Michaela Barnes (michaela_barnes) wrote in btvsal, @ 2010-05-28 23:35:00 |
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Entry tags: | chloe van warren, kayla barnes, place: la |
Another Interview (Getting There!)
Who: Chloe and Kayla
Where: Chloe's
When: Saturday, May 22nd (Shh)
Kayla had been meaning to interview Chloe for a while now, but really had to suck in her courage before even attempting to call the blonde to set up a time-and-date for said interview, because let's face it. She had a more than friendly crush on her. And so, she made her way to the Van Warren house (if 'house' was what you would call it, because jeeeze), clad in hip-hugging jeans and a loose white t-shirt, and a couple of bangles dangling from her wrists, her hair styled in that just-got-out-of-bed muss. She steeled her breath before knocking on the door, feeling a little guilty coming here since what happened to poor Rachelle...
If anyone expected Chloe to answer the door all solemn and depressed because of Chelle? Then they didn't know Chloe too well. Her way of dealing? Was to look like a damn outcast from Sex And The City, with a one of a kind Gucci miniskirt, paired up with a matching sequinned tanktop, and cream colored Manolos. Because obviously, this was how all metal drummers dressed. She opened the door and squealed, leaning in to give Kayla a little smooch on each of her cheeks. "Kaaaaaaayla! Welcome to Casa de Van Warren! Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeease make yerself at home!"
Ooooh, did poor Kayla blush then. She ruffled her hand through her short dark hair and chuckled, trying her best not to look at those legs that just seemed to go on for forever. "Thanks for having me."
"Anytime at all, darlin'!" Chloe beamed, that grin going ear to ear, and a little skip to her step. This was her way of dealing. Trying to be as happy as possible. The TWO AND A HALF POTS OF COFFEE she'd already had today? Likely helping as well. "So.... yer hittin' the ole' jackpot here, babe! I'm one of the founding members of the band, so... anything you need to know? I can tell ya."
"Great," Kayla replied, catching herself watching Chloe's hips as she walked. Whimper. "Um, usually, before I push the little red button I ask if there’s any subject that's taboo... sooo... that was me asking."
"Well... you're a..." she made a stabbing motion there, obviously mimicking a stake. "right? Like... you know all the poopy stuff that goes on around here?"
"As much as I can know, I guess. It's still a little new to me," she admitted, wishing, and not for the first time, that she could control when she blushed. "Why?"
"Then you.... know about Lucy." She said simply, obviously meaning the death-and-coming-back thing. "Obviously... let's avoid that. Most people don't... they wouldn't understand."
"Oh," Kayla chuckled. "No, no, they really wouldn't." She ruffled a hand through her hair again and looked around. "We could talk about it after, if you want?"
"If ya like. But other than that? I'm an open book. But a good one. Like a Harlequin Romance Novel." Yeah, because that was Chloe's idea of a good book. Seriously.
Kayla tried to bite back the smile that came across her face. Really, she did. "Great. Where should we do this... in this big ass house of yours?"
Chloe answered by just waving for the girl to follow her, and led her to the game room, where a huge, almost movie-theater sized screen was playing a bunch of old Megadeth videos at the moment. There was a pool table and several vintage arcade games there as well. "Right here would be JUST fab, thanks!"
The brunette shook her head with a laugh, before sitting down and setting that little mini-recorder down on the table between them, hitting the 'record' button. Anything that she had to edit out could be edited out, after all. "Usually I do this big intro before each interview, but I'm starting to see how repetitive that is, so I’ll just start with 'hi Chloe, it’s good to have you here'", she smirked.
"It's good to have me in my own home?" She giggled, before waving that off. "Ok, ok... sorry. Starting over. ANYHOO. Thank you, Kayla m'dear! It's allllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll my pleasure." Jeeeeeesus. Was there honestly a more naturally cute and hyper person alive?
"On the show, smart ass," Kayla replied, before blushing again. "It's not due to air for another week, but still! It's good to see you, and... yeah." This interview was likely not to make any sense, was it? "I guess I'll start with the obligitory 'how'd you get interested in playing the drums'?"
"I was six years old. The most hyperactive little thing in the history of EVER." Chloe giggled, covering her mouth as she did. "My 'rents couldn't find anything that could keep my ADHD bum occupied for more than a few minutes. Then I heard that old song 'Wipeout'. Come on. You know it even if you don't wanna admit it. And I started trying to play that drumline from the middle of it with two pencils. AND DIDN'T STOP FOR HOURS. My dad ran out the next day and bought me a kit."
"Did he... also soundproof your bedroom?" Kayla teased, poking her tongue out at the blonde. "That's a pretty early start, though. I'm impressed. Who would you say greatly influenced you growing up? Musically or otherwise?"
"ONLY the hottest man to ever pick up a pair of drumsticks, that being Mr. Nick Menza, formerly of Megadeth. BEST DRUMMER EVER. Seriously, don't even give me that Lars Ulrich crap or I WILL KNOCK YOU ON YOUR BUTT." All one breath, ladies and gents. All one breath.
Kayla just laughed, "I happen to agree with you, so we're all good there." She gave a little salute. "So, I'm guessing you played with your sibs when you grew up... but what made you decide 'oh, hey, band. That's the way for me?'’ Was it a natural progression, or something you gave it serious consideration to?... And yes, that was more than one question. Sorry."
"Oh GAWD, I totally talk the same way so no harm no foul, right? OH HEY! SUGAR! FOR YOU!" She said with no segue whatsoever, practically shoving a plate of sugar cookies and a glass of Mountain Dew Kayla's way. "Kevin didn't really jam with us at first. It was just me, drummin' away. And when Lucy was barely old enough to HOLD a guitar, she just... literally taught herself how to play. So we started playing old Megadeth and Judas Priest songs together, just for fun. Lucy and Kev? FREAKIN' LOVE JUDAS PRIEST. For real. And Kev can't play an instrument to save his life, but one day he just started singing along with us, for fun, and hit the freakin' high notes in 'Touch of Evil'. And our jaws DROPPED. From that day, the three of us just... couldn't stop. We knew we had to do this forever."
"Ohmygod," Kayla chuckled, completely taken aback by the sugar outburst. She had a sip of the Mountain Dew while Chloe talked, thinking she'd have to dumb down the volume a liiiittle bit with this interview. "How'd you come about joining Suicide Messiah?"
"Well, one of my besties back in San Diego was Lexi Wilson. And when she decided to move out here to get her big break, I came with her." She grinned, literally bouncing in her seat there. HYPER. "She's SO amazing, and I hadn't realized how bad her problem was at the time. So we came up with the name together, combining the names of two of our favorite songs."
"Y'know, I've often wondered how the name came about. I really have to make a point to meet her, sometime," she added. Yeah, another musician she could be cute and blushy around. Good call, Kayla. "Do you have any dreams or aspiration that you'd like to accomplish before... let's say, twenty five?" She laughed.
"Well, first? To anyone who might be wondering, the songs were Ozzy's "Suicide Solution" and Metallica's "Leper Messiah". Now ya know! And remember the old GI Joe cartoon? KNOWING IS HALF THE BATTLE, PEOPLE!" Holy crap, was this girl for real? Seriously? "Annnnnnnnyway. I'm in three bands. And my goal? Before I'm twenty five, I want all three to be household names."
Kayla actually rolled her eyes then, "Sorry. I assume people have my vast knowledge of music. I knew what songs you were talking about," she blushed. “That’s pretty ambitious, Chloe. Although given how... energetic you are, I don’t doubt for a second that’ll be the case. Is there anything you'd like to add before we wrap this up?"
"Just a couple of things that different people have asked me, that I figured I'd settle once and for all." Oh no. This really couldn't end well, huh. "First. NO, Lexi is not a lesbian, nor am I. We're just both seeing women. Big diff. Second! Despite any rumors you've heard about Pat, that IS merely the mic stand he's handling onstage during Broken Sunrise gigs. Third! Lucy is still only 16, and also happily taken, so.... please, can you 30-plus guys stop asking me about her? OH YES! Also! The secret of life. It's candy. Seriously. Candy can solve ANYTHING."
The Slayer's eyebrows just... slowly went up as Chloe went on, but bless her, she didn't interrupt the girl. Not like she could, anyway. "Er... thanks, Chloe," she said, as a form of wrapping up the 'segment'.