Rodiak

Southern Thunder

James brought the microphone up to his lips to speak, but Diamond cut right in before he said anything. "It will impact the band yes. That is a given." She brushed her hair back from her shoulder and pushed her sunglasses up the bridge of her nose. "But the first seven shows of our tour have already sold out, and the rest are close to selling out and tomorrow is our first official tour date. Our official merch store crashed several times after the video went viral, which only means people are buying our stuff." She smiled down at the reported as she lowered her sunglasses to look at him in the eyes. "So yes, her video has affected product sales." She winked down at the man before pushing her glasses up again and leaning back on her seat.

The man, not entirely pleased, sat down and took down some notes. He was not happy with how abrasive Diamond was towards the crowd, but then again that was her character. She was known for being blunt and straightforward during interviews or press conferences such as these. Any reporter was not safe around her bluntness and quick answers, which some of them liked because she did not beat around the bush.

"Miss Diamond." A woman stood up this time. She wore a black pencil skirt and a blue blouse. "Are you not worry that Christina's video will bring down Southern Thunder's reputation down. Many fans are concerned that such behavior is not something a younger person should look up to."

"It was her ex," Diamon was quick to respond as she leaned forward to look down at the woman. "He was an asshole who was trying to get attention from Christina because she is now getting famous. That little bitch deserves no sympathy from anyone." She glanced over to Christina to give her a small nod. She was not going to back down and throw her friend under the bus because some sorry ass people felt bad for the guy that had been harassing Christina. "In fact, people should look up to her because she didn't let him get what he wanted. She defended herself from him, and if he ever tries to pull something like that again, he'll be meeting my pretty little--"

"What Diamond is trying to say," James cut right before the band's drummer threatened someone publicly. "we are here for Christina, and we have her back. She defended herself from an individual who had been trying to get in contact with her for a while now, and despite the numerous times we tried to get him to stop he continued. There is so much a person can take." He smiled over at Christina before turning back to look at the woman. "This was not her fault, and I know our fans will understand that and learn that it is not okay to pursue a person who clearly doesn't want anything to do with you. As for the reputation of the band, we just hope that this doesn't happen again."

A man rose from his seat after the woman had taken her seat and looked over at Sean. "Mr. Sean, are you aware that you have big shoes to fill? While we all know that you are fitting quite nicely into the role of lead guitarist and back up vocals, Matthew was an extremely talented man who helped write Southern Thunder's first hit song. Are you worried that you will not be able to meet the standards of the fans or perhaps stay in Matthew's shadow he left behind?"

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Gabriel Antonio Castillo Hernandez

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Gabe rolled his eyes when he mentioned stopping by at his house. Sure, his mom and sisters liked him, but they probably liked him in the baby sort of way. Sebastian was a year younger than him, and when he used to frequent the house, his mom would often feed him until he was stuffed or his sisters would try to take him from Gabriel to dress him up. That had been when they were younger, though, now the rare times Sebastian visited his home it was just his mother and sisters teasing his friend until Gabriel had to step in or they would eat poor Sebby alive. "They only like you because you can't say no to them," He laughed and patted Sebastian's back when they hugged.

"I'll pick you up at three then." Gabriel nodded towards his direction, completely dropping the college conversation. He didn't want to talk about it right now. It was all stressing him out and the more he thought about it, the more he wanted to pull out his hair. The two of them still had all summer, and he was not going to let that subject distract them from the now. Gabriel knew that even if they went to different universities or colleges, they would still be in touch, though he was not sure it would last very long. He knew many people did not tend to stay in touch after graduation and he didn't want that for them. They still had time.

"See you tomorrow," Gabriel called out before Sebastian climbed into his car and made his way to his own car. Now all he had to do was convince his parents to let him go out tomorrow. His mom should be happy that he wasn't going to spend the whole day in his room playing games or wasting his time on the internet.

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