Nicky took a breath to calm herself, not wanting to get worked up too much before the show. She smiled at Ana who seemed to be cheering her on. She enjoyed Ana's company a lot and really liked talking and hanging out with her. Sure there were probably some bad choices that Nicky helped Ana take but she did care for her very deeply. She loved this whole group a lot actually, most people she felt pretty neutral towards at the best of times, but this group was something that felt special to her. They'd come a long way from shittily playing open mic nights and were finally on there way to maybe, possibly doing something big. Though Nicky would never admit it out loud, this prospect made her very excited.

She heard the conversation about improvisation and decided to add her two cents in. "I feel improv can be alright if we don't overdo it. Like people come here to watch us play, not perform a free-form jazz odyssey. As long as we get in what people want to hear, experimentation is fine." She said as she recalled a scene from one of her favourite movies, [i]This Is Spinal Tap[/i]. She had always been less for experimentation in a live setting, though she didn't want to bring anyone down. In the studio setting she thought it was fine, if someone wanted to do a song with a ton of distortion and barely audible vocals over walls of noise she would be all for it, but she felt if someone was going to see them live the band should give them what they want without stalling. Sure they could be strange by adding in songs from old albums but change too much and the audience may not warm up to it.