KARAOKE DANCE PARTY!!! [OPEN, COME GRAB FREE CR!]

[climax_jumper]

Everyone had been so nice to Ryo since he had awoken a day prior. He wanted to show his appreciation to his friends and the crew, and get a chance to meet others. So, he walked back into the sensoriums and imagined a place. As he opened his eyes, there was the Milk Dipper. Wood finish, stars decorating the place, rough hewn wooden tables and the

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[climax_jumper]

As people began shuffling in, Ryo got up to the stage and chose a song. It was one of the few american songs he knew, and it had been one of Airi's favorites.

"My Nee-san loved this song, and sang it to me every time I felt bad as a kid. I hope you all enjoy it, and please join in if you know the words." With that, he cued it up. The familiar Phil Collins backbeats started and Ryo sang. He had a surprisingly good voice (almost as if he were an idol in an alternate universe. Weird, huh?)

"o/` You with the sad eyes
don't be discouraged
oh I realize
it's hard to take courage
in a world full of people
you can lose sight of it all
and the darkness inside you
can make you fell so small

But I see your true colors
shining through
I see your true colors
and that's why I love you
so don't be afraid to let them show
your true colors
true colors are beautiful
like a rainbow... o/` "

[twelvevoltman]

Raucous clapping from the guy who thundered out of work at the sound of karaoke.

[morphitudinous]

Ryo was quite an exceptional singer, Billy thought. It was an honor to listen, and the song admittedly lifted his spirits a little.

"That was excellent!" encouraged Billy from below. "Have you participated in a band?"

[static_shock68]

All Static did was nod at him as he finished and offer him a fist pound as he came off the stage.

"Nice."

[twelvevoltman]

Allen pokes his head through the door. "I hear synth."

He spots Lorne and his face lights up. "Heeeey, there's my favorite AI. You know what I like."

The AI does, in fact, know what Allen likes, and the background music is already playing by the time Allen makes it to the mic, pulling an electric guitar out of the aether of the Sensorium. (He loves doing that.)

"This is sort of my wife's song, so humor me," he announces, picking casually through the opening notes of some Jimmy Buffett.

"I never got a grip on penmanship
Could never make the small "L's" flow
Seldom found the trick to arith-a-metic
Three plus two be faux, pas

But ask for some palm trees
Or tales from the South Seas
And I just might turn your head - "

[climax_jumper]

Ryo clapped for Allen, though he didn't know the song, he felt like the party was slowly gaining steam.

[twelvevoltman]

"Thank you, thank you!" Allen points at Ryo. "I'll be here all night."

Seriously, he will be.

[top_teen_38]

Slobo had walked in partway through the song, and clapped his "rabbi" on the back.

"Good on ya, Al." He said with a grin. "Karaoke... 'S like some weird siren call, ain't it?"

[watchwith3hands]

He'd had the song stuck in his head since seeing the Jareth costume at the party, so he had excuse to sing it. Plus, it was kind or relevant. But do you really need an excuse to sing some Bowie? Apparently, yes, which was why he was so incredibly stoked to find the virtual karaoke. The green demon running the place was a little weird, but what karaoke bar isn't weird in some way?

He was still getting used to the sensorium, but when it was his turn, whatever technology it ran on started up the song.

"o/` This is Ground Control
to Major Tom
You've really made the grade
And the papers want to know whose shirts you wear
Now it's time to leave the capsule
if you dare

This is Major Tom to Ground Control
I'm stepping through the door
And I'm floating
in a most peculiar way
And the stars look very different today... o/`"

[pocketloli]

Rein was there in Full Size mode today, having borrowed Matt's guitar for accompaniment and dressed in yellows in a sort of rock girl outfit. Seizing the moment, she got up to the front and waved. "Hi everyone! I'm Rein and I'm gonna sing something that Matt taught me. Hope you like it."

Surprisingly the appropriate music started up once she started to strum.

Looking back, I don't regret...
One single day.
Memories will keep me close...
When you walk away.
It's harder than I could imagine.
I guess I should have known that.
Close your eyes, I'll be there.
I'll come running anywhere.

Say goodbye, I'll be okay.
I will wait for you, cause...
True love will never fade.
When it's real, you can feel it.
And I know, that you know..
That I will keep on waiting..
Patiently..
Patiently... for you.

[burden_of_sin]

Wolfwood was clapping wildly as Rein finished.

"Well played, little lady. You grow up good, if I might add."

[pocketloli]

Rein stepped down from the kareoke stage, all flush with excitement. "Thank you Wolfwood!" she gushed, sitting down and placing the guitar to the side. "You're making me blush!"

[burden_of_sin]

"You shouldn't, you were good up there. Might show off my own guitar playing in a bit." Wolfwood said with a smile.

"Any luck finding your friend, Rein?"

[sent_herself]

"What's going on in here?"

She doesn't know any of the songs, and good luck finding ones she DOES know, but Mulan knows a group sing when she hears one and she'd be a terrible Disney character if didn't join in.

[top_teen_38]

Slobo, who had also run in as Allen had, looked back.

"'S karaoke, where ya get up and sing a song ya like, then grab a beer and chill, meet people on ship." He saluted her with his own brew.

"Example, nice ta meetcha, I'm Slobo, the Top Teen."

[sent_herself]

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Slobo. I'm Fa Mulan. Family name first." She smiles, looking around. "I don't know how likely it is that anybody here knows any of the songs I -"

She stops, as a strangely familiar tune floats out of the speakers.

"Wh - this is impossible -"

[top_teen_38]

"Nothin's impossible on the meatship, Mulan." He said nonchalantly. He grinned.

"Yeah, it's a popular tune. Everyone loves it."