3rd Tail

[whatthefoxsay]

[Kira is in the music room, standing by the piano, glancing sidelong at someone out of frame as she positions her device. She offers a nervous smile to the camera.]

So Bleu asked me to give her an example of contemporary music. I thought long and hard about it, because I mean, how do you try to encompass all those different styles? You can't, not really. So I thought at very least I could offer one example that I love, and hey Bleu, if you want to hear more or something different, just let me know.

Also, I have a message for my friends.

[She turns her head toward her accompanist.] You ready, Ben? One, two, three, four.

[The piano intro begins, Kira's head bobbing a little to the music. For anyone familiar with pop music of the last couple of years, it's Brave by Sara Bareilles.

As she sings, she holds up a series of placards with text written in black marker, just like that dude from Love, Actually.]


HEY STILES
YOU ARE MY FAVORITE NERD FRIEND


HEY ALLISON
YOU HAVE THE BRAVEST HEART

HEY LYDIA
STILL THE SMARTEST PERSON I KNOW

HEY ISAAC
SCARVES & SARCASM IS AN AWESOME COMBO

HEY SCOTT
YOU ARE THE BEST OF US
WE ARE BRAVE BECAUSE YOU ARE BRAVE
BELIEVE IT BECAUSE WE BELIEVE IN YOU


[When the song ends, she offers the comm device another quirked grin before leaning forward to turn it off.]

(ooc: Yes, that is Arden Cho. I couldn't resist! Forgive me if it's too cheesy.)

Comments

[lydiascreams]

[When Kira announces she's going to show Bleu contemporary music, Lydia expects her to play something from her computer, or phone. By the time she says she has a message for her friends, and starts the count down, Lydia already has her headphones on, since she's at the library.

She sets the book she's been going through down on the table and pays attention to the video. When it becomes clear that Kira is actually going to sing, Lydia is a little terrified she's going to embarrass herself.

The second she starts, however, Lydia realizes that's obviously not the case.

And not only is Kira actually good, but between the lyrics and the messages she's sending to all of them, Lydia can't help her eyes from tearing up. It's Kira's message to Scott that gets to her the most.

Lydia takes a moment before replying. She dries her eyes and checks on her reflection, reapplying just a little powder underneath her eyes before she starts her own video. A soft smile on her lips and her eyes might still be a little brighter than usual.]

I had no idea you could sing.

[semifreakingnormal]

[He doesn't notice how he starts to grin when she starts. She's good, she's way better than he would have guessed, and the grin grows as she brings up the messages. Because he agrees with them all: Stiles is the best friend anyone could have, Allison is the bravest person he's ever met and Lydia the smartest, Isaac might be rough around the edges but that's what makes him him, and that helps him push away how hard it's been lately to deal with him.

For that, at least, he's grateful.

He doesn't know what to do when she comes to his message, though. He doesn't agree - he doesn't know how he can be the best of anyone, because he needs them all so much. He needs to be brave for them, he needs to believe in them - and maybe that means believing them, too, about himself.

His smile is still there when he turns on his video. Not the bright grin it was before, but it's still solid, and real, and grateful.]

I'm so glad you weren't here when I sang to the Barge.

[rhapsody_in]

That was delightful! You have a beautiful voice. The song reminds me of one of those arias with vocal turns written for a particular diva; did you write it, or alter it at all?

[strangehistorian]

[Chromie claps when the piece is over, excited.]

Great! Awesome job!

text

[150th]

...Your friends are very important to you.

Video

[changeitroundsome]

[Literally every single reference here is lost on him.]

...Well, that happened.

[punched_hitler]

[HEY he's even heard that one before.] Good song choice.

Not to mention - great voice.

[voluntaryapnea]

[He grins, shaking his head as she sings and holds up the cards. By the end of the song, he's actually beaming. She's good. Really good. Plus the things she'd written to all of them is a reminder of how sweet she is. She's such a positive force for the pack, even when things aren't necessarily going the way she wants them to.]

You're awesome. Just for the record.

[freezerburns]

[There's definitely a part of him that even after everything doesn't feel like he's part of the pack or like he deserves to be, and he doesn't know Kira all that well at all, and so wow the message is... unexpected and kind of embarrassing but kind of really nice? He doesn't really know what to say and instead of sarcasm, Kira gets an awkward-but-genuine smile.]

Hey... thanks. That was cool.