>>10382828>"The plan..... oh, right, the plan! There was..... IS one!"Colby smiles knowingly and leans in closer.
>"Well, you probably remember Miss USA's singing in her video on Memorial Day. I'm sure it was really impressive to a lot of people..... buuuut how do we know that's even her real voice? What if it was dubbed? And even if it IS, we have more flash and flair. So, since she's been hanging out here lately and they have karaoke, it seemed like a great chance to upstage her!"Colby's smile takes on a hint of a conniving tone.
>"That's one of the secrets to beating people like her. If I actually responded to her saying I'm a Communist or a nerd or whatever, she'd be winning. Don't fight on their terms. Instead, you've got to hit someone like her where she's STRONG. Make her strength a weakness, and she'll be so full of doubt and confusion she'll fold. So today's target is her supposedly-beautiful singing voice..... because I think we can do better.">"Now, when you told me about your karaoke night with Nikki, I was hoping I'd get you to sing; I mean, do you have any IDEA how beautiful your voice is, Amy? I'd get tingles just listening to you read a dictionary! But since you said earlier it'd be embarrassing and awkward, and it was my idea to begin with, I can handle it. You've heard Janis Joplin, right? My grandparents had some of her CDs. That's kinda what my voice sounds like."Colby feels a little tickle in her throat from the roughness inflicted by the mighty Thundarrburd's talons, but shrugs it off. It's nothing.
>"And if she doesn't show up at all? Then we have fun watching the crowds, sing if we want to, and um..... maybe go back to my place later?" 