New York City

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Stacey Hampton
Hex: #FF00F2
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Times Square → New York Academy Dorm

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Ireland Wilson
Hex: #004080

─────────────────────────────────────Ireland strolled down the street, the latest copy of the New York Times rolled in one hand, a latte in the other. She liked to joke that Starbucks was her religion, and her morning coffee run was quite a religious routine for her. Her friends wouldn't be surprised as they watched her sashay onto campus with her coffee. The girl sipped carefully from her coffee as she crossed the campus towards the door building, trying her best to not spill. She'd had her fair share of slips and spills and she was determined not to make a mess of herself today.

Entering the lobby of the dorm building, she made her way to her room. Her roommate, Zoey, was a likeable girl. She was lucky not to have an awful roommate, and she genuinely enjoyed spending time with the girl. Their room was a co-joined room shared with Zoey's sister, Stacey, and her roommate Masumi. Every day was a party with those girls in tow.

Ireland shrugged off her jacket and hung it up just as Stacey entered the room. Ireland smirked at the girl's coffee, a shared loved between the two. "Alright, ladies. Let's get up because you know that today is one of the showcases and I am performing today so I definitely cannot be late." she said. Ireland rolled her eyes. Typical Stacey. "Yeah, yeah..." Ireland mumbled, sinking into her bed. She'd stay there until Zoey and Masumi were up and running. "Oh and are the boys meeting us there or are we going over to get them?" Stacey asked. Ireland glanced at the girl and shrugged absently. "Why don't you give one of them a call?" Ireland asked, sipping her coffee casually.

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New York Academy Dorm

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Elijah Walker
Hex: #800000

─────────────────────────────────────Elijah tossed over in his bed, rubbing the sleep from his eyes and letting out a rather loud yawn. "It's already morning? I don't know about you but I was having a pretty exciting dream about one of my lady friends back in Vancouver and let me just say that it is extremely disappointing that such a wonderful dream has been cut short by the arrival of a day such as today." Elijah rambled loudly, his hands covering his eyes as they were still adjusting to the morning light. He let a small grin creep across his face. He loved to be dramatic and what better way to wake up than to exercise his talents?

Elijah sat up in his bed, stretching his arms out and yawning yet again. "Better make some coffee." he said to himself, walking over to the coffee maker that laid on the counter near the door. Elijah believed the key to starting a day off right was in consuming at least one cup of coffee before 8 am. He hoisted himself onto the counter and sat patiently as he waited for the coffee to brew. He noticed his roommate Ricky still laying in bed. Elijah glanced to his left and spotted a pack of plastic utensils. Without a second thought, he shrugged and flung it at his roommate. "Wake up!"he laughed. "We've got places to go and girls to meet."he continued.

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Dialogue: #FF9933
Outfit: xxx
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Masumi had been up really late last night. The other day was orientation day and she had to take pictures of everything as well as participate. The school liked to use Sumi's pictures on their website, newspapers, journals, etc so they are always asking her to take pictures of any of the events she could attend. A lot of the time that meant she got a free pass into whatever event in was that she taking pictures. And a majority of the time that also meant late nights editing. The school wanted the orientation pictures ASAP. Sumi went through three hundred plus photos and deleted a little less than half of them. The ones she kept, she extensively edited them so that the colors were more vibrant and that anything that had the words New York Academy for the Arts was emphasized. By the time she had finished that, it was close to two in the morning.

When morning came, Masumi was unmoving. Luckily her roommate, Zoey, was also not a morning person. Sumi doesn't know what she would do if Zoey was prancing about the moment the sun came up. A pillow would most likely connect with her body if Sumi thought that she wasn't going to stop prancing. But the roommates were both asleep and unmoving. There was peace and tranquility. Being able to sleep was such a blessing. "Alright, ladies. Let's get up because you know that today is one of the showcases and I am performing today so I definitely cannot be late." Having it ruined by Stacey was a curse. Stacey and Ireland are in the co joined room. It was a lucky pairing. But not right now. Sumi rolled over and pulled the blanket over her head. There was some silence in her dorm before Zoey got up and started getting ready. Masumi sighed and pushed herself into the sitting position. She waited patiently for Zoey to exit the bathroom. When she did, Masumi dragged herself in to start getting ready.

Bathroom routine done, Masumi looked over her closet and drawers for something to wear. It didn't have to be flashy, since she was going to be taking pictures the whole time. She slid on the matching bra and underwear set before ditching the towel. Sumi had no problem with anyone catching her half naked. She was comfortable like this and holding a towel made it hard to pick out clothes. Finally she picked out a pair of denim shorts and slid on an Adidas hoodie, not bothering with a tank top. Walking over to her night stand, she took hold of her iPhone SE to check for messages. There was nothing important from anyone so she just slid it into her pocket. Opening the drawer, she pulled out the camera bag to check the battery on her Nikon D5 CF. It still held a lot of battery. Sumi checked the attachments, leaving one of them in the drawer. She double checked to make sure that she had everything before venturing out to where the other girls were. "So Sis, we are going to have a party to celebrate your showcase win, right? Because well, honestly I just want to get drunk tonight and it would help if I had a reason to celebrate," Masumi giggled a little and found a place to sit. Leave it to Zoey to need a reason for alcohol.

There was a knock on the door followed by Kendrick's introduction. "I got it." She stood up and went to open up the door. "Morning." Sumi said with a smile before moving out of the way and letting him in. She shut the door and went to reclaim her seat. Then she decided to mess around with her camera settings to make sure everything was in order. Sumi pulled out the camera and started taking non flash pictures of her friends.

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Dialogue: #009999
Outfit: xxx
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Kyle has been up for hours. He doesn't even remember how long he has just been sitting on his bed writing rap lyrics. He was the type of person that when they woke up, he was up for the rest of the day. Because of his midday nap yesterday, when he went to bed he didn't need to sleep all the way through the night. Around 3 am his body decided it was time for him to wake up. Not knowing what else he would be able to do he started writing. Kyle took comfort in writing music. It was a nice feeling. And, depending on what he wrote, it helped get his feelings out on a format that he was used too. His headphones were in and music was blasting. He was so into his songwriting that he hadn't even noticed was coming up. It wasn't until he had to shield his eyes from the sun rays that he realized that it was morning. He finished up his last lyric and put away his song book. He would be able to finish it later. But now he needed to find some coffee and start getting dressed.

Today was the show case and he had been asked to perform. Only a few were performing at this one. It was him and Stacey. That was all he knew for right now. Kyle hadn't gone to search for others. Getting up he went to his coffee maker that sat on his dresser and started brewing. As that happened, he walked into the bathroom to clean up. It didn't take him long. He ran his hands through his silver wet hair and then left the bathroom. He started rummaging through his closet and just put something one. Kyle was not one to try and impress people through his outfits, so he didn't think that much into. He was hoping they would look pass what he was wearing and actually hear him sing. He heart a beep from the coffee maker which meant the coffee was done. He grabbed the mug next to the maker and poured himself a cup. It was black and bitter. Kyle pulled out his phone and put in his headphones. Kyle left his dorm and started heading towards the performance place. He couldn't be late.

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Stacey Hampton
Hex: #FF00F2
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New York Academy Dorm -> New York Academy Campus

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Elijah Walker
Hex: #800000
Outfit: xxx

─────────────────────────────────────Elijah nodded and responded to Kendrick's questions. He averted his gaze as Kendrick dressed and waved him off as his roommate announced he'd drop by the girls. "Sounds good, see you then!" he said, a smile on his face. He lowered himself off the counter, patting absently at his pants and then fixing himself up a cup of coffee. The boy poured in two sugar packets and watched his coffee change from a dark brown to a milky chocolate brown as he poured in his cream. Elijah took a slow sip before setting his cup on the counter.

The next thing that crossed his mind was the difficult decision of picking out an outfit. Elijah wasn't one to dress to impress, but he didn't like feeling like one of those people of Walmart zombies who strolled around in their spaghetti strap tank tops and flannel pajama pants. The boy crossed his room to his closet and grabbed a couple garments, quickly sliding on a pair of jeans, a white graphic tee and his black bomber jacket. He ran his hand through his soft waves, tousling his hair slightly. He smirked at his reflection in the mirror and regarded himself for a moment. "Damn do I look good." he said to himself.

Elijah grabbed his backpack off the couch and slid on his scuffed up all black converse, which were frayed a bit at the edges. "Better get moving before they send out a search party" He laughed, making his way down the hall. Elijah was barely out of the dorm when he received a group sms from Stacey.

To: Eli and Ky
Both of you guys better not be late today. >:D

Elijah rolled his eyes and quickly sent a reply.

To: Stacey and Ky
Me? Late? Wouldn't dream of it. Can't upstage my bestie on her big day with a fashionably late entrance! Although I can't say Ky won't steal the show with his bombastic personality. :P

Elijah slid his phone into his pocket and jogged to the stage. A couple minutes later, he snuck around to backstage and waited for Stacey behind a swath of curtains. He planned to scare her when she was done on stage, but he couldn't help but admire her practicing. "Promise to remember me when you're famous? I'd like a dedication to your best friend, Elijah Walker, when you headline at Madison Square Garden." he said, flashing his signature smile.

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Dialogue: #009999
Outfit: xxx
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Kyle seemed to have gotten there before the famous Stacey herself. He took the opportunity to rehearse with all the equipment. He managed to get through it twice and he was more than confident than his performance. There was still some time to kill before there was a dire need to be ready on stage. Venturing out of the area, he went to the cafe close to the school. Kyle would need food or he would not be able to function. While standing in line he received a message. It was a group chat, Stacey seemed to have started. He rolled his eyes playfully before another message came up from Elijah. That message caused him to laugh. His friends were both quiet interesting creatures. Kyle sent a quick reply.
;Stacey, Elijah
No need to flatter me Eli. And I physically cannot be late or they won't let me perform.
Message sent and he ordered himself a chocolate chip muffin. It was handed to him right away and he paid for it. With headphones in, he headed back to the stage area. He came just in time to see Stacey rehearsing. She was amazing. Everyone knew that of course. There was some kind of strange honor with being able to perform on stage with her. This was one of the few times there were going to be performing on the same stage. Kyle took a bite of his muffin and thought about going to wish her luck, until he felt someone wrapping their arms around his waist. Turning around, he smiled at his best friend Zoey. "Hey wow. You are early." He teased. He could only assume that he was early due to her sister being in the showcase.

"Good luck going up against Stacey. I've heard her rehearsing all night and she killed it. Though, I'm sure you've got something up your sleeve" Kyle chuckled a bit and offered up some of his muffin to her. "I'm trying not to see this as a competition. I'm just gonna do my best. But...I secretly hope I do way better." Kyle smiled and ate some more of his muffin. "I'm expecting you in the front row acting as my cheerleader, Zo." He added almost as a stern warning. Though he was only joking of course.

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Dialogue: #FF9933
Outfit: xxx
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Sumi smile at Kendrick as she let him in. "Thanks Ricky" She said as she continued messing with the camera settings. It was always important to have the settings ready before it was time to take the real pictures. She was only half listening to what was going on. Stacey was scolding Zoey on her alcohol consumption as usual. Then she pretty much warned the group to not be late before skipping away, blonde hair flowing in the wind. Masumi shook her head in amusement. Everyone that has ever been friends with Stacey knew better than to even try to be a second late. Sumi was going to on time because she had a job. Taking pictures o f the showcase. She wasn't even going to have a seat. She would be wondering backstage and then front stage taking pictures of everyone and everything. Right after Stacey left, Kendrick and Zoey followed, leaving Masumi and Ireland. A sigh escaped her. "No no. Go ahead. We'll catch up." she said jokingly. Turning to her friend Ireland, she snapped a candid picture of her to make sure the picture came out nice. It did. Sumi placed the camera in the bag and then stood up. "Come on. We need good seats." She waited for Ireland before leaving.

It didn't take long to get to campus and head to where all the performers were gathering. It seemed that Stacey had just finished rehearsing. Elijah was up there talking to her. Kyle was on the main floor talking with Zoey. Pulling her camera back out, it was time to take photos. "The last thing I wanna do is ditch you Irie, but duty calls." Reluctantly, she left her friend and started taking pictures of everything going on.

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Times Square → New York Academy Dorm

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Ireland Wilson
Hex: #004080
Outfit: xxx

─────────────────────────────────────Ireland was delighted when Zoey mentioned celebrating. She nodded eagerly in agreement, badly in need of a drink."I've been sober too long so it's time to let loose." She said. Ireland's eyes flicked to the door, where Masumi answered the door and greeted Kendrick. Ireland nodded in acknowledgement. "Morning Ricky" she said, flashing a small smile.

Ireland whipped out her phone, checking her notifications while slowly her friends left one by one."I'll see you guys in a bit!" she called out after Kendrick and Zoey. Once they were gone, Ireland spent a few minutes to herself sipping her coffee and scrolling through her phone. Ten minutes passed before she decided she ought to leave. She quickly made her bed and grabbed her black leather backpack and headed out the door.

The air was much warmer now than it was earlier. She left her jacket unzipped and crossed the campus towards the performance building. She played her favourite Hozier tune as she walked, silently mouthing the lyrics to his song. It didn't take long before she arrived, spotting Elijah & Stacey and Kyle & Zoey having their own respective conversations while Masumi walked around taking photos. "You know, if you really want to photograph something interesting, I'm right here!" she laughed, glancing at her friend and striking a playful pose."I don't know why you'd waste all your time waiting to come across something relatively appealing when I'm here." she smirked.

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Dialogue: #009999
Outfit: xxx
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Kyle continued to eat his muffin after Zoey said that she didn't want any. It wasn't an insult for her when she said no. It just meant more muffin for him. Besides he would need his energy to be able to go up there and perform in front of everyone. He took note of all the people filing into the building. For their first showcase this was a great turn out. Some people usually never turn up to the first one. Either they don't think its going to be good or not everyone is moved in. But so many people were coming. This was great. The school might actually go to nationals. Kyle wouldn't know what to do if he was one of the chosen to represent the school there. It would be the greatest way to get his name out there.

His attention was brought back to Zoey when she mentioned a party. Leave it to Zo to plan the first party for the school to be right after the showcase. She was notorious for her parties if nothing else. The whole school might have already heard about it. "Of course I have time." Kyle said after he finished his muffin. He tossed the empty wrapper into the nearby trash can. "Well unless screaming fans keep me from going by begging for autographs and pictures." He added teasingly. Even if that were to happen, he would still make sure that he made it to the party. Kyle loved having a good time and there was nothing better than one of Zoey's party. It was time to head backstage. "Gotta go Zo. See you later." Kyle gave a two finger salute and went to head backstage with the rest of the performers.

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Dialogue: #FF9933
Outfit: xxx
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Masumi laughed at her friend when she started posing. She started taking pictures of Ireland and her various poses. She was so silly and always did stuff like this. The amount of pictures Masumi had of Ireland was just too high to count. At one point, Sumi's camera was clouded with so many pictures of her that she had to download them onto a separate computer file. It was a lot of work especially because Masumi had a habit of going through her picture files to edit and trash them. She had to convince herself to stop doing that with her friends photos. It took up way too much time. "I don't know why you'd waste all your time waiting to come across something relatively appealing when I'm here." The comment made Masumi laugh.

"I'm not taking pictures for fun." She corrected, putting her camera down. "I'm working." Masumi had to take pictures for the school so that they could put them on the website and online scrapbook. The photography major here wasn't that vast. More people came here for singing, dancing, and acting. Art was one of the smaller things people wanted to get famous for. So she was one of the few people that took pictures well enough to be considered professional. Sumi really wishes to be professional photographer and be requested to take photos for famous people and for famous magazines. More people started to file into the arena. Performers were starting to head backstage. "Can't chat. Have to take pictures backstage. Save me a seat for when I'm done." She said before skipping away to head backstage.