Conversation · Karaoke Stand
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Savoir Faire
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Inland Empire
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"That's it, I'm unplugging it." He presses stop on the tape carousel. You hear a little whine of feedback and then the mic dies in your hand.
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"Let's go, officer." The lieutenant closes his notes. "These people wouldn't know a good performance if it bit them in the ass."
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"Detective Du Bois..." He bows lightly. "It was downright tragic. Now let's go."
"Lieutenant Du Bois..." he bows lightly. "It was downright tragic. Now let's go."
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Your words echo in the karaoke mic. People talk in the distance. A couple tries not to look at you.
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You hear -- or think you hear -- uncomfortable shifting around. A bit of laughter, maybe? No one's saying anything.
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Do you hear that? The most pathetic applause in the world. Made of pity. No one liked you -- they think you're a joke.
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Did you hear that? The most pathetic applause in the world. Made of pity. No matter the time of day, or how small the audience -- this is a pitiful applause.
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"I would often go there. To the tiny church there. The smallest church in Saint-Saëns -- though it once was larger. How the rill may rest there. Down through the mist there. Toward the seven sisters -- toward those pale cliffs there I would often stay there. In the tiny yard there. I have been so glad here -- looking forward to the past here But now you are alone. None of this matters at all."
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The tape clicks into the carousel and then the music starts... God, a lump's in your throat suddenly...
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"I can see that." The lieutenant steps away from the stage, ready for your performance.
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Immediately a loud feedback noise startles the room. You feel like an amateur. How are you supposed to hold the mic? Should you just sing into it? Where should you stand?
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"What are you doing? I told you it was for customers only. I'm not turning on the karaoke carousel unless you pay your bills."
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He's not backing up from this. Standing up here is merely a practice run without paying him first.