Karaoke Night at Coombs Tavern [For Riley and Val but open to anyone]

[phoenixfalling]

Kim was super excited. Probably weirdly excited if he had to be honest, but it was a good way. The nervousness that was accompanying the excitement wasn't so great, however. Whenever he thought of Riley or being around Riley he got all flustered. He was almost frustrated by how awesome she was just because... well she was really awesome. Once he was around her he was fine, like he was too excited to be in her presence to worry about anything else.

It was just leading up to seeing her that was difficult. Tonight would be fun though, because tonight was karaoke night at Coombs Tavern and Riley and Val were supposed to go with him. Or at least meet him there. That was why he'd been at a table for half an hour, having arrived early just to make sure he could get one. It was good planning but unfortunately meant a lot of anxiously waiting around for Riley and Val to show up.

Still, this was going to be fun. There was nothing he loved more than performing and he had texted and called a few other people to invite them as well since it was a group thing. Not that it was any guarantee they would show up, he wasn't the most social person. You never knew who might show up though.

[Anyone is welcome to join in for karaoke night! Be someone Kim texted or maybe the friend of someone he texted that invited your character. Or just be there because karaoke is fun.]

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[bewitchinghaze]

Val takes the drinks with a grateful smile at the waiter. She pushes her hair out of her face as she grabs her seat and gets comfortable again.

"We've been doing this awhile. Almost every karaoke night we're down here," she explains, sipping at her beer.

[phoenixfalling]

"Well, I hope you two have a fun night after they boo me out of the place for how bad my performance is going to be after that," he said, taking a drink of water before heading up on stage. The closer he got to the stage the more excited he was. Any need to impress Riley just faded away in the excitement of performing.

"Alright, after that I'm going to need a little help if I want to impress you guys," he told the crowd as his song began to get queued up. "So audience participation is absolutely encouraged."

When the song started to play he heard a few claps and a few groans in the audience. It was a hard song to pull off live but Kim wasn't worried. He absolutely loved Queen and knew he could nail it.

Whenever he played live, Kim couldn't help but work the crowd a little bit. Seeing other people get into the performance was so much fun and made him so happy there was no even trying to hide his charisma. He just wanted people to have fun with the music. It was easy to work the small stage too, he knew every word by heart and didn't to look at the screen at all.

Most everyone else knew the words too because by the time he nailed the final note most of the bar was singing along and he had a giant grin on his face. Sitting back down at the table with Riley and Val he took a giant gulp of water before relaxing back in the chair.

"This crowd is amazing."

[jiyunnies]

"And at home," Riley adds to her sister, thinking about all the times, usually on weekends, where they have their music up loud in the kitchen as they work on their own projects.

As Kim sings, Riley's impressed. She shouldn't really be surprised since he's mentioned he studied music in New York. As she listens to his performance, she can't help but feel a tug of familiarity. His voice, the way he works the stage...she feels like she's seen this before. Shaking her head, she nods along, singing a few lines with the crowd as Riley teases her sister a bit.

"Holy crap," she says as Kim sits down again. "That was awesome! I mean, no one beats the Jungs," she gestures between herself and Val. "But definitely a close second."