⊰Ryuu barely restraints the urge to roll his eyes, fullycapable of identifying the attempt at revenge from the woman; her teasing notlost on the blond. He does not dare, however, as the band depends on hisso-called negotiations, plus, he would be owing Jackie big time none the less.

“My, my, such cruel treatment! Such a high demand from apoor student…” Phrases filled with theatrics and gestures, it couldn’t be moreobvious Ryuu was joking around. Plus, he’ll never dare to imply Rylen did notpay him enough for the hours at the bar.

Pale fingers pinch the strings with practiced ease, the notes akin to breathing and the lyrics coming to him just as effortless every time his part comes on. By now the crowd is a common occurrence and the dim light engulfing them makes it a game for Ryuu to trace faces and remember expressions. The guitarist doesn’t do it often; the anxiety is still looming over him and he’s afraid he might stop in the middle of the performance if he makes eye contact for longer than two seconds. The amber eyed male might have gotten better over time, his presence on the stage not as awkward as before, but that did not mean he had gotten over any of his actual problems- just got better at acting.

The golden haired male allows a pearly laugh to pass his lips at the woman's confession, Ryuu finding it far too amusing to be able to hold it back. Sometimes he forgets how entertaining it was to tease Jackie a bit- maybe he'll manage to drag her into a haunted experience at least once, for the sake of having a good scare and a laugh afterward.

"Truth be told, I kinda don't remember how I even blurted that stuff out. I think it was more out of embarrassment... Like, I still fill awkward silences with whatever passes my mind, I think my younger self was simply embarrassed at the idea of being laughed at... A weird mix between scared to hell and back and being so embarrassed you want to hide underground and I guess that's the perfect combination to start spouting nonsense at an actor meant to scare you. I didn't have any other incident like that after, mostly now I tend to kinda... Shut up entirely and freeze for a few seconds if they get me good." The answer is given in the same good humor, Ryuu not caring much to admit he is not the bravest out there; his reactions might have changed but the same concepts could terrify him, yet the blond finds amusement in it. It might be because if supernatural existed, and he somehow pissed them off, the amber eyed male wouldn't give a damn if he ends up killed or dragged to hell- of course, such notions would never be mentioned to Jackie, just hidden under the guise of good humor and refusal of belief in anything other than the tangible.

When her plan of dragging him is announced the same fond smile makes its way onto the guitarist's face, the student more than grateful to see her thinking of him. 

"I'm happy to spare you the dragging then, pretty sure you would have needed some strong rope and that would not have been a pretty sight for the poor citizens. Quite the disturbing scene, inappropriate for the public." Ryuu smirks for a brief second, hoping his little innuendo and joke deliver- if the meaning is lost of Jackie then that's fine too.

“Oh? My bad, then… I am glad you enjoy our music.” It was the same line told to anyone who complimented the performance, but the blond meant it every time, more than happy to know that people were somehow still interested in what he wrote, in what the band performed.

“There are some event nights coming up… Some stuff gets dropped in price during those.” It might have been stupid to come up with such a reply, but the blond had the necessity of filling the silence, considering any pause just an increase in the awkward atmosphere and talking about what the owner them seemed like a good enough decision.

The blond can’t help the burst of laughter at the words, his mind quick to imagine the absolute disaster of a scene and what was, possibly, a scarring embarrassing situation for poor Jackie.

The golden haired male was waiting in the queue, his band mates a comfortable chatter around him as Ryuu’s eyes were focused on the phone, his ticket in his jean’s pocket, as for now they weren’t even close to the entrance.

[Txt:] Hi, Jackie! We arrived. The queue is huge! I can bet this will be awesome!

@durxs

There it goes... Another embarrassing introduction while Ryuu was trying his best to keep his gaze focused on anything else besides the curious and judgmental glances of his new colleagues... Damn, why did he change the high school again? Bad teachers... Right... This time it was his grandmother that did not agree... Last time it was his step-father. Why that mad had a say in the whole matter was still a mystery to the male.