Drop the Bass

[Vinyl Scratch]

August 9, 2012. 9:30 PM
Club Neon, Brooklyn


Vinyl walked along happily, looking back to the Redhead that was following her. She spun, walking backward to address Rin. "Believe me. You are going to love this." She said with a happy grin. "Just stick with me, you'll have a great time." She said, spinning back around just in time to avoid bumping into a small group of people.

Her head perked up slightly as she heard her phone start ringing. She pulled the phone out and flipped it open. "Talk to me... HEY! NEON! What's up man? Oh... tonight? Well, I'm kinda entertaining guests. I'd love to but..." Vinyl paused, looking back at Rin, Another grin spreading across her face, this one looking almost scheming. "Actually, yeah. That'll work. You have fun with the lady. Scratch has got your back. I'll catch you later." She said, sliding the phone into her pocket and letting out a light laugh before dropping back to walk next to Rin. "Tonight is going to be MUCH more fun than I anticipated."





The duo rounded a corner, and Vinyl started bobbing her head as the bass drumming almost half a block down hit her ears. "Almost there. Hurry up." She said. As she entered the building she waved at the guy as she entered. "What's up! I'm covering for Neon tonight. And she's with me." The man nodded, letting the two through, and into the main area of the club.

Vinyl looked back at Rin with a grin, holding her arms wide. "A little more alive than your Haunted House." She said, Her grin widening slightly at the pun. "But I'm sure you'll enjoy yourself."

The club was lively, people dancing on the dance floor, laughing over drinks at the bar, shooting pool at the three tables set up in the back. And a man standing on stage with his DJing equipment. Lights cut through the fog creating a light show that fit the music perfectly. Vinyl tilted her head. "What do you think?"

[Paige]

Weaving gracefully in and out of the crowd with her glowstick in one hand and a drink in the other, Paige was enjoying herself immensely. It had been a few days since she went out clubbing and she was having the time of her life. And she was about to make it the time of everyone elses lives as well. She had yet to test out her ability, and she couldn't wait.

Light manipulation, how friggin cool is that for a raver?

She thought to herself as she made her way over to the bar, dancing all the way. Giving the bartender her cup and a wad of cash she bobbed her head to the beat as the bartender poured her drink.

"Now where is that DJ? Can't start my little show without some REAL music" She spoke to herself, since you'd pretty much have to yell to be heard over everything in the club. Looking around the club she didn't spy anyone she knew, but at the same time, she knew someone was bound to show up eventually. In the meantime she'd simply dance and enjoy the tracks.

Grabbing up her drink and taking a sip, she jumped up and headed back out toward the dance floor, occasionally sloshing a bit out of her glass as she went.

[Karrin]

Karrin smiled, trudging along behind the bluenette. Public drunken dancing wasn't normally her thing. She was all for a good time, but her lack of inability to let loose usually kept her from having a good time in the presence of other humans.
And she wasn't the most graceful person when she was nervous.
"Just don't make me dance, you'll just scare everyone away."

The booming music actually did put a little more pep in her step. Sounded more like a rave, and she'd secretly always wanted to go to one, she just couldn't ever imagine being there.
As she said, she wasn't really the partying type.

But, upon seeing the inside of the building that was very likely the cause of most of the recent earthquakes on the other side of the planet, she was overcome by humiliation.
It was exciting alright, and at the mention of their little haunted house adventure, Rin wanted to just go home and hide her head under her pillow in shame for a couple years.
If this is the kind of stuff Vinyl was used to, it's a wonder she still even wanted to hang out after such a night. And knowing that they hadn't even been attacked by spirits from beyond the grave just made the whole adventure seem even more dull.

But hey, they apparently got some nifty special inhuman abilities out of it. And speaking of which, she was still curious about her own.

"It's.... Loud!" She yelled over the music, already bouncing lightly. She couldn't help it, Dat beat was hot!! xD
"And crammed!"

[Vinyl Scratch]

Vinyl spun once again, looking at Rin with a smile. "Trust me. I'll have you dancing before the night is through." She said with a chuckle. She grabbed Rins wrist and pulled her across the dancefloor, pausing when she saw a familiar face.

"Now where is that DJ? Can't start my little show without some REAL music"

Vinyl looked back at Rin, dragging her toward the other woman. "FIREFLY!" She called as she walked up behind the girl who was demanding a DJ. "What's up! This is Rin. She's never been to a club, so I had to drag her out. I was figuring you could help me help her let loose?" Vinyl said with a grin. She leaned forward, lowering her voice so Firefly could hear, but Rin couldn't. "So. Do me a favor. Distract her for a few minutes. I've gotta get on stage. She doesn't know it yet, but this is going to be a great night." She said.

Vinyl turned back to Rin with a wide smile. "Rin. This is Paige, but I've been calling her Firefly for... Well, since I met her at the very least. She's obsessed with bright lights..." Vinyl trailed off, shaking her head as she regained focus. "I'm leaving you with her for a moment, I have a few matters to attend to, I'll be back as soon as I can." She patted Rin on the back before vanishing into the crowd, getting ready to take the stage.

[Paige]

Turning around at the voice she smiled big.

"VINYL! What are you doing here? And you've brought a friend!"
After listening to what Vinyl whispered to her she nodded and waved Vinyl off. "Go do your thing. I'll hang out with Rin here, show her around the club. Maybe take her out to the dancefloor or something."

Looking over to Rin she grinned mischievously and held her hand out to the woman. "As she said, I'm Paige. Caera Paige. Or Firefly if you prefer. You'll find out soon enough why she calls me that."

Holding out her hand she offered Rin the glowstick. "Try this out. The light goes so well with the music, don't you think?"

Tipping her head back she downed the rest of her drink in a single gulp. "Woo! Gotta love these clubs!"

[Karrin]

Karrin smiled meekly, nodding to Vinyls most obvious raver friend. Man, these people were so colorful.
"Hey Paige, or Firefly..." She mumbled as Vinyl suddenly disappeared into the mob of loud, dancing people. So much for 'Just stick with me'.

"Why does everyone want me to dance so bad?" She laughed at Paige. To be honest, she didn't want to. Yes, it looked fun, but the redhead had literally never danced in her life. Well, sometimes she would when she was all alone and no one was around to stare at her strange, jerky movements and make fun of her horribly outdated dance moves.
And of course there was the victory dance she did after pwning some noobs through online gaming.

But not real dancing. She'd never done that.
She took the glowstick, examining it quizzically for a moment before staring up wide eyed as Miss Firefly finished off her drink. Then she smiled and offered a light laugh at the lady's comment, and found herself looking around for the exit.
Unfortunately, it was blocked by the plethora of party-goers, she couldn't even find the glowing exit sign. Not that she really wanted to leave, she'd just like to know her way out in case she spontaneously started suffering from any claustrophobia, or seizures brought on my the pulsing music or strobe lights.

She was definitely out of her element here.

[Vinyl Scratch]

Suddenly, the music stopped, the lights over the dance floor cutting out as well, leaving everyone in silent darkness. A voice cut through the silence after a few moments. "I hear some of you want a DJ?" The voice was mellow, and seemed to radiate all around the dancefloor.


Almost as suddenly as the lights cut out, they came back on in multiple shades of blue spun on the dancefloor as the music started back up. Vinyl stood on stage over the turntables, a wide grin on her face as she stared out over the crowd.

"Now, everyone. This is my good friend Rin's first time in a club, and I know she's nervous about dancing." She said, her grin widening. "You know what I have to say about that?"



With a sharp scratching noise, the music changed, Vinyls head bobbing with the beat as it started. She hopped from the stage, effortlessly weaving through the crowd of dancing people and reappeared next to Rin. "Come on. Let loose! After the news we got yesterday, we could both use it." She said, her face serious as she looked at Rin over the rim of her sunglasses. She ran over to the bar for a moment and returned with three shotglasses, handing one to each of her friends. "To Rins first night at the club!" She said, holding it up, waiting for the other two to bring the glasses together in cheers.

[Paige]

Winking at Rin Paige patted her on the shoulder enthusiastically. "It's because dancing brings out the best in everyone! There's no point in standing on the sidelines when you can show the world what you're made of!"

Looking out toward the dance floor she grinned enthusiastically as the lights came on. One could tell that she was having the time of her life, and when Vinyl came back with a shotglass and handed it to her, well that was just icing on the cake.

Holding the glass up to Vinyl's she laughed. "I second that! Now... Lets get this party started shall we?"

[Karrin]

Dancing brings out the best eh? She couldn't argue with that she supposed. But upon hearing her name called out on the loudspeaker for everyone to hear, her face turned just about as red as her hair.
She was almost angry. Yea Vinyl, that's a great way to get her to loosen up, turn every eye in the club on her. Just genius.

"What did I do to you do deserve this!" She shouted over the music, smiling despite herself. She gratefully took the Shot glass. "You know I'm only 20 right?" Before either of them had the chance to decide it was a bad idea, (though she didn't really think they'd care, it was NYC, people broke the law all the time, ) she clinked it up against their glasses and downed it, making a horrible face afterwards. "Ugh, that was gnarly. What was it?"

[Vinyl Scratch]

Vinyls eyes widened at Rin. "Don't say that too loud. We'll keep it between us." She said with a slight grin, looking toward Paige. "Bottoms up!" She said, downing the drink with the other two. "What is it? Well, it's..." She paused, thinking for a moment. "Not sure. I just ordered three shots." She set the shot glasses down on the bar, and grabbing Rins arm.

"Let's get out there. The key is to feel the music and just let go." She said, pulling Rin toward the dancefloor. "If all else fails, follow the crowd." She said, letting go of Rins arm and starting to move with the crowd. She watched Rin for a moment, the smile returning to her face.

[Paige]

Downing her own shotglass Paige handed the empty glass to Vinyl and waved the two on. She had a surprise. Oh yes she did. And she couldn't wait to see the look on their faces when she did it.

"You guys go on ahead out to the dance floor. I've got my own little surprise in store for the party. You're gonna see what Firefly truly means in a little bit. Hope you enjoy the show!"

With that she ran off and began weaving in and out of the crowd, going up a set of stairs onto a balcony where she could get a better view of all the lights on the dance floor. Cracking her knuckles she got down to business. Focusing on the dance floor lights, she willed them to dim. In her head she imagined them going dimmer and dimmer and dimmer, eventually going completely dark.

As she imagined this, sure enough the lights began dimming to a bunch of oohs and ahhs, then went completely dark. Once it went dark however, people started becoming confused, trying to figure out exactly what was going on. She could feel a slight drain on her energy from dimming the lights, kind of similar to the way you felt while exercising.

After leaving the dance floor in darkness, she envisioned the lights strobing red, blue, and green. And sure enough, the lights instantly flickered on, flashing the colors she specified onto the dance floor. She really could get used to this ability. After a couple minutes, an entire songs length she dropped to her knee, gasping and sweating profusely. Cursing under her breath she turned the lights back to the original coloration and plopped down onto her back, a small crowd gathering around her. Waving them off, she laid her head back against the floor and sighed contentedly.

"Don't worry about me guys. But THAT WAS AWESOME!" She said the last part excitedly between breaths. One person handed her a bottle of water and she thanked the person before they walked off.

Yes she could get used to this power.... and when she got stronger, she'd power the lights for an entire nights show. She couldn't wait.

[Karrin]

Karrin nodded and was quickly pulled out to the dance floor while page darted off.
For quite awhile she just shuffled awkwardly, everyone was doing something different, how was she supposed to go with the flow?
But soon the lights all went out, and the colorful display began. And thank God too, even though no one had really been paying attention to her, now they REALLY weren't.
She started trying to mimic Vinyl, and lucky for her, her low alcohol tolerance made it easier to stop caring so much about how she looked, and she finally began to relax a little.
"This actually is kinda awesome!"

((fail post, sorry))

[Vinyl Scratch]

Vinyls grin widened as she started dancing around with Rin. She kept looking toward her friend, watching as she slowly got more and more into the song and dance. She stopped dancing when the lights went out. "What is she up to?" she asked quietly just in time for the lights to come back on blinking in various colors. She grinned knowingly, looking toward Rin. "That's why she's called Firefly." She explained, pulling her phone from her pocket and pressing a few buttons on it.



The music shifted once again. She looked back toward Rin, another smile on her face. "Had a program made so I can be out here on the dancefloor and still DJ." She said sliding the phone back into her pocket and looking back toward the direction Paige ran off to. "Wonder where she went?" She looked at Rin once again, an almost concerned look on her face. "I know this isn't really your thing, so whenever you wanna get out of here, just let me know. I'll understand... but for now..." She paused, a smile on her face. "It's time to DROP IT!"

[Paige]

Continuing to lay down Paige laughed loud once the music switched up. It looks like Vinyl took advantage of the light show to cause a really awesome effect. Good for her. Pulling herself back to her feet using the handrails on the balcony she looked down at the dancefloor, taking in the sight of all the people moving to the beat. Once she spotted Vinyl and Rin, Paige waved enthusiastically from the balcony, hoping that they would see her.

She would be down on that dancefloor right now, however she felt a little too drained for the moment. She'd stand right here and wait it out... maybe grab something to eat and a bit of a drink as well before she headed back down there.

[Karrin]

It was incredibly late by the time Karrin finally looked at her phone. She grabbed Vinyl with a sweaty hand and pulled her off to the side of the dance floor where they'd been standing before.
"I have to work tomorrow Vin! I need to go home." She shouted breathlessly.
The redhead was thoroughly worn out, at this point she didn't know if she'd even be able to wake up to her alarm. With these new powers, just dancing took more of a toll on her than she expected.
"Thanks for this though. We'll have to do it again some time." She waved her hands around as she talked. Whatever had been in that one, single, tiny shot, was still having a bit of an effect on her.
She waved to Vinyl and then up at Paige. Then uncharacteristically blew them each a kiss in that annoying preppy way that always drives her crazy.
After making a face at this hideous act, she wavved again briefly before whirling around and running off.