Fourth Floor Common Room, Thursday Evening

[furnaceface]

It was Ben's fault.

That was Jonothon's story, and he was going to stick to it like glue.

He'd pulled out his guitar, and his amplifier, and he'd staked out a spot on the couch, which he'd turned just enough so that he could watch the door. The television wasn't on, but you had better believe that his amplifier was, and he had a small arsenal of songs memorized for the task at hand.

If anybody was going to try to make use of the common room on the fourth floor today, they were going to have to do it at the risk of being greeted by their very own theme music today, courtesy of Jonothon Starsmore and his electric guitar.

Totally Ben's fault.

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[momslilassassin]

Oh, like Ben was going to miss this. He walked through the doorway, then grinned expectantly at Jono. "Well?"

[furnaceface]

Well, if Ben wasn't going to miss this, then he certainly couldn't fault Jonothon for trying to rearrange some Van Halen for the electric guitar, could he?

Because today, if you asked Jono, Ben's song was going to have to be Jump.

//Evening, mate.//

He'd just started, and he was already enjoying this. So sue him.

[angelo_wings]

"Did you put him up to this?" Rinoa guessed, very amused. Unclear on what the "this" in question was, but amused nonetheless. "He should play out here more often. Live music is way better than what's usually on the television."

Even if TV was still kind of a novelty, for her.

[glacial_queen]

Drawn by the music--and the knowledge that if she stayed in her room she would just brood angrily for the rest of the evening--Karla followed her ears up to the fourth floor and into the common room. Maybe someone would feed her while she was here.

"Kiss kiss," she said, giving the room a dispirited wave. "What's going on?"

[SP because game will start soon. But I will ping back everyone, I sweeeeear.]

[furnaceface]

Jono did not answer that with words. At least, not at first. First, Jono had to greet Karla with her very own theme music. Which, fortunately for her, was not Yakety Sax, lucky girl.

She'd totally earned herself The Immigrant Song.

Okay, now Jono could make words.

//Music,// he informed her, in case she couldn't guess. //Meet yer new theme song, luv.//

[angelo_wings]

"We were talking about you," Rinoa joked easily. "But nice things, like how pretty your hair is."

[momslilassassin]

Ben gave her a quick smile from his spot on the couch. "Hey."

[angelo_wings]

Rinoa was bored, and felt like stretching her wings a little. ... Just metaphorically, honest.

So she popped her head into the common room, offering Jono a bright smile. "What are you playing?" she asked. Unaware that she was about to be serenaded.

[furnaceface]

...Sorry Rinoa. Today, you warranted Spice Girls music. Because apparently you made Jono think of Spice Up Your Life.

He wasn't even remotely apologetic about it, either. After you painted his nails, you were going to forever remind him of Girl Power.

//Oh, you know,// he said as he played, //just picking background music for whoever happens to wander in, luv.//

Still not sorry. And he never would be.

[mathletenomore.livejournal.com]

Lindsay spotted Rinoa and waved. "Hey roomie."

[daventryprince.livejournal.com]

Well, Alexander technically already had his own theme music (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LmwgzRsdIQ)...

...Two themes, actually (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69M2iiI__XQ), although the second one was still in his future and was actually a theme song to be shared...

...but, that aside, he was really only just hungry and looking to whip up something to eat. Mmm. Food.

"Hello."

[furnaceface]

//Evening,// Jono greeted, taking one look at the bloke who had just wandered in and jumping into the first song that leapt to mind.

Uptown. Have some Prince, your highness.

//Don't mind th'music,// or the words in your head, for that matter, //this is just a bit of a social experiment, mate.//

[angelo_wings]

Rinoa tilted her head, processing the upbeat funk coming from Jono's guitar.

"I like your music," she decided.

[glacial_queen]

"Alexander," Karla said, giving him a wave. "Haven't seen you around the Reserves lately. Haven't forgotten us have you?"

[ashockingbitch]

Jenny had no idea anything was going on. Well, she could hear the music, she just didn't know what it was about. She was just looking for sustenance, by which she meant food and not liquor (for once). "Mr. Starsmore," she said with a nod. "Having a musical evening?"

[furnaceface]

You couldn't see this one coming, could you? Really? Some Meredith Brooks? No?

//If you ask me, luv, all evenings should be musical ones. If nothing else, it keeps me busy.//

[angelo_wings]

Rinoa waved to her big sibling. "Why aren't there more concerts around here?" she asked.

Somehow, Jenny was going to be the expert on that sort of thing, today. Lucky her!

[whateverknight.livejournal.com]

Squall stalked down the stairs and into the room. The music was loud, and he didn't like it.

If it had been somebody's music player, or the TV tuned to some music station, he would have stomped over and turned down the volume. Instead, he was just sort of surprised to find...

"...a concert."

[furnaceface]

//More like a rehearsal,// Jono replied, taking an abrupt left-turn into something a bit more mellow as he took note of who was in the doorway. //I'd need a band for a concert.//

And so far, for his band, he had... Christian. Who had been a birthday present from his late girlfriend. Sort of.

[angelo_wings]

"Just for you," Rinoa joked. "We were all hoping you'd show up for it. We were going to have to send out invitations, next."

[trigons_child]

Raven was heading up to the fifth floor, but paused on the fourth when she heard the music and decided to poke her head in. "Hello, Jono," she said, pleased to see him playing.

[furnaceface]

Raven, you lucky girl! You get... Evanescence. And Seether. All wrapped into one.

Well, why not? There was something about a song with a line like, 'I wanna hold you high and steal your pain,' that sort of screamed Raven.

//Evening, luv,// he replied, nodding his greeting as he played. //How is it going for you, so far?//

[longislandiceme]

Bobby was bored, and thus was actively seeking a common room with people in it who'd hopefully be entertaining.

Music was, generally speaking, entertaining, so here Bobby was.

"Yo, dude," he greeted with a wave as he flopped down on a couch.

[furnaceface]

//Bobby, mate,// Jono greeted, nodding slightly. //I'd play you a song about alternate realities and blackmail for an octopus, but I'm afraid I don't know any.//

And so he was totally going to play something classy. Just because he could.

Mmm, Sinatra.

[mathletenomore.livejournal.com]

Lindsay could hear the music, so she decided to investigate. Which is why she wandered into the common room just then.

"Nice," she said, nodding in appreciation. She was a fan of music. Even if she didn't know much about the current kind.

[furnaceface]

//You like that, do you?// Jono glanced up at the girl, one he was fairly certain that he didn't know, and then abruptly switched gears to the first thing that jumped to mind. It was more difficult to pick out a song for somebody he didn't know, but he was going to give it his best attempt.

It was difficult to go wrong with The Beatles, so far as he was concerned.

Hello, hello!

[onlymistaken]

Cally had been heading for her own common room to seek food, but the sound of music floating down the stairwell drew her up a floor to this one. She paused in the doorway, just listening for a moment, intrigued by both the tunes and the instrument.

"I had no idea the school provided live entertainment in the dormitories as well as the vid-screens." Half joke, half not; what did she, after all, know about the local customs?

[furnaceface]

//The school didn't provide this, so much as it didn't chase me out for deciding to play it,// Jono replied, with a light shrug of his shoulders. The more casual he acted, the less absolute strangers tended to freak out when he spoke to them, was the thing.

His song of choice for this particular newcomer was going to be some Supernatural Superserious. At that moment, he was in the mood for R.E.M.

[stylin-wizard.livejournal.com]

Alex had made it a habit of visiting common rooms other than the one on her floor and tonight was no exception. Plus, the music was partly at fault for drawing her to the fourth floor.

"Putting your guitar to good use tonight, I see," she commented, a smile on her face.

[furnaceface]

//But of course,// Jono replied, starting to get into this whole notion of people appreciating his playing. He was going to have to toss himself out there to be heard more often, perhaps.

In the meantime? He was going to Play That Funky Music.

//My guitar was feeling neglected, I think. It only ever plays for an audience of one, and that audience is generally myself.//