“Mate if it helps we didn’t organise anything definitely,” Brad said from his position on the couch. “It was all talk, really.”

“The idea that Tony had actually done some work did seem highly out of character,” Alice murmured.

“Well from now on, regardless of whether it is just talk or not, if you are going to discuss the details of touring or recording or any such thing, we should all be notified.” Liam, it seemed, was just as aggravated by this situation as Alice. This serious, no fuss persona he had adapted was rare, one which Alice knew to only come out at times when he was severely annoyed.

“I’m fine with that,” Brad replied before turning his attention back to the television. Brad always seemed to be indifferent about every decision the band made, which was both a good and bad thing. Good because Alice could never remember a time when they had quarreled, but bad because it sometimes gave the impression that Stereo-Hart didn’t mean half as much to him as it did to her.

“Whatever,” Felix stated as he got up to fetch a drink for himself. Once he had sat back down, a fresh beer in hand, Alice decided to talk.

“Alright. We have been here for a long time and so far have accomplished ***** all.” Her comment was met with nods from all members. “Frankly, I want to get out of here and go out, as I’m sure you all do. So let’s settle this. We’ll go into the studio in August, lets put our deadline at.. Say, end of September, which gives us two months to record. From mid-October until early December we’ll do a number of short tours around the US, and then do a large scale tour in May when the album comes out. That allows for a bigger bracket in which we can organise the large tour, to synchronies it with the album launches blah, blah, blah.”

After she had finished, Alice looked expectantly at Felix for a reply. She had made sure to focus primarily on the money aspect of the business, wanting but not daring to say ‘stuff the promotions, lets just stay in the studio for the next six months.’