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1st Floor Rec Room, Monday Evening

'Somehow' (Kathy was blaming Dante), dinner at El Burrito Loco had involved not one but several alcoholic flights for them to share: it had started with a cerveza flight with appetizers, turned into a sangria flight before their entrees had come out, and finished up with a tequila flight right before they'd finished eating. It was the tequila flight that had done it; they had been just fine after the sangria, but the shots of tequila, even when divided between the three of them, had sent them right over the edge from 'pleasantly buzzed' to 'gigglng and tipsy.'

The trip home hadn't sobered them up much, which was why they'd somehow ended up in the first floor Rec Room instead of heading up the stairs to the third floor. It was also why the discovery of a fully-functioning karaoke machine was pounced on with delight. Normally, Kathy would have been all over the DDR machine in the corner, but karaoke was a much, much better idea--for one thing, there was far less movement involved.

"We are doing this," she informed the guys, plugging the machine in and pulling out the track listings. There were an insane number of tracks from all over the world. Kathy was shocked to find songs listed by prominent K- and J-Pop artists, as well as the standard fare of Broadway, 50s ballads, and 70's rock. "We are absolutely doing this. In fact, Dante, I challenge you to an 80s power ballad-off right now."

The first floor of the Dorms was in for a very long, very musical night.

[Dante and Anders modded with permission, post very definitely open for anyone who wants to come in and sing! Beat the Mondays with secondhand karaoke!]

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~~Don't worry, it wouldn't get any more normal!~~

And now Ringo was just giving Kathy a Look. It was practically cheating to actually sing so well, Kathy. You should know that!

But that was okay. Ringo had her next song planned already. But before she queued it up, she made sure to walk Kathy through the chorus' dance moves, then she got started.

Dancing was way more her speed, anyway.

~~Did she have to wear the matching dress?~~

It really did go against the spirit of karaoke, didn't it? Sorry, Ringo! It was hard being so naturally talented!

But Ringo had stumbled over something that Kathy couldn't do, at least not with this current level of inebriation. Trying to keep up with the dance, doing all the little hand motions in the correct order--her brain just refused to absorb it and she spent the whole song waving when she should have been pointing, pointing when she should have been making little arcs in the air, and making the arcs when she really should have swinging an invisible lasso.

And, of course, the last, like, half of the song was just that, no singing, so Ringo could watch Kathy fail spectacularly.

~~Hey, there had to be time for a costume-change. The dress she was wearing was way too normal.~~

And Ringo may have been giggling as Kathy tried. She half-thought the other girl would get better with repetitions, but it looked like Kathy was just finding new ways to do things wrong.

"You doing okay?" Ringo asked, trying to hide her smirk as the music finally faded out.

"Shut up," Kathy retorted. She'd spent the last minute or so just doing the hand-jive and the macarena instead. At least she knew those. "Let's see you down a tequila flight and then remember choreography!"

She grabbed for the book, intent on finding a song that would make Ringo pay.

"Pffft, that's easy."

Ringo was lying.

Ringo could not have danced so well after a flight of tequila. Ringo could not have danced at all after a flight of tequila. She'd totally be unconscious.

In fairness, Kathy had shared her flight with Anders and Dante both, as well as having an insane metabolism. Without either one of those factors, she'd probably have been in the same prone position as Ringo afterwards.

"You say so," Kathy said, choosing something nice and easy. Slow, pretty, and best yet? No choreography.

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Ringo watched, and listened.

And then, when Kathy was done, she pouted.

"It's not fair," she muttered.

"I'm sorry, not enough choreography for you?" Kathy asked.

Ringo sighed. "How come you can be totally drunk and still sing better than me?"

That wasn't supposed to be one of your superpowers, Kathy!

"Drunk doesn't erase talent, Ringo," Kathy chided, wagging her finger. "And you are a really, really good singer! Just, y'know, not as good as me."

It did, however, magnify ego.

"Oh, hey!" Ringo just had a great idea! "Wanna go for a late-night AT run?"

"Unless you've gotten too tired from singing all those slow songs."

"Now, now," Kathy said, shaking her head. "Does Japan not have DARE education programs? Never drink and AT, Ringo. First rule of AT Club."

Ringo frowned. "I dare you to go for a late-night AT run?" That was the only dare she knew!"

"Also, when did we get an AT club?" And how come no one had told her about it?

Kathy frowned, hands on her hips. "You can't dare me to do something stupid and dangerous, Ringo. I'm not sober, I'm not getting on anything that requires engines and self-control. That's a good way to end up hurting someone, myself or other people."

Kathy was getting a doubtful look. "You'd be fine, but I guess you've got more experience being drunk than me so maybe you've actually got a point?" Ringo had never tried drunk AirTrek, but that was mostly because she pretty much never got drunk.

"Drinking and driving is never okay!" Dante was probably rolling his eyes at her right now. "I don't care whether it's a car or inline skates. It's dangerous. Not just for you, but anyone around you. And pretending otherwise is just stupid."

"What about drinking and walking?" Because ATs were basically just walking.

Really awesome walking!

"Not unless we're sticking to a walking pace," Kathy said. "I said no, Ringo. Please respect that." She paused, thought about it, and shook her head. "No, not please. You need to respect that."

"Sure."

"Sorry. I wasn't trying to be, um, I don't know." A jerk? Offensive?

"You were pushing," Kathy told her. "Hoping to get what you wanted even though I already made my feelings clear. You can't--" Kathy stumbled over what she was saying next, realizing too late that she wouldn't have said it at all if she were sober. "You can't keep doing that."

Ringo considered that. "I was, wasn't I?"

She pursed her lips. "I haven't done that before, have I? With you, I mean? Or, at least not when you meant it?" Because they had a lot of banter that involved pushing at each other.

Oh thank goodness. Kathy's thoughts had flashed to the roof when she'd said that, but it looked like Ringo's hadn't. It wasn't a perfect parallel, which was likely why she hadn't gone there, but no matter what the reason, Kathy was simply grateful.

"Not really with me, but you might get a different answer if you ask Dante," Kathy said, reaching for Ringo's hands to squeeze. "Please don't make people choose between doing what's best and what you want. That's not a good place to put someone you care about." She offered Ringo half a smile. "Or Dante, either."

"I try not to. Or even to make someone do something they really don't want to, whether it's good for them or not." Ringo smiled weakly and squeezed back.

"Sorry," she mumbled again.

"Forgiven," Kathy said, using their hands to pull Ringo into a quick hug. "Just remember this, all right? Don't make your senpai go on another tipsy rant. And just for that--penalty song!"

Ringo hugged back, then sat back and laughed.

"Show off!"

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