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Post by πβππ π£π on Jun 1, 2021 20:40:25 GMT -5
Once it was settled, Ives gave a nod and started to play, clearing his throat before singing. He knew a couple Florida Georgia Line songs, but not many by heart, luckily this was one he did know.
~~insert lyrics here~~
Once the song was over, Ives turned to Noah and Crawley and grinned. βWhat do you think? Did I do okay?β
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Post by Feathertalon on Jun 1, 2021 21:02:54 GMT -5
By the end of it Crawley was giving a drunk round of applause, while Noah himself was giving Ives a wide grin. βThat was great! Nobody can beat the original, but you-β He paused mid sentence as he tried to find the saying he wanted. It took him a bit, but after the momentary silence, he continued, βgave it a run for its money!β There, thatβs the saying he had wanted.
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Post by πβππ π£π on Jun 2, 2021 0:55:28 GMT -5
Ives blushed a little, rubbing the back of his head as he gave a βawh shucksβ gesture. βYou guys really think so?β He asked sheepishly. βIβm still not very good at singing, not like Nori, but I think Iβve gotten a bit better over time,β he admitted.
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Post by Feathertalon on Jun 2, 2021 13:08:50 GMT -5
Noah nodded, and out of the corner of his eye he could see that Crawley had given a nod as well. βYeah, I think so. It was really good.β
βDefinitely worth leaving that party for. It was fun, but didnβt have the right music,β Crawley piped up.
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Post by πβππ π£π on Jun 2, 2021 13:50:59 GMT -5
Ives wiggled excitedly, like a dog wagging their tail, at the compliments. βIf you liked that, you should see the whole band at some point, weβre so good together,β he said with a grin.
Meanwhile, Beau, who had been waiting in the back, tipped his head to the side and stepped forward. βSo you guys go to Frontier?β He asked, looking them over, trying to figure out if he had seen them before.
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Post by Feathertalon on Jun 3, 2021 9:17:44 GMT -5
βYouβll have to let us know when you play next,β Noah commented, eager to hear the whole band together now. βIf Iβm not busy, Iβd love to see you play. Actually,β Noah stopped and looked around, βdo you have a pen and paper?β
While Noah dealt with that, Crawley focused his attention on the next question. He was starting to sober up just a bit, becoming a little more coherent. βI do,β he answered Beau. βNoah doesnβt, though.β
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Post by πβππ π£π on Jun 3, 2021 14:45:46 GMT -5
Ives tipped his head to the side, looking over at Noah curiously. βPaper? Oh yeah, yeah, uh, sure, lemme just-β he reached across his guitar and stretched a hand across the coffee table, grabbing around until he found some paper and a pen, giving them towards Noah. βOkay here you go,β he said.
Beau looks over at Crawley. βWhatβs your major? I donβt think Iβve seen you around before,β Beau explained. βIβm a history major.β
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Post by Feathertalon on Jun 3, 2021 19:09:15 GMT -5
Noah took the pen and paper as soon as Ives handed it over to him. Instantly he wrote down his number, handing the paper back to Ives once he finished. βMy number,β he explained. βShoot me a text or something when youβre playing.β He honestly wanted to go to one of their performances if he could. He obviously wouldnβt be able to go if he was at work, but if he wasnβt then he would do his best to show up.
To be honest, Crawley was sure he had never noticed Beau around the school either, but it seemed like they had totally different studies and probably never went to the same buildings for classes. βI do digital art, so Iβm not really in a lot of history classes or anything.β He had to take a few just for credits and whatnot, but even then it was just two, maybe three, of those classes altogether.
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Post by πβππ π£π on Jun 4, 2021 3:33:49 GMT -5
Ives blinked, staring down at the paper in his hands. He hadnβt ever had someone want to hear him play before...well he had, but not like this, not in the whole βhereβs my numberβ thing like this. It was...nice. βThanks,β Ives said, smiling as he looked over at Noah. βIβll be sure to give you a call.β
Beau nodded. βIβm not...super artistic, it makes sense we havenβt seen each other around much,β he agreed. βI doubt you wouldβve seen Thaddeus or Norman either, Thadβs gonna go to med school once heβs done here and Normanβs a criminal justice major,β he explained simply.
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Post by Feathertalon on Jun 4, 2021 9:40:18 GMT -5
For Noah giving out his number was pretty normal. He was a sociable guy, somebody who definitely felt more energized when he had a crowd around with him. Most of the time he was off doing something with Crawley, and their friend group tended to be the same, but it was also nice to have somebody to potentially meet up with that wasnβt Crawley. βMy phoneβs usually always on, and I check it pretty regularly unless something is happening at work.β It wasnβt hard to get ahold of Noah, and if he couldnβt answer right away he more than likely would within the hour.
Crawley squinted in thought before shaking his head. Yeah, he didnβt know of a Thaddeus or Norman, either. He was rather social inside the school, and outside as well, but Frontier was large, there was no way even Crawley could get around to knowing everybody.
Though, as he thought about it, he wondered if maybe Kristoffer, who had stayed back at the apartment rather than head to the party, would know Thaddeus. Medical students and biology students shared similar classes, right? βThere might be a chance youβll know my brother, or your friend might. Kristofferβs not the most social, though...β He trailed off, wondering if his twin even had the ability to make a friend on his own.
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Post by πβππ π£π on Jun 4, 2021 16:16:13 GMT -5
Ives nodded in understand. βOkay yeah, and if you ever wanted to call or text me, Iβm pretty much always available, other than during performances but uh, street performers usually can pause to check their phones,β he explained, smiling for a moment before he realized that while he had Noahβs number, Noah didnβt have his. βOh! Did you want my number back?β He asked
Beau thought about it for a moment. Kristoffer...he didnβt think he knew him. βThaddeus might, I can ask, whatβs your last name?β He asked as he looked back towards Crawley.
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Post by Feathertalon on Jun 4, 2021 22:21:50 GMT -5
Right, if Ives wanted Noah to get in touch first he would need the other guyβs number. βSure,β he responded. He could always just save Ivesβs number into his phone if Ives made contact first, but there was the chance that Ives never called or texted, and Noah did want to keep in contact.
βFox,β Crawley answered easily. βItβs a pretty cool last name, huh?β A smirk pulled at his lips as if that would make himself look cool as well when in reality it probably just made him look like an idiot.
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Post by πβππ π£π on Jun 5, 2021 2:14:52 GMT -5
Ives nodded and quickly scribbled his own number down on a paper to give to him. βHere-β he said, pausing for a moment as he looked at the paper in his hand, laughing. βThis is kinda old fashioned isnβt it?β He asked, gesturing towards the papers.
Beau couldnβt help but laugh lightly when Crawley bragged about his last name. βItβs pretty cool, but I think I might have you beat,β he warned quietly. βMy last name is Wolff,β he explained, arms folded. What were the odds? A wolf and a fox.
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Post by Feathertalon on Jun 5, 2021 10:15:12 GMT -5
Okay, that was pretty funny to think about. Passing a piece of paper to one another with their numbers on it was pretty old-fashioned. That was probably something his parents had done. Or, something they might have done if there had been actual love and whatnot involved there.
But anyway.
"Yeah, it is," Noah laughed, looking at the paper Ives had given to him. "But old fashioned or not, it works, ja?"
Crawley was ready to be underwhelmed when Beau first mentioned how he had Crawley beat, but he had to admit, Wolff was a pretty hecking cool last name. "That is cool," Crawley agreed. "But foxes are still better, I mean, they're sly and cunning. Wolves are stronger, I guess, but too mainstream these days." Not the he had anything against that, but as an art major, he couldn't even begin to count how many times he had somebody ask him to draw their cringy wolf fursona. Not that he had anything against furries either, but, he wasn't really about to spend all of his free time drawing fursonas for people for free.
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Post by πβππ π£π on Jun 5, 2021 15:35:27 GMT -5
Ives gave a lopsided smile, nodding in agreement. βYeah, it is, but it still works,β he agreed and glanced down at the paper Noah had given him, smiling at it. He liked to think he was a social, friendly guy, and typically clicked with people, but this time, Noah had taken a genuine interest in his music, and that...that was nice.
Beau laughed slightly. βI guess thatβs true, though foxes are pretty mainstream too,β he commented. Especially after Zootopia, people loved their fox ocs after that movie, and how did Beau know this? He was also a fan of Zootopia, he knew this stuff.
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Post by Feathertalon on Jun 5, 2021 18:08:33 GMT -5
There was a part of Noah that didnβt want the conversation to end, he was enjoying himself, but at the same time it probably was getting late, and he had no idea if his newfound friend had any plans for the next day that involved him getting up early. Besides, trading numbers seemed like a good place to end. They could pick up where they left off at least. βIβve had fun, tonight was nice even if we didnβt stick to the party.β
Beau did have a point there. βYeah, but you still see more wolves,β he replied back with a simple shrug. While heβd admit that Wolff was a cool last name, Crawley wasnβt ready to admit that Fox could be beaten.
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Post by πβππ π£π on Jun 5, 2021 19:18:30 GMT -5
Ives nodded in agreement. βYeah, it was fun, I didnβt actually spend much time at the party, but I liked it, plus itβs not every day I meet another country fan,β he said, placing his guitar on the couch as he got up to his feet. βIβll be sure to let you know the next time Iβm playing,β he told him.
Beau did have to give him that, he wasnβt wrong. βAlright true, I canβt really say I blame them though, wolves are pretty cool,β he said as he looked towards Crawley, pausing for a moment when it seemed like Ives and Noahβs conversation was nearing an end. βAre you guys heading out?β
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Post by Feathertalon on Jun 5, 2021 22:26:06 GMT -5
For as much as heβd love to stay, Noah knew their time together was coming to an end. At least he had Iveβs number and Ives had his, so this wasnβt the forever end for that. βWe probably should get going,β Noah replied, looking over at Crawley who glanced between him and Beau before giving a slight nod of agreement.
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Post by πβππ π£π on Jun 6, 2021 3:56:46 GMT -5
Ives and Beau nodded in understanding, with Ives getting up to his feet to see them to the door. βThis was fun! Maybe next time youβll get to properly meet Nori and Thad too,β Ives offered with a lopsided smile as he showed them out the door.
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Post by Feathertalon on Jun 6, 2021 4:51:13 GMT -5
βIβd love to meet them,β Noah responded back as he and Crawley headed toward the door.
Crawley nodded. βYeah, and maybe next time you could meet Kristoffer, too.β Though that was a big maybe, Kristoffer wasnβt the bigger fan of getting out and being social, but maybe heβd like this group of people. They didnβt seem like the kind Kristoffer would shy away from.
Right before heading out, Noah stopped and turned to quickly look over at Ives, a faint smile on his face. βSeeya around.β He waited a few seconds more before finally turning and stepping out the door, Crawley right behind him.
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Post by πβππ π£π on Jun 6, 2021 15:41:06 GMT -5
A couple days later, Ives was standing at a corner of the street, playing his guitar. He hadnβt made much yet, but hey, a dollar was a dollar, even if it was only a dollar...he paused for a moment, looking around. Yeah, nobody was even stopping by. He looked around for a moment longer before grabbing his phone and hitting Noahβs number, sending a quick text that said βhey I donβt know if youβre available but Iβm playing at the corner of [street name] if you wanna drop byβ and hesitated for a moment before sending it.
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Post by Feathertalon on Jun 6, 2021 20:54:55 GMT -5
Fortunately Noah had the day off. As soon as he heard his phone go off he checked it, excitement rushing through him when he noticed it was from Ives. He instantly sent a message back. βIβll be there soon!β All he had to do was get dressed and head on out, it wouldnβt take him long.
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Post by πβππ π£π on Jun 7, 2021 5:23:28 GMT -5
A warm excitement flooded through Ives when he got the text. Smiling at his phone for a moment, he put it down and glanced around the street again and started to play, this time a little happier than before.
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Post by Feathertalon on Jun 7, 2021 9:18:15 GMT -5
Not too long after having sent the text, Noah was on his way. He would have brought Crawley and Kristoffer along as well, but they were both in class, so that left just him. It wasnβt long until he has made it, and the sound of music told him where exactly to go. He stopped once he saw Ives, standing there and listening while he played.
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Post by πβππ π£π on Jun 7, 2021 14:11:26 GMT -5
Ives spotted Noah in the distance and smiled in greeting towards him, however he didnβt stop until the song was finished, afterwards he put Alberto down and walked over to him. βHey! You came!β He said excitedly.
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Post by Feathertalon on Jun 7, 2021 19:07:01 GMT -5
A wide smile came across Noahβs face. βOf course I did. I wouldnβt lie about coming.β As he spoke he dug around in his pocket for a moment until he pulled out a rather crumpled twenty dollar bill; he handed it out to Ives. βItβs not a lot, the performance was worth more.β
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Post by πβππ π£π on Jun 7, 2021 20:23:57 GMT -5
Ives blinked, staring down at what was obviously a 20 dollar bill. Instantly he shook his head. βI couldnβt take that much, really,β he said, gesturing with his hands and shaking his head. Noah should use that 20 dollar bill for something he needs.
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Post by Feathertalon on Jun 8, 2021 18:46:54 GMT -5
βItβs not a lot, barley anything really. You should take it.β Noah kept the bill out, waiting for Ives to realize that he wasnβt putting it back away.
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Post by πβππ π£π on Jun 8, 2021 21:48:54 GMT -5
Ives looked at him for a little longer, then back to the money, finally he reached out and grabbed it. βAre you sure? I donβt want to put you out,β he said, still a little unsure about taking this much money.
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Post by Feathertalon on Jun 9, 2021 5:45:57 GMT -5
Noah shook his head, chuckling a little. βYou donβt have to worry about that at all.β Sometimes it was a tad bit amusing to see how other people reacted to a simple twenty dollar bill, but at least Ives finally took it.
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