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“James Allen? Goofy guy that works at the flower store?” She waved a hand in the air as if dismissing her words. “Never mind, he’s not important right now.” She tried to conceal her surprise when Aster called her baby. She had never done pet names. “W-wow! Um, I’m honored.” Her eyes traveled to the archway that she had entered from. Knowing Ender was somewhere beyond it was making her more anxious by the second. “Let’s do shots.” She held out her hand for Aster to take. She needed more alcohol to wipe these thoughts away. 

She wasn’t ready for this. Grace still felt shell-shocked from her last interaction. She swallowed and put on a smile. “Stop lying,” She teased, “But thanks. So do you!” She took a sip of her drink, which was way too strong and not strong enough at the same time. “Oh, no. I came with James. That’s kind of bad, isn’t it?” She laughed nervously, tucking some stray hairs behind her ear. “Do you know him?”

planet 7 , although he would vehemently deny it , was one of nathaniel’s favorite ways to unwind after a long day at the autobody . with glitter tapped at his temples and colored hairspray slicking back his strands he was already a good few drinks in , which meant he was in the long line of folks wishing to embarrass themselves in tonight’s ‘ roswell’s got talent ‘ showcase . handing a shot to aster , he moved closer as not to yell over the music , “ i got you a drink !! i thought your performance was great , you’ve got my vote , “ he called , “ i need help pickin’ out my song . “

she didn’t know if it was a badge of honor to know all the lyrics by heart or if it just showed her age, but either way she knew she was about to give the people a show.” beelivee when i sayyy that I WANNNNNNT IT THAT wwAAAYYY.” she loved the band and the goofy energy karaoke brought and a mix of the two was all love needed to unleash her free spirit as she began so let her body move to the beat as if she was a true 90s popstar.

     “ You’re pushing 30 ??? Really ??? I mean , not that 30 is old or anything , but you don’t look like you’re almost 30 . ” Talia giggled and shrugged her shoulders . “ If I were to guess , I’d say you weren’t older than 25 , at the most so … ” Licking her lips , her eyes widened in excitement at the song suggestion coming from the other femme . “  No no , that song is perfect . I say we do it , come on ! ” she said and giggled , clapping her hands together excitedly before she turned around and looked at her friends as she raised her voice so her words would carry over the music being played . “ Guys , I’m gonna do a song with my new friend here , okay ?! ” and then Talia turned around and nodded towards the stage . “ Alright , my new friend , Let’s do this thing ! ”  

“Um, actually, I think that I would much prefer it if you kept the mic. Everyone here would, I’m guessing.” Planet 7 is pretty much the only place in town that one can even semi-frequently find Caliban actually engaging in the night life at. Even then, it had taken them almost a year before they had managed to convince themself to venture out to it, and even longer before they would talk to anyone. It’ll take far longer to get them into karaoke, that’s for sure. Forever, most likely. “You sound really good, and I would sound like the lead singer of a garage band that only has one fan. And the one fan is the bassist’s grandma.” 

     “ You absolutely were ! ” Talia answered and grinned widely , before a laugh followed and she tilted her head to the side . “ I would gladly buy you a drink , sweetheart . And it is my birthday tonight , yes , but no , you haven’t flirted with someone who just turned 21 . Don’t worry . I actually just turned 23 , so … Nothin’ bad , ” she said and winked , before a laugh followed as she moved her left hand to her face , brushing her curls away from her face . “ Hello , nice to meet you Aster , I’m Talia . And thank you , thank you , ” she said and bowed her head , before a laugh fell from her lips . “ You wanna do a song with me ? It could be a birthday present from you to a total stranger . ”

“ uptownn girll, somethin somethin.. in an uptown worldd.” lightly singing the lyrics before breaking into a laugh of her own at her ridiculous rendition of the song.” aight, you sold me- lets give the people some bsb.”

     Talia had been out celebrating her birthday with some friends and somehow , they had ended up at the planet 7 because her friends wanted to do some karaoke , and honestly , she kind of wanted to do that too . There was someone who was already singing when they arrived there and therefore they decided to order something to drink at the bar while enjoying the people singing their hearts out . After throwing back some shots , Talia and one of her friends went over to look through the different kind of songs they had . Lifting her head , Talia smiled at the femme and shook her head . “ No , no . Don’t sweat it ! You were great up there ! ” she said and giggled , pushing her hair aside , tucking it behind her ear . “ Great rendition you did , by the way ! Definitely one of my favorites ! ” 

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“No, no—” Ren stopped any possibility of putting the mic into her hand in its tracks “I’ve officially reached the ‘must remain no less than ten feet from the stage’ portion of the evening.” And the other patrons probably thanked her for it, too. She had a decent enough voice when it came to singing her daughter to sleep, but on stage? In front of a crowd and three drinks deep? Hard pass. “But you? You were a natural up there. I don’t think anyone’s complaining if you have a few more go’s.”

“Well, do you have a song request?” she asked. 

“ it’s true, adtr, breathe carolina and afi would back me up.” name dropping some of her favorite bands when she was younger as further proof to back up her hot topic youth.” isn’t that scary as hell? like damn when the hell did I get old- shit.” she chimed back, a small chuckle also breaking in response before pondering the offer.” girl, i don’t know- i might have a i want it that way by the only boyband i’ll ever care about in me. i just don’t think this crowd can handle the heat i’d bring.”

“ girl, don’t apologize, shot me right back to two thousand and nine. my prime scene queen days.” she chimed back enthusiastically, drink in hand before decided to nurse a bit more. the buzz from the potent liquid already causing a welcomed warmth as she cheered on the terrible singing but fun energy planet 7 always brought.

where & when: planet 7 / karaoke night