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Peter Quill There are people who are musicians. People who have dedicated their lives to crafting beautiful sounds, whether from an instrument, or their voice. Peter Quill is not one of those people. But, give him just enough to drink, and not even that much encouragement, and he will hop on stage to PROVE just how not musically talented he is. He spent his whole life listening to a mix tape of 70s and 80s legends, surely one would think, some of that translated to him, but it has not.

"...Gonna be a man in motion,
All I need is a pair of wheels
Take me where my future's lyin,
SAINT ELMO'S FIII-RREEE!"

belts Peter into a mic. The more sober patroms might wince. A few cheer for his rather over the top performance. As the song winds down, Peter strikes a pose, and then shouts into the mic, "Thank you! I'll be here all week!"
Caleb Dykstra Caleb has been here for a while, and golly gee, are his ears ringing. He's quite sober, as he's been nursing a root beer as the musics play, but ever since Peter went to the stage, he's been considering asking for the hard stuff. The feeling deepens when the space human says he'll be there all week, "...Aw, god. Somebody stop him."

He sinks his head between his crossed arms.
Fandral Fandral has been mistaken for a cosplayer. It is not the first time, nor will it be the last. He can always walk into almost any hotel and be directed to the nearest convention, the assumption made almost automatically that this, this must be a lost nerd, rather than the dashing and handsome specimen of Asgard known as Fandral the Bold, at least in the north. There are many other names by which he is called throughout the Nine Realms.

But according to the identification given to him through one of Thor's friends, his official human name appears to be 'Andrew Fandral', from White Oaks NY, according to the plastic card he must pass in order to receive wine.

He's made himself popular quickly enough when the waitstaff have realized that the cold coins he slips them as tips actually -are- gold coins.

"That racket is atrocious, but you sing it with vigor, young master. Praise to thee for thy bravery in the face of scorn. Barkeep, an ale for the man, in the name of Fandral the Fierce!" he says.
Rachel Summers Rachel Summers In comes red.. that's the best way to say what she is.. Fire like real fire Red hair.. Green eye's that seem to be made of jade.. But that outfit all red.. spides and White stripes.. Black bottoms that connect to black heel combat style boots.. She screams punk like some british girl straight from the 1980's punk era! She looks around and seems to frown when she hears the voice.. She seems to almost sense something and cocks her head.. Walking towards where peter and the rest are..

     She smiles and that sultry voice comes out " Mind if I give it a shot big guy? " .


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Koriand'r Koriand'r was rather hard to mistake as anyone other than...well, herself. Wrapped in more conservative human attire, i.e. a simple purple sundress that probably looked a little mad to be wearing in this weather but was more than a little warm for a tamaranian these days. Ironically enough, with her own near-radiant red hair and glowing green eyes she looked like she was related to Rachel...if not for the whole orange skin thing anyway.
Peter Quill "Knock yourself out lady," Peter replies, as he hands the mic over to Rachel, giving her a looking over as they pass. He then saunters down the steps from the stage, and points a finger at Fandral when he orders him an ale, "This guy, this guy knows how to party." He doesn't even stumble or slur, he must be only tipsy at this point in the night. His eyes sweep over the room, settling on Koriand'r for a moment or two, before they continue until they find the full glass of ale that's been brought to him. He picks it up, and takes a deep swig from it, and then slides into a chair.
Caleb Dykstra Caleb raises his head when he hears a woman's voice taking the stage. It's not the fact that it's a woman taking the stage, it's the fact that it's /somebody else altogether/ taking the stage.

"Yes! Please! Take the stage! Any one oth..."

The interruption comes when he sees Rachel's wardrobe for the evening. 'Damn...!' That word is mouthed that normal hearing won't pick it up, but being a human means you also think. 'What a beauty!' He leans a little forward, 'I wanna hear this bird singing.'
Fandral Fandral takes a swig from his own glass, "I keep asking them to get proper goblets, but they insist they're out of fashion. Midgard fashion be damned, this is an insufficient container for a fine claret. Not that the swill here qualifies," he says, "Er, apologies, barkeep. I'll line your palm for my transgression."

He steps forward and slaps Peter a little too firmly on the back, the Asgardian not so much forgetting his own strength as knowing how to show it off without doing permanent damage. "Pray sing on, redbird!" he calls out to Rachel.
Rachel Summers Rachel Summers Gives a smile thiers a part of Peter that might feel a Twing.. maybe a recognition of something not quite normal about the girl in front of him.. But she gives him a soft smile before she walks up.. she taps a few buttons as if checking for something.. before she taps her watch on the machine." here we go " She says
     First, it sounds normal.. then that heavy rock starts up and she grabs the Mic "SOME WHERE OVER THE RAINBOW " . She starts to belt out, but she can sing!


https://youtu.be/JvAUdwr7Wxg?si=OJPk1mSSNpsWHbTm
Koriand'r Kori had seemingly found her way here under the winds of curiousity or some greater plan, but for the moment? She seemed to just be finding her way. A little step, another, there's a pause to consider and she seems to be listening, waiting for the moment while she takes in the sights and Rachel's song.
Mary Jane Watson Mary Jane Watson is entering in a bit after Koriand'r. Her having been chatting with the amazon alien carrot top by text. So she's hitting her thumb on her phone to finish typing up a message before entering in just to the music.
Peter Quill She's got a voice, and for the most part Peter seems struck by it. He sort of blankly, slack jawed stares at the girl as she sings her song. It's because of her singing, and nothing else. He takes a long sip of his drink, and then chokes on a bit of it, turning and coughing to get the burning alcohol out of his lungs.
Caleb Dykstra And Caleb... Is entranced! He wanted to hear the voice that goes with Rachel's look, and man!, she delivers. Grabbing his root beer, he takes a careful sip so he doesn't choke on it.

'Now that's the voice of an angel', he thinks.

And, he starts to feel the inspiration to actually get on stage and show his own worth, from a time gone by.

But what song...? What song...?
Fandral Fandral finds this song more to his taste, swaying a bit along with it. He chuckles to see Peter choking for a moment, grasping the other man by the shoulder, "Don't show weakness so easily, boy. You give her the upper hand so quickly, all is lost before the game's begun," he says.

Fandral's always been an excellent wingman.

He gives a bow to Koriand'r, a smile playing on his lips, "MIlady, I confess, I've never seen a woman of Midgard or, indeed, any other of the nine realms, to resemble yourself, and I have known more than a fair share of beautiful women. Tell me of the vaunted realm where women such as thee grow aplenty...or, indeed, are you uniquely beautiful even among your own kind?"
Rachel Summers Rachel Summers Smirks as she looks towards the Asgardian and peter as she starts to sway her hips.. changing the song, though if anybody looks, she didn't touch the screen to change the selection!

     her eyes light up when she spots Mj, and Kori really stands out. She mouths wow to herself. Feeling less like the hot redhead in front of two supermodels! But the second song comes on! "Tonight! I'm gonna have myself a real good time.. I feeel ahh ahhh alive! " .


https://youtu.be/ySZy1nhUhZo?si=_anqNj7imztwLDW0
Peter Quill He's been drinking, so it's clear that Peter isn't entirely his usual..uh...sharp self. He seems a bit puzzled once he finishes coughing, and then even more so when Fandral grabs his shoulder and shakes him a bit. "Huh..what? Who? Her?" he says nodding up to where Rachel sings. "Upper hand? No. She doesn't...it's not like she's in my head or anything. I just met her!" The spaceman snorts, and then says to Fandral, "Yeah, talk with her, she'll be charmed by the old King Arthur stuff I'm sure..." he trails off as he starts to listen to the next song as it comes up.
Koriand'r "Midgard?" Koriand'r blinks as she looks up from her phone, MJ's message apparently having just been recieved. "Is that another name for this world? Humans seem to have so many..." she questions before coming to turn and face Fandral properly, tilting her head to the side. "I am not a native of this planet, I am Koriand'r of Tamaran and..." she trails off, spotting MJ and lifting a hand to wave her over.
Mary Jane Watson Mary Jane Watson would givea a wave over at Koriand'r, "Heya." Glancing towards Fandral curiously. Something abuot him was familiar.. But, not important now. And just why was she thinking 'Leave us alone, Mel Brooks'?

Heading in and sliding next to Koriand'r. "Going to give him seven out of ten." Pointing to Peter.
Caleb Dykstra Feeling inspired, Caleb gulps his root beer, and approaches the stage when Rachel is finished.

"Lovely voice, truly! Sincere admiration, here." He smiles, "But can I give it a go now?"
Fandral Fandral smiles, "Aye, this realm is known, amongst Asgardians, as Midgard, one of the nine realms, dwelling place of mortal men. And you come from the stars of Midgard, a place more vast than any imagined. So, too, must Asgard be vast, perhaps, in ways I have never known. And here I thought we Warriors Three had traveled the length and breadth of the Realms."

He gives an inclination of his head to MJ, "Ah, I see, thou art already bespoke. I did not mean to intrude, red maiden," he says.
Rachel Summers Rachel Summers Grins and flips the mic and hands it over. " Go ahead, it's proper form anyways." She beams a bright smile before she walks with a sway off the stage towards the bar to get herself a nice drink. And lean against it with her spiked outfit.. though she looks over to see what caleb is gonna sing.

     She will lift her glass towards the other reds as she seems to have a smirk looking towards quill and Fandral.
Peter Quill Peter Quill peels away from Fandral as Rachel comes down the stairs, and then he heads over to the bar near her. When she goes to order a drink, he flags the bartender down -- very subtly -- and indicates that he will pay for her, before he asks, "A big fan of oldies?"
Koriand'r "I...do not understand this language," Koriand'r begins, tilting her head to the side and looking back to MJ and then to Fandral. Of course, her species had a way or two to fix the whole language barrier, but the other Titans had pointed out to her that it might be misinterpreted around most society on Earth...and probably Asgard too, come to think of it.
Mary Jane Watson Mary Jane Watson would smile at Fandral and tag 'Warriors Three' in her head. Oh, Thor's friends. That wasn't said out loud. Nothing on here was on fire yet so those stories had to be exaggerations. "There's a few big galaxies out there." Her words were thoughtful. "And you're not, I'm the one that just got here and is probably in the way of things." She would offerw hile glancing over at Rachel and giving a wave.

"He's from Asgard." She would explain to KOry. Which Fandral had just said. Looking at Fandral, and then at Kory. Shrugging.

"It will be easier with us not having to have you go through three ways to tlak." An implicit nudge and tease to Kory to go along with the Tamaranean's normal instinct
Caleb Dykstra "Thank you, red canary", Caleb dubs Rachel for her voice. He then quickly makes a selection, and points to it.

"This song would be best for a duet, but...", he says, "Who the hell cares, it's karaoke, right? RIGHT??"

The song quickly beings, instrumental, and immediately he starts singing:

"I WISH I HAD AN ANGEL FOR ONE MOMENT OF LOVE
I WISH I HAD YOUR ANGEL TONIIIIIIIGHT"

The heavy instruments erupt in a symphony...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEERFBI9eCg
Rachel Summers Rachel Summers Grins as she lifts the glass towards peter. She'll even let him come closer to her so they can talk . She will lean over to the tender " Send a drink to the girls on me.. Say it's from a fellow red " . She says brightly before she looks back to quill, " Kinda I had a " she pauses, " I had an odd upbringing so all I could listen too was an old music machine called a cassette tape player .. it played these really old songs, but I loved them' .

     She turns. " WOOO SING IT! " she shouts to encourage Caleb.
Peter Quill "A cassette tape player? You mean a walkman? That's all I had too! Though I really only had a couple of mixtapes to play but they were full of all sorts of stuff. I still have them, you should come by and listen to them sometime!" Peter says, suddenly very excited by what Rachel just told him.
Caleb Dykstra There be applause when Caleb finishes up his performance of Nightwish's 'I Wish I had An Angel', yes - and not exactly out of charity. No, this voice had training. He has been to shows at some point - on stage, not just audience.

Moving on to the next song, he pulls up a stool, sits on it, and covers his head with the hoodie. This is his own version of method performance, trying to pull up emotions using his own body language.

The song starts to play, an acoustic guitar ringing out the chords. Then, after a full sequnce, he starts:

"Take the photograph,
It'll be the last.
Not a dollar or a crowd
Could ever keep me here."

The drums kick in gradually, he continues:

"I don't have a past,
I just have a chance.
Not a family
Or honest plea remains to say..."

The bass kicks in, and the chorus follows:

"Rain, rain! Go away!
Come again another day!
All the world
Is waiting for the sun!"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7nE1ksyhTs
Rachel Summers Rachel Summers Blinks " is what what they were called.. mine was super beat up so we knew it as the W man.. cause the rest was like rubbed off " she grins " I kept having to go on scavenger runs to try and find parts to fix it " she grins.. " I even built my own machine to rewind the tapes " She grins ' made a few cases two when they broke "
Peter Quill Peter Quill turns to listen to Caleb's song, clapping and whistling at the end of it, before he turns back to Rachel, "It's a Walkman yeah, and that's awesome. I might need you to do that for me, I've got one that's cracked and it's...not great..." He then takes a swig of his drink, and looks around as the bar is starting to empty out. "I...think maybe we've driven everyone off?" he asks.
Caleb Dykstra When Caleb is finishing the song, by stark contrast in the way it began, he is standing up and removing the hood from his head, face tilted up eyes closed as if, after all of the proverbial rain, sunlight was just about to peep through the clouds.

The last verse is sung, the instruments heavy on the chord change...

"ALL THE WORLD
IS WAITING FOR THE SUUUUNN..."

And it stops. Caleb opens his eyes, and bows to the cheering audience, "Thank you!" He gives the mic to the next person.

He approaches the others who sang before him, Rachel and Peter. "Hey there again." He asks for a root beer.
Rachel Summers Rachel Summers Beams a smile and claps for caleb " Well done " she says brightly as she grins .. but she turns to peter " I can do that.. I got really good at fixing the tapes and the machine over the years. " she smiles " though they have much more advance things to use now " she smiles
Peter Quill "Yeah, they have, but the sound isn't right on CDs. It just...isn't." Peter replies, before he looks over at Caleb as he returns and says, "Nice songs..." before he takes a sip of his drink.