ic Teenage Dream [OPEN]

[Tiffany Korta]

Madame Raven

Briefly, Calie considered making light of things, joking about how she was going to help sort out his new team or start a record label (SAD Records was not an encouraging sign). But this was Charlie, he was family, so deserved to have the truth.

 

"Well as it happens after I went looking for myself, I actually found what I was looking for! Well, at least enough answers to help narrow down the questions I still need to ask." she considered for a bit before adding "Alek's got his thing, as do the League so I'm going to get the Atom's help, Quid pro quo obviously."

 

"Though I'll always be a Raven, so you can count on my help either for the family or that new team of yours! And there's still SAD to run now it's cleaned up and on the level..."

[Thevshi]

Multi-Girl

 

The club remained dark for a few moments after the third song ended, Bernadette smiling slightly at the cheers and yells from the crowd. Then, suddenly more lights illuminated the stage once more, as Summer (who was back holding her guitar), started the first rapid cords of the next song, immediately joined by a rapid, steady beat from the drummer.

 

As the music began, Bernadette had started moving along the front of the stage, bobbing her head to the beat for the initial few moments of the song before she began to sing….

 

I don’ give a damn ‘bout my reputation

Livin’ in the past, it’s a new generation

A girl can do what she wants ta do an’ that’s what I’m gonna do

 

As she sang, Bernadette continued to move and dance across the stage, both her movements and singing matching the upbeat rhythm of the song.

 

An’ I don’ give a damn ‘bout my bad reputation

Oh no (no, no, no, no), not me (me, me, me, me)

 

An’ I don’ give a damn ‘bout my reputation

Never said I wanted ta improve my station

An’ I’m only doin’ good when I’m havin’ fun

An’ I don’ have ta please no one

 

An’ I don’ give a damn ‘bout my bad reputation

Oh no, (no, no, no, no) not me, (me, me, me, me)

Oh noooo!, (no, no, no, no), Not meeeee! (me, me, me, me)

 

I don’ give a damn ‘bout my reputation

I’ve never been afraid o’ any deviation

An’ I don’ really care if you think I’m strange

I ain’ gonna change

 

An’ I’m never gonna care ‘bout my bad reputation

Oh no, (no, no, no, no) not me, (me, me, me, me)

Oh nooooooo!, (no, no, no, no), Not meeeeeeee! (me, me, me, me)

Oh!

 

Bernadette stopped singing as Summer and the rest of the band continued to play with an increased tempo as the redhead stretched her arms out to spin around in the center of the stage a few times before stopping to begin singing once more.

 

An’ I don’ give a damn ‘bout my reputation

The world’s in trouble, there’s no communication

An’ everyone can say what they wanna say

It never gets better, anyway

 

So why should I care about a bad reputation, anyway?

Oh no, (no, no, no, no) not me, (me, me, me, me)

Oh nooooo!, (no, no, no, no), Not meeeee! (me, me, me, me)

 

I don’ give a damn ‘bout my bad reputation

You’re livin’ in the past, it’s a new generation

An’ I only feel good when I got no pain

An’ that’s how I’m gonna stay

 

An’ I don’ give a damn ‘bout my bad reputation

Oh no, (no, no, no, no) not me, (me, me, me, me)

Oh noooooooo!, (no, no, no, no), Not meeeeeee! (me, me, me, me)

Oh noooooooo! (no, no, no, no), Not meeeeeee! (me, me, me, me)

[Dracostern]

Cerebral and Cerebellum

 

Another amazing song from Bernadette and the rest of the band! The twins would clap furiously, however Iris would notice Michael calling after some other young man. She had not met this person before, but he seemed familiar with most of the students. "I'll be back Daniel." She spoke in her brother's mind and he gripped her hand on instinct before looking over at her in concern. "Hehe...don't worry I shouldn't be leaving the building, I'll still be here." She reassured him. Normally separating from her twin would cause panic. But if they were in the same building or knew where each other were it was easier to take.  Besides, nothing dangerous was happening. 

 

So Daniel nodded and let go of his sister's hand and when he did, Iris moved quietly after Michael. Once she was gone, Daniel would turn to Sam and smile, though not before waving at Neko. "Things are fine here, what about you Sam? What do you enjoy?" 

[RocketLord]

The STORMCROW

 

"The Atoms, huh?" Charlie asks, between stealing glances at his girlfriend on stage. "Didn't take you for the super scientific type. I'm almost hurt," he obviously isn't, but he at least puts on a show of briefly pouting, "but, y'know, if you wanna come hang out with some super heroes instead of a bunch of scientist types, the door's open. Got your dad and, err, the other you to sponsor everything."

 

Before he can ask more about what kind of work Callie is doing with the Atoms, Michael catches up with them, with another Claremont student in tow. 

 

"Hey man, don't worry, it's fine. Head on back to your table." He turns slightly towards Iris and nods. "I'm Charlie. Welcome to the crazy world of Claremont."

[Poncho]

Michael frowned at Charlie, then waved at the new girl, and then turned his attention back to Iris when Charlie pointed out he was followed. Was he hurt that Charlie was brushing him off now? Maybe. But it was also fair for him to do that given that Michael had failed to be an appropriate friend earlier, so it was really one for one. He scratched his cheek awkwardly and paused to figure out what he was going to do.

For Iris, the confident and capable Michael seemed surprisingly off his feet; the respect he had for whoever 'Charlie' was clearly off the charts. He looked at Iris and then at Charlie and the other girl.

"Uh...pleasure to meet you, M'am." he said to Charlie's friend before continuing to look awkward. "And uh, this is...Iris." He noted to his other companion. "She's a new friend of mine." he waved at her. "But...uh, sorry. We'll get out of your hair, Charlie." he mumbled, gesturing to Iris that he was going to head back to the seating as requested.

[RocketLord]

The STORMCROW

 

And now Charlie feels awkward, of course. So then what? Let things progress as this, into a misunderstanding that can cause a rift, or take steps to fix things?

 

Taking a step forward, he places a hand on Michael's shoulder. "Take it easy, Michael. You looked like you were having a good time, and I don't wanna ruin that. Remember what I said last time about connections being important? No need to break up the fun just cus me and Callie show up, right?" Charlie is smiling warmly. This kid is way more insecure than he wants to let on, isn't he?

[Dracostern]

Cerebral 

 

Iris looked between the two young men, and having no context to any of this, would not be so bothered. It was not awkward to come over, especially since this 'Charlie' had been the one to greet them first. "Thank you for the welcome Charlie. My name is Iris, as Michael said, it's a pleasure to meet you."  She nodded her head before turning her attention to the other young lady in the room, Callie. 

 

"And who might you be? Charlie's girlfriend or something?" 

Edited April 12 by Dracostern

[Poncho]

"Ah, no, I'm okay." Michael said to Charlie, attempting to avoid letting this be something that hung over them; he didn't want Charlie to feel bad either, after all. It was just an awkward situation. So he didn't want to dwell on it.

 

"You're absolutely right, of course Charlie. I was just, uh...well I didn't want to make you think I was ignoring you. And I mean, we don't talk that often so I figured I should at least say hi." he said, looking between Iris, Charlie, and Callie. "Plus, I mean. These are connections too, you know. Sometimes you might need one of us, so it'd be nice to know they exist." he managed to get his focus back in and smile.

 

"Iris, Charlie's actually dating Bernie." he said with a laugh. "It's a pleasure to meet you, as well." he said to the new girl, extending his hand.

 

Meanwhile, Sam yawned and stretched, looking at Daniel as they sat around.

 

"Eh. I like the music. It's not so bad. But maybe it's time to go dancing." she looked around at the table. "Who wants to come dance with me?" she asked, directly pointing away from where Charlie, Callie, Michael, and Iris had run of. "It'll be a lot of fun, especially if she's going to keep playing faster songs!" she said, hopping up.

Edited April 12 by Poncho

[Ari]

Knave, Tro-Fi, Seven Sisters

 

In contrast to their earlier uproar, the North Bay Prep. table had become much more subdued, largely because Merry was trying to argue something.

 

Starting with the mid-point of the second song, an increasingly-rapid cycle had begun:

 

Merry would rapid-fire clack out something in Morse code on the table and look to Justin.

Justin would glance back, tap something much slower, and look to Adele.

Adele would look annoyed, clatter something back, and try to focus on the music.

 

And in between there were a lot of meaningful looks.

 

Sam getting to her feet seemed to break the spell of intensity settling over the table. "Yeah! let's dance!" Adele said, eagerly joining her and beaming hopefully at Iris and the rest of the Claremont crew, "I'm not very good, but Justin is *marvelous*, and Merry-!"

 

"Nope." Merry didn't look around as she spoke. "Don't feel like it."

 

Justin laughed good-naturedly. "MJ'll change her mind, let's go!"

[Avenger Assembled]

Neko couldn't translate Morse code into English fast enough to understand it but she knew it when she heard it, and her eyes narrowed as she focused on the younger teens - after all having heard all of Bernadette's songs many times before. There were innocent explanations for why they were communicating with each other secretly; but she didn't like the smell of the whole thing. Owain was already up and trying to dance with the handsome boy from that school he had been making eyes at all night, and she didn't want to ruin his good time - but something...

 

Her nose wrinkling, she picked Merry out of the girls. Moving over there at speed, she whispered urgently and with some conviction, "Your hair, it-I can help," she said, holding up her purse in a sisterly gesture with the taller and broader girl as her head tilted toward the ladies room. Small and slender and perfectly human-looking, she hardly looked like a threat to anyone without the eyes to see what she really was. And if they could do that - well, they'd have said something already. 

[Tiffany Korta]

Madame Raven

"Wow only a few years older than you all and I'm already a ma'am." Her wide grin suggested she really wasn't concerned about it at all "But as Charlie said Callie is perfectly fine, Callie Sen if you're curious!"

 

She took a moment to greet both of the newcomers equally, making a note if their body language suggested any concern, she'd met quite a few people over the last few years and got her a general feeling of how she'd find people.

 

"And I looked forward to all the interesting stories of the singer before they all get mega successful and popular!" 

[Dracostern]

Cerebral and Cerebellum

 

Unfortunately for Adele, Iris has seemingly slipped away and was not currently with the rest of the students. Daniel was, however, and he seemed to be getting up to dance as well! Though seemingly by himself.

The young man headed after Sam as well and just let loose when he had enough room. A skilled Dancer he was not...but he was having fun at least. 
Meanwhile

Iris nodded her head. "That makes sense. It's nice to meet you two. Might I ask, have you been to Claremont?"

[RocketLord]

The STORMCROW

 

"Don't worry about it, Mike," Charlie reassures him one final time. No reason to keep going at that particular issue.

 

He doesn't comment on Iris' question about whether he's with Callie, Michael colors that just fine, and he has to keep some secrets from people he's only just met. No need to give anyone an idea that could link their secrets IDs too easily.

 

"Yeah, I went to Claremont for a while," of course that under another last name and secret identity, in case Iris tries to look him up, "had to drop out before my last year, but that's how it goes. How about you? How's the school? The headmistress can be a pain, right?" He grins at Callie at the last line. Of course he's just joking.

[Poncho]

Michael gave Charlie a thumbs up to confirm that everything was good now as the conversation moved on. He wasn't going to worry about it anymore, at least. 

 

"It is a pleasure to meet you, Callie. I'll try not to harsh your vibe too much." He wasn't concerned, friends of Charlie were people he'd generally be positive to. He offered an indifferent hrm to the question of the Headmistress. 

 

"She's not that bad, but I've also not dealt with her too much. I'm hoping that changes next year; not in a negative way though. Junior year is already almost Senior year, and Senior year is almost graduation! i've got to make sure that my extracurriculars are all accounted for on transcripts." this was a lie. He'd actually started all that stuff earlier this year, of course. You could never be too prepared!

 

"Anyway, if you'd rather us get out of your hair, we can respect it, I think I see Sam leaading the others out to dance, and we're not connected to the band after all." he said with a wink at Charlie. "I'd hate to cramp your style; how can you be the cool guy leaning against the pillars with that smirk on your face when someone's talking to you, you know." he said in good humor and fully expecting Charlie to rib him back.

 

Meanwhile, Sam had commandeered part of the dance floor for the combined students of Claremont and North Bay. While Michael had taken a table by talking with club workers and putting down a deposit, Sam controlled her little fiefdom on the dance floor with toxic looks and a stance that made those who weren't welcome stay away. That section was for Claremont and North Bay, simple as, and in that section she was having fun with her dancing, even if she didn't even have anyone to dance with, she was going to have her own fun.