woodland creatures - day 5: new orleans
d r i v i n g d a y. our day started around 8:30 am. jaime had already woken up and was showering as the rest of us rolled around in bed. i flipped over to grab my phone and start scrolling through twitter. lo and behold. i see that kingdom hearts is trending. and...... i tap a tweet that looks like some weird hyper-realistic image of sora laying on a couch........ and i cLICK IT AND IT’S A NEW TRAILER FOR KINGDOM HEARTS. I IMMEDIATELY WATCHED IT AND THEN BANGED ON THE BATHROOM DOOR SHOUTING “JAIME JAIME NEW KINGDOM HEARTS TRAILER IS OUT NEW KINGDOM HEARTS!!!” jaime is my fellow kingdom hearts fan in the band haha. less than a minute later he hurries out of the bathroom and we watch it again together. i was seriously in shock. the kingdom hearts 20th anniversary event had happened while we were sleeping. i really didn’t expect them to share anything crazy, but holy shit, there it was. i was aware i was being a nuisance but i didn’t care. that stupid franchise has me by the fucking throat. and i couldn’t believe how the graphics looked. i heard they’re currently working in UE4 but moving to 5? i don’t know how game design works but i wonder why they don’t just start in 5. anyway. it looks really great. and it will probably be too big to play on the switch, lmao. still salty that the switch cloud versions are so ass.
we sadly said goodbye to texas, but not without one last buc-ee's stop (or so we thought it would be our last heh heh). our plan was to go get po' boys and wander bourbon street in new orleans on our way to the halfway point of the drive to orlando. though we broke this drive up into two 5 hour halves, it was still so fucking challenging. on our way to nola we found a po’ boy place on google with vegan sandwiches, but ryan ended up not coming out with us and jaime decided to break vegan to have a shrimp po’ boy anyway lolololol. our goal was to speed run an outing in new orleans, but try to hit all of the important points of interest- po’ boys, cafe du monde, bourbon street, jackson square, and hopefully a bakery matt’s girlfriend sami recommended. we arrived to nola way later than we planned, but we still got there for the afternoon like we wanted to.
the second i started seeing those colorful buildings with iron balconies downtown, i nearly cried. i say that i cry a lot but this time it is not just a euphemism lmao. the last time i was in new orleans was in 2018 for a bachelorette. absolutely batshit ‘round-the-clock, POMA-inducing drinking activities aside, it was a beautiful trip. for that trip we had flown out, because new orleans is such a far drive from jersey. i never thought i’d be back anytime soon whatsoever. so to be back with my BANDMATES and pulses.- with more of my best friends- was a dream. and to not have to run to play a show was nice!
when we pulled up, ryan and santino dropped us at the po’ boy restaurant, but pulses. had parked in the lot we were supposed to originally meet at. we ended up walking all the way there and even saw ryan and santino at the gas station they went to along the way LMAO. but it was just, so so nice to walk around the city. the walk to the lot wasn’t that bad either. so we met up with pulses., then walked back towards killer po’ boys. on the way there we crossed paths with mad people shouting out everyone’s buc-ees merch lmao. people walking around nola are usually pretty friendly, most likely because they’re all in a state of inebriation. soon, we would be there too, heh heh
killer po’ boys was soooo good. the reviews looked positive so i’m glad we went forth with our choice. the service was fantastic and GODDDDD THE PO’ BOYS WERE SO DELICIOUS. i really can’t imagine a po’ boy without shrimp??????????? but joe gave me a bite of his pork belly po’ boy and it was fuckin’ delicious. after digesting, we popped over to the hat store next door. i followed jaime in just to see what was good in there, he was trying to find a souvenir for his girlfriend rebecca. but IIIIII ended up finding one of those stupid hats with ears that flap when you press buttons LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO SO I BOUGHT OOOOOOOOOOONE it was only $18, whatever. don’t kill the cringe kill the part of u that cringes, right?
we planned to go straight to cafe du monde, but we realized bourbon street was on our way. so we got onto bourbon, bought drinks, and started drinking those as we made our way over to beignets. i got a hurricane, cause when in rome, y’know? joe got a jaegerbomb HAHAHA. i think jaime got something that had rum and cinnamon? it was really interesting. of course, i’m uber excited to drink my drink and get drunk, so i immediately get brain freeze on my second sip. i’m a fucking adult, how do i manage to still get brain freeze when i know how to avoid it?
i felt such bliss marching down bourbon, styrofoam cups in hand with my best friends. at one point we made a pit stop to a shirt store for joe and i think nelly was on and we all just started throwing ass in the middle of the street lmao. if we had more time i would have wanted to pop into some bars. i don’t like bar hopping *that* much but it hits different there.
we approach jackson square as we near cafe du monde, and i realized we still had alcohol. i turned to taylor and i was like “fuck i haven’t finished my alcohol, what do we do?” she looked around and then gestured to some people in the square who also had the same cups as us. she goes “i think we’re fine”, or something like that hahaha. it was golden hour so we paused and let tyler take our portraits as the sun started to set. when the park started to close we hurried across the street. at first we stood in that super long line to get in to cafe du monde, but when we spotted the take out window we sighed in relief and moved over there.
my bandmates and i split one order of beignets (they’re 3 per order). i also HIGHly recommend getting the cafe au lait if you are able (iced or not iced. but i get it iced). the mistake i made was not drinking it as i was eating the beignet. in fact i didn’t fucking get to finish the drink at all, shockingly haha. but oh my god. the beignet....was just as perfect as i remembered it. it was nice to be present for my friends trying their first authentic nola beignets, too. in fact i filmed it by setting down my phone vertically like a gen zer about to film an embarassing tiktok in public but we were kinda to ourselves in a corner so it felt much more covert haha. i also was trying to generally do a better job of documenting tour so, there’s that.
it was starting to get late so we dusted the powdered sugar off ourselves and started heading for our last stop, sucre. we crossed back through jackson square and we saw a group of dudes in flannels, khakis and dad hats. i jokingly whispered to taylor “those guys look like band dudes” lmao. i think she possibly mentioned the joke to everyone else, but either way, kevin turned around and shouted out one of those guys’ joyce manor shirt hahaha. even though i couldn’t have sucre’s macarons (nut allergy :-----( they’re made with almond flour), i WAS able to get sorbet and that hit. i got pineapple coconut, it was so fucking satisfying after walking around so much. i wanted the gelato but that was made with almond milk, too. the bakery was reeeal cute too, it looked like the dgd betrayed by the game music video hahaha.
OKAY SO LMAO. AT THIS POINT EVERYONE WANTS TO GO TO THE BATHROOM BECAUSE WE’RE GONNA BE LEAVING THE CITY SOON. SO JOE GETS THE DOOR CODE AND WE ALL START TAKING TURNS GOING. WELL. THE BATHROOM TURNS OUT TO BE HARD TO FIND. YOU OPEN THE DOOR AND THERE’S NO SIGNS OR ANYTHING, YOU’RE JUST KIND OF DROPPED IN THIS HALLWAY. IT’S REALLY CONFUSING. WHEN I WENT, I OPENED A DOOR AND ENTERED A 4TH DIMENSION. EVENTUALLY WE ALL FOUND IT BUT. TYLER HAD A HARD TIME AND HAD TO PEE SO BADLY, THAT HE GOT FED UP AND PEED IN THE HALLWAY LMFAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. i’m still fucking laughing about it to this day.
the one thing i really wanted to do was go to the waterfront and get a photo, because the last time i took a photo there and location tagged it, the location tag came up as the M I S S I P I S S I R I V E R and i didn’t realize until after the fact hahaha. so i wanted to see if it was still like that. but i know i’ll be back. and i would love to go back with the woodland creatures again, that’s for damn sure.
the price we had to pay for such an incredible pit stop was we didn’t pull up to the hotel until 3 am. that’s the latest we have ever, EVER, checked in to a hotel. we grabbed our key cards and i literally passed out in my clothes. didn’t even wash my face. the rooms weren’t bad but they smelled like formaldehyde. it was really unnerving lmao
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Ahhh! I've been looking for a blog with open requests thank you thank you! Can I have RFA +Saeran walking in on MC playing an instrument like really well? Like she'd been hiding it but they Caught her? Thank you! I would love you 5ever lololol
Maybe this isn’t as fluffy as you wanted, I tried to give MC some motivation for not wanting to play, and some of them are kinda sad, but I hope you still enjoy this!
RFA + Saeran reacting to MC playing an instrument really well
Zen
You told him you used to play violin as a kid, but never showed him, alleging you were rusty
It was one of his rehearsals on stage, you were watching this in your seat
When there was a problem with the sound system, the pre-recorded soundtrack from one of the song wasn’t working
He immediately looks at you and tells somebody in the staff to get a violin asap
“Come on, babe! You’ve got this!” “Zen, it’s been too long! It will sound awful!” “So my melodic and soothing voice will muffle any bad sounds. Please? I just need something to set the mood for my solo!”
How can you say ‘no’ to his pleading eyes? You agree hesitatingly. The staff guy hands you a violin.
Zen starts to sing as you gently move the bow on the violin’s chords. It starts a little rough, but you get used to it pretty quickly.
Everybody is staring at you, and Zen stops singing to watch you. Shit! Is it that bad? You stop immediately, puzzled.
“Babe, it’s wonderful!” he hugs you, and all the staff go “awwwww”.
Now he never rehearses his songs without your violin soundtrack.
Yoosung
You showed him photos of when you used to be on marching band at school
Yeah, he always wondered why there was a big tuba hidden on your closet, he never thought you actually played it, this thing seems so big for you
He begs you to play a little for him, you refuse telling how long has it been, you probably don’t even know how to do this anymore.
So he takes the tuba and tries to blow, it’s so cute because he’s so red and it can’t even make a sound.
He tries and tries, but bless his heart, he’ll pass out due to lack of oxygenation on the brain if he keeps going with this.
So you gently take the tuba and give him a few tips about how to properly breathe and how to place your lips correctly, showing him to do it in the process.
Then you realize you’re actually playing the tuba, and he’s watching you with all the attention in the world.
Did he just trick you to play to him? Oh, behind that cute face, there’s a mischievous brain…
“Oh, I think I got it, MC. Let me try again!” Nah, not really, he really just wanted to learn how to play.
He manages to make a very weak sound to come out of the tuba, and you aren’t even able to tease him as how much he’s celebrating to his little improvement.
Jaehee
She notices you have the tendency of drumming your fingers on the table, you always apologize if it’s annoying her
But it’s never annoying, because it sounds really rhythmical, as if you knew exactly how to drum.
She asks you and you shyly explain you used to play drum, actually, you were on a band in high school
You showed the photos and she loves it, you looked really cool back then, she would never say it out loud, but you looked “badass”
She wants to see you play so much, but you brush it off telling your old drum is at your parent’s place and you’re very rusty.
But she keeps begging, and you’re such a sucker when she pleads you just like that. Also, it’s a great excuse to take her to meet your parents lolololol
So there you are in your old room, she can’t hold back a chuckle seeing all the rock band posters, you were so different back then…
But yeah, probably not that different when you hit the drumsticks against each other says: “1… 2… 1, 2, 3, 4!” and start playing.
You even get a little cocky twirling one of the drumsticks in the palm of your hand before hitting the drums. You just really want to impress her.
Your father knocks at the door telling you to shut it down, and you immediately stop, he thinks you’re obeying him, but you just stopped to make out with your girlfriend.
Yeah, nothing much changed since you were a teenager, after all.
Jumin
C & R just bought a record company, the fist artists to sign up are this rock band
Even though he hates it, Jumin is doing PR and meeting the guys, he brought you along to make this bearable
You’re trying so hard not to fangirl, you love this band and are so happy they are making a comeback under your fiancée’s label record!!!
Jumin is bored as shit, but he keeps smiling and posing to the photos with the band.
One of the photographers suggests he should hold the bass, he refuses and passes it to you. “Here, why don’t you do it?” you look at him, puzzled.
You awkwardly take the bass and run your fingers on the chords, it’s been a while… “Do you play?” one of the guys in the band asks.
“She used to.” Jumin answers for you “See how it feels natural on her hands?” you’re blushing hard, it’s too hard to handle this interaction between your fiancée and the guy you used to have this huge crush when you were younger, and they’re talking about you!
The guys keep encouraging you to play a little, and how wouldn’t you do it? All the men you love are expecting this from you! So you play a famous bass line from one of their band’s songs.
The guys are cheering you and Jumin smiles softly. You told him how you had to sell your bass to pay a few bills and how much you missed to play it.
Luckily enough, now you’re earning this bass with the autographs from all the band’s members a a gift. Jumin can’t hold back his own smile seeing you so happy.
But his smile fades away as the guys get too excited about you, telling they want to take you on tour and everybody would pay attention to a bass player like you.
You smile politely, step away a little and hold Jumin’s hand. He’s not the rock star of your teenage dreams, he’s just… something even better. And you’re more into private jam sessions right now, with just you fiancée as your audience.
Saeyoung
Due to the background check, he is pretty aware of your passion for jazz and how you used to play the sax when you were a teenager.
He didn’t find any videos of you playing, though. What a shame…
But he knows you keep a sax on your closet, and he’s dying to watch you perform a little to him.
You are not sure what you’re looking at when he invites you to come over. He’s wearing a black beret, round shaped glasses, a black turtleneck sweater and black pants.
“MC, I would be so glad if we could inspire each other. I wrote this spoken word piece, would you play a little?”
“Saeyoung, it’s been so long.” “Oh, but what is time, MC? If nothing but this old man holding his pocket watch, watching us through his thick lens of despair, despairing at how much time he lost without living the fullest…” he talks dramatically, doing some contemporary dance moves with his arms.
Yeah, you have nothing to say, better put your lips on the sax’s mouthpiece and go along with whatever he’s trying to do.
As he keeps reciting something about space cats and salty and sweet flavors of HBC and Dr. Pepper dancing in his mouth, you just focus on playing the sax.
Why did you ever stop doing this? Yeah, maybe you couldn’t be a pro as you wished, but playing just for fun is awesome too, you shouldn’t have been so hard on yourself.
Saeyoung apparently agrees, as he’s watching you, mesmerized. He even stopped reciting his great poem just to listen to you and be transported to New Orleans, circa 1922.
When you finish, he’s applauding you. This will definitely be the main subject on his next poem.
Saeran
He also has a background check of you, and he knows you play piano! He even managed to get some videos of you doing recitals as a kid and as a teenager.
He lost count of how many times he watched those, and every single time, he whispered to himself: “So… fucking… cute!”
He would love to watch you live, but how could he manage to get a piano?
You’re organizing a RFA party, the first one since he officially joined the organization, he doesn’t care about anything , he just wants a piano at the party.
As the party is happening, you keep watching the piano player, Saeran notices and observes your fascinated face, you look like you’re on a trance.
“You alright?” “Yeah, sure, it’s just… I used to play piano to my sister when she was alive. I… didn’t feel like playing when she left. Is this silly?” oh… now he feels like an asshole, this piano is giving you bad memories!
“No, It’s not silly, I guess…” “Yeah… so hey, let’s get back to work!” and then everything felt wrong about that piano there. Shit, what was he thinking? He really thought you would just see the piano and feel this urge to play it? Stupid! That’s what he gets from daydreaming so much about you.
When the party is over, you two are working on make sure everything turned out as planned. He sees the empty room, and the piano there… ugh, he feels sick! And he can’t even look at you.
“Hey, what’s wrong?” “I’m sorry about the piano thing, okay? I thought you would like to play as soon as you would see it, I didn’t know, I…” “Hey, it’s fine! Don’t worry!”
You chuckle “That’s why you were so insistent on the piano?” he’s blushing. And he’s even redder when you sit on the bench. “Any requests from the audience?”
“Hey! You don’t need to do this for me! Come on!” “Nah, I want to, it’s been a while I don’t play to someone who’s so willing to listen. So… got any request?”
He loves everything you play, and he catches himself sitting beside you, completely hypnotized by your focused eyes and your agile fingers.
But what he really likes is when you teach him to play a few notes of “Three Blind Mice”. Your sister always smiled when you played this one, it was almost like the smile you’re receiving right now from him. Turning bad memories into good ones is so overwhelming.
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