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<blockquote data-quote="talien" data-source="post: 4880163" data-attributes="member: 3285"><p><strong>Evil Stars: Part 9 – Hard Court Press</strong></p><p></p><p>Five hours in the hospital and a bumpy SPIDER flight later, Archive and Hammer limped in behind Jim-Bean to the Hughes Auditorium in Jacksonville. </p><p></p><p>A security guard directed them to the administration office. Seated behind the desk was a burly, florid redhead. He wore neat and expensive slacks, shirt, and shoes, and an ultra-expensive Italian leather jacket, but somehow the clothes were wrong on him – jeans, t-shirt, and a can of beer seemed more appropriate. A title card on his desk labeled him as Barry Watson.</p><p></p><p>“Look,” Barry said without looking up from what he was doing, “I really don’t have time for—“</p><p></p><p>“We’re journalists,” said Jim-Bean.</p><p></p><p>“Yeah, sure.” Barry didn’t look up. “You don’t look like journalists. We don’t need more reporters from GNN…”</p><p></p><p>Jim-Bean slammed both palms down on Barry’s desk. “Yeah,” he said forcefully, “GNN.”</p><p></p><p>Barry finally looked up. When he met Jim-Bean’s gaze, his aggravated expression changed to complacence. He pressed a button on his phone. </p><p></p><p>“Pete?”</p><p></p><p>“Yes sir?”</p><p></p><p>“There are three reporters here. Give ‘em a press pack.”</p><p></p><p>“But sir, the band is playing right now.”</p><p></p><p>Barry looked uncertainly at Jim-Bean, as if for approval. Jim-Bean nodded encouragingly. </p><p></p><p>“Right now.”</p><p></p><p>“Right away sir.”</p><p></p><p>A moment later, Peter arrived with their press packs. The packs included three special backstage passes. Each pass was a printed, adhesive-backed, silk patch worn on one’s coat where security could see it. The press pack was a glossy, lithographed folder. It contained 8 x 10 photos of the band along with short, uninformative bios of each. Numerous quotes were sprinkled throughout the promotional material, especially from Billboard, Rolling Stone, and Guitar Player magazines. </p><p></p><p>They walked out of the office and past the security guard to the back stage of the auditorium. </p><p></p><p>“Look at the tour dates,” said Archive, pointing at the map of the tour in the press pack.</p><p></p><p>“What?” asked Hammer.</p><p></p><p>“They form an upside-down V,” said Archive. The list of dates for a tour plotted a “V” stretching from Samson up to Minneapolis and down to Miami in the south.</p><p></p><p>“That means something?” asked Jim-Bean.</p><p></p><p>“It must,” said Archive. “They must be using the concerts as a sort of ritual.”</p><p></p><p>The present meditation was the second to last scheduled, the eighth of the tour. A blurb gushed that “Brianne’s meditations are famous. With her cycle friends, she heads for the open road and the freedom from cares that intoxicating speed and danger provide. “It helps me get my head on straight,” commented Brianne.</p><p></p><p>Hammer stopped short. “Wait, I just thought of something.”</p><p></p><p>He looked up from the press pack. Jim-Bean was already gone.</p><p></p><p>“What?” asked Archive.</p><p></p><p>“What did Barry mean by MORE GNN reporters?”</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="talien, post: 4880163, member: 3285"] [b]Evil Stars: Part 9 – Hard Court Press[/b] Five hours in the hospital and a bumpy SPIDER flight later, Archive and Hammer limped in behind Jim-Bean to the Hughes Auditorium in Jacksonville. A security guard directed them to the administration office. Seated behind the desk was a burly, florid redhead. He wore neat and expensive slacks, shirt, and shoes, and an ultra-expensive Italian leather jacket, but somehow the clothes were wrong on him – jeans, t-shirt, and a can of beer seemed more appropriate. A title card on his desk labeled him as Barry Watson. “Look,” Barry said without looking up from what he was doing, “I really don’t have time for—“ “We’re journalists,” said Jim-Bean. “Yeah, sure.” Barry didn’t look up. “You don’t look like journalists. We don’t need more reporters from GNN…” Jim-Bean slammed both palms down on Barry’s desk. “Yeah,” he said forcefully, “GNN.” Barry finally looked up. When he met Jim-Bean’s gaze, his aggravated expression changed to complacence. He pressed a button on his phone. “Pete?” “Yes sir?” “There are three reporters here. Give ‘em a press pack.” “But sir, the band is playing right now.” Barry looked uncertainly at Jim-Bean, as if for approval. Jim-Bean nodded encouragingly. “Right now.” “Right away sir.” A moment later, Peter arrived with their press packs. The packs included three special backstage passes. Each pass was a printed, adhesive-backed, silk patch worn on one’s coat where security could see it. The press pack was a glossy, lithographed folder. It contained 8 x 10 photos of the band along with short, uninformative bios of each. Numerous quotes were sprinkled throughout the promotional material, especially from Billboard, Rolling Stone, and Guitar Player magazines. They walked out of the office and past the security guard to the back stage of the auditorium. “Look at the tour dates,” said Archive, pointing at the map of the tour in the press pack. “What?” asked Hammer. “They form an upside-down V,” said Archive. The list of dates for a tour plotted a “V” stretching from Samson up to Minneapolis and down to Miami in the south. “That means something?” asked Jim-Bean. “It must,” said Archive. “They must be using the concerts as a sort of ritual.” The present meditation was the second to last scheduled, the eighth of the tour. A blurb gushed that “Brianne’s meditations are famous. With her cycle friends, she heads for the open road and the freedom from cares that intoxicating speed and danger provide. “It helps me get my head on straight,” commented Brianne. Hammer stopped short. “Wait, I just thought of something.” He looked up from the press pack. Jim-Bean was already gone. “What?” asked Archive. “What did Barry mean by MORE GNN reporters?” [/QUOTE]
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