The Carnival! (DAY TWO)

[friedeverything]

[Today, the rides are open all day and all the fried food anyone could possibly want. Besides the general buzzing and whirring of the carnival itself, there's no music playing. So have a nice break from the eclectic selection until tonight! Around the set-up small flyers can be seen bearing the following inscription:]

KARAOKE COMPETITION
8 PM CENTER STAGE
FEATURING

MABLE PINES
WHEATLEY
GLADOS
NORA DINIRO
MORIARTY
CONAN ENDOGAWA
LUCY HEARTFILIA
NATSU DRAGNEEL
TENMA
KUGA NATSUKI
CAPTAIN MARIKA KATO



(ooc: As before, I'll set up a section for the karaoke, but other than that, it's freestyle!)

[DAY TWO -OOC DAY ONE DAY ONE - OOC ORIGINAL POST]

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KARAOKE COMPETITION

[friedeverything]

[Around 8:00pm, the stage lights up with amplifiers, a microphone and various spotlights. Sound check? What sound check.

Competitors will find a small booth set up next to the stage with any kind of costume they may want to wear for their song (and a place to change in private if needed). Get ready to sing your hearts out!

Right at 8:00 sharp, the announcer ghost from the night before at the raffle stands center stage, glittering in a ridiculous sequin tuxedo. ] Ladies and gentlemen, for tonight's entertainment, we have brought you the best vocalists from across the land to compete for your applause! Please join me in welcoming our contestants!

[modernholmes]

[Why was it necessary for him to do this? Conan steps out on the stage resentfully. He was just wearing his usual clothes. Given the usual reaction to his singing he figured he might want to make a quick exit.

With a slightly vicious grin he picks up the microphone and decides to just get it over with. He might as well get some vindinctive enjoyment out of this before the mocking started.]

I'm Conan, and I'm going to sing Break. I practiced it a lot at home!

[And the boy starts singing. Horribly. Not single note is anywhere near the right key.]

Guess who! :D

[wizard_redfive]

[Conan has absolutely no luck at all.

Right in the front row, his ~favorite person~ is leaning up against the stage with the most unimpressed look on her face. She sees what you're trying to do there, brat. And she refuses to be moved by this... strange form of torture.

After his performance, she can be found right outside the exit. So much for his quick escape.]

Wow. That was so bad, it was almost impressive.

Is it his favorite person?

[modernholmes]

[...Great. So much for surviving this without further mocking.]

Maybe they shouldn't have made someone who is tone deaf do this then.

[sexyhitchhiker]

[and here's a competitor standing off to the side. How the hell somebody managed to coax her to even get near the karaoke machine is anybody's guess, but this is so not happening.]

[celestial_wizard]

[ Once it was Lucy's turn on stage, the girl fairly bounced up into place, grinning happily and turning to address the audience. She'd even picked her cutest outfit and had Cancer style her hair. Perfection! ]

Evening everyone! I'm Lucy Heartfilia, and tonight I'm performing a song for you by the name of Glitter~!

[ Once the music is queued up, she proceeds to sing; and fortunately for those listening, she does have a nice singing voice. ]

[soccerwhisperer]

[Well, he's in his usual soccer uniform because he couldn't think of anything more appropriate. He's even carrying his girlfriend a soccer ball onto the stage]

Hi! I'm Tenma from Raimon Jr. High. I'm going to sing this song, Zephyr Dream. I heard it on the radio once and I really liked it.

[Cue the pop sounding music. At first, his voice is quite shrill from stage fright, but as he gets more comfortable, he's actually... not very bad!]

[bezazzled]

[When it's Mabel's turn, she runs onto the stage, cheering the whole way up. She hurries quickly toward the microphone and grabs it from its stand, and then rushes to the edge of the stage.]

Are you guys ready for the time of your life? I can't hear you!

[As she flails her arms in an effort to coax a better response out of the crowd, the song begins to play.]

This one goes out to all the guys out there. Especially you!

[She points out in the crowd, but if he's around, it's for Steve Rogers. Oh yes.

Mabel gives the crowd her best rendition of this song while she dances, twirls, and hops around the stage.]

KARAOKE COMPETITION

[jimfromit]

[Jim sighed...Was this really necessary castle?

However as much as he's an anti-social psychopath, he very much loves music and being the centre of attention.

He clears his throat before starting.]

Well then...let’s get this party started.

[He then proceeds to sing this little number. He's slightly over the top but otherwise competent.]

[eat_me_beat_me]

[Nora was shocked enough to find out she'd been unwittingly signed up for this disaster. When she found a song had already been picked out for her that was just too much. But she wasn't going to just ignore it and let her name just be announced and not show up. She was better than that... unfortunately.

She stood on stage wearing a patchwork skirt and black sweater, holding the microphone tightly on its stand as she sings]

[i_got_this]

[She's sort of wandering around the grounds, munching on a bag of kettle corn. She keeps looking at the rides but she's not actually riding any of them.]

[youfallback]

[Well hi there South, have a Carolina making her way around the selection of rides, having just gotten off the scrambler. She's grinning broadly as she makes her way off the ride and doesn't see any reason to stop grinning as she approaches South.]

Ridden this one yet?

[i_got_this]

[South pauses in her munching. Why was it that Carolina looking so happy was making her nervous?]

[She glances up at the ride.] Nnnnno, not yet. [In that tone that suggests she probably wasn't planning on it.]

[youfallback]

[Carolina raises her eyebrows as she glances between South and the scrambler. Yet still means there might be some hope.]

Take a break from the popcorn.

[youfallback]

[Carolina will be making a circuit of the rides tonight, meaning that food is waiting until the very end. Obviously, she needs to ride the scrambler several times in a row to really get the feel of the thing.]

[ardor]

[Kallen's standing at the Shoot 'em up game, faux rifle in hand as she waits for more players so things can begin. COME ON DOWNNNN!]

[wilder]

[Was walking up to say hi! Even raises his arms to do so]

[....But then see guns]

[Slowly lowering hand and stepping to see if he can sneak away!]

[ardor]

Zelos get back here.

[wilder]

[-- Caught!]

[He'll just act non chalant like he wasn't trying to sneak away]

Heeeya Ace~!

What's up?

[schrodingersghost]

[Staring at the rows of game booths.]

So... are any of these not scams?

[sexyhitchhiker]

[she's looking intently a shooting game of some sort]

Probably not. Isn't that the point? To make money off of carnival goers?

[schrodingersghost]

You have a point. [Looking skeptically at a ring-the-bottle game.]

[knight_2000]

[So. THIS was what all the fuss was about. Impressive. Garish. Overwhelming. He's just going to stand here for a while taking it all in with a slightly slack-jawed look on his face]

[biggestdreamer]

[Takato was wandering around the carnival looking at all the sights. Of course, when your attention was on all the colors and sounds it was hard to pay attention to what was in front of your feet. Which is why he trips.]

[knight_2000]

[It's hard not to notice that sort of thing when it happens right in front of you, so of course Kitt is going to lend an, er, hand]

Whoa whoa whoa! Are you all right? Did you hurt yourself?