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[element_wizard]

To be perfectly honest the only reason why Alec turned up in Ruby's club was to avoid Sander Cohen. His father's friend was rather irate about a review one of Alec's reviewers wrote about his latest installation. The artist had been trying to corner him all week to politely ask, in his own definition of politely, why Alec had dared allow such filth to be printed. Because clearly the reviewer was wrong.

Sometimes it amazed Alec how Sander could speak in italics.

He'd been looking for an excuse to visit the club and avoiding Sander was always a good excuse to do anything. So a rather frazzled looking Alec Ryan, son of the totally not king of Rapture, dropped into one of the seats near the stage to watch the show. He was a rather distinctive looking individual with hair that just never seemed to stay neat and a scar that went over his left eye and down his cheek he got from the war.

Drink in hand he settled down to just completely hide and enjoy himself.

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[glamorsongstress]

Ruby looks utterly enchanted at the idea of meeting another musician, especially one who appreciates her work. "What sort of music do you do?"

[element_wizard]

Alec leaned back in his chair for a moment and lit up his own cigarette before answering. "Mostly folk tunes. I've always liked the old Russian music. Comfortable things from back h... above." He almost says home before reminding himself that this is supposed to be home. "Father hates it but he's not the one doing the writing so I don't give a shit."

[glamorsongstress]

"Oh." She's not too much of a fan of folk music herself, associating it mostly with the left wing movements that her parents had sacrificed themselves to. "Well, each to his own, I guess. I bet you're good at it, at least."

[element_wizard]

Her response makes Alec laugh. It's a friendly, amused laugh, not a mocking one.

"I know. It's horribly unfashionable. But it reminds me of my godfather and biological parents," he says. "I don't know if I'm any good. I made it into the music program at New York university, but we came here before I finished off my first year."

It's one of his big regrets in life. Not being able to finish his music studies. Or, to be more exact, not to be able to finish college. No one ever thought he'd be able to get into one but he did.