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🪐 — NAOMI HAWKINS  for  brian !

         Right. Naomi clinked her whisky glass against his in agreement. Sometimes it didn’t matter about the taste, only that its price to alcohol content ratio was favourable to getting her drunk and suitably drowning out all of the problems of the day. And, in a rundown, dingy bar like this one, the pounding of the music from the live band helped with that too. It was loud and angry and gave her something to focus on that wasn’t her own thoughts — at least, until the cheap whisky started to kick in. “ Have you not tried putting up posters for open auditions or something? ” She pulled away a little to turn and look at him, a lazy grin slowly spreading across her face. “ You know, thanks to Viv I can sing a mean showtune. Probably not the vibe you’re going for, but I’ll have you know it takes a certain kinda person to belt out Cabaret in front of all her theatre friends and sound good doing it. ”

    HE’S BARELY LISTENING,  at least not until naomi tugs out from underneath his arm  &  he fixes her with an affronted look. the truth was that giovanni made all the big decisions for the band, not him. &  brian didn’t really care as long as he got to be there on stage, a little above everyone else, all the people in the crowd gazing adoringly up at him.  ❝ showtunes, huh ?  yeah, i definitely don’t think that’s our sound, dollface, ❞  he replies, his shoulders shaking with laughter.  &  yet, though it’s kind of a funny thought, he can also sorta see it :  him  &  gio wih their instruments, flanking not another rocker dude like them but naomi, all dolled up  &  singing to the crowd. ❝ but... if you think you could rock it, you know, give yourself a whole punk makeover  &  learn some of our songs, then maybe we’d let you give it a shot on stage with us sometime. ❞  it really wasn’t up to him in the end, but the more he thought about it, the more the idea of adding naomi to their lineup was kind of intriguing.  &  brian leans his head down  &  cocks it to one side, matching her grin almost like he’s posing some kind of challenge.  ❝ having a babe like you up front would definitely keep the bar drunks interested in the show, if nothing else. ❞