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Post by Redeim on Mar 16, 2011 20:49:45 GMT -5
Huong Tu shuffled over to where it looked like an authority figure should be lurking. Holding Hua's hand nervously, he knocked on a door that said "office." "Come in," Came a strong, tough-sounding voice. Huong Tu swallowed hard before going in. "Um, hello," he said, straightening his tuxedo jacket and fixing the pink shirt under it (see OOC comment). He cleared his throat and continued on nervously. "My friends and I wanted to put on a small show in the main part of the mall and wanted to get permission first, so we didn't get chased out." The man seemed to think about it a moment, then asked, "Will it be for any sort of profit?" "Only if people want to give us something?" Huong Tu tried with a wince, hoping it was the right answer. The man seemed to think it over for a little while, then smiled. "I don't normally do this, but I love kids trying to follow a dream. I'll mark you down for the 12:30 slot in the main area." Huong Tu and Hua smiled, "Thank you so much sir! It means a lot to us!" They exited and went to the main area, where Huong Tu texted Hiroshi. 12:30 in the main quad. can u b here in 15 min to set up? He asked his friend. Hua tapped his brother on the shoulder. "You advertise. I set up, okay?" Huong Tu grinned and nodded. "But first, there's a couple things I need to do. He said, looking around and spotting the place he wanted: a craft shop. He went into the store and bought a piece of large poster board and a black sharpie. He returned to Hua, using the fountain's base behind where the stage would be as a table. He quickly wrote "Performance at 12:30 in the main area!" on the poster board and put the sharpie in his jeans pocket. "Okay, I'm out to advertise, I'll be back at 12:25, if Hiroshi isn't here by 12:20, call him!" "Got it!" Hua confirmed, not able to do much with Hiroshi there. It was then he realized something, running back to the office where they first were. "Sir?" He asked, the door to the office slightly open. The man looked up from his work. "Ah, you're one of the boys from earlier. Can I help you with something?" Hua nodded, then shyly asked, "Do you have a microphone we can use?" The man smiled, "I'll have someone bring one out. Are you bringing your own speakers?" Hua nodded again, "We are bringing a amplifier." He explained, giving himself a mental note to 1) text Hiroshi and tell him to bring his amp, and 2) to study English harder. The man nodded, "Make sure not to make it too loud." "Yes sir, thank you very much for all your help!" He said, smiling and waving good bye to the man as he returned to the main area and waited for the microphone to arrive. "Oh!" He said as if reminding himself, then pulled out his phone, "Xiao Hiro, don't forget your amp!^^"
((A lot of times in Korea, people would wear a t-shirt under a tuxedo-like jacket and then nice jeans. This is what Huong Tu is wearing right now.))
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Post by Tori on Mar 18, 2011 22:50:32 GMT -5
Currently at home still, Hiroshi was busy in his bathroom getting the last bit of hair gel in to get his pink hair spiked up perfectly. Once satisfied with his hair, he went on to brush his teeth. A real rock star always needs fresh, white teeth to wow the crowd. Hiroshi reminded himself, placing the right amount of toothpaste on before beginning his brushing routine. That was when his phone went off. Since it was on vibrate, and on his bed though, he wasn't able to hear it right away. Hiroshi finished his teeth, quickly adding some of his spray on deodorant to get the job done. Within the five minutes that had passed, it was 12:15, and Hiroshi just now noticed the two text message he had received earlier. Panicked, he quickly scrolled down to each of the messages, only to find out that he had to be at the mall in fifteen minutes! Nearly cursing out every word he knew, Hiroshi hurriedly grabbed his guitar case with the guitar in it, his music notes, and his amplifier that Hua had told him to bring. He double checked everything, making sure he had whatever it was he needed for the day, slipping his phone in his pocket, sprinting out the door and towards the mall. Luckily, it wasn't too far from his house.
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Post by Redeim on Mar 19, 2011 10:27:33 GMT -5
Huong Tu smiled as he waltzed around the mall with his poster, happy that people were looking at it, some even asking him about it.
Hua waited in the area, playing some of his own music from his iTunes to attract the people. After hearing a few whispers, he set his laptop on the floor behind him and in front of the fountain. "Everyone! Please be patient, a great show will be starting soon!" He told the crowd. Get here soon, Xiao Hiro... He begged, trying to find his friend through the crowd.
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Post by Tori on Mar 19, 2011 21:31:22 GMT -5
Hiroshi nearly sprinted across the next street getting nearer to the mall, even though his legs, let alone his arms, were getting exhasted from hoisting around his guitar case and his amplifier. "This better be some crowd, or I'm gonna be pissed." he muttered out, managing his grip back onto the amplifier as he hurriedly made it across the last street finally making it to the entrance of the mall. Charging through the door, nearly running people over while at it, he managed to make it through the crowds of people spotting the correct crowd seeming to be the one he would be playing for. His eyes widened with excitement suddenly. Woww. This is gonna be epic! Pushing through the rest of the crowd, Hiroshi finally spotted Hua up on the stage waiting anxiously for him. He rushed up the stairs to the stage, setting the amplifier down carefully along with his guitar case, heading straight for Hua to explain himself. "Hey, sorry I'm late. I didn't get your messages till like, ten minutes after they were sent." he apologized, out of breath, pumping Hua's fist showing he was ready to rock, before turning his head vigorously seeing that they were short one person. "Where's Huong Tu?"
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Post by Redeim on Mar 20, 2011 12:12:34 GMT -5
Hua smiled at the sight of his friend. "He's advertising." He said with a smile. He took the amp from Hiroshi and went to plug it in, running into the man bringing them the microphone as well. "Thank you!" He told the worker. "It's plugged in the back, here's tape. Tape it down across this hall so people don't trip." The worker explained. "Yes sir! Thank you very much!" Hua replied enthusiastically, bringing the mic to Hiroshi, then going to tape down the cord.
Huong Tu came back at 12:25 like he said he would, smiling as he saw his crush. friend, he corrected himself, blushing a little. "Good, you made it in time." He said to his friend.
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Post by Tori on Mar 23, 2011 11:32:33 GMT -5
"Ah~" Hiroshi simply responded, waiting for the mic to enter his hands doing a quick 1-2-3 test to make sure it worked properly before getting out his guitar next, tossing the strap over his shoulder to give it the correct tune. Once he was about finished with that, he lifted his head up at the sight of Huong Tu coming up the stage next. "Heyy. Yeah, I just barely made it, actually. It's a good thing I got your texts really. I would of been late otherwise." he chuckled lightly, strumming a few of the strings as another test for the tuning, grinning widely at Huong Tu showing that he was ready for the big show to start.
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Post by Redeim on Mar 23, 2011 13:57:21 GMT -5
Huong Tu grinned and look at the crowd, "Awesome, it looks like we got a good crowd!" He said excitedly. Hua nodded, then pointed to the microphone, "And got everything we needed! The man at the office is very nice."
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Post by Tori on Mar 24, 2011 22:05:58 GMT -5
"Sweet! Thanks guys, you're the best!" Hiroshi chirped, grabbing each of his friends in for a group hug before walking himself up to the microphone, swinging his guitar to the front of him getting ready to start. Grabbing the microphone out of the stand, Hiroshi put it up near his mouth as he began to speak out into the crowd. "Hey, how're you all doing this evening?" he called out, and once getting a decent enough response back, he nodded his head, calling out again, "Good! Well, my name's Hiroshi and I sure hope you enjoy what I'm about to play you now." was his final words before setting the mic back down on the stand as he got his fingers in the right placement as he begun strumming the strings of his guitar, playing a few tunes before finally getting to the words.
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Post by Redeim on Mar 26, 2011 13:54:22 GMT -5
Huong Tu became mesmerized by the boy on the "stage," something about it seeming more magical than just a few hours before in the park. "luôn luôn trông rất mát mẻ (Always looks so cool)..." He muttered under his breath. "你应该告诉他你爱他 (You should tell him you love him)。" Hua muttered simply, also watching his friend. Huong Tu just nodded absent-mindedly, not quite hearing his brother.
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Post by Tori on Mar 26, 2011 22:40:29 GMT -5
Singing through the microphone in his soft, and soothing voice, his fingers strumming on the guitar just made the song that much more better as he got even deeper in the song. It also helped that the crowd began cheering and clapping to the beat along with him once he reached a more durable pace for the audience to follow.
Reaching towards the end of the song finally, which happened to be one of Hua's songs he had listened to earlier, the crowd immediately fell in love with him, giving him the applause he's always wanted. Not as big or loud as being on a real stage with a real audience, but this was good enough for him. Hiroshi gave two quick bows, reaching for the mic once more to speak a few more words. "Thank you! And I especially like to thank two people who helped me make this show possible. My two best friends in the whole world....Huong Tu, and Hua!" he announced, waving his hand in the direction towards the two young boys who seemed mesmerized by him. Hiroshi grinned even wider at his two friends, waving his hand to them, telling them to come up next to him.
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Post by Redeim on Mar 28, 2011 11:19:46 GMT -5
Huong Tu blinked a couple times before coming out of the daze he was in, a couple steps behind Hua as they went on stage, both of them waving to the crowd. "Great job," Huong Tu whispered to Hiroshi.
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Post by Tori on Mar 28, 2011 14:17:02 GMT -5
Hiroshi placed the microphone back in the stand as he wrapped his arms around both of his friends. "Thanks." he smiled back to Huong Tu, giving him a quick peck on the cheek, turning back to the audience with an even wider grin then. "You wanna hear more?" he called out, as the crowd growing larger cheered him on continuously, some of them tossing dollars and coins in his guitar case he set open on the edge of the stage. He looked back to his two friends then, "Think I should play the song I played you guys earlier in the park?"
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Post by Redeim on Mar 28, 2011 16:10:35 GMT -5
Huong Tu's face turned a more brilliant shade of pink than his hair, and he quickly hid his face in Hua's shoulder. Hua nodded encouragingly, "Do it!" He said, giving his friend a thumbs up, trying not to laugh at his normally outgoing older brother acting so shy.
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Post by Tori on Mar 28, 2011 20:53:12 GMT -5
A light giggle slipped out of Hiroshi's smile when he saw Huong Tu hide his face in his little brother's shoulder. He turned back to Hua with a nod then, swinging his guitar back to his front, as a sign for the boys to stand off stage again while he tuned his guitar again. "Alright, now. This next song I'm about to play, I wrote myself not too long ago. And I hope you all like it." he announced, strumming the first few notes before starting up the words again.
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Post by Redeim on Mar 29, 2011 10:41:44 GMT -5
Hua smiled brightly as the crowd cheered at the new song being played, leading his brother off stage. Once they got to the side again, Huong Tu's head shot up, seeming intent on watching Hiroshi again.
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