Forty-Nine (Heather); Harmonies, Drumsticks and Steve - oh dear...
"C'mon Amy, please!" I can't believe I'm actually pleading with Amy to sing. Usually she wouldn't think twice!
"I don't know..."
"Are you worrying 'cause you're getting on a bit?" I tease. She sighs.
"No."
"You are, aren't you? Look, do the harmony on Dead Man's and No One Lives Forever, it's all I'll make you do! Please! C'mon, what's the worst that could happen?"
"Thank you!" I say smugly. "C'mon and practise!" I grab her by the wrist and pull her into the large garage that we (we being Fevered Sleep - wow, I'm in a band!) use as a rehearsal/practise space. Apparently we'll be getting a proper studio (wow!), but until then here will do!
"You persuaded her, then?" Andy drawls. I would answer him to the affirmative, but when I look at him I start laughing too hard to do so. His hair, as usual, is spiked up, but for whatever reason he's stuck his drumsticks in it. He grins cheekily at me, which only serves to make me laugh harder.
"Psycho!" I manage through my giggles. He nods.
"But of course. I learned from the best!" he grins at me again. "Anyway," he continues. "You gonna get this stuff all sorted then?" he questions, pulling the drumsticks out of his hair and tapping out a drum roll. "Cause we gotta-"
"I know what we gotta do, y'little git!" I smile. "C'mon Amy, we have rehearsals to do!"
"So, what exactly are we doing?" she asks as I play with the microphones.
"We're going to pull some of the music outta No One for harmonies and stuff, that's why we need you here so we know which bits to take out and stuff!" Dammit, that sentence was sounding so good in my head!
"Oh..." Amy shrugs, looking confused, shrugging, and I laugh.
"Don't question, cause I won't be able to explain coherently! Just take this mic and stand over there!" I direct her. "Steve? Where you be?!"
"Loo." Lex answers me, and I pull a face.
"Lurvely... Didn't need that!" I poke my tongue out at him. Lex sniggers. "Aaaaaanyway!" I switch on my mic and squeak in susprise as I get a little louder than I thought I'd be. "Let's start, Steve can jump in as and when. Dead Man's, okay? A-one, two three four-!"
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