One odd afternoon... [atoafriend/open]

OOC: Okay, I modified my previous post. Read it and work from there.

Detrian gave me a glare that could kill in the Arena. People would just literally die from his glare, and he'd win in five seconds flat.
Despite the heat he set on me, I smiled. "One, this isn't a recital. The majority of the musicians will, to your relief, ignore you. And two, don't call me that." Being called "miss" makes me feel either too young or too old.

Noelia's words surprised Detrian. She thought she was being a problem? Why? Turning to her, he spoke, "You aren't being a problem, it's Miss Falls, who is being a problem. I don't want to stop you from joining her. I simply asked that she not drag me into this." After a brief moment of thought, he decided to add the last part. "Besides, I'm sure you'd enjoy it more without me there," he said in a less harsh tone. Averting his eyes from her, he gave an internal sigh. 'Idiot, you're too soft on people,' he thought.

I smiled. "See Detrian? Come on, you don't even have to stay for the whole thing, only a few minutes. And the ensemble isn't as bad as you might imagine; we've gathered up only the best musicians in District 6."

"Sure," I said. I turned to Noeila. "Ready?"

Detrian noticed that Noelia was smiling deliberately at him, and he wondered what she was trying to imply by that. If she was hoping to get him to smile, it was not going to happen. He followed Agana as she led them outside and around the city to a large concert hall. He paused in front of it and hung back as the girls continued up the steps. 'I do not want to go in there,' he thought, and stood watching their ascent.
Then he averted his gaze to the building. He hated that place for so many reasons. The people, the noise, the appearance, the memories, all of it he despised down to the core of his being, especially the music. He would not listen to music and hadn't ever since he had lost his family. The painful memories that it brought back were to much for him to handle. He looked away from the building and began to breathe again, although he hadn't realized that he had been holding his breath. Agana would just have to deal with it, he couldn't go in there even if he tried to.