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Ram Easthallow (bifoliate) wrote in heureuxlake,
@ 2024-06-18 18:26:00

Entry tags:

Δ complete, Δ threads, → alex griffith, → ash bhargava, → astrid hakansson, → aubrey summers, → benny carmichael, → dawn miller, → eric reed, → gael cardenas, → garrick astergrove, → graham young, → heather bosch, → jani matthews, → joe russo, → jude anderson, → julián reyes, → kate ridley, → maria warrington, → michael price, → michelle spraggs, → ram easthallow, → reggie rimeblossom, → rick allen, → serafina cardenas, → sofia angelov, ∞ 2000: 06, ◦ sunny's bar & club

RP: Karaoke
Who: Open to all.
What: Karaoke for Midsummer!
When: Tuesday 18th June.
Where: Sunny's Bar & Club.
Warnings: Label your headers, please.
Completion Status: Complete.

- Ram's instruction was 'sing what you most want out of life'. Obviously, not all characters have to actually do that, but listeners keep it in mind in case it gives rise to interesting interpretations of song choices.
- Let's just say that a local banshee was there and sang at least one song which made any character whose player chooses a little more honest for a short time. (How long exactly up to player discretion.)
- Blanket permission to say Ram urged your character to sing, or even got up to sing with them (...Benny)!
- Having tried to do a karaoke thread before, I would recommend that in most cases, the song is contained within a tag or two. It's hard for others to interact while your character is singing!
- Rick Report: About 20% of the full strength of his abilities. (For reference, Ram's birthday was 90%).
- See end of thread for song choices! And here's a list of them in order courtesy of our amazing Jani player.

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	Dutch Courage (pre-karaoke drinks) bifoliate 2024-06-18 05:42 pm UTC (link)
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Benny & Open

_andthejets
2024-06-18 11:09 pm UTC (link)

Benny had been doing his best to start pulling himself out of the worst of his funk. Honestly he was still incredibly sad, but he needed to move towards something more approaching functional. The gym had helped a little, but he wasn't exactly feeling over enthusiastic about karaoke. But he'd said he would come along. Still no need to go overboard with dressing. He'd just slung a knitted cardigan over his jeans and t shirt, which was a bit warm, but had slightly more class than the hoodies he'd been existing in at home.

As luck would, or rather wouldn't, have it the bartender who served him was the same one he'd encountered when he was drinking with Gael. "Glass of red wine today, thanks," he said and gave them a slightly awkward smile. He wasn't planning on drinking a lot, but one glass would be fine. Plus it would force him to sip slowly. He paid for his drink and made his way towards a more secluded corner. He was sure Ram or someone enthusiastic would find him eventually, but for now he needed to not be in the thick of things. Also decided what the fuck he might sing, since he wasn't exactly planning on Bennie and the Jets. "Shit," he muttered when he realised the table he had been approaching was less empty than he'd though and now he needed to find somewhere new.

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Fina & Miche

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2024-06-19 02:16 pm UTC (link)

The lack of classes meant that Fina had distinctly more free time than she usually did to make studying and work balance itself. It meant that when Ram sent out the karaoke invite she'd easily been able to justify the time to herself. She had also tried to talk Gael into going, but then he mentioned Sunny's being where he met Eric and she backed off.

Winding her way through the people, thankful she'd picked to wear flats with her dress rather than heels, she had spoken to Ram briefly, but broken off when she saw someone she'd been keeping an eye out for since a couple of days after Ram's party. She owed Miche an apology. As much as she had reasons for her actions she shouldn't have pushed them on her. It was easy enough to go to the bar and order two drinks that she had observed Miche drink in the past and head in her direction.

"Hi," she said as she came up to her. "I owe you an apology and it starts with a drink," she said. "I've got alcohol or not," she said, raising each drink as she indicated it. "Take your pick."

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	Karaoke! bifoliate 2024-06-18 05:43 pm UTC (link)
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Ram + Graham

bifoliate
2024-06-18 07:19 pm UTC (link)

Since Joe had left his bed, Ram's emotions had been such a kaleidoscope that he barely had time to identify one before the next came along and spun it into a slightly different shade. Excitement, anticipation, hope, concern, nervousness, then right back to excitement again to start the cycle with fresh variations. Ram had tried most of his usual mechanisms for expending pent up energy: sketching (a new Death card), a hobby (origami), exercise (on the bike). About the only thing he hadn't tried was talking to anyone about what had happened. He'd almost called Morwen six or seven times, all ready to spring 'I think I've met him' on her. He didn't really know what was stopping him, but if he hadn't told his mom then no way could he tell anyone else yet. He'd ended up in the garden, quietly singing to the plants.

Which is when he'd remembered that the solstice was coming up, and thoughts of song circles had mixed with thoughts of celebrating love and lust and rain and sunshine, so now Ram was at Sunny's way too early, though it felt appropriate that the sun was still in the sky. Adjusting his red shirt, he hummed a few bars of Walking on Sunshine while the bartender mixed him a gin-and-honey cocktail apparently called a 'Bees Knees'. His eyes scanned the crowd, though he doubted anyone he'd actually invited had showed up this early.

Never shy, a less keyed-up Ram might, nonetheless, have left the guy who looked the spitting image of London Fire's Graham Young alone, if only because he'd probably heard it a hundred times and Ram liked to be original. With literally nothing else to do and nobody to talk to, though, Ram accepted his drink and headed right over. "You must've heard this before, but you look just-" He paused. Up close, the guy didn't just look like Graham Young. Ram gave a delighted laugh. "Scrap that. Hi, I'm Ram. Huge fan of your music. What on earth are you doing here?"

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Aubrey & Open

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2024-06-18 07:53 pm UTC (link)

Despite not being a person who sought the limelight, Aubrey did have a go-to karaoke song. It was a necessity when your best friend was Reggie Rimeblossom. Literally every time he'd persuaded her into singing, Aubrey had picked the same song. I Could Have Danced All Night was short, it was appropriate and Aubrey new the lyrics by heart. It was late in the evening, she'd put it off as long as she could before she let Reggie shoo her up onto the stage in her modest green pinafore dress over a white t-shirt. Her pulse was throbbing in her throat, but Aubrey knew it was nothing more sinister than nerves as she began, "Bed, bed, I couldn't go to bed." Her voice was unremarkable. Not impressive, but not bad enough to attract attention, either.

The first verse and chorus went the way they always did, but when Aubrey reached 'I only know when he began to dance with me' she was suddenly remembering their weekend in Toronto, she and Reggie dancing alone in the street, and all the things she hadn't said and didn't know if she ever would. Her fingers tightened around the microphone, going even paler than they usually were as she made it through to nearly the end of the song. On the last two high notes, her voice faltered in a way it usually didn't, cracking unpleasantly. Everyone applauded anyway, as they had even the worst singers of the night, and Aubrey prised her hand free to give the microphone to the next singer. Instead of going back to Reggie, she made a beeline for the exit, not stopping until she had her back against the outside wall, hand resting on her chest as she tried to feel each breath going in and out.

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Julián + Sofia

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2024-06-19 04:59 pm UTC (link)

Julián had somehow convinced Sofia to go out on a work night, and had dragged her to a karaoke night at Sunny's, with stories of being 'part of the community' and such. They'd grabbed a small table not too close to the stage but not too far from it, either, to make good on his promise about playing nice and being part of things...

The party was in full swing, as they'd come from the 11pm show, but it didn't seem to be anywhere near ending. Perfect, if you asked him.

"What would you like to drink?" he asked once they'd settled in, knowing that drinks would be on him all night. There was nothing he wouldn't do for Sofia, even if he wouldn't admit it. Just the chance to spend time with her outside of work had him not even looking at the others in the room. Not even noticing Ram holding court.

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Maria + Open

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Maria had dressed down and headed to Sunny's with her fool-proof fake id (even if someone in town knew her real age, they couldn't argue with a real id). She'd gotten herself a vodka Coke and then made her rounds saying hello to those she'd met at other parties so far in town. Maybe Tarrytown wasn't so bad. But Maria had never been able to turn down a chance to sing - it was better than therapy in her mind.

She sat at a little two-top near the stage and started just main-lining cocktails, cheering every singer on and signing up a couple of times herself.

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Kate, Jenna (NPC), + Gael

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Jenna had dragged Kate out to Midsummer karaoke night at Sunny's. Kate had understood how Benji had pulled back, but that hadn't stopped her from moping a bit and pulling back on her whole 'being social' thing in the meantime. Kate was pretty immediately ordering herself just a soda, but Jenna got them two rounds of cheap whiskey shots to start off the night. Kate took them down with a roll of her eyes to shut up her cousin.

They took two seats at the and watched the games begin...

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Heather + open

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2024-06-19 06:41 pm UTC (link)

Heather remembered getting on stage after some friendly cajoling from Miche, the lights in her face and then... walking off stage. There was some cheering and applause, thank god, but the actual performance was something of a blur.

So just let me be myself
That's all I ask of you

She couldn't even blame it on drinking, having offered to be designated driver tonight to disguise the fact that she didn't want to bother with alcohol when it wasn't going to do anything for her. Heather could only console herself that she was sober at karaoke with the plate of fries that was waiting for her at her table.

"Why," she asked a fry, holding it up in front of her face, "did I do that?"

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Astrid + Michael

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2024-06-19 07:33 pm UTC (link)

Convincing Michael to go to Ram’s Midsummer Karaoke had taken… no convincing at all! Astrid had simply asked him, and he had said yes. Simple as that, and she was actually looking forward to it.

Threading her fingers through his as they made their way through the beginning of a crowd, Astrid let Michael guide the way to a table he had spotted… somewhere. Once she had seen where he was heading, she had stopped him and told him to go get the table, then she’d get them a beer. At the bar, she spotted the sign-up sheet, and put herself down for the song that spoke the most to her these days.

Two bottles in one hand and two glasses in the other, she made her way back to the table and let Michael help unload her hands, before she slipped into the chair next to him. “Will you sing tonight?” she asked him, genuinely curious to hear him sing. He could play, she knew that, but she had never heard him sing.

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Ram + Eric

bifoliate
2024-06-19 07:57 pm UTC (link)

Ram had been so busy singing the first of his two selected songs, plus jumping on stage with a bunch of people who'd been too shy to get up on their own, that he'd barely had time for drinking, and his white undershirt was damp at the small of his back with sweat. He'd lost the orange-and-yellow daylily he'd been wearing, bestowing it on a nervous singer with the promise it would give them confidence, but he still had the white iris pinned somewhat precariously now to his lapel. Once Reggie took the stage, Ram knew he wouldn't be needed for a few minutes, so he darted to the bar, squeezing his way to the front with apologies but no actual regret.

"Whatever you can get me quickest that's frozen," he requested, only to be told that the bartender he'd spoken to was already serving someone. "Then I'll get theirs, too." Ram flashed his most charming smile, which seemed to work, before turning to see just who he was buying a drink for. "Oh." Now that he'd checked Eric out on Jani's date, he knew what the man looked like, which meant he'd known he was here, but he hadn't exactly been planning to seek him out. He didn't blame Eric for whatever had gone down with Gael, but he still felt weird and guilty about the fact he'd ruined Eric's date. Even if that did mean he'd enabled Eric to hook up with Jani??

It was just very complicated for someone he'd never spoken to, and Ram would've been happy avoiding it forever unless Jani and Eric decided they were an actual thing. At which point, as Jani's friend, he'd have had to meet him then. "Hope you don't mind, I'm just boiling." He could've left it that, but Ram figured they'd end up meeting eventually, might as well get it over with. "Fair's fair, I know who you are, so I'm Ram, friend of Jani's."

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Gael: Solo (Drive)

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2024-06-19 10:59 pm UTC (link)

Gael's resolution not to think about Eric hadn't been going what you'd call well, even before he spotted the man himself, looking unfairly good in a t-shirt that seemed to cling to all the wrong (right) places. Gael did his best to keep out of Eric's eyeline, and then felt ridiculous about it. They'd agreed to be friends, and Gael couldn't avoid Sunny's, all non-selkie parties and the farmer's market forever on the off chance he might see him. Eventually, he'd settled near the stage, hoping to catch Reggie and instead slightly surprised when Sefie stepped up.

Her Spanish was better than his, but Gael mouthed along some of the words anyway, clapping and cheering as finished. He tried to catch her eye, but she was already off. He'd been about to text to congratulate her on her bravery (and on having more musical talent than he did) when his evening took a turn for the decidedly worse. Gael could have lived the whole rest of his life in blissful ignorance that Eric could sing, too, as if he weren't already impressive enough in every criteria Gael possessed. It just wasn't fair.

The song itself struck Gael, if nobody else, as unbearably lonely, while also managing to conjure images of Eric the paramedic in his ambulance. Listening to it made Gael want to reach out, the way he had when he'd been afraid Sefie might've been too harsh. He'd meant what he'd said, about not having to look after Eric, but he'd meant what he'd implied, too, that he still wanted to. Except Eric didn't. He'd repeatedly chosen the option not to see Gael. Not to come to the archive while Gael was working. Not to respond to Gael's humiliating texts. He'd all but told Gael he should move on and find someone else to buy him drinks.

It was that thought that compounded the ache in Gael's chest with a misting of his vision. The song wasn't even over before Gael had abandoned his bottle of pink lemonade and headed for the door.

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Gael: Solo (Truly Madly Deeply)

shorething
2024-06-20 12:18 am UTC (link)

Gael could scrub his eyes clear and fix something approaching a smile on his face, but nothing he did seemed to clear the painful tension in his chest. Despite his post-martini resolution to stop drinking until he had a better handle on his feelings, he let himself be talked into sharing a pitcher of simple cocktail, and then followed that up with a couple of shots. Maybe he was looking for an excuse to 'make mistakes and pick up the pieces'. Not that the mistake would be texting Eric again, he'd already seen exactly how that would go. Maybe if he got tipsy enough, he'd access that mental place where he was capable of feeling attraction instead of just noticing it in an almost academic way?

It wasn't very effective. Gael had always been a sucker for a man who could sing, but neither Reggie, nor Ram, despite giving great performances, stirred any interest beyond a desire to congratulate them on their singing voices. By the time Benny took the stage, Gael had almost had enough to join him up there. Maybe he would've, except that singing a break-up song with Eric and Sefie in the room felt like it was asking for trouble. He had, at least, had enough that he didn't really notice the quality of Benny's singing, too busy humming along himself.

Which didn't, apparently, stop him from noticing when the quality kicked back up a notch. The man's voice was smooth and expressive and Gael craned to see if he could get a view of the stage, but he was too far away. The words filtered slowly into Gael's awareness, but by 'I will be strong, I will be faithful 'cause I'm counting on a new beginning, a reason for living, a deeper meaning' he was faintly captivated. Unlike Ram, Gael wasn't much of a believer in fate, or meant to be, but those lines felt almost like a person message, exactly what he needed to hear to remind him that the ache would pass.

He wasn't ready for 'truly, madly, deeply' yet, but it was where he wanted to end up.

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Joe + Ram

notalongtime
2024-06-20 07:53 pm UTC (link)

If it was possible, Sunny's seemed busier than it had on Saturday night which suggested to Joe that karaoke was pretty damn popular in Sleepy Hollow or maybe it was just the summer solstice.

A traffic accident had snarled up the roads on the way down and Joe had ended up arriving after Ram's first performance. But whatever that first song had been Joe thought there was no possible way it could compare to Ram's second performance. Watching from near the bar where they had first met - this time with Joe nursing a Coke since he was driving - he felt the entire bar fade away until there was nothing but the man on the stage and a knot of emotions in his throat.

You tell the universe what you want, maybe the universe brings you something nice.

That was what Ram had told him in a text. So Ram had chosen that song, those lyrics, and him. Shit. Karaoke wasn't supposed to be more emotional than sex, was it? And the sex had stirred up a whole fucking lot of feelings that he was still figuring out how to process. Joe scrubbed his hand over his face, mostly as it seemed like a more subtle way to wipe away the moisture in his eyes.

By the time Ram came back to him, Joe had pretty much composed himself. He froze, though, not sure of the right way to greet him. A hug? A kiss? There was still so much to work out.

Play it cool, Russo.

"You really expect me to go up there and do something after you pull off a performance like that?" he joked, not a hundred percent committed to singing but not ruling it out either.

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Alex + Dani

alexgriffith
2024-06-21 02:58 pm UTC (link)

The drive back from Toronto had gone smoothly, with only a single stop for gas and some lunch. And yet, after two weeks spent at the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library as part of a group of external consultants brought in to evaluate and consult on an immense donation of Victorian Era manuscripts, it felt like he had been driving for a minor eternity. It had been a giving experience, meeting up with colleagues from the community like this, and he had made a few more connections to his ever-expanding network. But still, he missed Dani, even with the daily emails and the late-night phone calls, just to hear her voice before sleep.

A lot of things had pointed to them being able to finish up early, but he hadn’t wanted to jinx it by letting Dani know. So, when everything had wrapped up just before noon, he had jumped in the car, to be on his way. Dani had told him about the Midsummer Karaoke that was happening tonight, so rather than heading for the bookstore, he hoped he could surprise her at Sunny’s instead.

Arriving at the bar a little after 8pm, Alex pulled on one the jackets he usually wore while working, just to at least appear to have tried dressing up his T-shirt and jeans before he went inside. It didn’t take long to spot her; he would always find her, no matter where they were. It took almost physical effort for him to go to the sign-up sheet, rather than to her. And as luck would have it, there was an empty slot coming up just one song later.

As he got on stage, he wasn’t surprised to see Dani talking to someone, rather than pay attention to what was going on on-stage, so maybe he really would be able to surprise her. As the music started playing, he cleared his throat away from the microphone, before he started singing, his eyes firmly fixed on her.

I had to escape, the city was sticky and cruel
Maybe I should have called you first
But I was dying to get to you

I was dreaming while I drove
The long straight road ahead, uh-huh, yeah

Could taste your sweet kisses, your arms open wide
This fever for you was just burning me up inside
I drove all night to get to you

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	Winding Down (post-karaoke) bifoliate 2024-06-18 05:43 pm UTC (link)
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Gael + Open

shorething
2024-06-20 12:59 am UTC (link)

Several drinks in, Gael was feeling raw, though not entirely in a bad way. He'd always loved music, loved listening to people sing, even if he couldn't do it well himself. It stirred every emotion in him, from painful to pleasurable, and karaoke seemed to have hit all possible highs and lows. Towards the end of the night, a dark-haired man appearing older than the rest of the crowd appeared the stage for his second song, launching into the familiar strains of The Wild Rover. Familiar to Gael, anyway, who'd always enjoyed folk music, but he was surprised how many other people joined in with the clapping and the chorus. A group, possibly a family, at the next table over were swaying in time.

Surrounded by people singing, well or badly didn't seem to matter, Gael felt a sudden burst of hope in his chest, the tantalising feeling of something to look forward to, even if he couldn't tell what it was. By the end of the song, he was up and singing along, feeling better than he had in months. Even the romantic daydreams he'd briefly cherished of Eric didn't seem to compare. When the song ended, he felt such a moment of loss - not of the good feeling, which was still there, if dimmer - but of the music like a living thing that even he was participating in. When they announced that sign-ups were about to close for the night, Gael found himself walking over, flicking through the book of suggested songs until he saw one word he simply couldn't resist.

In the gap between signing up and actually singing, Gael had plenty of time to get nervous and massively reconsider his impulsive decision. The only thing that stopped him begging them to take his name off the list was that if he had to do something reckless tonight, he'd rather it was this than text Eric or let someone new that he wasn't really attracted to buy him drinks. It would be fine, he told himself. What was the worst that could happen?

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Making his way off the stage, Gael was grateful to see a chair he could stumble into, hiding his head in his hands. The worst that could happen, evidently, was that Gael had forgotten how high the song actually got, not to mention the agonisingly long periods of instrumental where Gael just had to stand there, trying desperately not to look into the crowd. He wanted to believe that Eric; Reggie; the guy with the beautiful voice and the personal message just for him, and the Irish singer had all left. If everyone could've left right before his performance, actually, that would be ideal. (Benny could stay, maybe.) He groaned. "Never again." From his pocket, his phone beeped and he went still. Don't be Eric. Don't be Eric.

It wasn't Eric. It was just Sefie, and Gael groaned again. "I don't know what I was thinking!" he said aloud, as if his sister might hear him.

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Ram + Joe

notalongtime
2024-06-22 10:09 am UTC (link)

This was all so easy that Joe had to wonder when it was all going to come crashing down around his ears. When, not if, because that was just how his lives were supposed to work. Only, with his hand in Ram’s and stone cold sober, Joe was content and happy. Optimism never came easily but somehow this wholly unexpected man made him feel like he might be able to live a really good life in the time he had left.

Joe met Ram after after his last duet, feeling a new buzz of something after the flirty, sexy song and a warm sense of pride that he was going to be the one to take him home tonight. His hands went to Ram’s hips, a slightly smug smile on Joe’s lips as he looked down at him. “Incredible, as always.”

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Re: Eric/Jani

scarlet_j
2024-07-05 10:03 pm UTC (link)

Something strange had been swirling through the air the second half of the night, but Jani couldn't pinpoint what it was. All she knew was that she couldn't stop thinking about Eric, that the song he'd sung so early in the evening kept floating through her mind, taking up residence rent free. Damn it all. And then she had sung, and she could feel the power of her intentions pulsing through her, that desire to take control of her life and live confidently just as she was. Her performance wasn't great, not by anyone's measure, and she was nervous enough to lose some of the notes and timing, but she thought she exuded enough enthusiasm and, with Heather's help, got the bar singing along for parts of it.

By the time Eric sang toward the end of the night, she was sure that what she wanted more tonight was to go home with him. And not just because she'd not set up camp earlier and didn't want to have to do so this late at night. She'd sleep in her fucking car before she went home with someone just for somewhere to sleep. But Eric wasn't just someone.

When he left the stage, she maneuvered herself through the thinning crowd, snagging his hand and swinging herself around to stand in front of him. "Got any plans after this?" she asked, motioning vaguely toward the bar crowded with people trying to get their last drink orders in, though it would still be a little bit before last call.

Complete scene here

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IC: Songs

bifoliate
2024-06-18 06:00 pm UTC (link)

(These will all actually happen in character at some point during the night. Reply with yours!)

Gael Cardenas - Kiss from a Rose
Performance: Poor | Intentions: ~~Kaylie wanted to make a Seal pun~~

Ram Easthallow #1 - The Painter
Performance: Good | Intentions (pre-Joe): Convince Cris he's serious about more than just finding him attractive.
Ram Easthallow #2 - I Knew I Loved You
Performance: Great | Intentions: Fully explore whatever fate / soulmate connection is going on with Joe

Aubrey Summers - I Should Have Danced All Night
Performance: Fair-Decent, voice breaks at the end | Intentions (unconscious): Dancing with Reggie forever.

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	IC: Songs - Astrid sassy_valkyrie 2024-06-18 09:26 pm UTC (link)
	Astrid Hakansson - Hanging By A Moment Performance: Good \| Intentions: Indicative of where she is now, and longing for a change she knows must happen, just not what or how (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

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Re: IC: Songs

usedtobeyoung
2024-06-19 03:32 am UTC (link)

Miche - Man! I Feel Like A Woman! [Shania Twain]
Performance: Good | Intentions: To have all the fun, consequences be damned

Jude - Nothing Else Matters [Metallica]
Performance: Pretty good | Intentions: To keep herself open to possibilities

Rick - The Devil Went Down to Georgia [Charlie Daniels Band]
Performance: Excellent | Intentions: To best his father and send him packing with his tail between his legs

Reggie - Love Is Love [Culture Club]
Performance: Excellent | Intentions: To embrace all the love around him [intentional] // for Aubrey to love him as much as he loves her [unintentional]

Jani - I'm Coming Out [Diana Ross]
Performance: Okay-ish | Intentions: To confidently take control of her life and embrace her new self

Graham - Truly Madly Deeply [Savage Garden]
Performance: Excellent | Intentions: To find his The One he can feel this way for

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	Re: IC: Songs - Julián giveupgrief 2024-06-19 04:54 pm UTC (link)
	"Slide" by The Goo Goo Dolls Performance: Okay \| Intentions: Unconsciously singing to Miss Sofia (Reply to this) (Parent)

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OOC: Songs

bifoliate
2024-06-18 06:06 pm UTC (link)

(These are just for fun, if your character wouldn't actually sing or the song isn't out anywhere near 2000. Reply with yours!)

Logan Blackwood - Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy)
And the girls say, save a horse, ride a cowboy, everybody says, save a horse, ride a cowboy

Avery Judd - Titanium
I'm bulletproof, nothing to lose, fire away, fire away, ricochet, you take your aim
You shoot me down, but I won't fall, I am titanium

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OOC: Songs - Jani -

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OOC: Songs - Joe -

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