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[18+] “Cozy Beginnings” by Herr Wozzeck (part 1 of 2, read by Solomon Harries)
[18+] Archie joins metal band Dark Tryst on their latest tour. Little does he know all that he’s signed up for.
Today’s story is the first of two parts of “Cozy Beginnings” by Herr Wozzeck, who is a composer, violist, Thereminist, and writer based in Boston. They are the author of the novels Whip and Boot and Lost Inside the Blue Line, as well as the poetry collection The Enigma Letters. You can also see them perform with Trio Menagerie, and you can find more of their stories on their FurAffinity account.
Read by Solomon Harries, Cuddly Badger Dad.
CW: Sexual Content, Trauma Flashback, Mention of Sexual Assault
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Transcript
The
Speaker:Voice
Speaker:of
Speaker:Dog.
Speaker:This
Speaker:is
Speaker:Rob
Speaker:MacWolf,
Speaker:your
Speaker:fellow
Speaker:traveler,
Speaker:and
Speaker:Today’s
Speaker:story
Speaker:is
Speaker:the
Speaker:first of
Speaker:two
Speaker:parts
Speaker:of “Cozy
Speaker:Beginnings”
Speaker:by
Speaker:Herr Wozzeck, who is
Speaker:a
Speaker:composer,
Speaker:violist,
Speaker:Thereminist,
Speaker:and
Speaker:writer
Speaker:based
Speaker:in
Speaker:Boston.
Speaker:They are
Speaker:the
Speaker:author
Speaker:of
Speaker:the
Speaker:novels
Speaker:Whip
Speaker:and
Speaker:Boot
Speaker:and
Speaker:Lost
Speaker:Inside the
Speaker:Blue
Speaker:Line,
Speaker:as
Speaker:well
Speaker:as
Speaker:the
Speaker:poetry
Speaker:collection
Speaker:The
Speaker:Enigma
Speaker:Letters.
Speaker:You can
Speaker:also
Speaker:see
Speaker:them
Speaker:perform with
Speaker:Trio
Speaker:Menagerie, and
Speaker:you
Speaker:can
Speaker:find
Speaker:more
Speaker:of
Speaker:their
Speaker:stories
Speaker:on
Speaker:their
Speaker:FurAffinity
Speaker:account.
Read
by
Speaker:Solomon
Speaker:Harries,
Speaker:Cuddly
Speaker:Badger Dad.
Please
enjoy
“Cozy
Beginnings”
Speaker:by Herr Wozzeck, Part 1 of 2
Archie
swallowed
Speaker:as
Speaker:he
Speaker:opened
Speaker:his
Speaker:bass
Speaker:guitar
Speaker:case.
Speaker:Upon
Speaker:seeing
Speaker:that
Speaker:his
Speaker:bass
Speaker:made
Speaker:it
Speaker:through
Speaker:the
Speaker:flight
Speaker:unscathed,
Speaker:he
Speaker:let
Speaker:out
Speaker:a
Speaker:long
Speaker:sigh
Speaker:of
Speaker:relief,
Speaker:patting
Speaker:its
Speaker:neck
Speaker:before
Speaker:closing
Speaker:it
Speaker:softly.
The
hedgehog
Speaker:stood
Speaker:up,
Speaker:lifting
Speaker:the
Speaker:case
Speaker:and
Speaker:looking
Speaker:out
Speaker:at
Speaker:the
Speaker:airport
Speaker:signs.
Speaker:The
Speaker:portly
Speaker:hedgehog
Speaker:already
Speaker:stood
Speaker:out
Speaker:considering
Speaker:he
Speaker:was
Speaker:both
Speaker:rather
Speaker:wide
Speaker:and
Speaker:also
Speaker:a
Speaker:staggering
Speaker:six
Speaker:foot
Speaker:seven,
Speaker:but
Speaker:the
Speaker:fact
Speaker:he
Speaker:also had
Speaker:not
Speaker:travelled
Speaker:to
Speaker:the
Speaker:US
Speaker:in
Speaker:a
Speaker:while
Speaker:also
Speaker:made
Speaker:him
Speaker:stand
Speaker:out
Speaker:considerably
Speaker:with
Speaker:his
Speaker:thick
Speaker:Northern
Speaker:accent
Speaker:and
Speaker:greying
Speaker:spines.
Speaker:Thus,
Speaker:as
Speaker:he
Speaker:followed
Speaker:the
Speaker:signs
Speaker:to
Speaker:customs
Speaker:and
Speaker:pulled
Speaker:on
Speaker:his
Speaker:UK
Speaker:passport,
Speaker:he
Speaker:inhaled,
Speaker:trying
Speaker:to
Speaker:calm
Speaker:himself
Speaker:and
Speaker:his
Speaker:sea
Speaker:of
Speaker:emotions.
“It’s
just
Speaker:another
Speaker:gig,
Speaker:mate,”
Speaker:Archie
Speaker:vocalized
Speaker:to
Speaker:himself
Speaker:as
Speaker:he
Speaker:approached
Speaker:the
Speaker:customs
Speaker:officer. “It’s
Speaker:just
Speaker:another
Speaker:gig.”
A
gig
Speaker:that
Speaker:he’d
Speaker:had
Speaker:to
Speaker:get
Speaker:extensive
Speaker:visas
Speaker:for,
Speaker:considering
Speaker:that
Speaker:it
Speaker:was
Speaker:a
Speaker:tour
Speaker:with
Speaker:a
Speaker:band
Speaker:that
Speaker:he
Speaker:had
Speaker:not
Speaker:heard
Speaker:of.
Speaker:Dark
Speaker:Tryst
Speaker:was
Speaker:a
Speaker:new
Speaker:name,
Speaker:but
Speaker:in
Speaker:the
Speaker:world
Speaker:of
Speaker:symphonic
Speaker:metal
Speaker:new
Speaker:names
Speaker:came
Speaker:up
Speaker:all
Speaker:the
Speaker:time.
Speaker:But
Speaker:as
Speaker:he
Speaker:started
Speaker:looking
Speaker:into
Speaker:the
Speaker:gig,
Speaker:he
Speaker:realized
Speaker:what
Speaker:exactly
Speaker:he
Speaker:was
Speaker:in
Speaker:for;
Speaker:this
Speaker:band
Speaker:was
Speaker:quite…
Speaker:infamous
Speaker:for
Speaker:sexual
Speaker:escapades
Speaker:both
Speaker:on
Speaker:and
Speaker:off stage,
Speaker:and
Speaker:Archie
Speaker:had
Speaker:realized
Speaker:after
Speaker:a
Speaker:bit
Speaker:of
Speaker:research
Speaker:that
Speaker:Dark
Speaker:Tryst
Speaker:did
Speaker:all
Speaker:sorts
Speaker:of
Speaker:things
Speaker:nobody
Speaker:else
Speaker:would.
Speaker:One
Speaker:quick
Speaker:search
Speaker:of
Speaker:PornCave
Speaker:was
Speaker:all
Speaker:it
Speaker:took
Speaker:for
Speaker:Archie
Speaker:to
Speaker:see
Speaker:that
Speaker:indeed,
Speaker:the
Speaker:escapades
Speaker:involved…
Speaker:quite
Speaker:a
Speaker:large
Speaker:amount
Speaker:of
Speaker:lurid
Speaker:actions,
Speaker:including
Speaker:watching
Speaker:the
Speaker:frontman
Speaker:outright
Speaker:fuck
Speaker:a
Speaker:fan
Speaker:during
Speaker:a
Speaker:concert
Speaker:on
Speaker:video.
But
the
Speaker:real
Speaker:kicker
Speaker:had
Speaker:come
Speaker:when
Speaker:he’d
Speaker:been
Speaker:sent
Speaker:the
Speaker:music
Speaker:to
Speaker:learn.
Speaker:Archie
Speaker:had
Speaker:been
Speaker:surprised
Speaker:by
Speaker:how
Speaker:genuinely
Speaker:complex
Speaker:and
Speaker:interesting
Speaker:all
Speaker:of
Speaker:the
Speaker:music
Speaker:was;
Speaker:sure,
Speaker:most
Speaker:of
Speaker:it
Speaker:was
Speaker:laden
Speaker:with
Speaker:some
Speaker:of
Speaker:the
Speaker:most
Speaker:esoteric
Speaker:innuendos
Speaker:he’d
Speaker:ever
Speaker:heard,
Speaker:but
Speaker:there
Speaker:were
Speaker:so
Speaker:many
Speaker:interesting
Speaker:musical
Speaker:ideas,
Speaker:from
Speaker:how the
Speaker:licks
Speaker:felt
Speaker:more
Speaker:inspired
Speaker:by
Speaker:old
Speaker:masters
Speaker:to
Speaker:how
Speaker:the
Speaker:chord
Speaker:progressions
Speaker:went
Speaker:in
Speaker:highly
Speaker:unusual
Speaker:places
Speaker:even for
Speaker:symphonic
Speaker:metal.
Speaker:Sure,
Speaker:he
Speaker:would
Speaker:be
Speaker:wearing
Speaker:next
Speaker:to
Speaker:nothing
Speaker:on-stage,
Speaker:but
Speaker:judging
Speaker:from
Speaker:the
Speaker:music
Speaker:itself,
Speaker:Archie
Speaker:figured
Speaker:it
Speaker:would
Speaker:be
Speaker:a
Speaker:nice
Speaker:musical
Speaker:challenge.
And
so,
Speaker:there
Speaker:he
Speaker:was,
Speaker:pulling
Speaker:his
Speaker:suitcase
Speaker:with
Speaker:about
Speaker:two
Speaker:months’
Speaker:worth
Speaker:of
Speaker:clothing,
Speaker:scanning
Speaker:the
Speaker:baggage
Speaker:claim
Speaker:for…
Ah,
there
Speaker:they
Speaker:were!
Archie pulled
along,
Speaker:waving
Speaker:at
Speaker:the
Speaker:emperor
Speaker:penguin
Speaker:in
Speaker:a
Speaker:black
Speaker:tank-top
Speaker:and
Speaker:jeans
Speaker:who
Speaker:stood
Speaker:by
Speaker:one
Speaker:of
Speaker:the
Speaker:exits.
Speaker:Next
Speaker:to
Speaker:him
Speaker:was
Speaker:a
Speaker:monkey
Speaker:with
Speaker:cream-colored
Speaker:fur,
Speaker:one
Speaker:who
Speaker:waved
Speaker:at
Speaker:Archie
Speaker:and
Speaker:nodded.
Speaker:Both
Speaker:parties
Speaker:stepped
Speaker:towards
Speaker:Archie,
Speaker:and
Speaker:the
Speaker:penguin
Speaker:let
Speaker:a
Speaker:broad
Speaker:smile
Speaker:come
Speaker:to
Speaker:his
Speaker:beak.
“I
assume
Speaker:you’re
Speaker:Archie?”
Speaker:the
Speaker:penguin
Speaker:asked,
Speaker:a
Speaker:slight
Speaker:Finnish
Speaker:accent
Speaker:coming
Speaker:through.
“Yeah,
mate,”
Speaker:Archie
Speaker:replied.
Speaker:He
Speaker:extended
Speaker:his
Speaker:hand
Speaker:towards
Speaker:the
Speaker:penguin. “I’m
Speaker:assumin’ you’re Taneli,
Speaker:right?”
“You
assume
Speaker:correct,
Speaker:friend!”
Speaker:But
Speaker:instead
Speaker:of
Speaker:going
Speaker:for
Speaker:the
Speaker:hand,
Speaker:Taneli
Speaker:pulled
Speaker:Archie
Speaker:into
Speaker:a
Speaker:very
Speaker:tight
Speaker:hug.
Speaker:The
Speaker:hedgehog
Speaker:paused
Speaker:for
Speaker:a
Speaker:second,
Speaker:blinking
Speaker:in
Speaker:shock
Speaker:before
Speaker:very
Speaker:tentatively
Speaker:wrapping
Speaker:an
Speaker:arm
Speaker:around
Speaker:Taneli. “Welcome
Speaker:to
Speaker:Dark
Speaker:Tryst!”
Behind
Taneli,
Speaker:the
Speaker:monkey
Speaker:chuckled. “You’ll
Speaker:have
Speaker:to
Speaker:forgive
Speaker:Tan
Speaker:here,”
Speaker:the
Speaker:monkey
Speaker:replied. “He’s
Speaker:never
Speaker:been
Speaker:much
Speaker:of
Speaker:a
Speaker:handshaker.
Speaker:He’s
Speaker:been
Speaker:a
Speaker:hugger
Speaker:all
Speaker:his
Speaker:life.”
Archie
paused,
Speaker:peeling
Speaker:back
Speaker:at
Speaker:the
Speaker:same
Speaker:time
Speaker:Taneli
Speaker:did. “Really?”
Speaker:he
Speaker:asked. “Mate,
Speaker:did
Speaker:that
Speaker:really
Speaker:develop
Speaker:that
Speaker:early?”
In
response,
Speaker:Taneli
Speaker:smirked. “Ask
Speaker:Kanji
Speaker:and
Speaker:Hiro
Speaker:when
Speaker:you
Speaker:meet
Speaker:them,”
Speaker:the
Speaker:penguin
Speaker:replied. “They
Speaker:can,
Speaker:and
Speaker:will,
Speaker:confirm
Speaker:that.”
Archie
sighed,
Speaker:rubbing
Speaker:his
Speaker:head. “I guess I’m meetin’ the
Speaker:boys
Speaker:now,
Speaker:eh?”
“Boys,
and
Speaker:girl,”
Speaker:said
Speaker:the
Speaker:monkey.
Speaker:He
Speaker:then
Speaker:paused,
Speaker:before
Speaker:extending
Speaker:his
Speaker:own
Speaker:hand
Speaker:forward. “I’m
Speaker:Barry.
Speaker:Dark Tryst’s
Speaker:manager,
Speaker:and
Speaker:the
Speaker:guy
Speaker:who’s
Speaker:going
Speaker:to
Speaker:keep
Speaker:you
Speaker:from
Speaker:going
Speaker:too
Speaker:wild.”
Archie
exhaled. “Mate,
Speaker:I’m
Speaker:old
Speaker:as
Speaker:fuck,”
Speaker:he said.
Taneli
frowned. “Forty-five
Speaker:is
Speaker:not
Speaker:that
Speaker:old,”
Speaker:he
Speaker:said.
“It
is
Speaker:when
Speaker:you’re
Speaker:like
Speaker:me,
Speaker:and
Speaker:got
Speaker:a
Speaker:daughter
Speaker:with
Speaker:some
Speaker:dusty
Speaker:ol’
Speaker:cow
Speaker:ya don’t
Speaker:get
Speaker:along
Speaker:with,”
Speaker:the
Speaker:hedgehog
Speaker:commented.
Speaker:He
Speaker:shook
Speaker:his
Speaker:head. “Point
Speaker:is,
Speaker:I’m
Speaker:not
Speaker:about
Speaker:to
Speaker:party
Speaker:like
Speaker:these
Speaker:youngsters
Speaker:can.”
“Well,
keep
Speaker:the
Speaker:party
Speaker:to
Speaker:the
Speaker:stage,
Speaker:and
Speaker:only
Speaker:off-stage
Speaker:within
Speaker:reason,”
Speaker:Barry
Speaker:replied.
Speaker:He
Speaker:then
Speaker:looked
Speaker:to
Speaker:Taneli
Speaker:briefly,
Speaker:turning
Speaker:back
Speaker:to
Speaker:Archie. “Speaking
Speaker:of
Speaker:which,
Speaker:we
Speaker:always
Speaker:ask
Speaker:every
Speaker:new
Speaker:member
Speaker:this
Speaker:if
Speaker:we
Speaker:get
Speaker:them,
Speaker:but—”
“I
know
Speaker:your
Speaker:reputation,
Speaker:mate,”
Speaker:Archie
Speaker:replied.
Speaker:He
Speaker:waved
Speaker:dismissively. “PornCave
Speaker:taught
Speaker:me
Speaker:a
Speaker:lot,
Speaker:and
Speaker:lemme
Speaker:put
Speaker:it
Speaker:this
Speaker:way;
Speaker:there’ll
Speaker:be
Speaker:a
Speaker:lot
Speaker:worse
Speaker:that’ll
Speaker:scare
Speaker:me
Speaker:away.”
Taneli
nodded. “You
Speaker:may
Speaker:have
Speaker:to
Speaker:engage
Speaker:in
Speaker:something
Speaker:like
Speaker:that
Speaker:yourself
Speaker:being
Speaker:on-stage,”
Speaker:he
Speaker:said. “Is
Speaker:that
Speaker:alright?”
Archie
nodded. “Why
Speaker:don’t
Speaker:we
Speaker:give
Speaker:it
Speaker:a
Speaker:try,
Speaker:mate?”
Speaker:he
Speaker:asked. “Because
Speaker:I’ll
Speaker:be
Speaker:honest,
Speaker:the
Speaker:concert
Speaker:I
Speaker:saw
Speaker:on
Speaker:PornCave
Speaker:gave
Speaker:me
Speaker:one
Speaker:o’
Speaker:the
Speaker:best
Speaker:wanks
Speaker:of
Speaker:my
Speaker:life.”
Taneli
chuckled, a
Speaker:sly
Speaker:smile
Speaker:coming to
Speaker:his
Speaker:beak. “Suit
Speaker:yourself.”
Speaker:He
Speaker:turned
Speaker:to
Speaker:Barry. “But
Speaker:yes,
Speaker:we
Speaker:have
Speaker:our
Speaker:bassist
Speaker:now.
Speaker:Where
Speaker:do
Speaker:we
Speaker:go
Speaker:from
Speaker:here?”
“To
where
Speaker:I’ve
Speaker:parked
Speaker:the
Speaker:tour
Speaker:bus,” Barry
Speaker:replied.
Speaker:He
Speaker:walked
Speaker:to
Speaker:Archie’s suitcase,
Speaker:grabbing
Speaker:it
Speaker:and
Speaker:looking to
Speaker:the
Speaker:hedgehog. “We
Speaker:don’t
Speaker:have
Speaker:rehearsal
Speaker:today,
Speaker:if
Speaker:you’re
Speaker:wondering.
Speaker:We
Speaker:know
Speaker:travelling
Speaker:from
Speaker:the
Speaker:UK
Speaker:to
Speaker:here
Speaker:is
Speaker:taxing
Speaker:in
Speaker:the
Speaker:best of
Speaker:circumstances,
Speaker:and
Speaker:with
Speaker:the
Speaker:delay
Speaker:you
Speaker:had
Speaker:getting
Speaker:out
Speaker:of
Speaker:Heathrow
Speaker:we
Speaker:know
Speaker:you’re
Speaker:tired.”
And
here,
Speaker:Archie
Speaker:nodded. “Thanks,
Speaker:mate,”
Speaker:he
Speaker:said. “I need
Speaker:a
Speaker:cold
Speaker:one
Speaker:and
Speaker:some
Speaker:nice
Speaker:faggots
Speaker:t’night.”
Speaker:He
Speaker:then
Speaker:paused,
Speaker:before
Speaker:lifting
Speaker:his
Speaker:hand. “And
Speaker:by
Speaker:that
Speaker:I
Speaker:mean
Speaker:the
Speaker:food.”
Taneli
and
Speaker:Barry
Speaker:both
Speaker:blinked
Speaker:in
Speaker:surprise
Speaker:at
Speaker:Archie. “That’s
Speaker:a
Speaker:food?”
Speaker:asked
Speaker:Barry.
Archie
chuckled,
Speaker:smirking
Speaker:at
Speaker:Barry. “Remind
Speaker:me
Speaker:to
Speaker:let
Speaker:ya
Speaker:eat
Speaker:some.”
----**----
“Alright,
everyone,
Speaker:this
Speaker:is
Speaker:our
Speaker:bassist
Speaker:for
Speaker:this
Speaker:tour!
Speaker:His
Speaker:name
Speaker:is
Speaker:Archie.
Speaker:Say
Speaker:hi,
Speaker:everyone!”
Archie
stepped
Speaker:forward
Speaker:as
Speaker:he
Speaker:took
Speaker:stock
Speaker:of
Speaker:the
Speaker:rest
Speaker:of
Speaker:the
Speaker:band;
Speaker:he
Speaker:had
Speaker:to
Speaker:turn
Speaker:his
Speaker:head
Speaker:up
Speaker:slightly
Speaker:to
Speaker:look
Speaker:at
Speaker:the
Speaker:dragon
Speaker:twins
Speaker:setting
Speaker:up
Speaker:their
Speaker:drum set
Speaker:and
Speaker:synth
Speaker:keyboards,
Speaker:respectively,
Speaker:and
Speaker:that
Speaker:was
Speaker:an
Speaker:absolute
Speaker:rarity
Speaker:as
Speaker:far
Speaker:as
Speaker:people
Speaker:went.
Speaker:The
Speaker:marten
Speaker:guitarist
Speaker:he
Speaker:saw
Speaker:placing
Speaker:her
Speaker:amp
Speaker:on
Speaker:the
Speaker:ground
Speaker:also
Speaker:caught
Speaker:his
Speaker:eye,
Speaker:and
Speaker:she
Speaker:looked
Speaker:up
Speaker:to
Speaker:him
Speaker:as
Speaker:Archie
Speaker:waltzed
Speaker:in.
But
before
Speaker:he
Speaker:could
Speaker:take
Speaker:note
Speaker:of
Speaker:much
Speaker:else,
Speaker:the
Speaker:dragon
Speaker:twins
Speaker:across
Speaker:the
Speaker:room
Speaker:bowed
Speaker:their
Speaker:heads. “Hello,”
Speaker:the
Speaker:dragon
Speaker:with
Speaker:drumsticks
Speaker:in
Speaker:his
Speaker:hand.
“Hello.”
The
Speaker:other
Speaker:dragon
Speaker:replied
Speaker:in
Speaker:kind,
Speaker:bowing
Speaker:his
Speaker:head
Speaker:as
Speaker:he
Speaker:ran
Speaker:his
Speaker:hand
Speaker:down
Speaker:the
Speaker:keys. “Barry
Speaker:says
Speaker:you are
Speaker:good.”
The
Marten
Speaker:guitarist
Speaker:rose
Speaker:her
Speaker:brow,
Speaker:analyzing
Speaker:Archie
Speaker:and
Speaker:nodding. “I
Speaker:wouldn’t
Speaker:be
Speaker:surprised,
Speaker:he
Speaker:seems
Speaker:to
Speaker:have
Speaker:been
Speaker:around
Speaker:the
Speaker:block,”
Speaker:she
Speaker:added,
Speaker:her
Speaker:voice
Speaker:inflected
Speaker:by
Speaker:a
Speaker:rather
Speaker:heavy
Speaker:French
Speaker:Canadian
Speaker:accent. “You’re… how old?”
“45, luv,” Archie replied. “Been
doin’
Speaker:this
Speaker:for
Speaker:about 20-odd
Speaker:years.”
The guitarist
nodded
Speaker:with
Speaker:a
Speaker:smile. “See?”
Speaker:she
Speaker:asked. “Sometimes
Speaker:those
Speaker:with
Speaker:experience
Speaker:are
Speaker:best
Speaker:to
Speaker:hire!”
Speaker:She
Speaker:stepped
Speaker:forward,
Speaker:holding
Speaker:a
Speaker:hand
Speaker:out
Speaker:to
Speaker:Archie. “Celine.
Speaker:I
Speaker:think
Speaker:you’ll
Speaker:fit
Speaker:right
Speaker:in
Speaker:with
Speaker:us.”
Archie
nodded,
Speaker:finding
Speaker:himself
Speaker:smiling
Speaker:and
Speaker:shaking
Speaker:Celine’s
Speaker:hand. “Thanks
Speaker:for
Speaker:the
Speaker:vote
Speaker:o’
Speaker:confidence,
Speaker:luv.”
Speaker:He
Speaker:then
Speaker:turned
Speaker:to
Speaker:the
Speaker:dragon
Speaker:twins. “And
Speaker:you
Speaker:lot
Speaker:must
Speaker:be
Speaker:Hiro
Speaker:an’
Speaker:Kanji,
Speaker:right?”
“Yes,”
the
Speaker:drummer
Speaker:replied.
Speaker:He
Speaker:pointed
Speaker:the
Speaker:sticks
Speaker:at
Speaker:himself. “I’m
Speaker:Hiro.
Speaker:Keyboards
Speaker:are Kanji’s
Speaker:area
Speaker:of
Speaker:expertise.”
“Gotcha.”
Archie
Speaker:lifted
Speaker:his
Speaker:finger,
Speaker:doing
Speaker:the
Speaker:math
Speaker:in
Speaker:his
Speaker:head
Speaker:as
Speaker:he
Speaker:nodded. “Right,
Speaker:so
Speaker:we’re
Speaker:rehearsin’
Speaker:before
Speaker:hittin’
Speaker:the
Speaker:road?”
Taneli
replied
Speaker:with
Speaker:a
Speaker:nod. “A
Speaker:few
Speaker:things
Speaker:in
Speaker:the
Speaker:act are
Speaker:very…
Speaker:specific
Speaker:to
Speaker:the
Speaker:vibe
Speaker:of
Speaker:a
Speaker:show,”
Speaker:the
Speaker:penguin
Speaker:replied. “And
Speaker:we
Speaker:know
Speaker:some
Speaker:of
Speaker:the
Speaker:stuff
Speaker:is
Speaker:pretty
Speaker:fast,
Speaker:so
Speaker:when
Speaker:we
Speaker:go
Speaker:on
Speaker:tour
Speaker:we
Speaker:like
Speaker:to
Speaker:refresh
Speaker:our
Speaker:memories.”
“And
of
Speaker:course,
Speaker:we
Speaker:have
Speaker:to
Speaker:make
Speaker:sure
Speaker:the
Speaker:new
Speaker:ones
Speaker:can
Speaker:keep
Speaker:up.”
Speaker:Celine
Speaker:winked
Speaker:at
Speaker:Archie
Speaker:playfully
Speaker:as
Speaker:she
Speaker:grabbed
Speaker:the
Speaker:neck
Speaker:of
Speaker:her
Speaker:guitar,
Speaker:splaying
Speaker:her
Speaker:hip
Speaker:out
Speaker:sideways
Speaker:for
Speaker:effect.
Archie
chuckled
Speaker:at
Speaker:this,
Speaker:placing
Speaker:the
Speaker:case
Speaker:on
Speaker:one
Speaker:of
Speaker:the
Speaker:motel
Speaker:beds
Speaker:and
Speaker:removing
Speaker:his
Speaker:bass
Speaker:guitar
Speaker:quickly. “Luv, I
Speaker:may
Speaker:be
Speaker:old,
Speaker:but
Speaker:I
Speaker:can
Speaker:keep
Speaker:up
Speaker:with
Speaker:the
Speaker:best of ya.”
“Race
you
Speaker:to
Speaker:the
Speaker:end
Speaker:of
Speaker:Heaven
Speaker:or
Speaker:Hell,
Speaker:then,”
Speaker:Celine
Speaker:replied.
Archie’s smirk
began
Speaker:to
Speaker:grow
Speaker:at
Speaker:the
Speaker:Marten’s
Speaker:spunk.
Speaker:He
Speaker:thus
Speaker:turned
Speaker:to
Speaker:Taneli
Speaker:and
Speaker:grinned. “I like
Speaker:this
Speaker:one,
Speaker:mate,”
Speaker:he
Speaker:said.
Speaker:He
Speaker:then
Speaker:turned
Speaker:to
Speaker:Celine. “That
Speaker:one’s
Speaker:not
Speaker:one
Speaker:that
Speaker:involves…?”
“Well,
it
Speaker:depends
Speaker:on
Speaker:the
Speaker:stage
Speaker:set-up,”
Speaker:said
Speaker:Taneli. “Usually
Speaker:the
Speaker:tempo
Speaker:fluctuates
Speaker:if
Speaker:there’s
Speaker:enough
Speaker:room
Speaker:that
Speaker:we
Speaker:can
Speaker:get
Speaker:someone
Speaker:under
Speaker:Kanji’s
Speaker:main
Speaker:keyboard
Speaker:without
Speaker:obstructing
Speaker:the
Speaker:view
Speaker:too
Speaker:badly.”
Archie
blushed,
Speaker:but
Speaker:plugged
Speaker:his
Speaker:bass
Speaker:guitar
Speaker:in. “O-oh,
Speaker:I
Speaker:see,”
Speaker:he
Speaker:said.
Speaker:He
Speaker:then
Speaker:exhaled,
Speaker:plucking
Speaker:a
Speaker:few
Speaker:notes
Speaker:as
Speaker:warm-up. “Right.
Speaker:Let’s
Speaker:get
Speaker:this
Speaker:started,
Speaker:shall
Speaker:we?”
“Lets!”
----**----
One aaaaand
one two
Speaker:three
Speaker:one
Speaker:two
Speaker:three
Speaker:and a
Speaker:one
Speaker:two
Speaker:three
Speaker:four
Speaker:one!
And
with
Speaker:this
Speaker:last
Speaker:thought,
Speaker:Archie
Speaker:pulled
Speaker:on
Speaker:the
Speaker:string,
Speaker:the
Speaker:slap
Speaker:against
Speaker:the
Speaker:neck
Speaker:reverberating
Speaker:from
Speaker:the
Speaker:amplifier
Speaker:as
Speaker:he
Speaker:looked
Speaker:to
Speaker:the
Speaker:rest
Speaker:of
Speaker:Dark
Speaker:Tryst.
Speaker:Hiro
Speaker:ended
Speaker:off
Speaker:with
Speaker:a
Speaker:little
Speaker:drum
Speaker:riff
Speaker:to
Speaker:finish
Speaker:it
Speaker:out,
Speaker:but
Speaker:this
Speaker:was
Speaker:in
Speaker:free
Speaker:time,
Speaker:and
Speaker:so
Speaker:Archie
Speaker:looked
Speaker:on,
Speaker:stretching
Speaker:his
Speaker:big
Speaker:arms
Speaker:out.
Celine
chuckled,
Speaker:being
Speaker:the
Speaker:first to
Speaker:punch
Speaker:Archie
Speaker:in
Speaker:the
Speaker:arm
Speaker:playfully. “Nice!”
Speaker:she
Speaker:said.
Archie
chuckled,
Speaker:rubbing
Speaker:the
Speaker:back
Speaker:of
Speaker:his
Speaker:head. “Didn’t
Speaker:do
Speaker:too
Speaker:badly
Speaker:there,”
Speaker:he
Speaker:said.
“Yeah,
most
Speaker:bassists
Speaker:get
Speaker:tripped
Speaker:up
Speaker:by
Speaker:that
Speaker:meter
Speaker:change
Speaker:sequence,”
Speaker:Taneli
Speaker:replied.
Speaker:He
Speaker:twirled
Speaker:his
Speaker:microphone
Speaker:in
Speaker:hand. “I’ve
Speaker:always
Speaker:wanted
Speaker:an
Speaker:old
Speaker:man
Speaker:here!”
Archie
laughed
Speaker:out
Speaker:loud,
Speaker:the
Speaker:hedgehog
Speaker:slapping
Speaker:his
Speaker:bass
Speaker:strings
Speaker:gently
Speaker:and
Speaker:immediately
Speaker:muting
Speaker:them. “Careful,
Speaker:mate,
Speaker:that gives me
Speaker:the
Speaker:right
Speaker:to smack
Speaker:the
Speaker:shit
Speaker:outta you.”
Speaker:He
Speaker:then
Speaker:lifted
Speaker:his
Speaker:hand. “And
Speaker:these
Speaker:hands
Speaker:are
Speaker:big.”
Hiro
chuckled
Speaker:at
Speaker:this,
Speaker:stowing his
Speaker:sticks
Speaker:away. “We’ll
Speaker:keep
Speaker:that
Speaker:in
Speaker:mind
Speaker:for
Speaker:Hand
Speaker:of
Speaker:God,
Speaker:then,
Speaker:Taneli
Speaker:always
Speaker:meant
Speaker:for
Speaker:that
Speaker:to
Speaker:be a spanking scene.”
Archie grinned
at
Speaker:this,
Speaker:smiling
Speaker:at
Speaker:the
Speaker:rest
Speaker:of Dark
Speaker:Tryst. Rehearsal actually went
Speaker:quite
Speaker:well;
Speaker:there
Speaker:were
Speaker:no
Speaker:major
Speaker:snafus,
Speaker:and
Speaker:Archie
Speaker:actually
Speaker:kept
Speaker:up
Speaker:with
Speaker:all
Speaker:the
Speaker:young
Speaker:whippersnappers
Speaker:that
Speaker:surrounded
Speaker:him
Speaker:quite
Speaker:well.
Speaker:But
Speaker:more
Speaker:than
Speaker:anything,
Speaker:the
Speaker:rapport
Speaker:they
Speaker:had
Speaker:picked
Speaker:up
Speaker:as
Speaker:they
Speaker:made
Speaker:notes
Speaker:was
Speaker:unlike
Speaker:any
Speaker:he’d
Speaker:ever
Speaker:seen
Speaker:there;
Speaker:these
Speaker:kids
Speaker:knew
Speaker:how
Speaker:seriously
Speaker:to
Speaker:take
Speaker:their
Speaker:craft,
Speaker:and
Speaker:seeing
Speaker:that
Speaker:in
Speaker:action
Speaker:was
Speaker:exciting
Speaker:to
Speaker:the
Speaker:old
Speaker:hedgehog.
This
might
Speaker:be
Speaker:alright,
Speaker:he
Speaker:thought
Speaker:to
Speaker:himself.
Celine
then
Speaker:shrugged,
Speaker:as
Speaker:she
Speaker:pulled
Speaker:her
Speaker:guitar
Speaker:strap
Speaker:off
Speaker:her
Speaker:shoulders. “But
Speaker:seriously,
Speaker:it’s
Speaker:like
Speaker:you’ve
Speaker:been
Speaker:with
Speaker:us
Speaker:for
Speaker:years,”
Speaker:she
Speaker:said. “How’d ya
Speaker:get
Speaker:so
Speaker:good
Speaker:at
Speaker:that?”
“Years
and
Speaker:years,
Speaker:luv,”
Speaker:said
Speaker:Archie.
Speaker:He
Speaker:then
Speaker:circled
Speaker:his
Speaker:hand
Speaker:as
Speaker:he
Speaker:packed
Speaker:his
Speaker:own
Speaker:bass. “Now
Speaker:you
Speaker:lot’ll
Speaker:have
Speaker:to
Speaker:tell
Speaker:me
Speaker:how
Speaker:you
Speaker:got
Speaker:to
Speaker:that
Speaker:level
Speaker:so
Speaker:fast, ‘cause
Speaker:despite
Speaker:the
Speaker:whole
Speaker:on-stage
Speaker:nudity
Speaker:thing
Speaker:you’re
Speaker:playin’
Speaker:at
Speaker:a
Speaker:level
Speaker:I
Speaker:ain’t
Speaker:seen
Speaker:among
Speaker:most
Speaker:professionals
Speaker:in
Speaker:a
Speaker:while.”
“Kanji’s
classically
Speaker:trained,
Speaker:as
Speaker:am
Speaker:I,”
Speaker:Taneli
Speaker:replied.
Speaker:He
Speaker:shrugged. “Just
Speaker:that
Speaker:rigor
Speaker:is
Speaker:always
Speaker:there.”
Hiro
then
Speaker:pointed
Speaker:at
Speaker:Celine
Speaker:as
Speaker:he
Speaker:dislodged one
Speaker:of his
Speaker:e-cymbals. “And Celine is
Speaker:just a
Speaker:natural,”
Speaker:he
Speaker:replied.
Speaker:He
Speaker:shrugged. “Can’t
Speaker:really
Speaker:explain
Speaker:it
Speaker:beyond
Speaker:those
Speaker:terms.”
“Aye,
I
Speaker:know
Speaker:what
Speaker:ya
Speaker:mean,
Speaker:lad,”
Speaker:Archie replied. “But yeah, you
Speaker:kids
Speaker:are
Speaker:good.”
“So
are
Speaker:you,
Speaker:old
Speaker:man,”
Speaker:Taneli
Speaker:said.
Speaker:He
Speaker:scoffed,
Speaker:stretching
Speaker:his
Speaker:arms. “And
Speaker:some
Speaker:folks
Speaker:said
Speaker:you
Speaker:were
Speaker:difficult
Speaker:to
Speaker:work
Speaker:with!”
Archie
paused,
Speaker:flinching
Speaker:slightly
Speaker:as
Speaker:he
Speaker:looked
Speaker:up
Speaker:to
Speaker:Taneli. “Th-they
Speaker:did?” he
Speaker:asked.
“Yeah,”
said
Speaker:Celine.
Speaker:She
Speaker:shrugged,
Speaker:glancing
Speaker:at
Speaker:him. “Wouldn’t
Speaker:tell
Speaker:us
Speaker:why,
Speaker:just ‘hard
Speaker:to
Speaker:work
Speaker:with’
Speaker:and ‘he’s
Speaker:weird’
Speaker:and
Speaker:all
Speaker:of
Speaker:that.”
“Not
that
Speaker:we
Speaker:have
Speaker:any
Speaker:reason
Speaker:to
Speaker:believe
Speaker:that
Speaker:now!”
Speaker:Taneli
Speaker:replied,
Speaker:waving
Speaker:his
Speaker:hands
Speaker:reassuringly. “You
Speaker:know
Speaker:how
Speaker:some
Speaker:folks
Speaker:can
Speaker:be
Speaker:in
Speaker:this
Speaker:industry.”
Hiro
shrugged. “Jealous,”
Speaker:he
Speaker:added,
Speaker:a
Speaker:smirk
Speaker:coming
Speaker:to
Speaker:his
Speaker:face.
Taneli
shot
Speaker:a
Speaker:death
Speaker:glare
Speaker:at
Speaker:Hiro.
Speaker:Archie
Speaker:could
Speaker:not
Speaker:help
Speaker:the
Speaker:small
Speaker:grin
Speaker:that
Speaker:came
Speaker:to
Speaker:his
Speaker:face
Speaker:at
Speaker:hearing
Speaker:that
Speaker:comment;
Speaker:there
Speaker:was
Speaker:a
Speaker:slight
Speaker:sting
Speaker:at
Speaker:hearing
Speaker:these
Speaker:comments,
Speaker:but
Speaker:the
Speaker:sting
Speaker:quickly
Speaker:vanished
Speaker:upon
Speaker:seeing
Speaker:Taneli’s
Speaker:expression
Speaker:soften.
Speaker:After
Speaker:all,
Speaker:the
Speaker:fact
Speaker:they
Speaker:dismissed
Speaker:those
Speaker:comments
Speaker:so
Speaker:quickly
Speaker:was
Speaker:something
Speaker:of
Speaker:a
Speaker:relief
Speaker:to
Speaker:Archie,
Speaker:and
Speaker:so he
Speaker:shrugged.
“Well,
thanks
Speaker:for
Speaker:the
Speaker:compliment.”
Speaker:He
Speaker:closed
Speaker:his
Speaker:bass
Speaker:case
Speaker:gently,
Speaker:looking
Speaker:at
Speaker:them. “So
Speaker:now
Speaker:we
Speaker:go
Speaker:on
Speaker:the
Speaker:road,
Speaker:right?”
“Yes,”
said
Speaker:Celine. “On
Speaker:the
Speaker:road,
Speaker:to
Speaker:our
Speaker:first
Speaker:stop
Speaker:on
Speaker:the
Speaker:tour.”
“Philadelphia?”
asked
Speaker:Archie. “Odd
Speaker:place
Speaker:to
Speaker:start
Speaker:a
Speaker:tour.”
“Well,
the
Speaker:Liberty
Speaker:Bell
Speaker:is
Speaker:just
Speaker:welcoming
Speaker:you
Speaker:with
Speaker:a
Speaker:ring,”
Speaker:Taneli
Speaker:replied
Speaker:with
Speaker:a
Speaker:smirk. “Can’t
Speaker:have
Speaker:you
Speaker:enter
Speaker:the
Speaker:Land
Speaker:of
Speaker:the
Speaker:Free
Speaker:without
Speaker:a
Speaker:properly
Speaker:American
Speaker:shout
Speaker:of “freedom,”
Speaker:can you?”
Archie
laughed
Speaker:out
Speaker:loud
Speaker:at
Speaker:this. “Mate,
Speaker:this’d
Speaker:be
Speaker:the
Speaker:first
Speaker:time
Speaker:I’m
Speaker:greeted
Speaker:like
Speaker:that.”
Speaker:He
Speaker:smiled
Speaker:broadly. “But
Speaker:I’ll
Speaker:take
Speaker:it.”
“Of
course,”
Speaker:said
Speaker:Taneli.
Speaker:He
Speaker:then
Speaker:exhaled. “Let’s
Speaker:get
Speaker:on
Speaker:the
Speaker:road.”
----**----
The
first
Speaker:two
Speaker:shows
Speaker:were,
Speaker:indeed,
Speaker:the
Speaker:safe
Speaker:for
Speaker:work
Speaker:shows.
Speaker:Since
Speaker:they
Speaker:had
Speaker:not
Speaker:settled
Speaker:on
Speaker:an
Speaker:outfit
Speaker:for
Speaker:Archie
Speaker:yet,
Speaker:Taneli
Speaker:let
Speaker:him
Speaker:wear
Speaker:the
Speaker:black
Speaker:pants
Speaker:he’d
Speaker:brought
Speaker:from
Speaker:a
Speaker:previous
Speaker:gig
Speaker:to
Speaker:settle
Speaker:in
Speaker:there.
Speaker:Archie
Speaker:had
Speaker:mostly
Speaker:been
Speaker:surprised
Speaker:at
Speaker:how
Speaker:long
Speaker:it
Speaker:took
Speaker:to
Speaker:apply
Speaker:the
Speaker:corpse paint
Speaker:to
Speaker:their
Speaker:faces
Speaker:before
Speaker:the
Speaker:show,
Speaker:but
Speaker:other
Speaker:than
Speaker:that
Speaker:the
Speaker:first
Speaker:show
Speaker:went
Speaker:very
Speaker:smoothly,
Speaker:and
Speaker:when
Speaker:Taneli
Speaker:had
Speaker:introduced
Speaker:him
Speaker:to
Speaker:the
Speaker:crowd
Speaker:they
Speaker:had
Speaker:loved
Speaker:his
Speaker:bass
Speaker:riffs.
Overall,
it
Speaker:was
Speaker:a
Speaker:good,
Speaker:solid
Speaker:start
Speaker:to
Speaker:the
Speaker:tour.
The
drive
Speaker:off
Speaker:to
Speaker:their
Speaker:second
Speaker:stop
Speaker:was
Speaker:rather
Speaker:uneventful,
Speaker:although
Speaker:Archie
Speaker:found
Speaker:more
Speaker:than
Speaker:a
Speaker:few
Speaker:issues
Speaker:with
Speaker:the
Speaker:tour
Speaker:bus
Speaker:they
Speaker:were
Speaker:taking.
Speaker:It
Speaker:was
Speaker:rather
Speaker:on
Speaker:the
Speaker:smaller
Speaker:end
Speaker:of
Speaker:tour
Speaker:busses,
Speaker:and
Speaker:while
Speaker:he
Speaker:found
Speaker:it
Speaker:difficult
Speaker:to
Speaker:use
Speaker:most
Speaker:tour
Speaker:bus
Speaker:bathrooms
Speaker:anyway
Speaker:it
Speaker:was
Speaker:especially
Speaker:rough
Speaker:on
Speaker:this
Speaker:one,
Speaker:with
Speaker:his
Speaker:belly
Speaker:catching
Speaker:on
Speaker:the
Speaker:door
Speaker:sometimes.
Still,
Dark
Speaker:Tryst
Speaker:was
Speaker:good
Speaker:company,
Speaker:and
Speaker:their
Speaker:following
Speaker:show
Speaker:in
Speaker:Pittsburgh
Speaker:was
Speaker:similarly
Speaker:clothed.
Speaker:It
Speaker:was
Speaker:as
Speaker:they
Speaker:approached
Speaker:Cleveland
Speaker:that
Speaker:Archie
Speaker:learned
Speaker:that
Speaker:their
Speaker:show
Speaker:there
Speaker:would
Speaker:be
Speaker:unclothed.
----**----
“That’s
all?”
“That’s
all!”
Archie
swallowed
Speaker:as
Speaker:he
Speaker:looked
Speaker:at
Speaker:himself
Speaker:in
Speaker:the
Speaker:mirror.
Speaker:The spiked
Speaker:shoulder
Speaker:pads
Speaker:he
Speaker:had
Speaker:definitely
Speaker:filled
Speaker:out
Speaker:his
Speaker:already
Speaker:somewhat
Speaker:intimidatingly
Speaker:large
Speaker:build
Speaker:in
Speaker:a
Speaker:way
Speaker:he
Speaker:had
Speaker:expected,
Speaker:but
Speaker:the
Speaker:harness
Speaker:across
Speaker:the
Speaker:chest
Speaker:being
Speaker:literally
Speaker:the
Speaker:only
Speaker:other
Speaker:item
Speaker:of
Speaker:actual
Speaker:clothing
Speaker:in this
Speaker:outfit
Speaker:gave
Speaker:him
Speaker:cause
Speaker:for
Speaker:concern.
Speaker:He
Speaker:thought
Speaker:he
Speaker:might
Speaker:be
Speaker:done
Speaker:up
Speaker:in
Speaker:a
Speaker:little
Speaker:more
Speaker:the
Speaker:way
Speaker:Taneli
Speaker:was,
Speaker:but…
And
then,
Speaker:he
Speaker:looked
Speaker:down
Speaker:to
Speaker:his
Speaker:cock and his
Speaker:balls.
Speaker:The spiked cock ring
Speaker:that
Speaker:surrounded
Speaker:both
Speaker:felt
Speaker:a
Speaker:little…
Speaker:restrictive,
Speaker:so
Speaker:to
Speaker:say.
Speaker:His
Speaker:balls
Speaker:felt
Speaker:weirdly
Speaker:choked
Speaker:up
Speaker:by
Speaker:it,
Speaker:and
Speaker:he
Speaker:also
Speaker:realized
Speaker:his
Speaker:thick
Speaker:cock
Speaker:also
Speaker:felt
Speaker:restrained.
In
a
Speaker:way,
Speaker:it
Speaker:made
Speaker:him
Speaker:somewhat
Speaker:self-conscious
Speaker:about
Speaker:himself;
Speaker:it
Speaker:was
Speaker:not
Speaker:quite
Speaker:like
Speaker:a
Speaker:hand
Speaker:gripping
Speaker:his
Speaker:body,
Speaker:but
Speaker:he
Speaker:found
Speaker:himself
Speaker:a
Speaker:little
Speaker:more
Speaker:uncomfortable
Speaker:with
Speaker:Taneli
Speaker:looking
Speaker:on
Speaker:at
Speaker:his
Speaker:dick
Speaker:and
Speaker:sizing
Speaker:it
Speaker:up.
Speaker:It
Speaker:felt
Speaker:like
Speaker:the
Speaker:eyes
Speaker:were
Speaker:eyeing
Speaker:him
Speaker:up,
Speaker:waiting
Speaker:to
Speaker:make
Speaker:his
Speaker:move,
Speaker:some
Speaker:comment
Speaker:about
Speaker:how
Speaker:beautiful
Speaker:it
Speaker:was…
But
Taneli
Speaker:nodded
Speaker:instead,
Speaker:patting
Speaker:Archie
Speaker:on
Speaker:the
Speaker:back. “It’s
Speaker:a
Speaker:nice
Speaker:cock,”
Speaker:he
Speaker:said.
Speaker:He
Speaker:winked
Speaker:at
Speaker:Archie. “I
Speaker:think
Speaker:the
Speaker:audience’ll
Speaker:love
Speaker:it.”
Archie
blinked
Speaker:in
Speaker:surprise. “Y-y’think?”
Speaker:he
Speaker:asked.
“I
know.”
Speaker:Taneli
Speaker:grinned,
Speaker:satisfied
Speaker:with
Speaker:himself. “Well,
Speaker:Archie,
Speaker:get
Speaker:yourself
Speaker:ready,
Speaker:because
Speaker:we
Speaker:have
Speaker:found
Speaker:your
Speaker:outfit.”
Speaker:He
Speaker:then
Speaker:stepped
Speaker:away. “I’ll
Speaker:wait
Speaker:for
Speaker:you
Speaker:to
Speaker:pay.”
And
with
Speaker:this,
Speaker:Taneli
Speaker:left
Speaker:the
Speaker:dressing
Speaker:room,
Speaker:closing
Speaker:the
Speaker:curtain
Speaker:behind
Speaker:him.
Speaker:Archie
Speaker:paused,
Speaker:his
Speaker:gaze
Speaker:lingering
Speaker:on
Speaker:where
Speaker:the
Speaker:penguin
Speaker:stood
Speaker:for
Speaker:a
Speaker:second
Speaker:and
Speaker:taking
Speaker:it
Speaker:all
Speaker:in.
Speaker:It
Speaker:was
Speaker:not
Speaker:until
Speaker:he
Speaker:looked
Speaker:back
Speaker:to
Speaker:the
Speaker:mirror
Speaker:that
Speaker:he
Speaker:had
Speaker:realized
Speaker:Taneli
Speaker:had
Speaker:not
Speaker:touched
Speaker:him
Speaker:anywhere
Speaker:near
Speaker:his
Speaker:dick.
Archie’s
jaw
Speaker:worked
Speaker:as
Speaker:he
Speaker:thought
Speaker:of
Speaker:this;
Speaker:the
Speaker:reality
Speaker:of
Speaker:coming
Speaker:onto
Speaker:a
Speaker:stage
Speaker:nearly
Speaker:nude
Speaker:hit
Speaker:him
Speaker:all
Speaker:at
Speaker:once,
Speaker:and
Speaker:of
Speaker:all
Speaker:times
Speaker:it
Speaker:had
Speaker:to
Speaker:be
Speaker:then,
Speaker:with
Speaker:the
Speaker:frontman
Speaker:standing
Speaker:outside
Speaker:the
Speaker:changing
Speaker:room.
Speaker:His
Speaker:heart
Speaker:skipped
Speaker:a
Speaker:beat,
Speaker:and
Speaker:Archie
Speaker:found
Speaker:himself
Speaker:reaching
Speaker:for
Speaker:the
Speaker:wall,
Speaker:flattening
Speaker:his
Speaker:hand
Speaker:against
Speaker:it
Speaker:and
Speaker:feeling how
Speaker:rough
Speaker:the
Speaker:wallpaper
Speaker:was
Speaker:on
Speaker:his
Speaker:palms.
Speaker:He
Speaker:took
Speaker:a
Speaker:deep
Speaker:breath,
Speaker:breathed
Speaker:in
Speaker:deep
Speaker:again,
Speaker:and
Speaker:then
Speaker:exhaled,
Speaker:feeling
Speaker:the
Speaker:impending
Speaker:panic
Speaker:ebb
Speaker:away
Speaker:slowly.
At
least
Speaker:he
Speaker:didn’t
Speaker:touch.
Archie
exhaled,
Speaker:shaking
Speaker:his
Speaker:head
Speaker:as
Speaker:he
Speaker:pulled
Speaker:the
Speaker:cock-ring
Speaker:off.
Speaker:He
Speaker:hoped
Speaker:that
Speaker:whatever
Speaker:had
Speaker:happened
Speaker:there
Speaker:would
Speaker:not
Speaker:happen
Speaker:on
Speaker:stage
Speaker:in
Speaker:performance.
Speaker:After
Speaker:all,
Speaker:if
Speaker:it
Speaker:happened
Speaker:on-stage,
Speaker:who
Speaker:knew
Speaker:what
Speaker:would
Speaker:be
Speaker:waiting
Speaker:for
Speaker:him
Speaker:off-stage…?
----**----
The
drive
Speaker:to
Speaker:Cleveland
Speaker:did
Speaker:not
Speaker:take
Speaker:terribly
Speaker:long,
Speaker:nor
Speaker:did
Speaker:sound check.
Speaker:But
Speaker:in
Speaker:the
Speaker:dressing
Speaker:room,
Speaker:Archie
Speaker:found
Speaker:himself
Speaker:with
Speaker:some
Speaker:second
Speaker:thoughts,
Speaker:his
Speaker:gaze
Speaker:looking
Speaker:over
Speaker:his
Speaker:shoulder
Speaker:pads
Speaker:and
Speaker:that
Speaker:blasted
Speaker:cock
Speaker:ring.
Speaker:He
Speaker:thought
Speaker:about
Speaker:how
Speaker:tight
Speaker:it
Speaker:felt
Speaker:around
Speaker:his
Speaker:dick,
Speaker:and
Speaker:how…
Speaker:How…
He
took
Speaker:a
Speaker:deep
Speaker:breath
Speaker:in.
Speaker:He
Speaker:should’ve
Speaker:known
Speaker:the
Speaker:catch
Speaker:was
Speaker:coming.
Speaker:Even
Speaker:in
Speaker:a
Speaker:promising
Speaker:gig
Speaker:that
Speaker:had
Speaker:started
Speaker:out
Speaker:so
Speaker:well,
Speaker:even
Speaker:one
Speaker:where
Speaker:he had
Speaker:been
Speaker:excited
Speaker:about
Speaker:being
Speaker:nude
Speaker:on
Speaker:stage,
Speaker:Archie
Speaker:found
Speaker:himself
Speaker:taking
Speaker:labored
Speaker:breaths
Speaker:in,
Speaker:and
Speaker:even
Speaker:more
Speaker:labored
Speaker:breaths
Speaker:out.
Speaker:He
Speaker:squeezed
Speaker:his
Speaker:eyes
Speaker:shut,
Speaker:trying
Speaker:to
Speaker:center
Speaker:himself
Speaker:as
Speaker:he
Speaker:looked
Speaker:at
Speaker:the
Speaker:cock ring.
“Archie?”
The
hedgehog
Speaker:looked
Speaker:to
Speaker:the
Speaker:door,
Speaker:seeing
Speaker:Celine
Speaker:poke her
Speaker:head
Speaker:in.
Speaker:He
Speaker:realized
Speaker:with
Speaker:a
Speaker:start
Speaker:that
Speaker:his
Speaker:corpse
Speaker:paint
Speaker:was
Speaker:only
Speaker:half-painted
Speaker:on,
Speaker:with
Speaker:most
Speaker:of
Speaker:his
Speaker:face
Speaker:done
Speaker:but
Speaker:none
Speaker:of
Speaker:his
Speaker:neck.
Speaker:He
Speaker:swallowed,
Speaker:looking
Speaker:at
Speaker:himself
Speaker:in
Speaker:the
Speaker:mirror.
“Oh,
Celine,
Speaker:sorry
Speaker:luv.”
Speaker:Archie
Speaker:stood
Speaker:up,
Speaker:looking
Speaker:down
Speaker:at
Speaker:Celine. “I
Speaker:was
Speaker:just, uh… gettin’ my—”
“Sacre bleu!”
Archie paused, noticing
how
Speaker:Celine’s
Speaker:gaze
Speaker:was
Speaker:directed
Speaker:down
Speaker:at
Speaker:his
Speaker:dick.
Speaker:The
Speaker:hedgehog
Speaker:actually
Speaker:sported
Speaker:a
Speaker:dick
Speaker:that
Speaker:was
Speaker:quite
Speaker:thick,
Speaker:about
Speaker:as
Speaker:thick
Speaker:as
Speaker:Celine’s
Speaker:fist.
Speaker:And
Speaker:Archie
Speaker:was
Speaker:not
Speaker:even
Speaker:aroused
Speaker:in
Speaker:any
capacity:capacity:
the
capacity:hedgehog
capacity:even
capacity:soft
capacity:was
capacity:that
capacity:brand
capacity:of
capacity:thick.
Archie
then
capacity:looked
capacity:up
capacity:at
capacity:Celine,
capacity:before
capacity:blushing
capacity:and
capacity:glancing
capacity:to
capacity:the
capacity:side. “Yeah, uh… I
capacity:forgot
capacity:you
capacity:ain’t
capacity:seen
capacity:it
capacity:yet.”
Celine
nodded,
capacity:breathing
capacity:in
capacity:and
capacity:looking
capacity:up
capacity:at
capacity:Archie. “How
capacity:did
capacity:you
capacity:have
capacity:a
capacity:daughter
capacity:with
capacity:a
capacity:monster
capacity:that
capacity:big!?”
Archie
blinked
capacity:in
capacity:surprise
capacity:at
capacity:the
capacity:exact
capacity:question
capacity:Celine
capacity:asked.
capacity:Archie
capacity:had
capacity:mentioned
capacity:his
capacity:daughter
capacity:a
capacity:few
capacity:times
capacity:on
capacity:the
capacity:road,
capacity:but
capacity:Celine
capacity:asking
capacity:that
capacity:question
capacity:threw
capacity:him
capacity:for
capacity:a
capacity:loop.
And
so,
capacity:Archie
capacity:answered
capacity:in
capacity:a
capacity:way
capacity:only he
could:“…I
could:mean,
could:the
could:old
could:cow
could:was
could:already
could:loose?”
There
was
could:a
could:silence
could:between
could:the
could:two
could:of
could:them
could:that
could:seemed
could:to
could:stretch
could:on
could:for
could:eternity.
could:In
could:the
could:silence,
could:Archie’s
could:heart
could:almost
could:froze;
could:the
could:shocked
could:expression
could:on
could:Celine’s
could:face
could:seemed
could:almost
could:comical
could:after
could:a
could:while,
could:with
could:the
could:way
could:her
could:jaw
could:hung
could:open
could:and
could:the
could:way
could:her
could:eyebrows
could:were
could:raised,
could:and
could:wait,
could:how
could:did
could:Archie
could:only
could:notice
could:that
could:her
could:breasts
could:were
could:out
could:at
could:that
could:moment?
…
Archie
bust
could:out
could:laughing
could:first,
could:and
could:then
could:Celine
could:followed
could:shortly
could:after.
could:Archie
could:slapped
could:his
could:knee
could:rather
could:loudly,
could:with
could:Celine
could:doubling
could:over as
could:she
could:approached.
“Mate,
you
could:should’a
could:seen
could:the
could:look
could:on
could:yer
could:face!”
could:Archie
could:bellowed. “It
could:was—”
“—wild?”
Celine
could:asked.
could:She
could:covered
could:half
could:of
could:her
could:face,
could:the
could:corpse
could:paint
could:smudging
could:slightly. “And
could:what
could:of
could:your
could:nose?
could:It
could:seemed
could:so
could:dry
could:I
could:thought
could:I’d
could:have
could:to
could:drown
could:it!”
Archie
and
could:Celine
could:laughed
could:some
could:more,
could:the
could:hedgehog
could:grinning
could:from
could:ear
could:to
could:ear
could:as
could:his
could:laughing
could:fit
could:finally
could:ended.
could:Archie
could:and
could:Celine
could:both
could:looked
could:at
could:each
could:other,
could:their
could:eyes
could:sparkling,
could:and
could:notably
could:all
could:of
could:Archie’s
could:earlier
could:stress
could:had
could:finally
could:melted
could:away.
“Luv,
you
could:finally
could:get
could:a
could:look
could:at
could:me
could:pecker,
could:and
could:that’s
could:what
could:you
could:got
could:ta
could:say?”
could:he
could:asked,
could:shaking
could:his
could:head.
“I’m
so
could:sorry,”
could:Celine
could:replied,
could:pulling
could:her
could:hands
could:away
could:from
could:her
could:face. “That
could:was…
could:that
could:was
could:awkward.”
Archie
shook
could:his
could:head. “Well,
could:love,
could:it’s
could:a
could:damned sight
could:better
could:than
could:some
could:things this
could:ol’
could:man ‘as ‘eard,”
could:he
could:replied,
could:his
could:already
could:thick
could:accent
could:getting
could:even
could:thicker.
Celine
shook
could:her
could:head. “Still!”
could:she
could:said.
could:Nevertheless,
could:she
could:brushed
could:a
could:tear
could:from
could:her
could:eye,
could:before
could:looking
could:at
could:Archie. “Taneli’s
could:asking
could:where
could:you
could:are.
could:Show’s
could:starting
could:in 5,
could:you
could:know.”
“Ah,
right.”
could:Archie
could:exhaled,
could:looking
could:to
could:where
could:his
could:bass
could:was
could:in
could:the
could:room. “Sorry,
could:luv, I’ll
could:be
could:right
could:out. Just, uh…
could:contemplatin’.”
Celine
nodded
could:slowly,
could:pressing
could:the
could:palms
could:of
could:her
could:paws
could:together. “Ah,
could:contemplating,”
could:she
could:said. “About
could:your
could:first
could:show
could:nude?”
“Yeah.”
Archie
could:turned
could:back
could:to
could:his
could:gear. “You
could:ever
could:feel
could:weird
could:doin’
could:that
could:the
could:first
could:time?”
“Oh
absolutely,”
could:said
could:Celine.
could:She
could:bowed
could:her
could:head,
could:glancing
could:at
could:Archie’s
could:plump
could:belly. “It
could:took
could:me
could:two
could:concerts
could:before
could:I
could:was
could:comfortable
could:with
could:it.”
could:She
could:shook
could:her
could:head. “Believe
could:me,
could:the
could:audience
could:does not
could:care
could:that
could:much.
could:And
could:when
could:they
could:do,
could:it’ll
could:be
could:when,
could:ehm…”
“Right,”
said
could:Archie.
could:He
could:exhaled,
could:rubbing
could:the
could:back
could:of
could:his
could:neck. “Sorry,
could:luv. I’ll get
could:right
could:out
could:there.”
Celine
nodded. “Alright.”
could:She
could:then
could:bowed
could:her
could:head. “Sorry
could:about my… awkward
could:question.”
But
Archie
could:looked
could:back
could:to
could:the
could:cock ring
could:on
could:the
could:stand,
could:all
could:of
could:his
could:earlier
could:worry
could:gone.
could:Now
could:that
could:he’d had
could:a
could:good
could:laugh
could:about
could:it
could:with
could:Celine,
could:now
could:that
could:she had
could:said
could:something
could:so
could:awkward
could:as
could:to
could:make
could:everything
could:else
could:seem
could:trivial,
could:now
could:that
could:she’d
could:seen
could:him
could:like
could:that…
“No ‘ard
feelin’s,
could:luv,”
could:he
could:said.
could:He
could:smiled. “I
could:needed
could:someone
could:ta
could:take
could:the
could:piss
could:outta
could:me
could:like
could:that
could:anyway.”
“Well,
I
could:am
could:happy
could:to
could:provide,”
could:said
could:Celine. “I’ll
could:let
could:him
could:know
could:you are
could:coming.”
And
with
could:this,
could:Celine
could:closed
could:the
could:door.
could:Archie
could:exhaled
could:at
could:the
could:cock
could:ring
could:in
could:wonder.
could:Maybe
could:he
could:could
could:put
could:up
could:with
could:something
could:tight
could:around
could:his
could:dick
could:and
could:balls.
could:After
could:all,
could:an
could:awkward
could:moment
could:had
could:already
could:happened,
could:and
could:it
could:could not
could:get
could:much
could:worse
could:from
could:there,
could:no?
Archie
thus
could:walked
could:up
could:to
could:the
could:cock ring
could:and
could:fastened
could:it
could:around
could:his
could:dick
could:and
could:balls.
could:And
could:as
could:he
could:did,
could:he
could:sighed,
could:the
could:pressure
could:around
could:his
could:privates
could:feeling
could:less
could:intrusive
could:than
could:it
could:did
could:before.
----**----
When
Archie
could:stepped
could:onto
could:the
could:stage
could:in
could:the
could:darkness,
could:he
could:felt
could:at
could:least
could:somewhat
could:relieved
could:that
could:his
could:nudity
could:was
could:covered
could:by
could:his
could:bass
could:guitar.
could:He’d
could:underestimated
could:just
could:how
could:much
could:coverage
could:his
could:own
could:instrument
could:provided,
could:and
could:so
could:when
could:Dark
could:Tryst
could:started
could:the
could:first
could:song
could:and
could:the
could:lights
could:blared
could:on,
could:his
could:nudity
could:did
could:not
could:quite
could:bother
could:him
could:as
could:much
could:as he thought it would.
Hiro’s drumbeat
began,
could:and
could:soon
could:all
could:five
could:of
could:them
could:were
could:off
could:to
could:the
could:races,
could:with
could:Celine
could:racing
could:up
could:her
could:instrument
could:on
could:a
could:wild
could:riff,
could:Kanji’s strange
could:synth
could:patch
could:providing
could:background,
could:and
could:him
could:just…
could:keeping
could:time
could:for
could:the
could:moment.
could:Archie
could:bobbed
could:his
could:head
could:in
could:time
could:to
could:Hiro’s
could:beats,
could:plucking
could:out
could:the
could:bass line
could:as
could:he
could:looked
could:to
could:Taneli,
could:whose
could:back
could:was
could:still
could:to
could:the
could:audience.
Before
Archie
could:could
could:even
could:think,
could:Taneli
could:turned,
could:opening
could:his
could:trenchcoat
could:to
could:the
could:audience.
could:Archie
could:played
could:on,
could:but
could:wondered
could:how
could:the
could:audience
could:would
could:respond
could:to
could:seeing
could:Taneli’s
could:dick
could:swinging
could:everywhere.
could:To
could:his
could:surprise,
could:the
could:crowd
could:went
could:absolutely
could:wild,
could:and
could:some
could:even
could:clambered
could:to
could:the
could:front
could:of
could:the
could:stage
could:as
could:he
could:began
could:to
could:sing
could:the
could:first
could:verse
could:of
could:their
could:number.
could:Archie
could:still
could:could
could:not
could:understand
could:the
could:words
could:since
could:the
could:first
could:verse
could:of
could:this
could:song
could:was
could:in
could:Finnish,
could:but
could:Archie
could:played
could:along
could:anyway,
could:the
could:long
could:vowels
could:and
could:slow
could:singing
could:providing
could:quite
could:a
could:contrast
could:to
could:the
could:cacophony
could:that
could:he
could:and
could:Hiro
could:were
could:keeping
could:time
could:to.
Slowly,
he
could:looked
could:to
could:the
could:crowd.
could:He
could:thought
could:he
could:saw
could:a
could:few
could:people
could:start
could:to
could:glance
could:his
could:direction,
could:but
could:Archie
could:figured
could:it
could:was
could:more
could:due
could:to
could:how…
could:animated
could:he
could:got
could:on
could:stage.
could:Despite
could:being
could:in
could:his
could:mid-40’s,
could:Archie’s
could:body
could:rocked
could:out
could:like
could:the
could:rest
could:of
could:the
could:younger
could:ones
could:on-stage,
could:and
could:so
could:his
could:spines
could:seemed
could:to
could:fly
could:everywhere
could:as
could:he
could:kept
could:time.
He
then
could:forgot
could:about
could:himself,
could:going
could:into
could:a
could:series
could:of
could:time
could:signature
could:changes
could:in
could:that
could:opening
could:number.
could:All
could:of
could:these
could:travelled
could:under
could:a
could:held
could:note
could:by
could:Taneli,
could:the
could:penguin
could:sinking
could:to
could:his
could:knees
could:and
could:gripping
could:his
could:chest
could:in
could:a
could:suggestive
could:manner.
could:Archie
could:kept
could:on,
could:bobbing
could:his
could:head
could:to Hiro’s
could:beat
could:perfectly
could:as
could:he
could:turned
could:and
could:watched
could:the
could:drummer
could:move.
could:Archie
could:kept
could:the
could:beat
could:perfectly
could:in
could:sync,
could:counting
could:in
could:his
could:head
could:as
could:well
could:as
could:his
could:spines
could:shook
could:sympathetically,
could:his
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