#me with no more romal in my inbox like hmmmm

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[ shop ] for our muses to go to a specialist music store together (mal to lexi)

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with their next show only a few days away, it’s just their luck when the band almost gets into a car accident. thankfully, with mal’s quick reflexes at the wheel, they get out unscathed – her guitar... not so much. after a rough tumble inside the car, the back cracks, instantly announcing the tragedy with an off-key symphony.

it’s not a lost cause by any means, and pedro insists they diy it, but lexi’s read up on enough repair tutorials to know it should be handled by a professional. besides, they can’t risk playing with their instruments in anything but mint condition.

before anyone else speaks up, lexi offers to accompany mal to the nearest music shop. the others will attribute it to her being controlling ( perhaps not entirely a lie... ), but in truth, her motives are not so heartless. she knows mal would much rather have ro go with her – but with the palpable tension between the two as of late, it might just be awkward to leave them alone. assuming ro offers at all... even lexi can tell how their vocalist has been keeping her distance from mal; a stark contrast from how they could not keep their hands off each other just a few weeks ago.

lexi may not make for much exciting company. but she figures it’s a mercy to spare mal from loneliness or rejection, just this once.

“ don’t let them talk you into any extra stuff, ” she tells mal as they approach the shop, a warning finger pointing her way. “ these people are always trying to make an extra buck. ” ro speaks well enough about the girl at the counter, but lexi figures they can never be too careful – especially now that the band has started to make it somewhat big.

“ and we don’t leave until you’re absolutely satisfied with the guitar. ” skill aside, that was the most important thing. as a fellow guitarist, lexi could understand; nothing compared to the rush she felt whenever she played alongside the band. “ it has to feel right in your hands. ”