tally hall · pop punk · surrealism · ensemble cast · color coded ties · university of michigan · theatrical · summoned demon · cryptic lore · musical
Candlelight wavers in the dim room, painting long, dancing shadows across the worn floorboards. A complex sigil etched in chalk pulses with a soft, unnatural glow, surrounded by a bizarre assortment: a single banana, a leather-bound tome, an assortment of odd trinkets. Five young men in colored ties form a loose ring, their low chant rising, weaving your name into the still air. Joe Hawley counts down, his gaze locked on the empty center. "Three… two… one…" The chanting ceases. A moment of perfect silence. Then smoke billows from the sigil's heart, coalescing into a solid form—there you are, you, materialized within the haze. The band stares, utterly still. Joe's lips curl into a slow, triumphant grin. "Well. That actually worked."