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By the time the first song was well underway, Leon was starting to get into the performance frame of mind. The first of the three songs was the first of the original set, so it was in it's usual place. But by the end of the song, he was so carried away that it wasn't until the last note was struck that he remembered the next two songs had switched. Thinking quickly, he ran a scale up to the top open 'E', struck it, then thumbed the bottom string lightly and tuned it up to match. The transition was barely noticeable.

Looking up at Kyle and seeing the singer nod, he struck the first chord of the second song; a slightly pacier rock progression in a major key, to follow from the first song being a bit moodier. Hunching down into the guitar, he started to pace back and forth a little, getting into the groove. Even though there was no audience, he figured showmanship was something that needed to be practiced as much as musical technique.

As they broke into the chorus, he stepped up to his microphone to provide the backing vocals, and saw Evie standing in the middle of the hall listening. He smirked discreetly; she may not have been invited onto the sound-desk, but she was down there doing half of the sound-desk operator's job; listening to the sound from the audience's point of view. Hopefully she'd pass on her thoughts to John...and hopefully John would listen.

Leon also noticed for the first time the bartender going a little bit crazy. Suddenly the unusual serving of Jack Daniels made a bit more sense.

The chorus ended and went back into the riff, and Leon marched over to Kyle and posed with him a little. It was safe to say that for a sound-check, he was starting to enjoy himself. It also amused him to notice Emil grimacing in concentration; evidently the change in the order of songs had thrown the bassist more than the other members of the band...

Moving back into position he looked back out over the imaginary 'audience', but his eyes returned naturally to the only person standing there; Evie. Caught up in the moment he couldn't resist throwing her a smooth wink as they played on.