Session 1 Bertie loses her mind...More than Once

Bertie and her childhood best friend Phoebe are spending Bertie's last evening in their hometown of Maynard, Arkansas at their favorite local bar. Phoebe reveals a surprise going away present to Bertie: a pair of tickets and the equivalent of a backstage pass to see their favorite band, Asylum. After a quick return trip home to say her final goodbyes to her parents and family, Bertie and Phoebe head off later that night, or technically early the next morning, for Memphis, Tennessee where the concert is taking place.

Bertie and Phoebe spend a fun first half of the day in Memphis enjoying being in such a bustling city. They arrive at the venue of the concert early in order to meet the band as Phoebe promised. They meet each member as they are warming up for the night's set. There's Peach Cobbler the bassist and a kenku, the member of the band that Phoebe happens to know. Diamond Swift is the drummer for the band who uses her earth genasi abilities to create a unique style. Lissen is the band's keyboardist who is vedalken and apart from the band in the fact that they are classically trained. Last but not least, they get to meet the lead singer, Euphoria, who is an half-elven half-tiefling woman with dynamite energy and gravitational charm. Euphoria invites Bertie to play a little something for them, recalling that she may have once seen her perform in Houston, Texas. Bertie, who brings her violin everywhere, plays for Asylum and impresses them enough to be invited on as their impromptu guest performer for tonight's concert. Bertie excitedly agrees and before she and Phoebe leave they are reminded to find Bertie a good outfit for tonight and to return on time.

Beyond ecstatic and in slight disbelief the girls managed to find a pantsuit for Bertie which changes colors as she plays different notes on her violin to wear for the performance. They return to the venue on time, but upon reconvening with the band Bertie is sequestered into their dressing room, leaving Phoebe shut out and closing the door in her face. The band begins their pre-concert prep which involves doing lines of gem shards, which Bertie recognizes as highly addictive and dangerous, but also particularly beneficial in terms of magical ability enhancement. She decides that not participating would be a bad move and does a line of emerald shard.

During the performance the band plays incredibly well, even with an added and unexpected guest musician. Bertie continues to ride this high both figuratively and literally for the entirety of the performance, playing better than she has in years, and throughout the rest of the night. After the concert ends, Bertie is overjoyed and receives an offer to play with the band for the next few stops on their tour until they reach San Diego, at which point they could drop her off. She agrees and shares the news with Phoebe who requests if she can get an autograph from Euphoria. Bertie leads her to Euphoria's personal dressing room and knocks on the door. She knocks a few times and receives no response. Bertie pushes open the door to see Euphoria sucking the life and energy out of some poor, random fan. Phoebe is too tall to see past the door frame and in a panic Bertie shuts the door behind her. Euphoria notices Bertie enter the room and calls her forward, she then casts Modify Memory on Bertie, effectively wiping any recollection she may have had of what she just saw.

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