Thursday
(It's Thursday and Brooklin has been in and out of the studio for the past few days with Sean and finished her first song. Today, she finds herself in Studio One with Kaleb, working on their new song)
Kaleb: is this your first writing session?
Brooklin: (laughing) it's that obvious? I'm learning the game.
Kaleb: let's see what you got.
Brooklin: (taking her notebook from her bag) well I took the notes about the tone of the song and I started working on the hook.
(Brooklin hands Kaleb her notebook; he reads over the lyrics she has)
Brooklin: (biting her thumb fingernail) what you think?
Kaleb: it's pretty good. Definitely something we can work with.
Brooklin: good.
Kaleb: how's your sessions with Sean going?
Brooklin: well I've finished my first song, Sean did his thing with the mixing and background vocals. And we just started working on another one.
Kaleb: you tryna bang out them hits (handing her back her notebook).
Brooklin: I'm definitely trying.
(Kaleb and Brooklin sit in silence for a minute)
Kaleb: so what do you do? Other than this.
Brooklin: well I come from a big family so if I'm not here, I'm usually with one of my sisters.
Kaleb: how many sisters?
Brooklin: there's five of us – I'm a quintuplet.
Kabel: seriously?
Brooklin: (doodling in the margins of her notebook) yeah. I'm number three of five. This is kinda the first thing I'm really doing on my own – that's really all mine.
Kaleb: how's it feel?
Brooklin: free. Don't get me wrong, I love my sisters...they're my best friends but I'm glad this is just mine.
(Kaleb starts twirling his pencil, awkwardly; Brooklin watches him and starts giggling)
Kaleb: what?
Brooklin: you seem real nervous right now. Not what I expected from the Prince of Reigns Entertainment.
Kaleb: what did you expect?
Brooklin: honestly? I expected an entourage around you, dudes, half naked girls...lots of drinking, probably someone smoking (shrugs shoulders and laughing).
Kaleb: I mean that's not entirely wrong. But this is work, not play and I don't play about my music. Besides, I wouldn't wanna scare you.
Brooklin: scare me from what?
(Before Kaleb can answer, one of his friends, Jonathan, walks in flanked by two scantily clad girls)
Brooklin: (softly) well that looks appropriate.
Jonathan: hey, Kaleb, the twins wanna know...(noticing Brooklin) oh...my bad. You getting started without us?
Brooklin: excuse me?
Kaleb: (standing up) Jonathan, this is Brooklin. She's a new artist here at Reigns, we're working on a song.
Jonathan: oh my bad. Well when you're done, the twins here want to...ah...audition for your next video.
Brooklin: (packing up her stuff) well don't let me stop you.
(Brooklin picks up her bag to leave)
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Reign Over Me
General FictionThe Reigns family is a prominent family in Atlanta. Father and Mother, Brian and Hazel have built an entertainment company from the group up, their kids all have a part in the business in their own way: Kristopher (the eldest) is a company lawyer, K...
