video/action/after dark action for Ed:

[charring]

[At first, nothing. Maybe Charlie's lucked out? Maybe she's not cursed. And maybe, instead of her regular alarm going off, the City decides she's to wake up to this? Yeah. It's that one. Sorry, Charlie. You're just not that lucky.

The City is treated to a shot of Charlie's bedroom. The blankets are a pile, one foot sticking out from underneath and when the music starts, a pale, thin hand shoots out towards the clock on the nightstand. It smacks the clock once, twice, three times and then Charlie's head peeks out from under the blanket to glare at the clock in confusion.]

...the hell?

[She tries turning it off again, frowning more before shrugging and standing. Stretching, running fingers through her hair and then she notices the device is on. She picks it up and sits again and from the faint bounce, she's sat on her bed.]

There some music curse going on today?

[For Ed; Action; Sometime around 9:43 PM.

Charlie's out. She's stopped at a deli for dinner and she's on the way home trying her damn best to avoid everyone because this shit is ridiculous. A music curse? Really? She didn't even know half the songs that were stalking her. One hot roast beef sandwich and bag of chips in a bag, a can of soda in her backpack and she was set to basically say 'fuck today' and hide in her room.

Because that'll happen without her running into anyone else. Suuuure it will.]

Comments

[ video ]

[yourbestguysgun]

You don't like the magic music curse, huh?

[ video ]

[charring]

Maybe if there were a volume control or--[Or it had manners and didn't interrupt her with songs like this]

Or I knew where the off switch was.

action;

[sympathyforme]

[ooc: Because this is just infinitely more amusing if they're actually meeting face to face.]


Not another.

[He's getting used to having curves thrown at him in this city, but this is just getting ridiculous. He should stay home and hope Setsuna doesn't begin singing.]

action;

[charring]

[Why is it always the weird shit that happens when she's out getting cat food? She gets within five feet of the guy and her song switches from the one she woke up with, to this. She turns to look at the guy, one eyebrow raised.] I make no apologies for this. It's a curse.

[coyote_walking]

Charlie? You okay?

[charring]

[Charlie doesn't say a word. Just holds up a finger, one eyebrow raised slightly. And sure enough, this. She listens for a moment, shaking her head.] I don't like country. Worse still, I've never heard this song in my life.

video, because he just cares about you that much, Charlie

[oceantrauma]

[For once, Ken might actually sound a bit annoyed. He does have other emotions!]

Yeah. It's a music curse. It was bothering a poor guy in the library, too. Seems pretty persistent.

video: aww ken BRB off to find an awesome song for him

[charring]

[Charlie sounds just as annoyed.]

Apparently, earplugs don't work. I think it's taking a hint from the ticking, minus the socializing to get it to stop part.

[action!]

[socoolbrewster]

[Ed's...less annoyed about the whole thing, actually. A collection of ska and punk seems to be following him around so far, and really he can't complain.

Mostly, anyway.

And then the music cuts in at just about the same time he sees her.]

Sleepin' through the evening singing dreams inside my head, I'm heading out, I've got some ins who say they care and they just might. Run away with you if things don't go as planned. Planning big could be a gamble, I've already rolled the dice.

[Maybe if he ignores it it'll go away? Yeah, that'll work.]

...Hey.

[JUST IGNORE THE MUSIC, MCGEE.]

[action!]

[charring]

[Charlie's just not having the best day here, Ed. First, the music. And then one of her best friends leaves the City so her eyes might look a little red because yes, she totally cried when that happened. It hurts losing someone important.

But then she sees Ed and several things happen at once. First, his song starts. She freezes in her tracks, listening before turning and heading right to him. There's no escaping McGee at the moment, Ed.]

You stay right where you are. I wanna hear this.

[Defiant much, Charlie? But that's okay. The City isn't done with you because, mid track after some static, this starts playing. Behold Charlie's brief battle with displaying mortification. City. Why? Is it because she burnt up part of a road that one time when the Weeping Angels tried to kill her? Because that was self defense.]

My hands are searching for you
My arms are outstretched towards you
I feel you on my fingertips
My tongue dances behind my lips for you

This fire rising through my being
Burning I'm not used to seeing you


[Charlie blushes, from cheek to cheek. Right across the bridge of her nose. Oh, fuck her life. Seriously. This...no, you know what? Watch Charlie become the most stubborn she has ever become in this City. Instead of looking away from Ed, she looks directly at him as if she's just flat out daring him to ruin this. And seriously, pay no attention to the red post-crying eyes. It's not like this day has been awful or anything.]

voice;

[aperfectthird]

That seems ... not quite as inconvenient as the bubbles, but certainly far more annoying.

voice; charlie hates her life right now

[charring]

[She knows it's coming. She can hear the start up and her hand just goes over her eyes, not that he can see it, and there is embarrassment in her voice when she speaks a moment later. She sighs as this starts playing.]

This day....just...tops all others and outdoes them in weirdness. I don't think I've ever heard this song in my life.

[totallyinaband]

Imma thinking music curse. Hey, could be worse.

[charring]

Maybe. I'm going to have a migraine by the end of the day, though. I just know it.

[boutant]

[ Here, Charlie. ]

... Sounds like it.

I just wish I knew half of these songs.

[charring]

[What even.]

I don't know a single one except for "Sympathy For The Devil" but that played when some random person I've never met walked by.

[Video]

[destinedtobeunpopular]

...

[He's. Quite fascinated. He's never heard anything like that before.]

What's the point of that?

[Video]

[charring]

I have no idea. It's been following me all day and keeps changing, depending on who I'm talking to.

video;

[ethos]

[ Fff Coldplay... ] Could be worse. Like actual elevator music.

video;

[charring]

Tr--[And then the City decides to chime in. Charlie's used to the interruptions by this point, so she just puts her chin in her hand and waits this out.]

Another song I've never heard before. Wonderful. No idea what's going on here.

[candothat]

This is a curse?

[This is playing in the background.]

DYING!

[charring]

Yep. Hi, Pavel.

[Oh holy fuck that song.]

[ruthless_hunter]

Dunno 'bout you, Charlie, but I'm about to jam bolts into my audios.

[Says a bot with this playing near him.]

[charring]

It won't work. It's like the ticking only socializing doesn't do shit.

Voice

[threeolives]

[ Well, it's trying to be a voice post, anyway. Most of what you hear is Lenny Kravitz's American Woman cover. ]

I am going to have such a headache after this.

Re: Voice

[charring]

[What a coincidence. That's what's playing on Charlie's end, too. And she's laughing for a moment before speaking.] Pepper, I think we're being stalked by that song.

video

[captainfuckingmagic]

[Have some Rocco DeLuca he's not even paying attention to. It's not really love or interest it's just there. She's special.]

Yeah. Kind of neat. Mostly annoying as fuck. Did yours wake you up?

Re: video

[charring]

Yeah. It was a pleasant change from my usual alarm, but this is the eighth time I've heard this song today. It's getting old.

[Also not at all about love or that kind of interest. She's just happy Harry's in the City. She enjoys talking to him.] Wow.

[iwasherefirst]

Definitely some music curse goin' on. [And this starts playing]

Could be worse.

[charring]

[Charlie's just going to sit back and enjoy this one. Amused. And then she giggles when this starts playing.] The City really favors that song today, Rose.

[whattingawhat]

I've spent the whole day tracking down people with awesome music and dancing. It's not too bad.

[charring]

Yeah? You cursed or did you luck out? [Because Charlie didn't luck out. See?]