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WHO: Local artist "Eira Nori" and YOU!
WHERE: Tisse, at a local night club.
WHEN: Night of Saturday, the 25th
WHAT: It's Live Music night down at your local club, headlined by grassroots electronica artist Eira Nori
WARNINGS: Loud noises.

[For the last week, you may have noticed a number of posters blanketing Tisse advertising the local night club's Live Music night. The most noticeable part was the stark white mask in the center with the name "EIRA NORI" printed underneath. The young artist's name had been getting around for the last six months, known for her talent, her voice, and her incredible secrecy. She rarely makes in-person appearances and never without her mask. But on Saturday night, she'll be playing her set for anyone who wants to listen. So why not come down to the dance floor?]

[c1 - the show]
[The club is dark and full of fog, save for the strobes and lasers hanging from the ceiling. The speakers hum as the last background song fades, and a petite young woman, dressed all in white, makes her way onto the stage. Her face is obscured by a mask, hair covered by a white wig. Before her sits a plain-looking keyboard, coupled with an expensive keyboard hooked up to a mixing station. The girl stands still for a moment. Eyes closed, she clears her throat before turning on her microphone and hitting the play button.]

Alright everyone, time to get on the floor. Let's have some fun.

[The ambient music swells, slowly growing more intense, with Eira providing the accompanying piano and vocals. It's going to be a long set - she might be playing her full album, along with a couple new songs if she's feeling good enough for an encore. Why not come down and enjoy the atmosphere?]

[c2 - meet the artist]
[It's late into the night when the set concludes, and the girl exits as quietly as she entered. She's followed quickly by staff who begin breaking down her setup and moving it back stage. It's not long before she returns, however, making her way to the floor with a towel over her shoulders and a water bottle in her hand. One of the bouncers joins her not long later, setting a box of CDs and headshots next to the artist for her to sign.

For someone who wrote such intense music, she's not much for the club scene herself. She won't be on the floor for long, but she'll gladly step away for anyone who wants to meet her. Feel free to take a copy of her album, February Glo, signed or otherwise. She's not in this for the money, it's all for the good of the music.]

[c3 - youtube]
[Though Eira wasn't fortunate enough to get a Retrospec account, she has a small presence on other forms of social media. If you were already following her, you likely knew about the show already, and if you've decided to seek her out afterward, you'll find that she had uploaded the entire show! Feel free to leave a comment and let her know what you think! She loves to know what her fans think of her performances.]

((Hey all! I'm going to ask that no one recognize Eira Nori as Vera Weisz for at least right now. She's not quite ready to have her alter ego revealed, and will go at great lengths to maintain her secret. Thanks!))

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[Sneaking into a night club to have a drink and dance the night away? Yes, she could enjoy that sort of thing. Chloe needed a bit of relaxation after the last couple of weeks, and this was just the ticket. Some reasonably new artist who had a penchant for the dramatic was right up her alley, and so she was busily enjoying herself on the dance floor, the faint flush of alcohol there in her system. Not strong enough to be drunk, but a little pleasantly buzzed.

Loud noise was always a good way to drown out worries.]

[ Someone may had used her connections to help her with that. She would have asked Vera to come, but... well, she had stuff to do and wasn't quite old enough besides...

...Which didn't stop Chloe. ]

[Chloe knew none of all that, but when she saw Emilie, she grinned in her direction and beckoned her over. It had been far too long since the last time the two of them danced, and she was looking forward to a chance to do it again already.]

[ Her friend, of course, was welcome to join her... ]

Hey, Chloe.

[She smirked and twisted around to smile over her shoulder, winking at Emilie and continuing to dance just after she got close enough to the ear to say something.]

Enjoying yourself, my dear?

[ Sure, of course she'll come join her friend, because why wouldn't she? ]

Why, certainly. I didn't know you liked this kind of music.

[Something out of the electronica categories? Right up her alley. Chloe smiled and nodded over at her as she continued to move.]

It's nice to have something you can disappear into, when you want to forget the world.

It's nice, when you blend in with everyone else...

It is as if we are invisible, and yet not truly, is it not? You do like to blend in once in a while, don't you? Free of just everything that might be expected.

Yeah...

Come on, Chloe, dance with me.

But of course!

[And with her hands shooting out, she reached for her friend's and started to pull her towards the dance floor, her eyes sparkling while she began moving in time with the beat, or at least what qualified as a beat with electronica music.]

[ And Émilie readily joined her with a smile, getting into the beat smoothly, almost gracefully... ]

[Chloe was less graceful, her eyes half-lidded and almost closed. Of course, the point for her was the escape of it all. It was hard to think at a time like this, much less communicate. One simply moved and enjoyed, and that freedom was itself refreshing.]

Have you heard her yet?

Of course. I've been a fan for a while.

[ She'd hoped her dancing would had rubbed off on Chloe more by now. ]

[Well, it wasn't awkward or horrible, but Chloe certainly seemed a bit lost in her own world when dancing. After all, it was supposed to be fun, and so she was focused on the 'fun' side of things rather than the looking good one.]

I hear that these concerts are quite rare. Is that true?

They can be at times, it seems... I find the wait is worth it.

I can only imagine. I'm going to have to keep an eye out for her in the future. If it's like this, I'd love it!

Bright Lights, Headlines

C1 - Also open if anyone else wants to dance

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