I ain't gonna be just a face in the crowd, you're gonna hear my voice when I shout it out loud

[shops-a-lot.livejournal.com]

Characters: All staff and students at Garden.
Location: Balamb Town, Feb. 5th all day
Rating: PG to PG-13
Open/Closed/Finished: Open, ongoing
Summary: Bulla's BBS post invited everyone to her birthday party on Feb.5th. It is now party time



It was unfortunate that her birthday party clashed with the festival, but it seemed like there was a pretty good turnout so far. There were cadets from her classes, cadets and staff she had seen around in the hallways, and a few people she had never met before. Bulla had taken care to make sure there were things to do. On one end of the place she'd made reservations at, there was karaoke. In another corner, drinks and food could be purchased. In a third, people were playing games, and the fourth area was a sectioned off area for quieter conversation.

As for Bulla herself, she was going around and mingling with everyone. It was important to be a gracious hostess, after all, so she was making the effort to ensure that everyone had a good time, and if that wasn't possible, that their experience wasn't a miserable one.

Comments

[shops-a-lot.livejournal.com]

[Bulla laughs a little at that.]

You'll probably be the one dazzling. But I think I can manage not to hurt anyone's ears, at least.

[zeroth-card.livejournal.com]

I think I would have hurt ears when I first started practicing singing. Good thing I got better, though.

[The music then starts, and he shuts up to let Bulla do her thing.]

[shops-a-lot.livejournal.com]

[Bulla sings with energy. It's clear that she's enjoying herself and isn't too nervous, which helps her performance. Her voice isn't great, but she manages to sing on key and doesn't sound terrible. She passes Minato the microphone a couple of seconds before the song switches to male vocals.]

[zeroth-card.livejournal.com]

[Minato sings his part with gusto. He's performing better than Bulla, though not by much - any improvements that can be heard from his voice and performance are obviously the result of his practicing karaoke over on Iwatodai to build his courage, so while he's hardly nervous, Bulla has the better natural voice. He passes the microphone back to her just before the song switches to female vocals, though her next part will mostly be building towards the chorus.]

[shops-a-lot.livejournal.com]

[There's a few people listening to the duo singing. They're not quite watching with rapt attention, but a few people are nodding their heads to the beat or drumming their fingers on tables in time.

It's encouraging to see, and Bulla sings out her next few lines with a big smile on her face, then holds the microphone between the two of them for the chorus.]

[zeroth-card.livejournal.com]

[Getting a small audience seems to encourage Minato as well, and he leans in to sing the chorus along with her with a matching enthusiasm.]

[shops-a-lot.livejournal.com]

[Bulla passes the microphone to Minato for the male portion of the next verse. It seems that a few more people have joined in to watch them. Enthusiasm is apparently contagious.]