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In Enzo's defence, the pink thing at the end of the Bar has been inert lately. He really didn't think it a problem to go to that end for an order of chips.

Oh, how wrong he was.

He realizes his mistake as the music begins and he starts dancing involuntarily.

Thank goodness he hadn't picked up the chips yet.

[Uh-oh, the Karaoke Machine's on! Watch the ~~horror~~fun, or get ensnared yourself!]

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Enzo won't let the expectation of merciless teasing spoil the fun of the moment.

Well, not too much.

Not that it makes much difference, since he can't really stop singing or dancing in any case.

^♫...never gonna say goodbye!
Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you!^♫

A final whirl-and-pose, and then a sudden slump as the Karaoke Machine releases its hold on his muscles. Also, giggles.

"Man, how does it do that?"

"You got some pretty nice move there, Enzo. Ever think about Broadway?" Red ribs him, clapping his hands and laughing while he stands up.

Actually, the teasing doesn't have quite the desired effect:

"Broadway? Is that an Earth place?" Okay, that's weird...

It certainly wasn't the expected reaction.

Red nods his head, "Yeah. Place they put on musicals an' stuff. Why? You heard of it?"

"Dot's Diner is in Baudway sector."

"Huh. I don't hang out on Broadway much myself. It gets pretty busy." And Red sort of sticks out.

Enzo nods. "Baudway does too, 'specially the top levels. It's got all the shops and stuff. It's got theatres, too."

"Lot of the big cities have places like that, so not too surprising I guess." He nods.

"Since you have on in Mainframe though, gonna go to open auditions there?"

Grin.

Enzo just grins back. Not gonna give Red the satisfaction of embarrassing him this time. "Nah, I couldn't dance good enough by myself."

Never mind that he's not in Mainframe for enough time anymore for it even to make sense.

"Well, you got a girl, dontcha?" Who says he's trying to embarrass Enzo? He might just be pointing out possible career avenues for the sprite.

Yeah, that's it.

We might believe that if he didn't already know about formats being largely immutable.

"No, I mean if I had to do the dancing myself. I don't know how."

Nor does Dani. Although midair choreography might look pretty cool.

"Just make somethin' up. People love spontaneous. It's like ... "

What is that? Something tickles in the back of Red's throat and he frowns a moment, trying to figure out what it is. Then it starts...

"Is this the real life?
Is this just fantasy?
Caught in a landslide
No escape from reality.
Open your eyes
Look up to the skies and see ... "

Red looks at Enzo, looks at the karaoke machine and though he can't form the words while singing his expression clearly says 'Aw, crap.'.

HA! HA HA HA!

That is what Enzo's expression says, because, wouldn't you know it, once wasn't enough for the darn machine.

^♫I'm just a poor boy,^♫ he wails,
^♫I need no sympathy!^♫

The machine is so totally scrap. After he's done singing.

"Because I'm easy come,easy go,
A little high, little low,
Any way the wind blows,
doesn't really matter to me,
To meeeee."

Red's voice just isn't meant to hit that soft long note. It's painful, but because of the machine he gives it a try.

Edited 2008-08-06 05:52 (UTC)

Enzo doesn't have his toy gun with him today. This may be just as well, considering the Karaoke Machine's propensity for choreography.

^♫Mama, just killed a man,
Put a gun against his head, pulled my trigger, now he's dead.
Mama, life had just begun,
But now I've gone and thrown it all away!
Mama, oooooooh,
Didn't mean to make you cry!
If I'm not back again this time tomorrow,
Carry on, carry on,
'Cause nothing really matters.^♫

Choreography is right. Red plants a hand on his chest and bends his head low, eyes closed in a clearly soulful performance.

"Too late, my time has come,
Sends shivers down my spine,
Body's aching all the time.
Goodbye everybody,I've got to go
Gotta leave you all behind and face the truth-
Mama, oooooooh-"

Dramatic gesture! Enzo's hand goes up like Hamlet addressing the remains of a dead fool.

^♫Any way the wind blows...^♫

"I don't want to die!
I sometimes wish I'd never been born at allll..."

The karaoke machine kicks in its own rocking sounds and Red air guitars before the words pick up again.

Edited 2008-08-06 06:16 (UTC)

Enzo, alas, is stuck with the air piano.

^♫I see a little silhouetto of a man!^♫

In a deep, bellowing voice Red sings,

"Scaramouche,scaramouche will you do the Fandango?"

then leans close to Enzo as they sing in unison:

^♫Thunderbolts and lightning, very very fright'ning me!

Galileo!^♫ Enzo shrills by himself.

"Galileo!" Red booms beside him.

^♫Galileo!^♫

"Galileo!"

Enzo joins Red on ^♫Galileo, Figaro!^♫

Galileo he knows of, barely, but he's never heard of a language called Figaro...