Maria Helena Grayson (crossbow_bat) wrote in dc_nextgen,
@ 2013-06-16 21:52:00

Entry tags:

alina vasquez, huntress, jo kent, jon kent

Karaoke Night
Maria's social life had taken a huge hit with the undercover gig and working at Wayne Enterprises. What social time she did have she saw Tomas a few times. She finally got a free night and it was time to pick on a favorite target. She called Jon and told him to meet her at her favorite karaoke bar and to bring his little sister and Alina if he were inclined.

She thought about dragging Thomas, but decided to give him a break. She could use the good karma later.

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collateralmagic
2013-06-20 05:48 am UTC (link)

"You all just want to make me look back," Alina says with an exaggerated pout, as if she hadn't whooped and cheered for all three of them. She drops a kiss on Jon as he's heading back to the table while she's going the other way for her turn on the stage.

Tonight's starter song is Lenka's Trouble Is A Friend, and while it's not as vocally spectacular as what the Super-siblings brought, the grin and the eyelash-batting are dead give-aways that she's having fun.

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first_son
2013-06-20 03:09 pm UTC (link)

Jon is cheering and clapping for Alina, grinning just a little extra at the flirty winks.

When she's done, he grabs his sister's arm, leading her up on stage for a duet. He doesn't bother to tell her what he requested, quite sure she'll roll with any challenge he can give her.

Shifting tone completely, he gets the start of the country tragedy duet Whiskey Lullabye, requiring her to harmonize, while dropping her voice under his to do the backup vocals. Second verse its his turn, dropping under her to softly back her rendition of Allison Krause's section.

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	crossbow_bat 2013-06-20 05:23 pm UTC (link)
	Maria cheered for Alina and the duet. When Jon and Jo were done, someone else took the stage and it was time to catch up. "So how's things with folks?" Maria asked before taking a sip of her soda. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	softersteel 2013-06-21 11:30 pm UTC (link)
	Roll with it Jo did, enjoying the change of pace, the dramatic effects, and Jon's knack for backup. Afterwards, she downs her drink. "Looking forward to a lot of new projects." Including, actually, interviewing the other two girls, but that can't be discussed in public yet. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	collateralmagic 2013-06-23 05:27 am UTC (link)
	"Things are normal," Alina says, stirring her drink with her straw. "By which I mean I had to simultaneously calm down a bystander while keeping her pug from flying away on its new wings, and then figure out how to de-wing it." Yeah. Magic. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	first_son 2013-06-25 05:11 am UTC (link)
	He can't help but chuckle a little at that. "So.... when pugs fly?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbow_bat 2013-06-25 10:26 pm UTC (link)
	Maria chuckled. "I think we're up," she said when she saw the man motioning to her. "C'mon you," she said to Jon. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	softersteel 2013-06-25 11:00 pm UTC (link)
	"Oh, oh that was terrible." And Jo will watch. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	first_son 2013-06-27 12:08 am UTC (link)
	Jon nods, heading up after Maria towards the stage, a little curious what she picked out. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbow_bat 2013-06-27 12:20 am UTC (link)
	Maria had picked Jackson since it was something they had done together before. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	first_son 2013-06-27 12:37 am UTC (link)
	Jon has no problem doing his Cash impression, hitting the now notes, with the hint of good natured fun of the back and forth. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	collateralmagic 2013-06-29 07:48 pm UTC (link)
	Alina had buried her face in her arms with a heart-felt groan at Jon's pun, but she sits back up to enjoy the Maria and Jon show. She also angles a glance or two across the table at Jo. "So, should I expect more puns during the meet-the-rest-of-the-family part?" she asks. "Just so I know which A-game to bring to that party." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	softersteel 2013-06-30 05:15 am UTC (link)
	"Hard to say with certainty, but may well be best to suit up for that one, yes. That much wit in the house, we're going to stoop to the lowest forms occasionally." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbow_bat 2013-06-30 05:28 pm UTC (link)
	"Stoop to the lowest forms of what exactly?" Maria asked as she took her chair. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	first_son 2013-07-02 08:20 pm UTC (link)
	"I suspect she's referring to my punning. Not that I do it too often. Mom is the one with the painful and lethal wit, when she chooses to use it." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	softersteel 2013-07-02 08:54 pm UTC (link)
	Jo nods. "Indeed, I was referring to the lowest form of wit: the common pun. And yes, Mom's can be horrific. She read too much Dorothy Parker at a tender age." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	collateralmagic 2013-07-03 12:48 am UTC (link)
	"I was checking with her on what I should expect from meeting the parents," Alina elaborates. She grins at Jon. "Your answers might be colored by a desire not to send me fleeing in terror." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbow_bat 2013-07-03 12:53 am UTC (link)
	"I have a solution. I can meet them first. After me, they'll be more than happy to meet you." Maria held no illusions about herself. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	first_son 2013-07-03 12:59 am UTC (link)
	Jon chuckles. "They've already heard, and we finally have the go ahead to start trying to work out meeting families and sharing identities with the need-to-know circuit." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	softersteel 2013-07-03 01:07 am UTC (link)
	"You know how it is. In some states, you have to get blood tests if it starts getting serious. In Delaware, you have to swap familial secrecy pacts." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	collateralmagic 2013-07-03 01:53 am UTC (link)
	"I think Texas is jokes about burying one party or the other in the desert, but I've convinced my parents that threatening Jon would just be embarrassing for everyone." She looks thoughtful. "Back-up probably involves the consumption of foods covered in hot sauce." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbow_bat 2013-07-03 05:54 pm UTC (link)
	"I don't bring guys home to meet the folks. Not to mention if I did it would be Bruce and we all know what he's like." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	first_son 2013-07-04 02:23 am UTC (link)
	"That would just be asking for trouble. Meanwhile, my mother has been wondering forever when I was going to bring someone home." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	softersteel 2013-07-06 04:33 am UTC (link)
	"Jon can fortunately stomach hot sauce better than the average Kansas-Delware crossbreed. And yes, she has. Wondering loudly." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbow_bat 2013-07-08 03:57 pm UTC (link)
	"Oooh! I'm up!" Maria said and stood up. She bounced over to the stage and did Pistol Annie's "Hell on Heels". (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)