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One Last Dream: Spectator Entry

Innocent Sin: Part 2

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A resounded thud from the doors slamming open was heard throughout the cafe, catching the attention of everyone inside.  Standing in the doorway was the ever confident Karoline with her trademark grin adorning her face.

"Lucy, I'm home!"  Karoline loudly announced to the cafe.

A series of groans erupted at the cliché reference, causing many of the patrons to resume what they were previously doing.

"Screw you all!  That was funny!"  She shouted at her 'audience' before she sat herself down at a nearby table and resting her head on the said table to pout.

"I just can't leave alone without you causing some kind of ruckus, can I?"  Said a voice from behind her.

Not even looking to see who it was, she responded in a moody tone, "Bite me, Snaggletooth."

"Is it your time of the month or something?  Anyway, you could at least be polite enough to say hello to Scott here."  Katten said as he walked behind and patted the shy cyborg on the back.

"Oh, uh, hi there.  Sorry 'bout that, didn't notice you there."  She greeted the bashful, young man with a bit of embarrassment for not noticing him.

"It alright."  Scott responded with a shy wave.

"Good to hear!"  Karoline's enthusiasm quickly returning to her as she got up from her seat and wrapped her arms around her two male companions.  "Now let's give this place a wake-up shot, it's too damn quiet in here!  Now where's a piano or fiddle?"

Both men could only stare at Karoline for her seemingly bipolar personality.  This girl was getting more confusing by the minute.  How was it she could go from hostile, to friendly, to miserable, and then to a party-going mood?  Not to mention her suddenly friendliness towards people she just met.

"Oi, barkeep!  Is there a piano or somethin' 'round here?"  The rambunctious girl asked as she scanned the room.

"Yeah, there's one right in the corner over there."  Elliot pointed toward the instrument sitting near the far end of the bar.

"Thanks!"  Releasing Katten and Scott as she cracked her knuckles and she walked over to the piano.  "How about some drinks around the house?  This place needs to liven up a bit."

"Aye, I'll get right on it."  The faun said as he quickly got to work preparing the drinks, seeing where Karoline was going with this.  He may get in trouble for this later, but he may as well have some fun with it while he had the chance.

Sitting down on the piano bench, she began to play a small tune from memory to get a feel for the piano.  Once satisfied, she began to play a merry song that quickly livened up the cafe.  It quickly changed from calm and slightly depressing to more of a cheery Irish pub.  It didn't take long to solidify the atmosphere once Elliot handed out the alcohol and spiked drinks.

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"Oh, aye dee di dee di dee di, dee di dee di dee di!"  Came from the chorus of everyone in the bar, full of mirth.  Karoline still sat at the piano, playing her merry tunes.  Only, now everyone was singing along to the music she played.  Behind her was drunk Elliot, slightly tipsy Katten, a heavily drunk Jack, and a barely conscious Raynald.  All singing to their drunken hearts' content like drunken Irishmen.

"I took my lass on a date."  Elliot sang.

"We wen' out fer da night."  Jack sung next.

"As we hit the parking lot." Katten followed.

"I gotsh into a fight!"  Renald drunkenly finished the line.

"In the scuffle he took my wallet."  Elliot cheerily rang out.

"He rurn way too fast."  Jack managed to sing.

"I started crying."  Katten set up the next line.

"From the stone I passed!"  Reynald loudly and proudly shouted, causing everyone to go into a loud uproar of laughter.

"Oh, aye dee di dee di dee di, dee di dee di dee di!"  Everyone sang the chorus aloud once again with laughter and giggles.  "Oh, aye dee di dee di dee di, dee di dee di dee di!"

This time, it was Jack's turn to start and move down the line.  "I screamed jus' like a lassy!"

"I ran right after him."  Katten barely managed to hold in his laughter.

"I jumbed inta me car!" Reynald belted out.

"The mugger's name was Jimmy."  Elliot laughed as he sang.

"I rang me law bells!"  Jack didn't seem to have a clue as to what he just sang.

"And it rang aloud." Katten followed.

"Hesh cames to a stop."  Reynald said in his drunken voice.

"And beat me in front o' a crowd!"  Elliot yelled aloud, bringing another roar of laughter.

"Oh, aye dee di dee di dee di, dee di dee di dee di!"  Came the next round of the chorus. "Oh, aye dee di dee di dee di, dee di dee di dee di!"

"I decided to take action!"  Katten shouted out as he started the next verse.

"I hits him wit me shward!"  Reynald belted out, not entirely aware of what he was saying.

"I hit were the sun nay shine."  Elliot said as he contained his giggles.

"He shesh, 'Hey nosh me balls!'"  Jack sung as he covered his gun.

"And then he ran away from me."  Katten started the next line.

"I runs right afta him."  Reynald sang, making a mock running gesture.

"Now he and I are best of friends."  Elliot followed after.

"And he put me stone back in me end!"  Jack shouted for all to hear, causing the entire bar to erupt with laughter.  The four plus Karoline barely managed to compose themselves long enough to finish the song.

"Oh, aye dee di dee di dee di, dee di dee di dee di!  Oh, aye dee di dee di dee di, dee di dee~ di~ dee~ di~!"  Finally ending their drunken hilarity before falling apart from laughter.

"Woohoo!  That was great!"  The resident blind musician yelled as she got up from the piano and laughing all the way.  "Four hours of drunken hilarity.  Life just doesn't get any better on a Tuesday night."  Plopping herself down in a chair at the table a surprisingly sober Scott was sitting at.  In fact, he and Karoline were among the minority still sober in the cafe for one reason or another.  Even the minors were intoxicated in some way.

"Was fun."  Scott said happily, caught up in the merriment that had stirred up.

"It was wasn't it."  She said as more of a statement than a question.  "Helps stave off boredom and make some good memories while I'm here. Namely, having gotten Seme and Uke completely drunk off their rockers and flirting with each other.  Ha!  Great stuff!"  Feeling satisfied with herself from what she had caused.

"Oh man, I still can't believe I just did that, or that you got Pierce and 937 to flirt with each other."  Katten said with mirth from behind her.  "I haven't laughed like that in a good while."  Still feeling a light buzz from the alcohol as he sat himself between Karoline and Scott.

"Still can't believe we got everyone to join in on all of that.  And we all have Elliot to thank for getting everyone drunk in some way.  Gotta remember to thank him later."  Entering her mock-thinking pose as she spoke, to which Scott quickly nodded in agreement.

"That reminds me, have either of you seen my lighter?"  The cat-eyed man asked.

"I told you once and I told you the last dozen times you asked me that tonight, Snaggletooth.  No, I haven't seen the damn thing."  She gave out an exasperated sigh.

"Crap.  Nobody's seen it anywhere.  Where is the stupid thing?"  Katten asked himself aloud.

"Back at field?"  Scott suggested.

"Yeah, good thinking, Robo-buddy.  Do you think you might have lost it after your fight with Sherlock and little Ms. Watson?"

"I might have-"  Katten started to say before he was cut off.

"Then let's go get your lighter!  I wanna end this night on a high note!"  She exclaimed with excitement as she yanked both men from their seats.

"We can walk on our own Karoline."  Katten said with Scott nodding in agreement,  as both were being dragged by the collar of their shirts' toward the door.  "Besides, it's too dark for us to see right now."

"Fine,"  Dropping the two without losing a step in her pace.  "We'll meet back here tomorrow after everyone's gone to their matches.  I gotta keep my promise to see a friend off."

"No stopping."  Scott stated as he got up and watched Karoline march out the door.

"Yeah, there's just no stopping that girl when she's got something on her mind."  Katten confirmed as he placed a cigarette in his mouth.  He really wished he had his lighter right now.

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One Last Dream: Spectator Entry

Innocent Sin: Part 2

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A resounded thud from the doors slamming open was heard throughout the cafe, catching the attention of everyone inside.  Standing in the doorway was the ever confident Karoline with her trademark grin adorning her face.

"Lucy, I'm home!"  Karoline loudly announced to the cafe.

A series of groans erupted at the cliché reference, causing many of the patrons to resume what they were previously doing.

"Screw you all!  That was funny!"  She shouted at her 'audience' before she sat herself down at a nearby table and resting her head on the said table to pout.

"I just can't leave alone without you causing some kind of ruckus, can I?"  Said a voice from behind her.

Not even looking to see who it was, she responded in a moody tone, "Bite me, Snaggletooth."

"Is it your time of the month or something?  Anyway, you could at least be polite enough to say hello to Scott here."  Katten said as he walked behind and patted the shy cyborg on the back.

"Oh, uh, hi there.  Sorry 'bout that, didn't notice you there."  She greeted the bashful, young man with a bit of embarrassment for not noticing him.

"It alright."  Scott responded with a shy wave.

"Good to hear!"  Karoline's enthusiasm quickly returning to her as she got up from her seat and wrapped her arms around her two male companions.  "Now let's give this place a wake-up shot, it's too damn quiet in here!  Now where's a piano or fiddle?"

Both men could only stare at Karoline for her seemingly bipolar personality.  This girl was getting more confusing by the minute.  How was it she could go from hostile, to friendly, to miserable, and then to a party-going mood?  Not to mention her suddenly friendliness towards people she just met.

"Oi, barkeep!  Is there a piano or somethin' 'round here?"  The rambunctious girl asked as she scanned the room.

"Yeah, there's one right in the corner over there."  Elliot pointed toward the instrument sitting near the far end of the bar.

"Thanks!"  Releasing Katten and Scott as she cracked her knuckles and she walked over to the piano.  "How about some drinks around the house?  This place needs to liven up a bit."

"Aye, I'll get right on it."  The faun said as he quickly got to work preparing the drinks, seeing where Karoline was going with this.  He may get in trouble for this later, but he may as well have some fun with it while he had the chance.

Sitting down on the piano bench, she began to play a small tune from memory to get a feel for the piano.  Once satisfied, she began to play a merry song that quickly livened up the cafe.  It quickly changed from calm and slightly depressing to more of a cheery Irish pub.  It didn't take long to solidify the atmosphere once Elliot handed out the alcohol and spiked drinks.

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"Oh, aye dee di dee di dee di, dee di dee di dee di!"  Came from the chorus of everyone in the bar, full of mirth.  Karoline still sat at the piano, playing her merry tunes.  Only, now everyone was singing along to the music she played.  Behind her was drunk Elliot, slightly tipsy Katten, a heavily drunk Jack, and a barely conscious Raynald.  All singing to their drunken hearts' content like drunken Irishmen.

"I took my lass on a date."  Elliot sang.

"We wen' out fer da night."  Jack sung next.

"As we hit the parking lot." Katten followed.

"I gotsh into a fight!"  Renald drunkenly finished the line.

"In the scuffle he took my wallet."  Elliot cheerily rang out.

"He rurn way too fast."  Jack managed to sing.

"I started crying."  Katten set up the next line.

"From the stone I passed!"  Reynald loudly and proudly shouted, causing everyone to go into a loud uproar of laughter.

"Oh, aye dee di dee di dee di, dee di dee di dee di!"  Everyone sang the chorus aloud once again with laughter and giggles.  "Oh, aye dee di dee di dee di, dee di dee di dee di!"

This time, it was Jack's turn to start and move down the line.  "I screamed jus' like a lassy!"

"I ran right after him."  Katten barely managed to hold in his laughter.

"I jumbed inta me car!" Reynald belted out.

"The mugger's name was Jimmy."  Elliot laughed as he sang.

"I rang me law bells!"  Jack didn't seem to have a clue as to what he just sang.

"And it rang aloud." Katten followed.

"Hesh cames to a stop."  Reynald said in his drunken voice.

"And beat me in front o' a crowd!"  Elliot yelled aloud, bringing another roar of laughter.

"Oh, aye dee di dee di dee di, dee di dee di dee di!"  Came the next round of the chorus. "Oh, aye dee di dee di dee di, dee di dee di dee di!"

"I decided to take action!"  Katten shouted out as he started the next verse.

"I hits him wit me shward!"  Reynald belted out, not entirely aware of what he was saying.

"I hit were the sun nay shine."  Elliot said as he contained his giggles.

"He shesh, 'Hey nosh me balls!'"  Jack sung as he covered his gun.

"And then he ran away from me."  Katten started the next line.

"I runs right afta him."  Reynald sang, making a mock running gesture.

"Now he and I are best of friends."  Elliot followed after.

"And he put me stone back in me end!"  Jack shouted for all to hear, causing the entire bar to erupt with laughter.  The four plus Karoline barely managed to compose themselves long enough to finish the song.

"Oh, aye dee di dee di dee di, dee di dee di dee di!  Oh, aye dee di dee di dee di, dee di dee~ di~ dee~ di~!"  Finally ending their drunken hilarity before falling apart from laughter.

"Woohoo!  That was great!"  The resident blind musician yelled as she got up from the piano and laughing all the way.  "Four hours of drunken hilarity.  Life just doesn't get any better on a Tuesday night."  Plopping herself down in a chair at the table a surprisingly sober Scott was sitting at.  In fact, he and Karoline were among the minority still sober in the cafe for one reason or another.  Even the minors were intoxicated in some way.

"Was fun."  Scott said happily, caught up in the merriment that had stirred up.

"It was wasn't it."  She said as more of a statement than a question.  "Helps stave off boredom and make some good memories while I'm here. Namely, having gotten Seme and Uke completely drunk off their rockers and flirting with each other.  Ha!  Great stuff!"  Feeling satisfied with herself from what she had caused.

"Oh man, I still can't believe I just did that, or that you got Pierce and 937 to flirt with each other."  Katten said with mirth from behind her.  "I haven't laughed like that in a good while."  Still feeling a light buzz from the alcohol as he sat himself between Karoline and Scott.

"Still can't believe we got everyone to join in on all of that.  And we all have Elliot to thank for getting everyone drunk in some way.  Gotta remember to thank him later."  Entering her mock-thinking pose as she spoke, to which Scott quickly nodded in agreement.

"That reminds me, have either of you seen my lighter?"  The cat-eyed man asked.

"I told you once and I told you the last dozen times you asked me that tonight, Snaggletooth.  No, I haven't seen the damn thing."  She gave out an exasperated sigh.

"Crap.  Nobody's seen it anywhere.  Where is the stupid thing?"  Katten asked himself aloud.

"Back at field?"  Scott suggested.

"Yeah, good thinking, Robo-buddy.  Do you think you might have lost it after your fight with Sherlock and little Ms. Watson?"

"I might have-"  Katten started to say before he was cut off.

"Then let's go get your lighter!  I wanna end this night on a high note!"  She exclaimed with excitement as she yanked both men from their seats.

"We can walk on our own Karoline."  Katten said with Scott nodding in agreement,  as both were being dragged by the collar of their shirts' toward the door.  "Besides, it's too dark for us to see right now."

"Fine,"  Dropping the two without losing a step in her pace.  "We'll meet back here tomorrow after everyone's gone to their matches.  I gotta keep my promise to see a friend off."

"No stopping."  Scott stated as he got up and watched Karoline march out the door.

"Yeah, there's just no stopping that girl when she's got something on her mind."  Katten confirmed as he placed a cigarette in his mouth.  He really wished he had his lighter right now.