"Okay so I'm just going to run one final ear piece test, and it'll simply be a a small series of sounds, let me know if there's any issues in volume, balance or if it's all good to go." Delia explains whilst flicking through the IPad she held in her hands that contained a few master control links.
"I think we know how an ear piece works by now." Andy scoffs making sure his was in his ear and securely fitted.
"Okay, playing sounds in 3, 2, 1." Delia continues whilst ignoring Andy's rude comment. "Any issues with that?"
"Nope, spot on. Thanks Delia." CC comments which makes the others nod in agreement- besides Andy who was back to his death glare- well if he wasn't going to fully cooperate that wasn't down for Delia's error.
"Perfect. Well good luck guys. Any issues just let me know via speaking into your mics or sending some sort of signal my way and I'll look into sorting it for you." Delia smiles before walking towards where her sound desk for the venue was set up.
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it had reached the half way point of the performance for Black Veil Brides and thankfully there had not been any issues raised by any of the members on stage; this definitely brought some ease to the nerves Delia was feeling about the tour. From her end the balance sounded perfect with all the instruments blending in such a way that each could still be appreciated individually without one overpowering the others, even with the crowd screaming and singing along. The crowd volume was an anxiety Delia didn't even realise she had until the first song started if she was being totally honest. It was one thing to do a sound check with just the band playing, it was a whole other thing to be checking sound balance whilst also trying to make sure everything could be heard over screaming fans. This was a massive step up from doing smaller artist performances or even small theatre production work that was for sure, regardless, Delia was feeling confident about her work right now and the fact that the band (excluding the dickhead that was Andy) had complete faith in her was also a helping boost.
"You look like a snack!" a fan suddenly screams as the song finished which instantly caught the attention of Andy.
"I look like a snack?" Andy asks only to be met by screams and laughter from the crowd "I assume that is a good thing?" More screams.
As much as Delia hated to admit it, this particular scene did cause a laugh from her. It just amazed her how this lead singer laughing and being confused when interacting with his fans was the same guy who had been nothing but rude to her for the whole first day that they had met.
"Believe it or not he's a decent guy deep down."
The voice of CC from earlier then echoed in Delia's head. Seeing him on stage was definitely a different side of him from what she had met earlier in the day, he clearly cared about the fans and the band. The sudden guilt of wanting to know what had happened to him to make him such a way suddenly hit her. Surely it would be weird to go digging on the internet about him, after all, he was technically one of her employers in a way. Maybe one of the guys would spill something to her eventually? she highly doubted he would say anything about it to her, but then did she really want to know what happened?
"Uh oh, I think our new sound technician has fallen asleep on the job. Hey Delia, Jinxx's mic has stopped working, could you fix this for us please?" Andy's voice is then snapping her out of her thoughts causing her to scramble to her main controls to find the issue.
"Hey, there we go! Everyone give it up for Delia!" Jinxx then shouts into his mic causing the fans to scream- all the while Delia can see that Andy is staring at the sound booth slightly emotionless whilst passing a quick thumbs up. No doubt this will cause a massive reaction from him after the show, oh how Delia looked forward to that conversation later. So much for her first show with them running super smoothly.
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"Right, okay. That is slightly inconvenient but it should be fine. Thank you so much for letting me know in advance, I know a few solutions to the issue so when we're there tomorrow I'll look into it to find the better option." Delia speaks into her phone.
The show had ended and despite the one microphone mishap that had happened to Jinxx, Delia was feeling beyond pleased with herself. About half an hour after the show had finished she had the venue for the next show contact her regarding a tech issue they had run into that night for the performer they had, which would result in some of the tech stuff she had planned not be able to run the way originally planned. It was times like this Delia was glad she had spent the extra 2 years at university to do a masters degree, if she did a Bachelor's degree alone she likely would be panicking by now. Despite this, it was still a weird concept to her of just how professional this new job of hers was. She remembers when she had to give all of the venues her number when she signed to the tour for the very reasons like this complication she was now faced with.
"Shit." Delia then mutters under her breath as she looks down at her phone after ending the call from the venue. Jinxx had explained what time they were all heading out for after show drinks and she was already running 5 minutes late. Well, a job as a sound technician sadly didn't end straight after a performance, surely they will understand her late coming.
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"There she is! we were worried you were going to bail on us!" CC laughs as Delia walks onto the band's tour bus. At the mention of Delia's name, Andy's head instantly snaps to look at her; death glare in motion towards her.
"Here I am." Delia laughs back awkwardly, aware of Andy's disapproval. "Sorry, I had tomorrow night's venue phone me just to brief over a slight issue they've had with their sound controls. But it'll be fine, I'll figure something out."
"Oh brilliant, another way for Delia to fuck up our set." Andy rolls his eyes before placing a kiss on the cheek of the girl who was sitting next to him silently with his arm around her shoulders. "Right, well I think it's time you leave, we'll have to start traveling soon. I'll walk you out." Andy then explains to this girl before the pair of them up and leave.
"So... what do you want to drink?" Jake breaks the tension after Andy leaves.
"What you guys got?"
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Ribcage- Andy Biersack/ Black Veil Brides
Fanfiction"There's one thing you should know about me Delia Vincent, I don't date. Got no heart to break and emptiness is safe, keep it that way." He was adamant in his choices... ...But then things changed.
