Groovy Tunes, Friday

[rebelseekspizza]

So getting Blondie the cat and getting Blondie the record meant Dante was now stuck on the early 80s.

Sorry, anyone who came in while Dante was wandering around the store and poking at guitars. Hope you liked synthpop.

[ open. i have no brain. ]

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[soniaroadsqueen]

Ringo carried through her threat sort-of-promise and swung by Groovy Tunes Friday afternoon.

Of course she came in with flushed cheeks and tousled hair from running around on AirTrek for a good couple of hours beforehand, but Dante probably didn't care. "Did you bring your cat?" she called out as she walked in the door without bothering to check that Dante was actually around.

[rebelseekspizza]

"'Course not," Dante called back, rolling his eyes. "Blondie goes where Blondie wants to go."

He wasn't Anders, here.

[soniaroadsqueen]

"Laaaame," Ringo accused lightly. Then she paused, cocking her head to consider the music. "Didn't know this old stuff was your jam."

[rebelseekspizza]

Dante shrugged. "Good thing to know your history," he said. "Or whatever."

He picked a random record out of the metal shelf and walked to the stereo.

[soniaroadsqueen]

"Hey, you're the one who works at a music store," Ringo countered. "That's supposed to make you the expert, isn't it?"

[rebelseekspizza]

"And that's what I'm working on," Dante said, pointing at her with the CD case he was holding. (It was Iron Maiden, since she'd said she liked metal.)

Then he popped the music into the stereo.

[soniaroadsqueen]

She started to say something in return, but paused to listen as the first track began.

"Hey," she said after a few measures. "Not bad."

[rebelseekspizza]

"You said you liked metal," Dante said, with half a shrug. "This is Iron Maiden. One of the really old-school bands."

[soniaroadsqueen]

"I think I've heard of them?" Though maybe not heard them. Most of what Ringo listened to was Japanese, but she could definitely hear little bits and pieces that might have been picked up by the bands she was familiar with.

"How old is this?"

[rebelseekspizza]

"1981, I think?" Dante ventured. "I like their stuff from the 90s a little better, but 's good."

[soniaroadsqueen]

"Whoa! That is, like, super old!" 1981? No one was even alive back then!

[rebelseekspizza]

"I know, right?" Dante said. (Look, he harrassed Starsmore about being old all the time. He agreed with Ringo on this one.) "Hold on, I'm gonna get one from the 90s."

He wandered back to the metal rack.

[soniaroadsqueen]

"I guess at least they had okay music back then?" Ringo offered with a helpless shrug. Sure, it might not be as good as modern stuff, but at least they'd been trying.

[rebelseekspizza]

"Some old stuff from other genres is better," Dante said, producing the CD he'd been looking for. "But you like metal, so."

[soniaroadsqueen]

"Well, that's because metal is sweet."

[rebelseekspizza]

"Not arguing with you about that," Dante said. "Catch."

He tossed the CD at her.

... Look, he trusted her reflexes. Don't tell anyone.

[soniaroadsqueen]

Well, she did have good ones. Which meant she caught it without any apparent effort.

"What's this?" she asked, turning the plastic case over in her hand.

[rebelseekspizza]

"It's got Fear of the Dark on it," Dante said. "Probably the best song they ever did."

Not that he'd dug that far into Iron Maiden yet.

[soniaroadsqueen]

Ringo eyed it sort of suspiciously. "This is a CD, right?" Look, she'd never really owned any of the things.

[rebelseekspizza]

"Yeah, you put it in the stereo. It's not rocket science."

[soniaroadsqueen]

"I don't have a CD player." She pulled her phone out and waved it. "Just this." And a bluetooth speaker.

[rebelseekspizza]

"They're kinda old school anyway." But the one Dante had at home had been the only thing he could, uh. 'Afford'. At the time. "There's a little slit in there, press the button next to it."

[soniaroadsqueen]

"I guess it'd be hard to have a music store if you didn't have something to sell, huh?" Somehow that hadn't really occurred to her before.

[rebelseekspizza]

"There's also the instruments," Dante said, gesturing helpfully. "And gift cards. I think?"

Nobody ever came in to buy that sort of thing.

[soniaroadsqueen]

She nodded slowly. "You get a lot of customers in here?" She didn't know a ton of people in the dorms with a real need for instruments, after all.

[rebelseekspizza]

"One or two a week while I'm here," Dante said. He shrugged. "Mostly I just play music."

[soniaroadsqueen]

"Hmm. That doesn't sound too bad." Ringo looked thoughtful, then glanced over at Dante. "Unless you get bored."

She probably would, after all.

[rebelseekspizza]

"That's what the stereo and the instruments are for," Dante said sagely.