Room 504, Saturday Night

[intraspective]

Ino could sing just fine thank you very much even though Ichigo was a bit of an idiot about it and was proving that, this evening, but singing at the top of her lungs with the radio up and blaring, not caring that she didn’t know half the words to the songs, and dancing around in her room in her pyjamas.

With the door wide open. As you do.

What? She was having fun! Loudly.

Take that, Ichigo!

[Oooopen door, open post!]

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[withoutverona]

At some point during the evening, Romeo came home. Eventually, the speakers on his side of the wall were also pumped up to high volume and pressed directly against Ino's wall.

This may have been his way of saying hi.

I'm the opposite of moderate, immaculately polished with the spirit of a hustler and the swagger of a college kid.
Allergic to the counterfeit, impartial to the politics.
Articulate but still would grab a nigga by the collar quick.
Whoever havin problems, with they record sale just holla TIP.
If that don't work and all else fails, then turn around and follow TIP.

[intraspective]

Oh. Oh. That meant war.

There was a brief period of silence as her speakers went quiet before they starting blaring out J-Pop at him.

Tsutaeyou yame yo wo
Konomama kakusou
Nigekire nakunaru made
Shinjiyou dame da yo
Mada utagae sou da mono

Chikazukitai yo kimi no risou ni
Otonashiku narenai Can You Keep a Secret ?
Kanashikunai yo kimi ga iru kara
Can You Keep a Secret ? Can You Keep a Secret ?

[withoutverona]

Not J-Pop, anything but J-Pop! Romeo couldnt' stand the stuff, and he swiftly had to retaliate.

So keep ya love locked down, ya love locked down
Keepin ya love locked down, ya love locked down
Now keep ya love locked down, ya love locked down
Now keep ya love locked down, you lose

[intraspective]

Oh, come on, Ino laughed. As if that was any better! Her music got louder. (And, you know, changed artists.)

Night of fire!
Kono kimochi ni masarumono nante nai kedo
Night of fire!
Chikazukutabi tokidoki setsunakumo naruyo
Night of fire!
Nani mieteru mono dakeni torawaretakunai
Night of fire!
Motto fukaku anata no hontou ga shiritaiyo

[withoutverona]

Kanye West was an important artist. Unlike this ... whatever it was.

That was why Romeo switched CDs for more Kanye. The turning the volume up again, that was just fun.

I know somebody payin' child support for one of his kids
His baby momma's car crib is bigger than his
You will see him on TV, any given Sunday
Win the Superbowl and drive off in a Hyundai
She was supposed to buy ya shorty Tyco with ya money
She went to the doctor got lipo with ya money
She walkin' around lookin' like Michael with ya money
Shoulda' got that insured, GEICO for ya moneeey(your money)
If you ain't no punk holla' we want pre-nup
WE WANT PRE-NUP!, yeah
It's something that you need to have
'Cause when she leave yo' ass she gon' leave with half
18 years, 18 years
And on her 18th birthday, he found out it wasn't his?

[intraspective]

Dream was a very nice band, thank you very much! Ino stuck out her tongue at the wall.

And artist hopping again.

TWINKLE HEART fuyu no yoru ni wa
ROMANTIKKU na yume wo hitotsu kanaeru no
TWINKLE NIGHT ANATA to ireba
Kirameku jikan (toki) ga
Tsutsumidasu futari no PARTY TIME

Ino was, quite possibly, being obnoxious on purpose.

[withoutverona]

Romeo almost hid under his bed at that.

he contented himself with:

Hi! My name is.. (what?) My name is.. (who?)
My name is.. [scratches] Slim Shady
Hi! My name is.. (huh?) My name is.. (what?)
My name is.. [scratches] Slim Shady

Ahem.. excuse me!
Can I have the attention of the class
for one second?

Hi kids! Do you like violence? (Yeah yeah yeah!)
Wanna see me stick Nine Inch Nails through each one of my eyelids? (Uh-huh!)
Wanna copy me and do exactly like I did? (Yeah yeah!)
Try 'cid and get fucked up worse that my life is? (Huh?)
My brain's dead weight, I'm tryin to get my head straight
but I can't figure out which Spice Girl I want to impregnate (Ummmm..)
And Dr. Dre said, "Slim Shady you a basehead!"
Uh-uhhh! "So why's your face red? Man you wasted!"
Well since age twelve, I've felt like I'm someone else
Cause I hung my original self from the top bunk with a belt
Got pissed off and ripped Pamela Lee's tits off
And smacked her so hard I knocked her clothes backwards like Kris Kross
I smoke a fat pound of grass and fall on my ass
faster than a fat bitch who sat down too fast
C'mere slut! (Shady, wait a minute, that's my girl dog!)
I don't give a fuck, God sent me to piss the world off!

[intraspective]

That wasn't music at all! That just... wasn't!

Ino retaliated with the same artist, even louder:

LOVE & JOY kaete yuku
ashita wo kaeteku
kokoro ni niji wo tsukuru kisetsu ni
LOVE & JOY mayowazu ni
oikaketai no wa
dareka ga tsukuru "ima" ja nai kara

neratteta SHIITO wa hitoashi chigai de dareka ni
nanka chigatteru n ja nai densha no mado yurasu tameiki

nanatsu KOROPI hattsu de oki ITAkute mo waraeba mirai ga kawaru?

LOVE & JOY kaete yuku
ANATA mo kaeteku
kokoro ni niji wo tsukuru kisetsu ni
LOVE & JOY YUME iro ni
ANATA ga irozuku
hitotsu shika nai sono egao de

[withoutverona]

Romeo actually changed tactics at that, and pulled out a CD he kept around for the lyrics:


Baby, I've been waiting,
I've been waiting night and day.
I didn't see the time,
I waited half my life away.
There were lots of invitations
and I know you sent me some,
but I was waiting
for the miracle, for the miracle to come.
I know you really loved me.
but, you see, my hands were tied.
I know it must have hurt you,
it must have hurt your pride
to have to stand beneath my window
with your bugle and your drum,
and me I'm up there waiting
for the miracle, for the miracle to come.

[intraspective]

Oooooh, that was different. Ino actually listened for a few moments before digging around for one of her few English CDs.

There:

The thing about you is you know just how to get me
You talk about us like there's no end in sight
The thing about me is that I really wanna let you open the door and walk into my life

Move in a little closer
Take it to a whisper
Get just a litter louder
Say it again for me
Cause I love the way it feels when you are telling me that I'm the only one who blows your mind
Say it again for me
It's like the whole world stops to listen when you tell me you're in love

[withoutverona]

Romeo .... didn't hate that. This was a pleasant change, and he decided to keep with rock.

I'm strong on the surface
Not all the way through
I've never been perfect
But neither have you

So if you're asking me
I want you to know

When my time comes
Forget the wrong that I've done
Help me leave behind some
Reasons to be missed

Don't resent me
And when you're feeling empty
Keep me in your memory

Leave out all the rest
Leave out all the rest

[intraspective]

This was actually a lot nicer than the stuff before. Ino approved, and stuck with what she had for now.

A light shines off in the distance
A pale flickering glow
How many times do I have to dream that I could be there
The time is here and she won't be waiting for me to find the easy way out
I've lost count of the days that were wasted

There's an answer in the sound of a train
There is wisdom past the bridge on the bay
There's a lifetime through the fog, in the rain
There's a beauty in walking away

[withoutverona]

Romeo had to think before he found a song to put on in return, on a CVD from his father he had tucked away. The volume went down a little for this, too.

Them that's got shall get
Them that's not shall lose
So the Bible said and it still is news
Mama may have, papa may have
But God bless the child that's got his own
That's got his own

Yes, the strong gets more
While the weak ones fade
Empty pockets don't ever make the grade
Mama may have, papa may have
But God bless the child that's got his own
That's got his own

[intraspective]

That earned the wall a long stare.

You and I, we were standing watching us fall apart
So let me go and move along
I think you're mistaken, I'm sorry to say
I'm really just a loser who's getting in your way
I think you've forgotten all of your plans
See I never meant to be here and I think you should know
You're better off alone