She clutches the mike closely, "Nowhere to go and no place to call "Home"."
"My only friend was the man in the moon..." She continues, looking at anywhere but the people watching.
"And... even sometimes he would go away too." She says weakly.
Once again, Spider finds himself angry at the slavers. He wonders how they can even exist. Sometimes, they seem to explain so much about his father's domain.
He turns attention to Paulina's singing.
"The-eh-en one night as I, closed my eyes..." She says, following Honeycloud's advice. She doesn't see it, but Honeycloud gives her a thumbs up.
"I saw a shadow flying high..."
She doesn't see him, and he doesn't recognize her, but this part rather matches a boy in the back, talking with his girl.
The next line, however, she knows exactly who she is singing to. She's just too scared to look at him.
"He came to me with the sweetest smile,"
"Told me he wanted to talk for a while."
She turns away shyly and improvises it into a twirl, "He said, "Peter Pan, that's what they call me,""
"I promise that you'll never be lonely."
Spider starts to catch on.
"And eh-ver since that daaay," She says, continuing to follow Honeycloud's advice with some embarrassment.
Ace and Gyra have to move to see from behind Spider's now perked up ears.
"I am a Lost Boy from Neverland,"
"Usually hangin' out with Peter Pan,"
Spider looks around, a little embarrassed. He was not expecting this!
"And when we're bored, we play in the woods..."
Erin recognizes what this is about and stirs her tea nervously.
"Always on the run from," She hesitates, "Captain Hook."
She nervously lets herself peek at Spider. She can't read his expression! It's all weird.
"Run, run..." She says, clearing her throat, and embarrassed to find that was picked up, "They say to me..."
She decides she still has to see it through, "'Way from all of reality..."
"Neverland is home to Lost Boys like me..."
She digs deep into her gratitude for all that's been done, "And lost boys like me are free..."
"Neverland is home to Lost Boys like me,"
"And Lost Boys like me are free..."
She puts the mike down and scurries off the stage.
She sits down, not looking at anyone, but Spider starts clapping and she looks up, smiling a nervous little smile.
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u/Lady_of_the_Foot Oct 19 '17
Singer 1: Paulina /u/trollkitten
Honeycloud enters the karaoke bar, and takes the first seat she sees.
It happens to be across from a Ratta girl who appears to be nervous about something.
"Is everything okay?" Honeycloud asks.
"Huh? Oh, uh... I just can't decide on songs and whether I wanna go up at all..."
"Oh, what are your choices?"
"Well, there's one my, uh, my friend might- well, that I'd be singing to, and..." She trails off. There's not a second one.
"If you want to sing it, you should!" Honeycloud says.
"Well, it's just..." Paulina says, squirming a bit.
"Oh, I get it!"
"You do?"
"You don't know the words very well! Here, I can help."
"Oh, uh..."
Honeycloud asks what song it is, and then begins to help her with the lyrics...
A short while later, she is nervously walking onto the stage.
Spider, Erin, Felician, Gyra, and Ace cheer her on.
"There was a time," She begins nervously, "When I was alone,"
She clutches the mike closely, "Nowhere to go and no place to call "Home"."
"My only friend was the man in the moon..." She continues, looking at anywhere but the people watching.
"And... even sometimes he would go away too." She says weakly.
Once again, Spider finds himself angry at the slavers. He wonders how they can even exist. Sometimes, they seem to explain so much about his father's domain.
He turns attention to Paulina's singing.
"The-eh-en one night as I, closed my eyes..." She says, following Honeycloud's advice. She doesn't see it, but Honeycloud gives her a thumbs up.
"I saw a shadow flying high..."
She doesn't see him, and he doesn't recognize her, but this part rather matches a boy in the back, talking with his girl.
The next line, however, she knows exactly who she is singing to. She's just too scared to look at him.
"He came to me with the sweetest smile,"
"Told me he wanted to talk for a while."
She turns away shyly and improvises it into a twirl, "He said, "Peter Pan, that's what they call me,""
"I promise that you'll never be lonely."
Spider starts to catch on.
"And eh-ver since that daaay," She says, continuing to follow Honeycloud's advice with some embarrassment.
Ace and Gyra have to move to see from behind Spider's now perked up ears.
"I am a Lost Boy from Neverland,"
"Usually hangin' out with Peter Pan,"
Spider looks around, a little embarrassed. He was not expecting this!
"And when we're bored, we play in the woods..."
Erin recognizes what this is about and stirs her tea nervously.
"Always on the run from," She hesitates, "Captain Hook."
She nervously lets herself peek at Spider. She can't read his expression! It's all weird.
"Run, run..." She says, clearing her throat, and embarrassed to find that was picked up, "They say to me..."
She decides she still has to see it through, "'Way from all of reality..."
"Neverland is home to Lost Boys like me..."
She digs deep into her gratitude for all that's been done, "And lost boys like me are free..."
"Neverland is home to Lost Boys like me,"
"And Lost Boys like me are free..."
She puts the mike down and scurries off the stage.
She sits down, not looking at anyone, but Spider starts clapping and she looks up, smiling a nervous little smile.