Koreoke, Washington DC, Saturday Night

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Sure, some people were busy fighting rampaging snow monsters and stuff today. But for those who were friends with Kathy and Dante, they had another option available to them: Kathy's 21st birthday party!

Their venue for the evening was Koreoke, a Korean barbeque restaurant that doubled as a karaoke bar. Kathy had rented out the back room for her party, which included three long barbeque tables, a stage with up to four microphones (in case of boy bands and group numbers), and a bartender along the far wall to serve drinks all night until last call.

Because if turning twenty-one wasn't a good reason to stuff yourself full of grilled meat (well, veggies and tofu in Kathy's case), get drunk, and sing your heart out to the largest selection of karaoke tracks Kathy had ever seen in one place, then what was?!

[Up VERY early for SP because holidays are a THING (and so are BDEs). Open to pretty much anyone who is/was Kathy's friend (or Dante's friends that Kathy also knows)!]

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Sing!

[spin_kick_snap]

Lounge on couches around small tables (to hold your drinks, obviously), look through the fine selections of completely moddable music, or go up on the station and perform.

Sing your heart out!

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[soniaroadsqueen]

Ringo hadn't had (much) Soju, so her cheeks were reddened with excitement. Mostly.

"Because I'm so nice, I'm going to go easy tonight." She shot Kathy a glance. "I wouldn't want to show you up on your birthday, you know?"

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"Ha!" Kathy snorted from her spot on the couch. "Haven't we had that contest, kohai. I distinctly remember winning!"

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[soniaroadsqueen]

Ringo hummed, looking off to one side as if trying to remember.

"No, that certainly doesn't ring a bell."

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[spin_kick_snap]

"Tragic when someone so young starts to lose her memory," Kathy lamented into her glass. "Just tragic."

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[soniaroadsqueen]

"I don't know." Ringo pursed her lips. "I mean, knowing you, isn't it a lot more likely that you're suffering from delusions of grandeur? I mean, name one thing you've actually beat me at."

And 'everything' didn't count.

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[spin_kick_snap]

"Everything?" Kathy asked innocently.

Hey, she couldn't read narrative, okay?

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[rebelseekspizza]

Laughing, with Kathy in tow, Dante stepped up to the mic. "We're gonna be singing Christmas songs tonight," he said, oh so seriously. "Get ready."

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[spin_kick_snap]

While Dante was getting the crowd hyped for the best Christmas songs anyone could ask for, Kathy was prepping the song list. The iconic opening notes came on and she passed the mic over to Dante.

"I hear the drums echoing tonight
But she hears only whispers of some quiet conversation
She's coming in, 12:30 flight
The moonlit wings reflect the stars that guide me towards salvation..."

Toto's Africa was totally a Christmas song and Kathy would fight you over it.

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[rebelseekspizza]

Dante had no intention of fighting, dammit. He smirked at Kathy, waggling his eyebrows, and launched into the next part with gusto.

"I stopped an old man along the way
Hoping to find some long forgotten words or ancient melodies
He turned to me as if to say, "Hurry boy, it's waiting there for you"..."

He gestured for her. CHORUS, KATHY. You couldn't miss the chorus!

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[spin_kick_snap]

Kathy wasn't going to fight with him about it! It was everyone else that might need fighting over this point!

...She might end up fighting him over the idea that she might not be right there with the chorus, belting it out on cue.

"It's gonna take a lot to take me away from yooooooooooooooooou
There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever dooooooooooooooooooooo!"

This song was so great. Take it Dante!

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[rebelseekspizza]

Oh, Dante was taking it all right.

"I bless the raaaaains down in Africa," he bellowed, pumping his fist up into the air and fake-closing his eyes as he dropped his head back. "Gonna take some time to do the things we never haaaAAAAAAaaad!

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[spin_kick_snap]

Kathy was cracking up, which made it a little hard to get to the next verse, but hey. Karaoke wasn't supposed to sound professional anyway.

"Ahahaha - wild dogs cry out in the night
As they grow restless, longing for some solitary company
I know that I must do what's right
As sure as Kilimanjaro rises like Olympus above the Serengeti
I seek to cure what's deep inside, frightened of this thing that I've become...

Yeah, she was singing the whole verse. No regrets.

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[smilestopscars]

Apparently, Ezra had committed a crime and had to pay for it. In song. So good thing he wasn't all that opposed to it. He walked up to the station, checked the listings, and was delighted to find what he was looking for.

He pulled up the hood on his kigu and even struck a dramatic pose as the music started. Those who knew their pop classics would surely recognize the song by the intro. The rest might catch on with Ezra's sultry delivery of the opening lines.

"Baby, can't you see, I'm calling; a guy like you should wear a warning --"

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[spin_kick_snap]

Anyone who thought Kathy wouldn't be there, front row and cheering, had clearly never met her. And her love of karaoke.

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[smilestopscars]

Just like anyone who thought Ezra wouldn't go full throttle into this probably hadn't met him either. For someone as lazy as him he sure was a big believer in 'if it's worth doing, it's worth doing properly' when the mood struck him.

His voice was passable, but his sense of drama was on point, as were his moves, which meant he was commanding what little stage there was. And anyone in a fox kigu probably shouldn't have been exuding as much confidence as he was, but, this was Ezra. He could make eye contact with just about everyone present, one by one, and telegraph that this was somehow about exactly them. He could also make pulling his fox-eared hood back look vaguely pornographic.

And that was before he somehow just happened to end up practically straddling Kathy's lap. He needed something to do while the instrumental bridge was happening, and maybe it was like an extra birthday present? Sort of a little lap dance. Nothing that'd push the boundary too much with her boyfriends in attendance - in fact, he was technically not even touching her, since he wasn't on her lap! - but still.

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[spin_kick_snap]

"And here I never thought I'd be regretting the 'don't touch the dancer' rule," Kathy said, hands ghosting up over his hips but not actually making contact with his skin. "Birthday lapdances should absolutely be a thing from here on out."

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[smilestopscars]

Ezra didn't answer. He had to put his focus on executing a perfect hip roll, and the bridge was pretty short all things considered, anyway. But he did blow her a kiss as he pulled back and got back to the chorus - and made it back to the mic stand for his big finish.

Boy had some moves. Probably helped that he strategically undid a few extra buttons on his kigu, too.

"Intoxicate me now, with your lovin' now; I think I'm ready now."

And so, he was done. He bowed with a flourish.

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[spin_kick_snap]

Kathy was on her feet, cheering, telling the bartender to get Ezra anything he wanted.

From the expression on his face, the bartender was willing to add 'himself' to that list.

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[rebelseekspizza]

"Oh this is the fucking best," Dante cackled.

He had definitely taken his phone out. He was holding it up, filming Ezra while he mouthed along with the lyrics.

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[smilestopscars]

It was very video-worthy. Including the impromptu lapdance lite on Kathy.

He also made sure to smirk in a vulpine fashion for the camera once he was finishing up his song. Complete with a fake-modest tug on his now slightly more open kigu as one side threatened to fall off his shoulder.

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[rebelseekspizza]

Dante pushed down some curiously mixed feelings about the whole lapdance thing. Nope, not thinking about it.

Which meant that when he lowered the phone, all he could do was clap.

And maybe wolf-whistle.

Maybe wolf-whistle a lot.

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[smilestopscars]

Was Ezra even really at party if he didn't make at least one person have mixed feelings?

He bowed an extra time just for Dante.

"Was that punishment enough? Has my horrendous crime been paid for?"

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[rebelseekspizza]

"Eh," Dante said, wagging his hand side-to-side in theair. "Enough for release on probation."

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[spin_kick_snap]

After Ez had sauntered off to meet the bartender, Kathy was coming to snuggle up against Dante. "I hear that was your doing? Getting him up there?"