Topic: Enter Dark, stage left.

Dyarhk

Date: 2007-03-05 21:01 EST
And that big GC31R guitar case down in one of his strong capable hands, he walked out from WestEnd, pulling down his garage-door type entrance to his shop and it'd look just another warehouse in the area. He had thrown on some of his best clothes, creating that type of sophisticated guitarist look that surprisingly came out from a rundown place.

It was a pearly white longsleeve buttonshirt, fanned out collar, and a black longsleeve vest over that, white leather pants and leopardskin boots to put the icing on the cake. The rectangular case was slim and swift, not adding to the weight but contributing to the instrument inside's safety. A bit of tap water had his hair looking sleek, short, and spikey for a change, and he 'd begin a masculine walk out from the area, doing exactly what he told himself he'd do. Get to the school on his own.

Nobody was the wiser on how he got there but him, and that kept a grin on his face the entire walk, occasionally stopping a few attractive people he'd assume knew the whereabouts of the school, and some were no help, others continually pointed out directions he'd head to and mentally note for on down the path. He started to see more and more of a new area, grabbing his shirt at the neck and unbuttoning the first button to show a desert tanned collarbone, wonderfully blended with the white shirt. He took a few more directions before coming to the campus, and how beautiful it was. He smiled, knowing he was walking the same sidewalk Knite did in his venture to teaching at the establishment. His boots made that lovely clacking sound as he walked the area, observing the plants and oddities around before coming into the shade of the shelter over the front door.

In he slipped, the big case first and then his cute little gaze around. Not knowing what the main lobby was going to look like. And he grinned all around, hungry eyes eating up the eye-candy. He walked in, taking notice to the older woman behind the window inside, and he stepped up, sitting the rectangular guitar case on it's bottom left corner and leaning to it, tapping the side of it to get her attention, shooting a smile at her when she'd ultimately look up.

"Excuse me, I--" he began before seeing her point to a QUIET sign. He covered his mouth for a second, massaging and then back to the case it went and he looked her back, let's try again..

<w> "Oh, excuse me Miss... I'm here for a job interview? A spot with the music department.." He smiled to her, but didn't get much back, she seemed very serious to her work, same as a DMV employee, a hard honest worker, but not worth trying to get smiles out of. His was pointed in another direction with that pen of hers, this time pointing to a seat beside a coffee table garnished with a few magazines. He nodded with a frown and going over there planting his clean attire into the seat, his case in the one beside it.

Tapping out a tune on his knee he seemed to be interrupted yet again, and it would be delicate, quiet, elevator music, in this case, waiting-room music. He sighed before putting a big smile on, glad to be there alltogether, and awaiting his calling. He could outwait Stallone in a bank with a sniper outside, an unusual reference but it showed his stamina with something he felt serious about.

Shauri

Date: 2007-03-06 15:51 EST
About that time, Sha'uri was in Briari's office speaking to him behind closed doors. She paused and glanced to the door, hearing Dark's voice on the other side. Looking back to Bri, she pointed a thumb towards the door.

"Speak of the devil... he's here."

A long sigh escaped.

"Perhaps you should handle this without me here? I don't want to bias your decision... and it is totally in your hands. Whatever you feel is best."

She waited for Briari's response, ready to teleport away should he give the signal.... or put on a smile and stay.

Briarius

Date: 2007-03-07 07:14 EST
"If you wish to stay, you may.", Briarius said to Sha'uri in his office

In the waiting area, a young redhaired woman walked up to the desk.

"Sorry to have pulled you from the Library, but I had some errands that needed attending to."

With that, the older woman stood and nodded before taking her 'quiet' sign and walking away. The redhaired woman got herself situated at the desk and looked at Dark.

"Hi, I'm Melody Woodstalker. I am the Headmaster's assistant. What can I help you with?"

She absently ran her fingers through her hair revealing an elven ear.

Shauri

Date: 2007-03-07 17:58 EST
Sha'uri nodded. "Maybe I better go." She knew Briari would understand.

"By the way, who was that lady at Melody's desk? I thought I was in a foriegn library for a moment when I walked in."
She laughed.

"Oh well, I thought I'd ask... never seen the woman before. Of course, I haven't stepped foot into our library building for several months now. Come to think of it, I haven't seen Bernie there since he walked out that one time ... guess you would've needed to replace him, no? But... Wow, Bri.... we need to talk about your choice.. totally off the deep end there."

She snickered and moved away from the desk to the door.

"Anyway, let me know how it goes."

She opened the door of the office to hear Melody's sweet musical voice ...

Dyarhk

Date: 2007-03-08 21:05 EST
And he'd get caught offguard, hands spread out so he could look at the centerfold he was at in the magazine before he folded it back and sat it beside some other colorful magazines on the counter. His eyes beamed and brows up hearing she was the Headmaster's assistant.

"Hullo Melody, yes maybe you can help me." Words strung together there quicker and quicker as they went along. End of the sentence and he'd back to his calm, collected, and cool pace.

"I don't quite have an appointment but was hoping I could see someone for a job interview with a position in the music's department."

He proposed walking that short distance to her, and he had to grin. The sight of that elven ear all the more told him this is the place he wanted to be at. With such a wide variety of gifted folk. He had to play his flirtiest smile whilst waiting on her response, or paper-flipping, or whatever.

Shauri

Date: 2007-03-09 15:29 EST
What she saw made her roll her eyes and look back to Briari with a grin.

"Good luck."

She mouthed the words more then spoke then. Then she quietly shut the door behind her and crept closer to Melody's desk from behind. Suddenly she cleared her throat a bit loudly.

"Next?"

She had to chuckle.

Briarius

Date: 2007-03-11 10:10 EST
The Headmaster went back to his desk and sat.

Melody stood and ushered Dark in.

Shauri

Date: 2007-03-11 16:33 EST
One brow rose to that delicate arch as she watched Melody ignore her... then quickly shuffle Dark into the room, though she offered Dark a sMile and wave of her fingers as he went in. Then off she went to other tasks, moving down the hallways......

Dyarhk

Date: 2007-03-11 23:06 EST
He had to check his hair just with a few quick swipes through it with his hand and then exhaling delicately with nervousness. That was all he needed to assess issues with. He stepped forward the directions the hands lead as if roadway arrows, and passing the lovely Sha'uri he smiled and shot her with a quick wink, one that would've been a little slower were he not letting her know with his smile "wow i'm totally here and this official!" sort of way.

He nodded to her with etiquette and passed her straight into the Headmaster's quarters. Sitting that guitar case down for a moment to crackit open and slip out some papers he'd hold in hand approaching the seat an interviewee would plant their roots to. But he'd stand for the time-being, looking the man over, letting him know he wasn't going to be sit down and feel right welcomed, but that he was there to prove that worth, and then he'd take his seat. His left hand grasped that case and the papers while he stepped and leant forward with a his right hand out offered to him in a handshake.

"Good day." Just under an exclamation, his presence and attire inviting and appropriate, everything was ship-shape so far for this interview, and with all that in mind he smiled at the man awaiting the interview.

Briarius

Date: 2007-03-15 15:36 EST
The Headmaster smiled

"Good day"

He clasped the man in a handshake.

"I understand you are here for a faculty position."

Dyarhk

Date: 2007-03-16 15:37 EST
A grin tugged at his lips, "You've understood right-Sir." he almost seemed to string the words together in one happy smile.

"If I may," he paused with lifted brows and a hand in offering to see if he'd be allowed to speak, a very simplistic thing, any mild body language, nodding, short-of-words would give him to go-ahead. Even with a few seconds of silence would mark his allowance. So he proceeded moderately,

"You see I had a run-in with the lovely Sha'uri a while back and caught word of the programs and body of the school here. I was fascinated to hear it was a school for the gifted. I've been scouting for a wondrous campus I might teach music in, so to be here and spread even more articulation to already-deemed jewels amongst students would be a great priviledge for me." He made silent taps to his case and readied to take a seat.

Briarius

Date: 2007-03-16 19:14 EST
"If you are wanting to teach music, then I am certain you have a demonstration of your abilities planned?"

Dyarhk

Date: 2007-03-16 21:35 EST
He checked both his sides looking for amplifiers that wouldn't be there, he only had his six-string and it's larger then average miniamp in with that case. So he took a one-cheeked sit to the arm of the chair beside him and smiled brightly to the Headmaster.

"I had brought some of my degrees and legitimate performance ratings and reviews of, well my past... But of course, I did spend my morning in some rehearsal with a 26-piece song on 29 frets. I've used the song countless times to teach students with interest arpeggios "sweeping" techniques, and of course they think it's really cool" he giggles just a little.

Finally opening the guitar case, and projecting the beautiful pearly white mahogany solidbody instrument to the headmaster, it's cute little amp in the side of the case for on-the-road fiddling around.
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"This is my PS9200 six-string, weapon of choice.." He giggles at that just a moment trying to put a joke between the two. "Amongst others, acoustic, 12-strings, piano, and those would what I call my 'fields of excellence.' I have graduatory knowledge on all entry-level instruments prepared to take the journey alongside any student with the interest in pursuit." He smiled and mirrorized Briarius' reflection back at him in that instrument as it simply glew sitting on Dark's lap.

"Shall I give you a demonstration here?" he grinned, as if he was going to completely blow his mind in what the man would expect in hopes of a musician lead at the campus.

Briarius

Date: 2007-03-17 07:59 EST
The Headmaster sat at his desk.

"Please"

Lyndra

Date: 2007-03-24 10:39 EST
Lyndra was coming down the hall to deliver the usual refreshment tray for Briari and Melody, and anyone else who happened to be around. She could've sent one of the recently hired kitchen help, but for this one SHe liked to do honors herself.

A pot of hot water, a variety of tea packets, the usual additions and a plate of brownies this time... her specially made batch that was sure to ease the sweet tooth chocolate freak into a satisfied grinning twead. For the chocolate haters, a few slices of cheese cake were included, along with cherry topping and small bowl of whipped topping.

She noticed Sha'uri coming down the hall, away from the offices.

"Hello Mistress Sha'uri. Are things busy down there?"

She nodded towards the brownies, knowing what a chocoholic Sha'uri secretly was.

Shauri

Date: 2007-03-24 10:57 EST
Brownies? Lyndra's best? Sha'uri could smell that concoction a mile away! So when she turned down the hall, it wasn't in the direction she'd intended before, but towards those wonderfully sinful goey morsels of chocolate Lyndra knew how to make so well. Sha'uri had dubbed them Happy Cakes!


"Oh... Happy cakes... Oh, Lyndra.... You are soOOoo bad for me!"

The words flowed dreamily from her as she eyed those brownies with hungry eyes and drooling mouth, ending her sentence with a mirthful wink. It didn't take more then Lyndra's nod to prompt her to pick up one of those delicious brownies and take a bite. The stuff melted in her mouth and she slowly chewed that first bite, taking her time to enjoy its full flavor effect.

"Mmmm.... I swear... If it ever came to a choice between your brownies and Triv.... I'd have to think about dumping him."

She laughed and was, of course, just kidding. There was nothing short of Triv dumping her that would cause her to dump him. And even then, she'd never be able to really let go. Ever.

"Oh, yes, there is one person they're with down there. Remember that musician in the bar? He's here for the interview... want me to take that tray down?"

Lyndra

Date: 2007-03-24 11:25 EST
"No!"

She'd said that way too fast.

"I mean, it's no bother. I always take the tray down for them. It gives me a chance to bring up any issues or needs with the Headmaster."

She explained more calmly as it was the truth. Mostly.

"I'm glad ye love my brownies, though. Ye should take some to Triv sometime.. then ye won't have to choose between the two. Maybe I can just claim ye both!"

The mirth was returned and she did that cute little eyebrow wiggle as if to say she would take over them both under her cooking spell... muahahaha type of thing.

"There's a whole lot more in the kitchen... I'll see ye later, love."

She'd gotten into that habit lately, calling people *Love* for some reason, although she had no clue why. It just felt comfortable.

And on down the hallway she went, pausing at the desk to tempt Melody first before prompting her to let her in to Briari's office to tempt him, too. The fact that Dark was in there just seemed like a bonus to her... the thought of getting them all under her spell was just amuzing to her, mostly because she was so inadequate at any spell, especially compared to the headmaster and Sha'uri ... plus she hadn't used any spell to begin with.... except the cantrip to stir the ingrediants.

"Hello Mistress Melody. Brought some refreshments for ye all.. brownies and cheesecake today." she tempted with a singsong voice. "What's your pleasure today, love? And is the Headmaster too busy for me to pop in with these?"

Which, if he was, it would give a chance to have a little chat with Melody, something they didn't do too often... not often enough by her preference.

Dyarhk

Date: 2007-04-02 15:08 EST
Well it was clearly apparent now Dark was a man who took his time. Making sure to ease into any and every thing so as not to crash into anything, if it'd be a mistake, he'd be slow and composed enough to resolve it calmy, and maybe even avoid it alltogether.

Such a situation proved his point as he readied to play, and his head would slowly rear back and give a look to the door where he heard some goings-on lurking outside. His sharp hair was almost pointing his gaze direction before he brought it back around to the Headmaster and gave him another smile as if 'sorry for that inconvenience.' and he clearly seemed ready to perform.

"This is Pachelbel's Canon... .." Dark moved his fingers to the strings and played a sour note, didn't even let it finish cause he'd forgotten just a second after that pluck to throw something else in, "..In D minor..."

Shaking the life out of the strings in the slow opening to Canon, a chelo truly did it better, and it was all to show the Headmaster just how well his ear for music was to get it through an electric six-string. It sounded very quesitonable, but then very electrical after a demanding sect picked up, and then it escalated into a surprising hook. Sure to get the Headmaster's foot tapping to the beat much as Dark's black leather boot was doing.

Oh a good three minutes of that, just to get that sexy slowpart going and soar through it with an albatross' wings. It was so incredibly easy to read the sounds judging by how his fingers moved on the fingerboard, how he shook it with wavey notes to get that nice effect where it called, and it would've been a very distinguishable Pachelbel piece, and very nice for that matter. A quick arpeggio and letting it fade to black as he brought his eyes back up to the Headmaster and simply let his instrument rest on his lap while he waited. Shaking his head quickly to get some irritating bangs off his forehead and then giving Briarius a confident grin.

Briarius

Date: 2007-04-02 18:43 EST
The Headmaster smiled

"...and are you familiar with the theories of weaving magicks into music?"

Dyarhk

Date: 2007-04-02 19:08 EST
Dark massaged the side of the solidbody for a second thinking of how to get his wording out to the Headmaster, because his quesiton hit interesting points to him. Personally he'd have none of it, he didn't like tainting the way instruments are meant to be brought up, but then again he didn't quite know the body of the school,neither in capabilities or numbers.

"No I'm afraid I don't... I'm much more partial to the original ways of instrumental teachings, but of course I'd be willing to work with the faculty's curriculum.

"Certainly every student's gifts are all their own, an equally different and challenging obstacle for pursuit in an instrument, which back when I was in school sir, was a big source of fun and hope. So you'll agree with me on music's importance. So if you're referring to childrens' powers in either disturbances to the instrument, say a fire-wielder picking up the violin, the young one might burn through quite a few violins throughout my course. So that in meaning, I'm sure I can sway to each child's needs to get them a safe and beneficial class in, semester after semester."
Dark took his seat back in the chair now, but keeping the guitar out just for that whatever-needs.

"As for kids incorporating their gifts into their music, I'll not emphasize the importance of doing that stronger. But I haven't the slightest clue of magical and musical blends... But I can assure that I know the exact amount of pressure and tolerances each instrument can undergo.. With the right understanding I'll have the children putting their mark and nitch into an otherwise "normal" performance. I would hope some understandable budget might be allowed, cause now thinking about it, I doubt things would take off as hundred percent as planned." Dark's papers were coming in handy now, he flipped through a few references and pulled out a few air-wrinkled sheets,

"A compilation of the instruments, their quantities, and prices... unless in a stock room or pre-existing music room I'd like you to look over them and see if I'm within reason." and sticking his tongue out just slightly with convinced eyes, he was loving this now, getting a nice pathway paved ahead for the future.

Briarius

Date: 2007-04-03 18:21 EST
"Our current curriculum focuses on the arcane that is for certain. ...but I am looking to expand."

He seemed to think for a moment.

"You are hired sir."

Dyarhk

Date: 2007-04-04 00:20 EST
A doublehanded handshake to the Headmaster, firm and reassuring,

"You will not be disappointed."