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Frost smirked. That was just like Blaze, with his unnatural amount of energy. It was a good thing while playing concerts though, that was for sure, especially since a drummer needed as much energy as possible in a metal band. "Well hey, if you wanna go explore, don't let me stop ya, bud. Go nuts." Spikes Royale gave him an odd look, as if wishing for the pegasus to reconsider. "Do you really think it's wise to let him run amok the night before we perform, Ark?" The guitarist merely shrugged, pointing a hoof at the charcoal-colored pegasus amusedly. "Does that look like the face of a colt that can hold in his energy for an entire night? C'mon, let him have some fun for tonight. Besides, you and I need to have a talk."
As Blaze bolted back down the stairs towards the ground level with a quick goodbye, Frost trotted over to the pegazebra and put a hoof around him, finishing the last of his glass. "Now that you're here, I was thinking about grabbing my sister so the three of us can go upstairs and practice for a bit. Get our shit together and the like, y'know?" Spikes glanced at his friend out of the corner of his eye, regarding him with caution. "I...suppose we could, yes. You'll have to give me a moment to get my bass up here, though." The gray pegasus chuckled, patting him on the shoulder. "Attaboy. Bring Crossfade's guitar up while you're at it, I'll meet you upstairs in the studio."
The pegazebra nodded, worming his way out of Frost's grip and exiting the same way Blaze had gone. Shaking his head, the remaining pegasus turned around just in time to see a teal-colored mare sprint upstairs, clearly upset about something. Cocking an eyebrow, he shrugged and trotted upstairs himself, running into his sister halfway up. "Oh, hey. Was just about to grab you, Spikes is grabbing our equipment so we can have a little test run to make sure our instruments are working properly." The mare blinked, clearly surprised by the sudden change of events. "Oh, they're here? About time they showed up..."
Frost smirked, giving his sister a nudge as he continued upstairs. "Hey, you act like they weren't going to show up in the first place. Not like you to be so pessimistic." Giving her best impression of a pout, the pegasus mare followed him up. She hadn't been up here long, but what lay before them was anything BUT low-tech. From what could be seen, the equipment inside was nothing to shake a stick at. Frost trotted over to the seemingly vacant one, poking his snout in and gazing about the room with a whistle. "That...is some nice tech right there! C'mere Fade you gotta see-" It took him a few moments to notice the same teal-colored mare from before sitting inside, making him pause mid-sentence. Something was...off.
"...oh, hey, I didn't see you there," he offered, trying not to scare her off. "Is...uh...everything alright?"