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A Good Name for a (Fic About a) Rock Band
Title: A Good Name for a (Fic About a) Rock Band
Fandom: Bungou to Alchemist
Character(s): Hagiwara, Chuuya, Ishikawa, Masaoka, Muroo, Ango, Dazai, Atsushi, Touson, Kitahara
Pairing(s): None
Genre: Humor/Fluff
Word Count: 565
Rating: G
Warnings: None
Summary: The writers attempt to start a band.
Notes: Band name suggestions were from my friends!
How the suggestion of ‘get a hobby that isn’t about literature and keeps you out of my hair for a while’ from an exasperated librarian, after she’d dealt with one too many feuds from eighty years ago, had turned into ‘start a band’, no one could really say.
Most of them had some hobby or another, of course, but either they were too expensive to pursue on their allowances from the library, or they weren’t practical as hobbies in the modern era, or they just wouldn’t be that much fun together.
Hagiwara was the one to first mention music: “...Well, I do know a few instruments.”
“Which ones?” Saisei asked, looking up from his sheet of scribbled ideas.
“Hmm… I don’t think mandolins are very popular, and I don’t know about the harmonica, but I can play the guitar…” Hagiwara frowned. “If I still remember how.”
“I can sing,” Chuuya said, speaking up. “A guitarist and a singer, that’s enough for a band, right?”
And so the idea of a band made of writers was born.
No one really knew how to go about making a band. As far as other instruments went, Ishikawa insisted on playing the drums even though he was cagey about whether or not he had actual experience with them, and though none of them played bass guitar Masaoka said it probably wasn’t that much harder than a normal guitar would be. Other instruments could be added as needed.
As far as names for the band went…
“Bloodthirsty Death Camel.” That suggestion was from Ango - most of the other authors had gathered in the same conference room to discuss the band.
“I can sing, but screaming constantly’s a little much,” Chuuya said with a roll of his eyes.
Dazai hummed in thought. “You’re all poets, so what about Dead Poets Society?”
“Taken,” Ishikawa said instantly.
“If you want to have a lot of freedom with for your musical range, then it should be a vague name. Something like, Moonlight Eclipse,” said Atsushi.
“That seems a little too elegant for this group,” Hagiwara replied, glancing at the half-empty sake bottle in Chuuya’s hand. “Something simpler?”
“Simple, and accurate…” Touson thought for a second. “We Can Read Music. That’s the best name.”
Masaoka chuckled. “Maybe not that simple. Wouldn’t it be a better idea to decide what kind of songs we’re going to play first, and then pick the band name to match?”
“That depends a lot on the lyricist.” Chuuya frowned. “We never picked a lyricist. Who thinks they can write songs?”
Thirtysome authors started talking all at once.
Chuuya banged on the table until the chatter stopped. “Okay, okay, now a question that’s not stupid: who doesn’t think they can be the lyricist?”
Complete silence.
Chuuya rubbed his forehead. “I should’ve figured.”
“Hakushuu-sensei, you’ve already written songs before,” said Hagiwara, looking to his teacher. “Wouldn’t you be definitely the best choice?”
“Yes, but they were almost all songs for children,” Kitahara replies. “Unless those are the types of songs you’re looking to perform, even I would be entering new territory.”
Hagiwara deflated somewhat. “...Rock paper scissors tournament?”
The debate over who would be the best lyricist in the library continued on for over a week with no clear winner, and though the band never did play even a single song, it achieved its ultimate purpose of giving the librarian a break.
Fandom: Bungou to Alchemist
Character(s): Hagiwara, Chuuya, Ishikawa, Masaoka, Muroo, Ango, Dazai, Atsushi, Touson, Kitahara
Pairing(s): None
Genre: Humor/Fluff
Word Count: 565
Rating: G
Warnings: None
Summary: The writers attempt to start a band.
Notes: Band name suggestions were from my friends!
How the suggestion of ‘get a hobby that isn’t about literature and keeps you out of my hair for a while’ from an exasperated librarian, after she’d dealt with one too many feuds from eighty years ago, had turned into ‘start a band’, no one could really say.
Most of them had some hobby or another, of course, but either they were too expensive to pursue on their allowances from the library, or they weren’t practical as hobbies in the modern era, or they just wouldn’t be that much fun together.
Hagiwara was the one to first mention music: “...Well, I do know a few instruments.”
“Which ones?” Saisei asked, looking up from his sheet of scribbled ideas.
“Hmm… I don’t think mandolins are very popular, and I don’t know about the harmonica, but I can play the guitar…” Hagiwara frowned. “If I still remember how.”
“I can sing,” Chuuya said, speaking up. “A guitarist and a singer, that’s enough for a band, right?”
And so the idea of a band made of writers was born.
No one really knew how to go about making a band. As far as other instruments went, Ishikawa insisted on playing the drums even though he was cagey about whether or not he had actual experience with them, and though none of them played bass guitar Masaoka said it probably wasn’t that much harder than a normal guitar would be. Other instruments could be added as needed.
As far as names for the band went…
“Bloodthirsty Death Camel.” That suggestion was from Ango - most of the other authors had gathered in the same conference room to discuss the band.
“I can sing, but screaming constantly’s a little much,” Chuuya said with a roll of his eyes.
Dazai hummed in thought. “You’re all poets, so what about Dead Poets Society?”
“Taken,” Ishikawa said instantly.
“If you want to have a lot of freedom with for your musical range, then it should be a vague name. Something like, Moonlight Eclipse,” said Atsushi.
“That seems a little too elegant for this group,” Hagiwara replied, glancing at the half-empty sake bottle in Chuuya’s hand. “Something simpler?”
“Simple, and accurate…” Touson thought for a second. “We Can Read Music. That’s the best name.”
Masaoka chuckled. “Maybe not that simple. Wouldn’t it be a better idea to decide what kind of songs we’re going to play first, and then pick the band name to match?”
“That depends a lot on the lyricist.” Chuuya frowned. “We never picked a lyricist. Who thinks they can write songs?”
Thirtysome authors started talking all at once.
Chuuya banged on the table until the chatter stopped. “Okay, okay, now a question that’s not stupid: who doesn’t think they can be the lyricist?”
Complete silence.
Chuuya rubbed his forehead. “I should’ve figured.”
“Hakushuu-sensei, you’ve already written songs before,” said Hagiwara, looking to his teacher. “Wouldn’t you be definitely the best choice?”
“Yes, but they were almost all songs for children,” Kitahara replies. “Unless those are the types of songs you’re looking to perform, even I would be entering new territory.”
Hagiwara deflated somewhat. “...Rock paper scissors tournament?”
The debate over who would be the best lyricist in the library continued on for over a week with no clear winner, and though the band never did play even a single song, it achieved its ultimate purpose of giving the librarian a break.