i'm so over apathy club, i liked it when it was underground, now it's so mainstream, they sold out

[onapalebicycle.livejournal.com]

Okay, George didn't expect it to be this hard to really get into the spirit of Apathy Club. But she had actually worn a costume for Halloween, and it didn't suck. Like, it had been fun (shut up). Oh and she had a date tonight. So those were all good things and, uh. Yeah. So.

The next best thing to apathy was being a cooler-than-it-all pretentious douchebag, so she was going to try that.

"Your favorite band sucks," she announced, to anyone / no one / the room in general.

Good thing Jono wasn't here, or she wouldn't be able to get away with that. Pearl Jam totally didn't suck.

Maybe there would be a flame war or something, or someone would get cranky and storm off. That might be fun. Or maybe everyone would be all "meh, who cares." Which would, of course, be in the spirit of Apathy Club, which made it a total win/win.

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Re: your favorite band sucks. also, your favorite video game console is a piece of shit. [ap]

[stars_and_money]

"I just like music," Jeremy shrugged. "You know. New... music. Different kinds."

Whatever artists happened to be hot in the New York party scene.

Re: your favorite band sucks. also, your favorite video game console is a piece of shit. [ap]

[onapalebicycle.livejournal.com]

Just for clarification, then.

"New music, like, the indie club scene where you go to a coffee house and there's a guy with a guitar writing shit, or whatever's on the Billboard Top 40 Mass-Produced Song-O-Matic?"

Look, she'd still sleep with go out with him if his taste in music sucked. She just wanted to know.

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[stars_and_money]

"Both," Jeremy said, honestly. Sort of. He wasn't so much for the coffee houses, but there were other kinds of up-and-coming indie musicians too. "Why should I choose? Best of both worlds, George."

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[onapalebicycle.livejournal.com]

Okay. She ... actually respected the hell out of that answer.

"You ... don't," she said, slowly. Maybe it was kind of snobby of her to turn her nose up at things just for being popular. Huh. "So you really just ... listen to whatever hits you?"

Re: your favorite band sucks. also, your favorite video game console is a piece of shit. [ap]

[stars_and_money]

"Pretty much," Jeremy admitted easily. "It's entertainment. Why get so stuck on who's making it?"

Re: your favorite band sucks. also, your favorite video game console is a piece of shit. [ap]

[onapalebicycle.livejournal.com]

"I don't," she laughed. "If my favorite band put out a prepackaged pile of garbage, I'd diss them for selling out."

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[stars_and_money]

"See, that's totally what you get for having a favorite band," Jeremy pointed out. "Pain and heartache." He leaned back in his chair again. "It's not worth it."

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[onapalebicycle.livejournal.com]

"You could use that to argue against giving a damn about anything," George countered. And then, with further reflection, added, "Which means you're in the right club, after all."

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[stars_and_money]

"Well, you're here," Jeremy concluded lazily. "So yeah, guess I am."

Jeremy Darling, ruining Apathy Club with his compulsive charm since 2011.

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[onapalebicycle.livejournal.com]

It took her a moment to get what he meant, and when she did, a slow smile crept over her face.

Dammit. She should not have to restrain herself from grabbing Jeremy and groping him in the middle of Apathy Club. It was really against the spirit of the thing and she'd probably be kicked out if anybody actually gave a fuck about that kind of thing.

"You're just here to mess with me, aren't you?" she asked.

Re: your favorite band sucks. also, your favorite video game console is a piece of shit. [ap]

[stars_and_money]

"What, me?" He smiled, aiming for innocence. It might not have quite gotten there. "I would never mess with anyone."