PollySays
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A Closed thread for RoleplayMaster
All she had wanted to do was stop in and buy a drink. Her meeting with her manager had gone completely south far sooner than she had expected, Bernie demanding that she take up another tour by the end of the year.
"But I still have a record to finish!"
"You think they care about that? Get your ass out there and sell, kid!"
"I can't do that and record! My throat is already killing me!"
"It's called lipsynching, Nicki. You think the fans really give a shit about your voice? You get out there, wear your skimpy little numbers, and shake your ass. That's all that matters. We got'ya singin' enough to cover the actual fuckin' music!"
That was the slap in the face.
The realization.
No one cared about her voice.
Alcohol. Drink. Now. Lots.
Turn off the brain.
Now. Alcohol.
Bernie could bitch all he wanted later.
She had slipped on sunglasses as she entered the little gas station, her hair pulled back, her attempt to blend in, be another face. It was rare for her to even do this anymore, to simply walk in and shop.
She feared being noticed. Being recognized.
But damn did she need a drink.
Two forty ounces were plunked onto the counter, peering back out to the car waiting outside. Her Mercedes looked so out of place between the older model Fords and Chevys. She wondered if she could trade it in. Go back to a more every day car. Could she even handle that?
"I will need to see your license, madam," The man behind the counter chirped out with his heavy accent, tapping the register to indicate the ID law. "You look far less than 35. ID, ID please. Let me see your ID."
"Yeah. Heard you the first time." She started to paw through her purse, halting as the radio started playing her latest release, Just Another Song. She stared at the counter for a moment, hesitating to bring out her license. "You know what? I think I'd rather just. Get a Pepsi." She reached for the bottles, starting for the fridge section once again.
The sudden slam of the doors behind her was certainly unexpected, the man behind the register just as surprised. The two other occupants of the store had reactions of their own as the man who entered pulled out a gun, waving it furiously at the cashier as he filled bags with money from the register. A scream. High pitched. That came from. The guy beside her.
Wow.
Nicki pushed herself against the fridge door, staring in horror as the man with the gun glared in their direction as the bottles slipped from her hands. "Sorry," She breathed out, her eyes widening as he approached.
He forced them all into the back room, demanding the cashier open the giant cooler, Nicki's song still playing in the overhead music system. The man grabbed out for her, the sudden motion causing her sunglasses to fall off.
The stare between them was one of slow recognition on his part. He knew who she was. Damn song wasn't helping. "Please, just-" She began, gasping as he pointed the gun into her face, growling at her that she was to come with him. Nicki choked, staring at him, nodding as the gun's barrel stayed the main focus of her gaze. "Sure. Okay. Just. Put that down. Please." Her voice was soft, barely above a whisper.
He closed the freezer door, locking the three inside as he pulled her back up front, snatching his bags and hastily pulling her outside.
Her car. He demanded into it. She slipped into the driver's seat, him joining her with the gun against her temple and demanding she drive. "Where?"
No response, just a jab of the gun.
She simply gunned the gas, heading South down the main road.
Don't kill me. Fuck. Don't kill me.
All because she needed That. Damn. Drink.
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Nichole Marino (Aka Nicki Von Lux, Pop Singer- her latest album, Beauty Story, was among the top 10.)
Last Publicity Photo
All she had wanted to do was stop in and buy a drink. Her meeting with her manager had gone completely south far sooner than she had expected, Bernie demanding that she take up another tour by the end of the year.
"But I still have a record to finish!"
"You think they care about that? Get your ass out there and sell, kid!"
"I can't do that and record! My throat is already killing me!"
"It's called lipsynching, Nicki. You think the fans really give a shit about your voice? You get out there, wear your skimpy little numbers, and shake your ass. That's all that matters. We got'ya singin' enough to cover the actual fuckin' music!"
That was the slap in the face.
The realization.
No one cared about her voice.
Alcohol. Drink. Now. Lots.
Turn off the brain.
Now. Alcohol.
Bernie could bitch all he wanted later.
She had slipped on sunglasses as she entered the little gas station, her hair pulled back, her attempt to blend in, be another face. It was rare for her to even do this anymore, to simply walk in and shop.
She feared being noticed. Being recognized.
But damn did she need a drink.
Two forty ounces were plunked onto the counter, peering back out to the car waiting outside. Her Mercedes looked so out of place between the older model Fords and Chevys. She wondered if she could trade it in. Go back to a more every day car. Could she even handle that?
"I will need to see your license, madam," The man behind the counter chirped out with his heavy accent, tapping the register to indicate the ID law. "You look far less than 35. ID, ID please. Let me see your ID."
"Yeah. Heard you the first time." She started to paw through her purse, halting as the radio started playing her latest release, Just Another Song. She stared at the counter for a moment, hesitating to bring out her license. "You know what? I think I'd rather just. Get a Pepsi." She reached for the bottles, starting for the fridge section once again.
The sudden slam of the doors behind her was certainly unexpected, the man behind the register just as surprised. The two other occupants of the store had reactions of their own as the man who entered pulled out a gun, waving it furiously at the cashier as he filled bags with money from the register. A scream. High pitched. That came from. The guy beside her.
Wow.
Nicki pushed herself against the fridge door, staring in horror as the man with the gun glared in their direction as the bottles slipped from her hands. "Sorry," She breathed out, her eyes widening as he approached.
He forced them all into the back room, demanding the cashier open the giant cooler, Nicki's song still playing in the overhead music system. The man grabbed out for her, the sudden motion causing her sunglasses to fall off.
The stare between them was one of slow recognition on his part. He knew who she was. Damn song wasn't helping. "Please, just-" She began, gasping as he pointed the gun into her face, growling at her that she was to come with him. Nicki choked, staring at him, nodding as the gun's barrel stayed the main focus of her gaze. "Sure. Okay. Just. Put that down. Please." Her voice was soft, barely above a whisper.
He closed the freezer door, locking the three inside as he pulled her back up front, snatching his bags and hastily pulling her outside.
Her car. He demanded into it. She slipped into the driver's seat, him joining her with the gun against her temple and demanding she drive. "Where?"
No response, just a jab of the gun.
She simply gunned the gas, heading South down the main road.
Don't kill me. Fuck. Don't kill me.
All because she needed That. Damn. Drink.
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Nichole Marino (Aka Nicki Von Lux, Pop Singer- her latest album, Beauty Story, was among the top 10.)
Last Publicity Photo
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