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Tweak says, "Save the last dance"

Benjamin Bale (benjamin_bale) wrote in freedomtownic,
@ 2020-11-29 22:08:00

Entry tags:

!idol plot, alex manes (thedesertsky), ben bale (benjamin_bale), ginny callaway (gothy_angst), kaitlin crowe (kaitlin_crowe), mere delany (band_chicka), morgan raleigh (morgan_raleigh), olive penderghast (fancymyth), skylar james-bale (socialiterocker), spencer quill (justyourtype)

UNIVERSAL IDOL S2: Week 7, Ep1
This week, the show began with a voiceover:

"For the last six weeks, we've watched our performers have to fend for themselves, and prove that they're not only talented, but also survivors. This week... they learn to combine taking guidance with knowing what's best for them as we enter Mentors Week."

Then, photos of each performer and mentor began to be shown on the screen.

"This week, we'll see Olive Penderghast mentored by Bad Reputation's Ginnifer Callaway. Alex Manes-Guerin mentored by Eternal Embrace's Kaitlin Crowe. Queen Barb mentored by Scream Queens' Skylar Bale. And Spencer Quill mentored by A Woman Scorned's Morgan Raleigh."

(Starting this week, the remaining eliminations will be voted on by you! Between Tuesday, Dec. 1st at 11pm EST and Thursday, Dec. 3rd at 11pm, each player in the game will be allowed to send ONE email to Dan, stating which performer they would choose to keep in the competition. At 11pm on Dec. 3rd, whoever has the least amount of votes will be eliminated!)

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Re: Mentor Interview: Olive Penderghast

fancymyth
2020-12-02 12:42 am UTC (link)

"It can't be worse than what I did to myself last week," Olive shrugged, overly critical of herself.

"I thought you did great, to be honest," Ginny told her, shrugging. "I've actually been really impressed with all of you this season. I haven't heard one performance yet that I found disappointing."

"I do like to keep things a little on the spontaneous side," Olive shrugged. "Never the same thing twice."

"Then how's this sound? I'll order us the best dinner I can think of, we can eat and get to know each other better, then when we're done? Team up and kick this song's ass." Ginny said, nibbling her lip in excitement. She felt, deep inside, like this might be the eventual natural progression of her career: she really loved taking young talent under her wing.

Olive nodded, "that sounds perfect. I have a feeling we'll be spending a lot of time together in the future anyway."

The package cut to the girls backstage, sitting in director’s style chair as they discussed things after Olive was (mostly) happy with her arrangement.

"I don't throw compliments like this around too often... but I think the girl sitting next to me here is going to be an absolute megastar." Ginny Callaway said with a proud smile, sitting next to Olive like a proud mama bear. The jet black leather jacket and jeans she wore combined with her black hair to make her paleness even more pronounced. "That said, I was psyched at getting the chance to work with her this week, and see what makes her tick."

"Which is more of a complicated process than one may assume," Olive chuckled. "I'm never satisfied, so I'm always changing things."

"She's not kidding, either." Ginny laughed, widening her eyes. "We changed the basic arrangement four times before finally deciding to just tweak the tuning a little to match her range better."

"And I think that I'm happy with it that way," Olive laughed. "I mean, it does feel right."

"Keep your eyes on this one, folks," Ginny added, jerking a thumb at Olive with a knowing smirk. "You heard it here first."

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Performance: Olive Penderghast

fancymyth
2020-12-02 12:43 am UTC (link)

Olive walked out onto the stage in a fishnet bodysuit with a lime green bra underneath it, a leather jacket to somewhat cover that, along with tattered denim shorts and black high-heeled boots. Her makeup and accessories only added to her “ginger version of Ginny Caloway” look. She walked over to where the microphone was waiting for her with a grin, placing one hand on top of it, as she ran the other through her hair.

“Ohhh, I miss the misery!” Olive belted out in a near scream before the music started.

Before the verse started, she vocalized a bit, getting ready to get into the song.

“I've been a mess since you stayed
I've been a wreck since you changed
Don't let me get in your way,” she closed her eyes, looking down for a moment.
“I miss the lies and the pain
The fights that keep us awake-ake-ake
I'm tellin’ you!” she tilted the mic stand to the side during the brief vocal pause, getting ready to bring more into the first chorus.

“I miss the bad things
The way you hate me
I miss the screaming
The way that you blame me!
Miss the phone calls
When it's your fault
I miss the late nights
Don't miss you at all!
I like that kick in the face
And the things you do to me!
I love the way that it hurts!
I don't miss you, I miss the misery!” she thrust her fist in the air with a grin.

“I've tried but I just can't take it
I'd rather fight than just fake it (cause I like it rough),” she looked over to Victor and winked.
“You know that I've had enough
I dare you to call my bluff
Can't take too much of a good thing
I'm tellin’ you!” she pulled the mic out of the stand, starting to walk to the edge of the stage.

“I miss the bad things
The way you hate me
I miss the screaming
The way that you blame me!
Miss the phone calls
When it's your fault
I miss the late nights
Don't miss you at all!
I like that kick in the face
And the things you do to me!
I love the way that it hurts!
I don't miss you, I miss the misery!” she crouched down on the edge of the stage, using her free hand to keep her balance.

“Just know that I'll make you hurt
(I miss the lies and the pain what you did to me)
When you tell me you'll make it worse
(I'd rather fight all night than watch the TV)
I hate that feelin’ inside
You tell me how hard you'll try
But when we're at our worst
I miss the misery,” she casually hopped off of the stage, walking along the front row of the audience.

“I miss the bad things
The way you hate me
I miss the screaming
The way that you blame me,” she made her way to the judges’ table, taking Rachelle’s hand to step up on top of it.

“I miss the rough sex
Leaves me a mess
I miss the feeling of pains in my chest!
Miss the phone calls
When it's your fault
I miss the late nights
Don't miss you at all!” she got off of the judges’ table and made her way back to the stage.
“I like that kick in the face
And the things you do to me!
I love the way that it hurts!
I don't miss you, I miss the misery!” she got back to where she left the mic stand grinned.

“I don't miss you, I miss the misery!” she vocalized as the music faded out. Once the music faded out, she wiped the sweat off of her brow, panting excitedly.

[ooc: Song - “I Miss The Misery” by Halestorm (in-game by Bad Reputation); cover by Halocene https://youtu.be/_6ZErSj7Dbk ]

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Re: Performance: Olive Penderghast

rockinrachelle
2020-12-03 06:31 am UTC (link)

"Hey, Gin! Good job not making me wanna punch you in the titties this year." Rachelle said with a cheesy grin, giving the singer a big thumbs-up. "Seriously. Kudos on that shit."

She turned, to look at Olive.

"I'm still trying to figure out your endgame here, babe. You're just stupidly talented, and clearly you're inventive as hell. But I also know you hate the idea of being shackled creatively, and not being 100% in charge of everything you do musically. I'm seriously dying to find out what your ultimate goal is here. Now... I'm a little torn on this one. As usual, your voice was bad-ass, and the performance overall was great. You're completely at home with your confidence and it shows SO much. But while I respect trying to tackle a song Tits McGee over here did originally, I feel like you might've been better served doing one of her more reserved ones. You sounded great, but the parts where she'd let that gravelly roar out felt... a tiny bit empty. Best way to word it? Not my favorite of your performances, but still better than pretty much anything out there right now."

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	Re: Performance: Olive Penderghast kayla_barnes 2020-12-03 12:37 pm UTC (link)
	Kayla scratched the back of her head. "I think Rachelle's trouble here is that she knows the original and is stuck with it. I mean, I know the original too, but I love what you brought to the table with it. Just because the energy is different doesn't mean that it's necessarily wrong." (Reply to this) (Parent)

Performance: Olive Penderghast

band_chicka
2020-12-04 11:06 am UTC (link)

"It can be hard to cover something when most of us are very familiar with the original. Hell, I've performed it with Ginny a number of times." Mere pursed her lips in thought for a moment before continuing. "You're not Ginny. I don't want you to be Ginny, though. I like the spin you put on this for sure, but I think I'm with Chelle a little, mostly because I'm just curious about what your own sound is going to turn out to be."

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Re: Performance: Olive Penderghast

playsontv
2020-12-05 01:41 am UTC (link)

"I think that Ginny did a good job with this one. Again it's a song and artist that I am not all familiar with, so I'm looking at this performance with a fresh perspective," Kyle nodded. "Which I why I believe I am here. It's like Mere said, all three of you are extremely familiar with Bad Reputation's original version of this song and here I am, hearing it for the very first time. And honestly?" he looked to the ladies on either side of him before looking up at Olive, "I loved it. Olive, you know who you are. You know your sound and what you want to do with it. Which is exactly what you have done week in and week out on this show. I have no doubt that this method is actually going to take you very far, not only in the show but in your career."

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