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Deciding they wanted to enter the 2022 Britain's Got Talent show was a big decision. But that's even before putting the band together, working out whether they can get a song together that's good enough, and all the various special requirements.
"Okay." Lenny gets his notebook ready. "Fry can play guitar, violin and piano, and now sing backing vocals, because his voice has settled into adult mode. James can sing the lead of anything providing he hears it first. Maurice can do drums so long as he wears a disguise."
"Or hides behind a screen." Maurice pipes up.
"Or hides behind a screen." Lenny says. "Jo can play piano and sing."
"I'm only singing if I can hide behind the screen with Maurice." Jo says. "I still sing like a boy."
"Nimesh, what if anything do you do?" Lenny says. "I believe you've earned your place."
"I play the flute."
"Probably useless in a rock band, but we'll keep it in mind." Lenny writes it down. "We don't have enough singers and I'm tone deaf. Do you sing well enough for chorus?"
Nimesh nods. Lenny writes it down.
"Fry, your sister sings adequately enough for chorus. Tell her she's recruited. If she's shy she can sing behind the screen with the others."
"Does she have a choice?" Fry asks, amused.
"Of course not, we need her." Lenny says.
There is a sudden burst of laughter from the other end of the hall. Fry looks over and sees Bethany and her gang standing by the door.
"You lot making a band? What's it called, 'the Retards'?"
"We've booked this room, clear off!" Lenny yells, whilst the others try to think of suitably biting retorts. Bethany just laughs, and the gang saunter towards them.
"Rumour has it, you're entering Britain's Got Talent."
"Rumour from who?" Fry asks.
"My sister saw Candy the nutcase crying because you'd all left her out of it." one of the girls says.
"Hey!" Jo stands forward. "Candy isn't a 'nutcase'. We didn't know she even knew about it."
"She probably heard you talking about it when she came to visit freak school." Bethany says. "Needless to say, they don't let disabled kids on TV, case it scares off the regular viewers."
"Yeah well they don't let prejudiced, petty teenage girls on either!" Jo shouts.
"Wanna bet? Me and my girls could put together an act a thousand times better than you lot." Bethany sneers.
"Then do it and stop harrassing us." Lenny says.
"I've recorded your verbal abuse on my Strawberry." Maurice says.
Bethany and her gang decide it might be time to scarper. The group look at Lenny.
"Three things." Lenny says. "Find Candy, and tell her she's in. We need a name, and we need a song. This just got personal."
"Okay." Lenny gets his notebook ready. "Fry can play guitar, violin and piano, and now sing backing vocals, because his voice has settled into adult mode. James can sing the lead of anything providing he hears it first. Maurice can do drums so long as he wears a disguise."
"Or hides behind a screen." Maurice pipes up.
"Or hides behind a screen." Lenny says. "Jo can play piano and sing."
"I'm only singing if I can hide behind the screen with Maurice." Jo says. "I still sing like a boy."
"Nimesh, what if anything do you do?" Lenny says. "I believe you've earned your place."
"I play the flute."
"Probably useless in a rock band, but we'll keep it in mind." Lenny writes it down. "We don't have enough singers and I'm tone deaf. Do you sing well enough for chorus?"
Nimesh nods. Lenny writes it down.
"Fry, your sister sings adequately enough for chorus. Tell her she's recruited. If she's shy she can sing behind the screen with the others."
"Does she have a choice?" Fry asks, amused.
"Of course not, we need her." Lenny says.
There is a sudden burst of laughter from the other end of the hall. Fry looks over and sees Bethany and her gang standing by the door.
"You lot making a band? What's it called, 'the Retards'?"
"We've booked this room, clear off!" Lenny yells, whilst the others try to think of suitably biting retorts. Bethany just laughs, and the gang saunter towards them.
"Rumour has it, you're entering Britain's Got Talent."
"Rumour from who?" Fry asks.
"My sister saw Candy the nutcase crying because you'd all left her out of it." one of the girls says.
"Hey!" Jo stands forward. "Candy isn't a 'nutcase'. We didn't know she even knew about it."
"She probably heard you talking about it when she came to visit freak school." Bethany says. "Needless to say, they don't let disabled kids on TV, case it scares off the regular viewers."
"Yeah well they don't let prejudiced, petty teenage girls on either!" Jo shouts.
"Wanna bet? Me and my girls could put together an act a thousand times better than you lot." Bethany sneers.
"Then do it and stop harrassing us." Lenny says.
"I've recorded your verbal abuse on my Strawberry." Maurice says.
Bethany and her gang decide it might be time to scarper. The group look at Lenny.
"Three things." Lenny says. "Find Candy, and tell her she's in. We need a name, and we need a song. This just got personal."