AUGUST Q&A PART 3 (Patreon)

PRODUCER: Last batch of questions and you can all go home.

Seven leans back in their seat, sighing.

SEVEN: Thank God.

Before Pope and Kieran could do it, Avina chooses another question.

@softviolence: given your, or lawless' i suppose, tension with both mc's band and underground wastebasket after the photoshoot: if you were given the choice rather than mc; out of the two who would you share a bus with? and why?

Seven frowns, looking uncomfortable. For the first time, Kieran and Pope look equally disturbed by the question.

AVINA: Ah…

They glance at Seven.

AVINA: Can we pass on the q-

SEVEN: I’d flip a coin.

PRODUCER: Can’t do that.

Seven snorts, clearly annoyed.

SEVEN: Oh, there’s rules now?

PRODUCER: If flipping a coin was not possible, who would you choose?

Seven slumps back, the annoyance reverting back to discomfort.

Pope looks at Seven and then raises his hand. The producer sighs.

PRODUCER: Yes?

POPE: I’d choose Underground Wastebasket. They don’t seem as…loud.

KIERAN: I’d choose [band].

PRODUCER: Why?

KIERAN: Because Pope picked the other one.

Pope laughs, which only makes the producer more irritated.

AVINA: I have no particular preference for either.

Seven grins.

SEVEN: Neither do I.

PRODUCER: That doesn’t feel entirely honest.

Seven Lawless currently looks like they are at their limit.

SEVEN: Doesn’t it?

POPE: Next question.

@avina; how has the competition been treating u? also... are u seeing anyone?

Avina shifts uncomfortably in their seat. Seven makes a face.

PRODUCER: Well?

POPE: They’re not. We would know.

Avina quirks a brow.

AVINA: How could you be so sure?

Pope whips his head at them, feigning hurt.

POPE: Who else would you tell? We’re your only friends.

AVINA: That’s…well, that’s not entirely true!

SEVEN: Avina and I sleep together-

AVINA: Platonically.

SEVEN: And they’re definitely single. The most notifications they get is from their guild in some war game.

Seven, Pope and Kieran laugh. Avina looks positively angered.

AVINA: Sorry I can’t be like you.

PRODUCER: What does that mean?

AVINA: Seven’s phone is always blowing up with comments and tweets about how much everyone loves them.

Kieran sighs wistfully.

KIERAN: The pros of being a singer…

Seven clicks their tongue, winking.

It’s Kieran’s turn to pick a question and he immediately laughs.

KIERAN: Wait I need to do a dramatic reading of this.

@7 from 7-MC-Shipper-99: 100% of ur problems would disappear if u and mc simply got back together. it's just facts. science!!!! truth!!!!!! trust me. im a doctor. (ignore the 7xMC edits on my profile, it's a bot).

As Kieran reads it out with an overly excited voice, Seven sits back with their hands clasped on their stomach, their face not giving away at all how they feel.

PRODUCER: Well?

Pope reveals his phone, cackling.

POPE: I wonder if they have any edits of me-

Avina shakes their head at him and he pouts, putting his phone away.

PRODUCER: How do you feel about that, Seven?

SEVEN: It’s funny.

PRODUCER: Funny?

SEVEN: I don’t see why people are so hung up on some relationship I had years ago.

PRODUCER: They’re your fans.

PRODUCER: Have you never thought about it?

SEVEN: Thought about what?

PRODUCER: The idea of you and [MC] getting back together.

SEVEN: What?

Seven sits up quickly, somehow knocking over the bowl of questions. It rolls a few seconds before it clatters to the ground, spilling paper and glass everywhere. The camera zooms into it for a moment before focusing on Seven’s face.

SEVEN: Shit-

As they scurry to pick it up, the producer sighs.

PRODUCER: Let’s take five.

—

@UWBIGFAN123:

@devyn y are u so useless!! control ur violent gf!!

Iris gasps as the rest of the band, now joined by August and MC, takes turns reading the question for themselves.

IRIS: Useless? USELESS?

Iris grabs Devyn’s arms and pulls them close. Devyn squeaks at the sudden movement.

IRIS: Devyn is the glue of our group. This band is useless without Devyn.

ROWAN: Hey…

MC: Well, don’t say that—

AUGUST: That doesn’t apply to me right?

IRIS: YOU’RE USELESS.

DEVYN: Iris…

ROWAN: And yeah, Iris may be violent—

IRIS: Rowan.

ROWAN: but it’s for good cause!

Rowan slaps his hand on the table with a harrumph. Devyn looks to be blushing, and they toss the paper away.

DEVYN: Iris isn’t violent, she’s just loyal.

PRODUCER: Finally. An answer that hints you guys are media trained.

ROWAN: We’re not…

PRODUCER: That much is obvious.

MC: I mean, Orion is the equivalent of a ten person team.

PRODUCER: I’m sure he’d appreciate hearing that.

MC rifles through the bowl before the conversation goes anywhere else.

@mcbandisthebest456:

NOOOO! I'm going to miss Jazzy! 😭😭😭 Who is this new @August kid and are they even any good?? What if they just joined because they wanted to be on tv???

MC: Jazzy is currently having a life so.

ROWAN: Is that true August? Did you only come to be on TV?

AUGUST: I’ve been on TV before…

PRODUCER: Your parents are Halona and Martin Pierce, aren’t they?

AUGUST: Yes.

PRODUCER: How do they feel about your presence here?

AUGUST: They support me.

PRODUCER: They’re quite a divisive pair. Quite radical…

August’s brows furrow and they frown.

AUGUST: If you think putting people before self-interest is radical then I guess you’d be right, considering it’s rare to find these days.

PRODUCER: I didn’t mean to cause offense.

August clenches their teeth.

AUGUST: You didn’t.

—-

Blake Winter sits confidently, smiling at the camera. After a deliberate pause, they reach in and grab a slip.

@blake - What's one thing you can't leave for tour without?

BLAKE: I have a framed picture of me and my mom. Take it with me everywhere.

PRODUCER: That’s sweet.

BLAKE: That sounds sarcastic.

PRODUCER: It’s not.

@Blake how does it feel to be such a sore loser that botb had to make an exception for you

BLAKE: What the…

PRODUCER: Answer the question.

BLAKE: Better a sore loser than a cheater.

PRODUCER: Do you know what a sore loser is?

—

Two fans, Maya and Sebastian Holland, sit at the desk. Sebastian Holland looks confused, while Maya seems to be buzzing in her seat.

SEBASTIAN: What are we doing here?

PRODUCER: We decided to ask a few questions for two fans. We’re aware that you, Maya, have a big fan account.

MAYA: Oh my God. I do!

PRODUCER: And you’ve two have been seen with members of a certain band, which has gotten a few fans attention.

SEBASTIAN: Is this…live?

PRODUCER: No.

PRODUCER: There’s a bowl with questions in front of you. Read out what the slips says.

SEBASTIAN: ?

PRODUCER: Go on.

Sebastian makes a face but listens and plucks a slip from the pile. He reads it, his lips parting in surprise.

@randomgamer321:

@Seb your old

Maya snorts out a laugh.

SEBASTIAN: What is this?!

PRODUCER: Congrats, you’ve just read your first piece of hate mail.

MAYA: I feel like that’s less hate mail and more of an observation…

SEBASTIAN: Maya?!

Maya laughs nervously.

MAYA: Take another one.

SEB: Okay…

@Musicislife432:

@maya THIS is your dad?!! 😂 what a loser

SEB: I don’t like this at all.

MAYA: Hey! My dad may be a loser but he’s a good dad!

SEB: Maya…

MAYA: My turn!

@maya i think it is so GREAT that fans have the opportunity to ask other fans questions, bc ive had this q BURNING in me from the start. maya, is your daddy single? are you looking for a step parent bc im free to get married THIS! WEEKEND!

Seb laughs as Maya pouts.

MAYA: Why is everyone so interested in you?

PRODUCER: Your father seems well liked.

Maya rolls her eyes.

MAYA: Everyone likes him. I don’t get it.

SEB: You know, you can be nice to me for once.

MAYA: You know what I mean.

—

G and Victoria have returned and look more revitalized. G says nothing as he grabs another question.

@Victoria- Please leave G and look at meeee you gorgeous woman 😭 I'm on my knees please (sorry G but your wife is the best)

G: I’m not offended by the truth.

Victoria smiles and nudges G, who grins at her.

VICTORIA: Keep begging and I’ll think about it.

PRODUCER: G, it doesn’t bother you that Victoria is desirable?

G: No. Why would it?

VICTORIA: G isn’t very possessive.

PRODUCER: Do you wish they were?

VICTORIA: Uh…

PRODUCER: Sometimes lack of jealousy is mistaken as confidence when it’s really indifference.

G: Whoa. Do you have a problem with me or something?

PRODUCER: No.

VICTORIA: That’s making a big assumption.

PRODUCER: It’s simply food for thought.

G: I’m not indifferent.

G looks uncomfortable and annoyed.

G: I’m just aware of how beautiful she is.

PRODUCER: She is.

G: And I know that I have no control over how people see her.

PRODUCER: …

PRODUCER: Right.

Victoria shoots them a grateful look.

G: And it’s not like I don’t get my fair share of attention.

G grins, which makes Vic roll her eyes. After, G takes another question.

@hotwinterwonderland: Can't believe the great @GReign lost against Blake 😂 how weak

G: Lost?! I didn't fucking lose.

VICTORIA: People think you lost?

G scoffs, pale cheeks turning red.

G: Blake's lucky they broke us up, I'll tell you that.

PRODUCER: Oh?

G: And you can quote me.

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@Orion are u and mc rolling around in the hay

ORION: These questions are ridiculous.

PRODUCER: Well?

PRODUCER: Are you?

ORION: No.

ORION: I don't have relations with people I work with. It's a personal rule.

PRODUCER: Why?

ORION: Because. It's unprofessional and unethical.

PRODUCER: You're an independent manager. There's nothing stopping you.

ORION: Except the fact that I do not feel that way about my clients. Including MC.

PRODUCER: I wonder if they'd be disappointed to hear that.

Orion's face turns a bright pink and they sigh.

ORION: That has nothing to do with me.

@Orion - Why Are you the only manager staying on the buses? And whats your favorite part of being on the bus?

ORION: I'm dedicated. That's what it comes down to.

PRODUCER: Such closeness can not be healthy.

ORION: It's healthy for the band.

ORION: As for the second question: nothing.

ORION: Except that I can keep an eye on the band. God knows they need it.

PRODUCER: Are you talking about the fight?

ORION: Among other things.

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@seven It’s true that you hook up with a lot of people just to get over Mc? if true… that would explain the songs, the way that you open your soul... FUCK. Does that mean you still have feelings for mc? Then you must have a million songs about mc… Ha THE DRAMA 🔥cant wait for the show, that shit gonna be spicy

Seven is silence for a long while.

SEVEN: I don’t hook up with a lot of people. And I don't have feelings for them.

PRODUCER: You don’t?

SEVEN: I’ve stopped that. A long time ago.

PRODUCER: Why?

SEVEN: I…I think I like intimacy when it means something.

PRODUCER: You have no feelings for MC?

SEVEN: No.

SEVEN: Even if I did, I wouldn't tell you or anyone else.

PRODUCER: Why not?

SEVEN: It's just not important.

PRODUCER: And as for your songs?

SEVEN: I write what I feel.

PRODUCER: What does that mean?

SEVEN: That means if you really want to know how I feel, listen to my songs.

PRODUCER: Hm.

PRODUCER: That’s a good place to end it.