Day 7

[kentucky_mcgiygas]

[ Instead of his normal morning announcements, this morning you awaken to… Ronald McDonald playing a lovely tune for all of you with his band. Audible even over the metal is a louder sound of scraping, and a low rumble that persists throughout the song. ]

[ Afterward, you'll find that a new hallway has appeared in the studio. Where there was once an empty wall, there is now a theater! And your tablets will display the rules for a brand new competition… ]

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Comments

[asspounder4000]

Yeah, no, it just stings real bad? I'm going to numb it down with some booze. I just found some unlabelled cleaning supplies and tried rinsing with stuff until I got a bunch of mouth sores. Totally worth it, do you know how wild people go for performers who do shit like spit blood? We're going to get so many points.

[manuscripture]

[ unlabelled cleaning supplies....... ]

I do. I will say it was impressive. [ that he could walk and breathe at the same time. ] There must be an antiseptic somewhere so you don't rot your jaw off. That's not really my aesthetic though. I would have ruined my top.

We have Lotus to thank for the bulk of the lyrics and the ideas. I do think our teamwork paid off~

... Considering the other hot messes all over the stage.

[asspounder4000]

......You know, they're totally wrong about me and karate. I know a shitload about karate. [Grabs a beer. POUTING.]

...So you really think I'm impressive?

[manuscripture]

And I'm not a graying fragile flower who smells like cheese. Talk about immature. [ Having been the victim of many personal attacks SINCE HE GOT HERE, he's pretty bitter.

Hm...

Mac's in luck because Rohan has a sincere answer for him. He still has his nose in the air and all of the self-importance in the word, but... ]

I do. I was skeptical at first but you really did pull through, Mac. Excellent job and thank you very much.

[keybroad]

I'm with Rohan about this. Thank you, Mac, for actually singing that whole time, so I didn't have to. Even though we should probably call Poison Control. This whole thing was pretty fun, I guess I got really into it, this is probably the most work I've done in one day since I got here.

[Lotus is washing down a dish of lightly salted French fries with a martini.]

Obviously, you were also great, Rohan, and you clearly deserve to touch all the boobs or other body parts that you want.

So look at it this way. I'm the only member of the band who didn't get a derogatory song written about them. Which sucks for you guys, but maybe it means we're famous?

[manuscripture]

... Thank you, Lotus. [ I think... ]

I don't know if we will be judged for productivity but I thought the song was executed perfectly thanks to your lyrical prowess.

I am a little concerned about competition with us versus the group with the idol girl. They were a heavy-hitter.

[keybroad]

Yeah, they did seem to have a full practiced melody like us. And a lot of charming people were in it. The effects were also cool. Next time you [plural; that is, not herself] should lift more stuff onto the stage.

I'm glad the lyrics were good. I was pretty much putting together whatever fit the theme and then also, like, rhymed, without sounding like it came out of a thesaurus. What meaning did you get out of it? I have an idea looking back but I want to see if you thought of something different before I bias your answer. Because probably the more meanings the better.

[manuscripture]

[ squint ]

I wasn't lifting anything in these heels.

One: Not dying in a heap. Two: Not leaving the heap alone.

All of the school metaphors aside, it's actually a pretty sombre song. The tone in which it was performed was deceptive enough to deliver the meaning without being pretentious.

[ Beat. ]

You don't think my hair is graying, do you..........

[keybroad]

[Leans in and squints.] No. No, it's still lustrous. If it's not, blame the water pressure in our shower room we have to share.

I think that's a good feeling, then. Obviously I have strong opinions both of those two things are morally correct. I kept thinking, how do I make it not sound like a lost love song. Because some people will think almost anything is a lost love song. I thought the quickest solution was to have third person references to "he" as well as "she". Though maybe a handful of people have a girl and a boy that they love at the same time, for the most part I think it's a really quick way to evoke the idea that you care about multiple people in multiple ways.

Hmmmmmmmmm. Multiple heapmates. What rhymes with heap. There was this one band that had this whole song called something like that. Television Brain???

[manuscripture]

... Do you mean Creep by Radiohead?

[keybroad]

[Snapping her fingers]

Yes! That! The sounds of that are pretty mellow, it's attainable for us.

[manuscripture]

Do you know what that song is about...

[keybroad]

Uhhhhhh... actually, no, I was still picking up English when it first came out.

[manuscripture]

It's about being a stalker. Kind of unintentionally due to social anxiety problems but it's about following a woman around everywhere she goes and acknowledging that you know it's a gross thing to do but can't stop.

[keybroad]

[Mouthing softly to herself:] You're so fuckin' special... [There's an innocence to the vowels that suggests she didn't even know "fucking" was a curse word at the time.

Her jaw drops.] Oh my god! This is terrible! Okay, so, not that. We are definitely not writing a song about that.

[asspounder4000]

So do you... want to... kiss? Maybe?

[Bloody saliva leaks down his chin.]

[manuscripture]

[ Poor Mac.

Making another Face. ]

How about you brush your teeth and swish with peroxide first.

[asspounder4000]

Yeah! Good idea! With that on top of all that cleaner I'll have the goddamn cleanest mouth in the world! [Rushes off!]

[manuscripture]

Take your time~

[ Shaking his head... He fixes his lipstick. ]