[Nexus 100] 049. Club.

[shimmerandsing]

049. Club
Word count: 132
Rating: G

Half of the light bulbs in the place were burnt out and half of what was left weren't even switched on. The long fluorescent tubes that lit the rickety stage hummed and buzzed over her head like a swarm of angry insects. Judging by the sound, those bulbs would soon be joining their dead kinfolk.

Nobody is listening. She can hear the conversation over the sound of glass clinking together and over the sound of her own voice. None of these people likely know, or care, that Alison Blaire once sold out arenas and grand concert halls. They were here for cheap beer and booze.

But, for a moment, none of it matters. Under faded lights and in a platinum blond wig, Dazzler shines once more, as brightly as she ever did.