it to, perfectly, and you'll feel better. You might just be looking for closure and that's a way to get it.

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I'm still having trouble finding a picture. I feel like I'm getting closer, though. I miss being able to criteria search on model websites. Idk why those are all gone. D: