Empire Records and Bidet: [8/31]

[multi-madrox.livejournal.com]

Jamie opens up Empire Records once again.

Yes, the country music is still playing.

Yes, he's still wearing the suit.

Shut up.

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[nadiathesaint]

Nadia came in, ostensibly looking for music she could play for her band audition.

The fact that she knew Jamie would be working today?

Totally not even relevant. . . .

"Hey. How are you holding up?"

[multi-madrox.livejournal.com]

"Okay I suppose," Jamie replied even though his face registered something different. "Just hanging in there. How are you doing?"

[nadiathesaint]

"I'm okay. Good, even. You're still staying in that abandoned house?"

[multi-madrox.livejournal.com]

"Yeah," Jamie said nodding his head. "Kind of boring but I feel safe there."

[nadiathesaint]

"That's good." Could this get more uncomfortable? "Have you gotten anywhere with your powers?"

[multi-madrox.livejournal.com]

Jamie gave off a long sigh. "Yeah mostly I've been meditating and trying to work on this empathic link thing that I have with my duplicates. Most of the time I just feel when they are in trouble but I'm working on it so I'll know when a duplicate might have a troublesome personality."

"So far? I've got nothing."

[nadiathesaint]

"But you can absorb them from a distance now, which is pretty cool,"

[bound2blade.livejournal.com]

Sakurazaki drifted in Empire to buy some blank CDs and scope out MP3 players; she may have been bouncing a little. She'd been idly concieving of a playlist of Jude songs to keep her company during his week of absense that morning and now just needed a few places to put them. She just hoped she could figure all the transfering parts easily enough.

She tried not to really pay much attention to the man in the suit, but it was a little difficult. Especially when she looked long enough to realize who it was. "Jamie?" she asked, peering a little, head cocked slightly to the side.

[multi-madrox.livejournal.com]

"Hey Sak," Jamie replied as he struggled to keep up with the tasks in the store.

It went a heck of a lot faster when you could divide up the labor.

"What can I do for you?"

[bound2blade.livejournal.com]

Sakurazaki rolled her eyes, allowing a small sneer of distaste. "Ugh, don't tell me that people actually want to call me that now? Why don't you just use Setsuna?"

"And I would like to buy these," she settled the items on the counter.

[multi-madrox.livejournal.com]

"Sorry about that," Jamie replied as he rung up the order. "I guess I've been listening to the radio too much. Maybe you should call in and tell them to use Setsuna instead of Sak. Some people would probably find that easier thatn Saku- Er. Saku-. Um. That name."

[bound2blade.livejournal.com]

"Sah-koo-rah-zaki. The only I've ever noticed calling me Sak on the radio is Jaye," Sakurazaki observed as she shifted through her cash and handed Jamie the money, but maybe that was just because it was fresh in her mind from last night's broadcast. "Most people seem to actually be getting it...or at least seem to be trying to get it."

[multi-madrox.livejournal.com]

"Sorry," Jamie apologized as he handed Sakurazaki her change. "I promise I'll do better."

[untouchableskin.livejournal.com]

Marie decided to do a little shopping before heading over to meet John, Aeryn and Blair at the pizza place.

She forgot that Jamie would be working at Empire. When she saw him behind the counter, she was tempted to turn around and walk back out.

[multi-madrox.livejournal.com]

Jamie looked up and when he saw Marie at the door he immediately went into awkward mode.

"Hey."

[untouchableskin.livejournal.com]

"Hi," Marie replied, just as awkward.

"Um, thanks for the flowers." She was still hovering in the doorway, undecided as if she should stay or bolt.

[multi-madrox.livejournal.com]

A smile quickly came and went on Jamie's face as he tilted his head at Marie.

"I'm glad you liked them. Did you do something with your hair?"

[untouchableskin.livejournal.com]

Marie nodded. "Mac put red streaks in it for me last night."

[multi-madrox.livejournal.com]

Jamie blinked a couple of more times at Marie. Something about the hair just seemed... familiar.

He shook his head to clear his thoughts. "So... um. Did you come by for anything in particular?" he asked trying to keep any strain of hopefulness from coming out in his voice.

[daemonridden.livejournal.com]

Lyra wandered in, tugging at the hem of her blue polo shirt. She stopped jsut inside the door, her brow furrowing. How on earth was she going to find what she liked? She didn't even know how these things worked. She was tempted to turn around and leave, but she was tired of how timid uncertainty made her feel. So instead, she jutted out her chin and walked toward the nearest stacks.

[multi-madrox.livejournal.com]

"Can I help you?" Jamie asked.

[daemonridden.livejournal.com]

Lyra looked up.. and then tried to hide the double-take she did at the guy's suit. She looked back down at the CDs.

"Yeah, maybe. My roommate showed me his stereo, and I thought maybe I could find some music to listen to, but..." she waved her hand at the store. "There's so many."

[multi-madrox.livejournal.com]

"Can you describe the kind of music you like? Maybe the artist involved?" Jamie asked. "If you're from a different reality sometimes various music types are the same."

[daemonridden.livejournal.com]

"He called them 'Sugarplastic.' It was nice, I guess, but not what I'm used to." Her brow furrows, as she thinks out loud.

"Jazz is popular at home, but the headmistress wouldn't let us listen to it. Seditious, or something. Oh, and I think there's a kind of music popular in, in the Americas called 'the Blues,' but we didn't get that much in Oxford." She shrugged.

"Any reccomendations?"

[ooc: sorry it took me this long; I'm back from class now, though.]

[multi-madrox.livejournal.com]

"We certainly have a collection of both," Jamie said motioning her to follow him. "We also have some music called 'Rock and Roll' you might like."