>>19440559>[Sheila can hardly contain herself as Karna heads up on the stage. She's wolf-whistling and pounding the table with hammerfists, calling out all kinds of supportive statements -- but she stops when Karna mentions her mother. The whole pub goes quiet, and Karna begins to sing.]. . .
>[And it's incredible.]The audience erupts in cheers, but Sheila sits almost silent, staring at the girl on the stage, unable to suppress her rapidly growing grin. When Karna makes her way back over -- through a handful of hi-fives and pats on the back -- Sheila speaks.
"Wow. Love, that was awesome. I swear ta Gawd, looked loik ya was floyin' for a minute there. Considering me comp-loitly enna-tained. Oi'll get in contack with Fea Forrity -- Oi wa meant ta have a meetin' wiff her ages ago... shit -- but Oi'll do it if ya defs wanna match. Get this bawl rawlin'."
"So I guess that's condishun numbah two done, hey? Nyeh heh heh. But oi, lemme drop one last spirit bomb on ya."
"What youse juss did up there? Youse did that fa ya self, no fird wheel. And now yer gonna be remebah'd round 'ere. These cunts loved ya, mate, so ya know ya gonna be pop'lar iffun when ya come back. And... oi, Karna, I heard what ya said about ya mum. Stickin' up fah ya mates is great, but stickin up fah senpai'ly is even bettah. The way I sees it, youse got what ya wann'ed all noight, and it just took one strong first step."
. . .
"Orright, enuffa this sappy shit. Considah the first condishun done, too. Youse dun have ta stick around if ya dun wanna. Oi'd love ta chuck back anotha' cupple wiff ya. But ya *gotta* do what youse *wanna* do. Oi'll be here eivah way, mate. Oi'm proud've ya."
