Maria Helena Grayson (crossbow_bat) wrote in dc_nextgen,
@ 2012-07-19 21:59:00

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Trust me, you'll have fun
Maria's efforts to get Jon to relax and have fun continued. It was Thursday and it was their night out and Maria had come up with something new for them to do. Karaoke. She'd bet a million dollars that he had never done karaoke in his life, or even been to a place where they had karaoke. It was time to introduce the Boyscout to karaoke.

She waited outside for him to show up.

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	first_son 2012-08-14 01:21 am UTC (link)
	"Any suggestions?" he asks, looking over her shoulder as she goes through the book. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbow_bat 2012-08-14 01:23 am UTC (link)
	"I think Man! I Feel Like a Woman would be /perfect/ for you," Maria teased. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	first_son 2012-08-14 01:27 am UTC (link)
	"I'm sure you do." he replies, with a playful poke to her ribs with a fingertip. He's not sure how ticklish she is or isn't. "Still better than suggestion 'Kryptonite', but still. Any other thoughts?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbow_bat 2012-08-14 03:21 pm UTC (link)
	Maria squealed when he poked her in the side. She was very ticklish. "Stop that!" She flipped through the book and it didn't take her long to find a song. "I dunno. If you're up for it we could do a duet." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	first_son 2012-08-15 01:34 am UTC (link)
	He can't help but grin, and take note of the spot. "Sure, if you're up for it. What duet?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbow_bat 2012-08-17 12:05 am UTC (link)
	"Let me think on it," she said. "But right now I know what I'm going to sing." She grabbed the pen and a small slip of paper and wrote down her choice. Keeping it out of his sight. She grinned and went to hand it to the DJ. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	first_son 2012-08-17 02:08 am UTC (link)
	"I'll have to wait and see... and look forward to this then." he replies, jotting down his own first selection and turning it in, before heading back to the table to wait. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbow_bat 2012-08-17 07:12 pm UTC (link)
	Maria had just sat down when her name was called. She got up and did a version of Elizabeth Cook's "It Takes Balls to Be a Woman." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	first_son 2012-08-23 12:28 am UTC (link)
	He can't help but be a little amused. And really, not at all surprised. He's certainly among those cheering for her when she's done. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbow_bat 2012-08-25 03:58 pm UTC (link)
	Maria gave the audience a bow when she was done and skipped back to the table where Jon was waiting. "How'd I do?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	first_son 2012-08-25 10:02 pm UTC (link)
	He grins. "Definitely not a bad rendition. Didn't know you could sing." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbow_bat 2012-08-26 12:42 am UTC (link)
	"I'm a girl of many talents, Mr. Kent. I do believe it's your turn." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

first_son
2012-08-26 05:30 am UTC (link)

"So it is." he agrees, moving up onto stage. As much as this isn't his scene usually, Jon is actually pretty comfortable in the spotlight. He does his best work under pressure, in the moment - and just gets in trouble when he has too much time to think.

The first notes of Cohen's Hallelujah hit. By that time, he's settled down on a wooden stool on stage. After those first few notes, his usual clear tones have dropped a good bit, and his voice has taken on a remarkable Cohen-like rust.

That is, right up until the 'major lift' - there, he stands, his voice rising to hit the notes, more akin to Buckley's rich tones, but K.D. Lang's energy and general take on the song, losing all of the rust and old-blues-singer gravel he began with. Throughout, he moves, undaunted by any of the notes, rises and falls -

right up til the 'shoot someone who outdrew you', and accompanying 'cold and broken hallelujah' - with the shift in tone, he settles back onto the stool, and his voice drops back down, acquiring all the gravel and solemnity again to the finish.

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	crossbow_bat 2012-08-26 06:42 pm UTC (link)
	Maria was cheering and clapping the loudest when Jon was done. "That's it. We're signing you up for American Idol or The Voice," she said when he returned to the table. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	first_son 2012-08-26 10:39 pm UTC (link)
	"I don't have time for that kind of thing. Besides, it'd sort of be cheating. But its fun for this kind of thing. Let me know if you have any requests." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbow_bat 2012-08-26 10:59 pm UTC (link)
	"I was kidding, but you were really good. Even if it was cheating." Maria gave it a moment's thought and something popped into her mind. "I have an idea." Maria hopped up and went over to request a song. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	first_son 2012-08-27 02:31 am UTC (link)
	He remains settled in, drinking his coke and waiting to see what comes of this. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbow_bat 2012-08-27 08:12 pm UTC (link)
	They weren't up next so Maria returned to the table and plopped into her seat. "I think there's two or three ahead of us." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	first_son 2012-08-27 08:51 pm UTC (link)
	"That's ok, they can have their turns. There's some pretty good singers in here." And some horrible ones, but he doesn't mention that. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbow_bat 2012-08-27 08:52 pm UTC (link)
	"You forgot the ones that can make ears bleed," she said with a grin. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	first_son 2012-08-27 08:55 pm UTC (link)
	"How can anyone forget those? At least they're having fun with it." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbow_bat 2012-08-27 10:16 pm UTC (link)
	"That's the whole point," Maria said. "It's not about good or bad, it's about having fun." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	first_son 2012-08-27 10:31 pm UTC (link)
	"Suits me. Jo is much, much better at this than me... but then she also practices. That was actually kind of theoretical til I got on stage." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbow_bat 2012-08-27 11:24 pm UTC (link)
	"Well it was very good even if you did cheat and use powers." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	first_son 2012-08-28 12:08 am UTC (link)
	"Good exercise. Not all of our powers come up often, but vocal chords are muscles..." he trails off there, not mentioning anything about having some control over all the muscles in his body - he knows how she'd take that. "But it was fun. Meanwhile, you're just pretty good." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)