5 ✎ karaoke

[watsonyourmind]

It's Saturday night at the local pub, and the owner is trying something new: mandatory karaoke night. Good news is, drinks are free. Bad news is, you have to sing a song to get one. Do you dare?

[ Mingle post! Underage folks are welcome in the pub, so don't be shy and please tag around! ]

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[watsonyourmind]

Jane Watson was not drunk, but she might be by the end of the night. She wasn't much of a singer either, but that didn't seem to matter. She was laughing and joking, cheeks flushed, making the rounds of the room and saying hello to anyone she knew. And perhaps encouraging them to join her on stage.

"It'll be fun! We could do a duet!"

Can you turn down that grin?

[nopolicelikeholmes]

"You think?" Shirley gave that kind of smile that usually meant that she liked an idea more than she wanted to admit.

"I don't think we know any of the same songs, though - unless you count that one Taylor Swift album you played on repeat for like a month."

[watsonyourmind]

Jane considered. "We'll have to do the one from that album, then!" she said. "Ooooh, I'll go see if they have it!"

So far they'd had all the songs she could think of to sing, and quite a few she'd never heard of. She'd suspect that the karaoke machine was magic, except the idea was so silly.

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[rescuethatprincess]

He probably can, but he stares down at her looking rather bemused. He has a mug of... something. He really wouldn't call it ale by his comparably medieval standards, but it's alcoholic. Though it won't get him drunk.

"I regret that I am unfamiliar with the songs." He motions over at the womenfolk. "Perhaps one of them would make a better partner."

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[watsonyourmind]

She grins, undeterred. "They put the words on the screen! It's really easy."

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[lawbender]

Lin spent time in the pub for company. Well, sort of. She felt like she should go out on her nights off sometimes. Small talk really wasn't her strong suit, though.

She was mostly watching the singers, more enthusiastic than skilled, and maybe smiling a little in amusement.

[nopolicelikeholmes]

Shirley sees that smile, Lin. Nothing gets by her. Nothing, I say.

"We should do a duet," she suggested, stifling a grin of her own as she pictured Lin up on a stage, singing.

"Except - do you think that means we'll have to share a drink?"

[lawbender]

Lin's eyebrow twitched. "I'm your defense instructor, not your singing partner." And after a moment, "We'd probably have to share."

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[rescuethatprincess]

"Hello, madame."

He's not entirely sure she quite fits the scene, sitting in silence. He can't help but come over to break it.

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[lawbender]

She nods a greeting. "I see you're settling in. Haven't seen any creatures about, have you?"

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[nopolicelikeholmes]

I used to think maybe you loved me
Now baby I'm sure
And I just can't wait 'till the day
When you knock on the door...

Yep, Shirley is singing. A song. Not with incredible amounts of skill, but who's gonna judge? It looked like fun, she's never done karaoke before, and hey you get a free drink! Win-win!

Until someone decides to take blackmail photos, anyway.

[o_tea_p]

Iroh isn't much of a drinker (of alcohol, at least), but he loves a good music night. Even if the music is in a style he's never heard before, sung by someone who is clearly not a professional. That's the what makes music nights so much fun!

Shirley might notice him grooving in his seat.

[genkigoth]

Ruby toddles up to the bar -- she has to stand on a stool to be seen by the bartender -- and looks up at the menu.

"I'd like a Shirley Temple, please."

When the bartender explains the price, her eyes go wide with horror. "I have to... sing?! Oh no..."

[element_wizard]

Alec leans up against the bar next to her. "They're not taking money?"

[genkigoth]

Ruby shakes her head. "You have to sing for your drink tonight," she says. "But I couldn't carry a tune if you put it in a bucket!"

[rescuethatprincess]

"Oh no?" he looks down at her hesitance, smiling. He has a mug, and he sung a ballad from his own land to get it. It wasn't too horrible, but then he was used to such things.

"There's nothing you'd like to sing?"

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[shiftylyingbardwholies]

Keldar has no idea what karaoke is. HOWEVER what he can do is sing. He's a bard.

This is probably the first time anyone has heard him sing.

He's good.

Currently he's singing a rather ribald song that involves a tree spirit doing things with its branches that really... wooden.

When he's done, he gives a big and deep bow.

[watsonyourmind]

Jane is totally drunk enough to clap. Also, to wonder if he'll teach her the words; she has a few old Army buddies who'd probably like the song. (They play D&D on leave.)

"Sing another one!"

[shiftylyingbardwholies]

"What sort?" he calls out.

He's not drunk yet. When he's done performing he will be.

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[rescuethatprincess]

There's that bard. That bard who so kindly misdirected him. Colwyn hooks an arm around his shoulder with a smile.

"A bard after all."

[shiftylyingbardwholies]

Okay, arm around shoulders by guy he tricked. Possibly not a good thing. Right. doesn't seem to be upset though, just yet.

"Of course. I wouldn't lie about that! It'd ruin my reputation as a bard."

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[deus_ex_cadet]

Wesley is not interested in drinking. He knows full well that what's being served is not synthehol, and even that's something he doesn't particularly go in for. (That might have something to do with being on a starship with his mother and practically every other adult he looks up to, but the fact remains.)

He's not too eager to sing, either, being both at an age when his self-consciousness is particularly amplified and concerned about how he represents Starfleet. That may not mean much here, but it doesn't change that it means something to him.

But the pub is lively, and it sounds like everyone's having a good time, so you can't really blame the young Ensign for stopping in just to see what's going on, even if he is just quietly hanging out and watching.

[watsonyourmind]

In the dimness of the bar, Watson thinks he's kind of cute. At least, until she realizes he must be like, twelve years old. Still, new face! She likes meeting people. Especially when she's tipsy.

"Hi!" she says brightly. "I'm Jane Watson. Are you new?"

[deus_ex_cadet]

Hey, he's eighteen, thank you very much. (And still waiting for the day when that baby face of his will pay off.) He gives a small smile, though - slightly awkward and uncertain, but friendly enough.

"Relatively, yeah." Truth be told, he's been here longer than he expected to be already. Of course, it's possible time moves differently here... "I'm Wesley Crusher - nice to meet you."

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[rescuethatprincess]

Someone without a drink? This just won't do. What kind of tavern is this.

"Not even one song?"