Closed A Nervous Start Battle of the Bands Club

IC Time: November 30th, 2024

XXXEonaria was curled up lazily on a sofa in the Gryffindor common room, enjoying a moment of peace and quiet. Ahh, phew, nothing else to do today.. maybe I can take a quick nap. She nearly dozed off before a thought smacked into her brain, causing her to leap up with a gasp and nearly toppling into the nearest table. Holy magnolias, I have a club today!!

XXXEonaria freaked out, climbing out from behind the Fat Lady painting and diving down the nearest staircase. She was late! No, she wasn’t late- but it was three minutes until it started, so- what if she was expected to be early??!

XXXEonaria arrived on the fourth floor, attempting to calm down. You have time, Eonaria, just calm down and we’ll be fine. Who’s we? I dunno. She approached the rehearsal room with a nervous smile on her face. But to her surprise, when she entered, there was only one person inside: Silva Melinora, rhe host of the club. Oh, no. Was she interrupting set up? Eonaria smiled at the Ravenclaw, relaxing her stance. “Hello! I’m here for the Battle of the Bands.”

XXXBehind the other first year, Eonaria could see a blackboard displaying a welcome message, accompanied by a few curious paintings. Phew! I’m not in the wrong place. “Shall I, ah, sit down now? Or is there anything I can do to help at the moment?”

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𝕽uth hummed to herself, strumming her ukulele as she sat on the bench at Plant Palace. It really was a beautiful place to live in. She took a look up at the “sky”, then bolted up. Wait. Battle of the Bands club.

Hastily, Ruth placed her ukulele carefully into its own bag, zipping it up and slinging it over her back, before making her way out of the barrels and up the many many flights of stairs. There was just so many in this school, and having the Hufflepuff common room on the first floor made every trip up a form of exercise. Ruth didn’t mind though. She had several practises walking, having trained herself to gain stronger legs from all the walks along the lake and grounds. This wasn’t much of a difference.

Now where was the rehearsal room? Ruth browsed the floor as soon as she reached it, pursing her lips. Hm. It was still possible for the girl to mistake doors. A habit that occurred more than she wanted it to, but it wasn’t entirely her fault. The school was just so big. It was a good thing she could at the very least observe her surroundings and remember.

She walked into the designated room and was immediately greeted by three other students; a girl with long and straight black hair, a boy with freckles dusting his cheek and a girl with greenish grey eyes. Besides the first, Ruth somewhat recognised the other two. The boy she saw in the common rooms but never quite interacted, and the other often flitting about.

Ruth, just like she would at any other club, plastered on a smile and settled down amongst them, bringing her ukulele pack to the front. “Hello everyone. I’m Ruth Fairchild. It’s nice to meet you all,” she greeted.

Interacting With: @Silva Melinora , @Aodhan Shaw, @Eonaria Kabukimono[/mention, and @Callum Alistar

She breathed in deeply and looked at the first person to arrive. They were one of the girls. She'd had 2 girls and 2 boys sign-up so far. The girls were Eonaria and Ruth. The boys were Aodhan and Callum. She wasn't sure which one of the girls this was. She wasn't good at guessing names. She hoped it was Eonaria because then she'd have a leader to help her out.

She listened to the girl. "Umm... no... I think I'm good... umm... where to sit...." She looked behind her. Dang it. Of course she'd forgotten something. There were no chairs. How was that supposed to work? Thankfully everyone in the clubs best instrument was something you played while standing. Hopefully everyone would be ok with just sitting on the floor.... "Um.... you can just sit on the ground...... sorry.... there's no chairs...."

She turned back to the doorway to find another club member. Callum? "Umm.... yeah... this is the right room.... you can just... sit on the ground...." She winced at how awkward she sounded. No good first impressions here. She looked out the door and saw what appeared to be the last arrival for now. She smiled at her introduction. So self assured. How did she do it.

"Ummm.... hi Ruth....." That meant the first girl was Eonaria and she thought the boy was Callum. He just didn't seem like an Aodhan. "Umm...... hi everyone.... I'm Silva... as you probably already knew..." As she said this she tried to keep her head lifted up. If she was going to be leading a club she should at least try to lead it well. She was pretty sure all it did was make her look weird but it was a start.

IC Time: November 30th, 2024

XXXSilva seemed incredibly unsure of herself, glancing around and mumbling that there were no chairs and that they could probably just sit on the ground. Eonaria nodded sympathetically. Oh, dear. She had a feeling that the club with start off painfully awkward, so perhaps it was time to start taking initiative. Eonaria sat down near the wall, crossing her legs and observing as the other members of the club began filing in: a Hufflepuff lugging a heavy trumpet case, another Hufflepuff carrying... well, she wasn't very sure what it was, but judging by the shape, it wasn't her bookbag. The Hufflepuff introduced herself as Ruth Fairchild, causing Eonaria to smile and nod in acknowledgement. Silva greeted each of them nervously.

XXXFinally, a Gryffindor pranced into the room, dramatically announcing that their prince of the day was here and sporting a colorful paper crown. Eonaria stared blankly for a moment, wondering just what on Earth was going on, before struck with a sudden impulse to play along. She stood up, albeit terrified of the front she was about to put on, and swept into an equally dramatic bow.

XXX"Hail, your honor! We are not equipped with instruments fit to 'rock,' as you say." Eonaria was fairly sure that 'rock and roll' was a Muggle term for some kind of music that blasted your ears out with unnecessary drums and unidentifiable crashing noises. Wait a minute, is this all of us? Only five? Wow. The Gryffindor boy seemed to voice the same thoughts. "However, since it appears that every wonderful musician has arrived, we are ready to 'roll!'" Eonaria glanced at Silva, dropping the act.

XXX"I mean, I think. Anything that, uh, you wanted to clarify before we do stuff? The floor is yours." She plopped back down to a seating position, somewhat proud of her impression and maybe embarrassed that she might've just undermined Silva's authority as club leader.

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She turned around at the sound of a voice to see that their last member had joined them. She assumed he was Aodhan. He seemed to be pretending he was a king. He also seemed surprised at the fact that there weren't more of them. She mumbled a little awkwardly at that point "Uhm.... yeah....." It wasn't her fault she didn't get more takers and by her standards four other people was quite a lot.

She looked over at Eonaria, a little confused. Did she know what was going on? This seemed very strange to Silva. By the time Eonaria had finished speaking she was beginning to smile. It was a little fun. When Eonaria sat back down awkwardly she realized everyone was looking at her. Aww man. That was fun. This was not. "Uhh... yeah... lets uh get started..."

She looked around at the group. All of them were here. Now that no one was doing anything or arriving it did really seem small. Even by Silva's standards. "I thought we could um... do sight-reading today... how many of you know how to do that..." She paused for a second and then her eyes widened. They might not even know each others names. "Umm... actually... lets start with an introduction... let's each say.." She quickly thought about different things they could tell each other "Your name... house.. and the instruments you play..." Nothing too cheesy or personal like the teachers always made you do. Just actual facts and information you might need in the club interacting with each other. She hoped they were ok with doing it.

𝕽uth wasn’t sure what to make of the nervous atmosphere that was excruciatingly drifting through the rehearsal room. Silva’s nervousness made Ruth’s own melt away and replace with pity and awe.

Wasn’t Silva the one who hosted this club to begin with? Despite her anxiety, she managing to do it brought a subtle sense of admiration to the girl. She vowed to herself that she’d give it her best shot at this band.

She perked up her head at the voice of the ginger boy next to her, the hufflepuff boy, not Aodhan. Ruth wasn’t sure if the boy noticed her. He had been present at the Drama Club with her, and the confidence he exuberated was outstanding, and he carried it through to here.

Despite having already introduced her name, Ruth went for another go, this time in depth. “Hello everyone, I’m Ruth Fairchild, also in Hufflepuff. I play the piano and the ukulele, which I brought along with me today!” she patted her bag, bringing out the ukulele just for show. She hadn’t been sure if they were going to be playing instruments today, and it didn’t harm her to do.

Ruth gave it a strum, letting the note thrum. Instantly, a smile appeared on her face as she drank it in. Did others feel the same way as I do when they interact with the art of music?

“Oh!”she was getting so caught up in the single note she lost track. “I too, can sing, though my strengths lie more towards choral singing,”Ruth admitted. She hoped it wouldn’t hinder her from opportunities.

Interacting with @Aodhan Shaw, @Eonaria Kabukimono, @Callum Alistar and @Silva Melinora