Parker laughed mockingly as Matt endorsed his joke to Soren as he left to get the rest of the toms and small pieces of the set. When he returned, practice assumed right away, as Matt was very correct about wasting their money. 
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Placing the last piece of the drum set into it's place in the van and clasping the final strap [Time-skips rock], Parker closed the back of his beloved van with a huff that basically said 'that took for-fucking-ever.' Leaning back against the van, Parker checked his phone and responded to a few text messages before stopping cold and nearly dropping his phone but caught it and slid it into his pocket instead. With a clean look in his barely opened eyes, he took a deep breath in and leaned his head back against the van as well-- The pills he had taken during break were taking effect. His head fell back into it's upright position and his mind came back to Earth as he focused on his band-mates once more, twirling his spare drumsticks in his hand idly.