Karaoke Night!

[Star]

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Outside, it's a glowing, lively looking place. Right in the heart of downtown, Marilyn's on K is where K is for karaoke.

Inside? It's kind of a dump. Cheap quarter pool tables, bar stools and tables, and a looooooooooong table with stools face a stage. But Yelp says that this is where the karaoke magic happens. There's also darts for when one gets good and drunk. It's the same old, same old: sign up, then get up when your name is called.

Star
Distinctive Khakis * Striking Sneaks * Presence (n)One

The long table? That's where it's at. Statler and Waldorf. Slice off an end and let everyone fill in -- then play musical chairs. Once everyone had a seat? Then do the sign ups.

Oh. And drinks, yo. That needed to happen. Because karaoke.

  Sup Vis 3Pot, Cloaked

Date		Action		Roll		Result
2014-07-25 23:11:14		Star rolls 7 to Supernal Vision (Cloaked) (10 Again)		9, 7, 5, 3, 3, 9, 8		3 successes

[Zodiac]

Despite herself, Zoey finally had chosen to remain with her cabalmates, but drinks she wasn't waiting on. So someone could make her sober again before she left or something, whatever. There would be no sobriety from this particularly antisocial brunette this evening... she was here for two reasons. To celebrate her new job, and to keep her cabalmates company.

And maybe to make Asp blush a few more times. Geeeeeezus! That was a low blow on Star's part, but even then a little part of her couldn't really help but reach to ruffle Asp's hair as she headed in to find a seat. "Tequila? Margarita?" she offered the Arrow, as though alcohol might help ease the burn of Star's quip. "And a Porn Star for --- ahem. Jack for Jack, I suppose. That makes more sense," she added, raising a brow at Star with a twisted little smirk.

[Star]

"A... what?"

He leaned forward, brows furrowed in surprise. Where did that drink order for him come from? He shrugged his jacket off, and laid on the empty space of the long table. Reserved, yo. He shot Asp a grin, and apologetic shrug. Still. Funny.

"Oh. Ummm. First round? I got it. To toast Zoey's thing," he continued, digging a battered wallet out of his back pocket. Canvas and velcro. Baller. "So, two Patrons?" A finger swung between the two girls, and he slid off of his seat.

"And. Ummmm. Man. Uh. Nevermind."

A hand ruffled the back of his mop. He didn't know if Avis was coming. But if she did? The crazy jokes needed to stop. And seriously? So out of left field, yo. Whatever that meant. Baseball player, he wasn't.

[Avis]

Finding the place wasn't the problem. Nah, between having an address for the place and its giant, glowing sign that probably gave Asp a tiny bit of homesickness, the karaoke bar wasn't easy to miss. The trouble was in deciding whether or not to actually go inside the bar. For one thing, it was a bar. A place full of sleepers trying to get all fucked up, poisoning themselves with a drink that only closed their eyes and ears even further to the Truth. That was enough to piss her off, and who wanted to go spend a few hours getting pissed off? And then there was Star's choice in music. Which, frankly, was terrifying. She'd literally had nightmares about the first song he'd shared with her. Not that that was his fault, not at all actually, but it was a damn good reason to be leery of going into a place where Star would get a chance to pick music again. Especially since he was bringing 'friends'.

Yeah, that would be a great first impression. 'Hey, here's my cabal-mate. She's an Arrow! Oh, but look, Springsteen makes her flip shit! Well, I never'.

Ok. No one talked like that, but just having the scenario run through her mind turned her ribs into vices that began squeezing her lungs. Hands thrust deep into her pockets she turned to walk away from the bar, her tennis shoes carrying her to the corner before she stopped herself. Was she really going to chicken out and go back to the silent, lifeless expanse of 4W? And she would do what? Try and imagine just how good of a time her cabal was having, and just who Star's 'friends' might be?

No, fuck that. She wasn't going to run away. She was not going to run away. She was going to walk into the bar and sing shitty songs along with everyone else. Would it suck? Yes, yes it would, but that didn't mean anything good wouldn't come out of the evening. Besides, some strange, bristling thing was scraping against her spine, demanding that she learn just who these 'friends' were. It also demanded that if she was going to go in there and sing, she sound like something besides a tone deaf seagull with stage fright. Against her better judgement she braided more threads into her pattern, suffusing her personality and her knowledge of pitch and air support with energy from the Supernal realms. Then, so she could find her friends more easily she wove the Supernal over her eyes and then walked into the bar.

A quick scan showed that, no, the mage sight didn't actually help her find her friends but a minute of wandering around eventually brought her to their table. "Uh. Hey. How're y'all?," she said in greeting, taking a seat next to Starcut.

  cheating: augment presence pot1, gain expression pot2, sup sight pot 1

Date		Action		Roll		Result
2014-07-27 02:19:10		Avis rolls 3 to finally the right pool, omg. (supernal sight: wits+occult+prime-2static) (10 Again)		8, 2, 3		1 success
2014-07-27 00:22:33		Avis rolls 6 to gain expression (gnos+mind) (10 Again)		10, 3, 4, 4, 9, 2, 3		2 successes
2014-07-27 00:21:36		Avis rolls 6 to augment presence (gnos+mind) (10 Again)		3, 2, 8, 6, 7, 2		1 success

Spent 2 mana.

[Yog-Sothoth]

Aurum rode in the taxi from the rave with the others and silently hoped that the night wasn't going to be too awkward. She usually didn't care what other's thought, but you can't push everyone away forever, right?

The goth hopped out of the taxi after it came to a stop and paid her share to the driver. She obviously still wore what she did at the rave.

"I'll see you all inside," she called out behind her.

She made her way to the bar entrance which looked like it was an underground bar. The outside looked fairly clean and well lit and so was a little surprised at the slightly dumpy interior, but quickly recovered as she had been in far dumpier and shadier places than this.

She gave everyone a smile and a small wave while she made her way to the bar and decided to start with a hard cider. Armed with drink in hand, she made her way over to the table.

"Hey guys," she said still giving everyone a smile. "Looks like you're just getting started."

Supernal Vision 2 potency, Cloaked -1 mana

  2 successes

Date		Action		Roll		Result
2014-07-28 00:27:21		Aurum rolls 8 to supernal vison wits 3 + Occult 3+ Prime 2 (10 Again)		6, 5, 1, 9, 5, 5, 9, 7		2 successes

[Aurora]

She found herself lost in her thoughts on the taxi ride to karaoke. While it was great to find an Awakened club, the locals left her with a sour taste in her mouth. But, that wouldn’t ruin her evening.

As the taxi stopped in front of their destination, she paid the driver her portion, and slipped out of the cab. Taking in the sign, she bounces into the building. Inside was not as she would have pictured it, but hey, looks can be deceiving. It might look like a dump, but as long as the beer was good and the singing was entertaining, who cared about appearances.

First stop, the bar. Ordering a beer, she searches the place until she finds Jack and his friends. Beer in hand, she makes her way over. Ok, sourpuss decided to stay for the show, and a new face. Sliding up beside Aurum, she smiles and waves to the group.

“Hi everyone!” she says, “Have you guys already signed up?” she asked.

[Zodiac]

Avis.

Sweet, merciful breaths of air.

"Vee, oh good, you're just in time." The words expressed an edge of utter relief as she looked at Star with a perplexed look, before glancing to Asp - and Avis - absently. "... Do you figure he's never had a Porn Star?" she inquired, before sighing a bit to look up to the newcomers. Alright. Be nice. Or something.

"I don't think anyone's signed names, though. On which note, St-- Jack..." That was taking getting used to, "... you try and sign me up, we're gonna have problems, you and I." If he signed her up to sing without her knowledge, damnit, she would do everything in her power to make the evening as absolutely awkward for him as possible.

"Glad you all made it safe." She wasn't going to apologize for her behaviour - she had no reason to and it was none of their damn business anyway - but she supposed at least she could offer the turning of a new leaf. Ish.

This was going to get so much easier with alcohol in her system. With that thought, she glanced again to Asp. "... I am counting on you to make sure I'm a safe and sober driver before I take you all home."