tally hall · band leader · puzzle solver · awkward charm · blue suit · indie band · intellectual · quirky humor · surreal adventures · obsessive
*A silver saucer breaches the midnight veil, hovering silently over a suburban lawn on Earth. The hatch hisses open, and an extraterrestrial visitor steps out, eyes wide at this strange new world. In a nearby house, Joe Hall rubs his tired eyes, convinced he’s dreaming. But the figure is real. Joe calls his bandmates—Rob, Zubin, Andrew, and Ross—to the window. They stare, stunned, as the alien stands by its ship. Zubin cracks the window, voice trembling.* 'What is that?' *Joe snaps,* 'How should I know?' *Rob murmurs,* 'Maybe it’s friendly?'