Vinyl is Better (For stark_ravingmad)

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[Continued from here]

It was late in the evening when Tony finally sent a message back. Ziggy didn't mind. He didn't sleep and even if he did, right now he probably wouldn't. They talk records mostly as they walk the short distance toward his home which is on the very outskirts of the plaza but not as far as his parents live from the center. The The first floor townhouse he lives in, which is a converted office space, is easy to spot with its teal facade and golden disk over the gold framed door. The inside is very Ziggy with tall the bright colors and open layout.

There are two cats that come running. One is a pretty normal black cat with white paws. The other is orange with teal tabby stripes and red wings. Ziggy greets both of them before turning to Tony.

"Make yourself at home." He smiles and sets the vinyls down to put away soon. "Do you want a drink?"

He didn't necessarily mean alcoholic since he knew Tony was recovering. "The vinyls are in the living room if you want to put something on."

In the area where most people would have a TV, Ziggy has a record player with nice speakers. A side cabinet, almost like a kitchen pantry, with a glass door holds the several hundred records Ziggy has with him. There are a wide variety of genres; rock, soul, blues, disco, punk, early new wave. From Tony's perspective there's nothing in the collection past his own 1983 and some of the dates don't make sense. Records he knows from the 70s have recorded dates in the 80s or even early 90s.

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[stark_ravingmad]

The walk back was mostly filled with Tony talking about vinyls and other such music-related trivia. It was then they arrived at Ziggy's townhouse, which was pretty impresive.

"Aw, aren't you two guys cute?"

Upon entering the house Tony bent down to offer the cats some tickles and strokes when he noticed that one of them; the orange with teal tabby stripes, had wings. Actual wings. Yeah, totally not a normal cat. But then, he was about to spend an awesome evening with Ziggy, who was half alien. Normal was so out-dated in the Nexus anyway. The engineer offered his host a friendly smile and nodded regarding the drink.

"Sure. How about a mocktail of some kind. Surprise me, Hot-Pants."

Walking into the living room, Tony picked out a vinyl from Ziggy's rather impressive collection and slipped it onto the record player. Choosing "Paint it Black" by the Rolling Stones. It seemed a good choice. Stepping back to sidle up next to Ziggy, Tony wondered what he would drink.

"Epic choice of vinyls, pal. But then, I wouldn't expect less for someone of your music calibre."