"Her closest friends are most unusual in extremely different ways. She seems to be glad to have 'em nonetheless."
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Good. We all gotta be in good shape to take on this thing.
"Spears summoned!"
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"As the concert starts, a slightly longer version of this song is played:"
(I'd post just the song itself straight from the soundtrack, but...This is one of my favorite scenes from the entire show, so I think I
have use it here. It's too much of a powerful and important sequence to leave out.
(Also, I felt it would be best to get this all done in one post, but don't let that keep you from having your characters have their own reactions to the song and concert first,
then having them take any notice the events surrounding them afterwards.)
Star/Marco: "Gasps"
Our second favorite song...!
Jackie: They're playing my favorite song, whoo! "Grabs Marco's hand and starts moving" Dance with me, Diaz! "Already excited to be here."
"The couple dance for a brief period of time, Marco being more surprised than anything else. Star sees his other hand left hanging, and grabs it. The three have happily joined hands as they dance and bop up and down to the song. Star and Marco even mouth the lyrics."
Justin Towers: ♪
It was no secret, the way that we feel.
A love that's so pure, a love that's so real.
You showed me your world, and it felt like a sign.
But you acted too slow, and you ran outta TIII-III-IIIIIIIIIIME! ♪
♪And now we'll be...Just friends. We will be, just friends.
And now we'll be...just friends/Be juuuuuuuuuust friends. ♪
♪ I didn't mean to hurt you, you didn't have a clue.
♪ So you ran out and got busy, and found somebody, new, new neeeeeeeeeeeew! ♪
♪ And now we'll be...just friends. ♪
Ohhhh we will be...just friends!
And now we'll be, just friends! Beeeeeee juuuuuuuuuuust friends! ♪
♪ And now we'll be... ♪
"There's a guitar solo at that point."
"At first, Star was just having fun. She looked excited. She looked relaxed. But about a minute and 24 seconds into song, in spite of the song's name and theme as being dedicated to simple, platonic friendships...several people in the crowd consisted of couples who began to kiss."
"All around her, Star witnessed couples, young old, gently kissing. Not every concert-goer was doing this, of course, but there were more than enough to grab Star's attention. Many of them were very close to her and her friends viewing area. And all she could do when it happened was...blankly stare. She had no response. But to stare. Then she got a grip of her senses again, and looked back to Marco and Jackie."
"...They, too, were sharing a kiss, even as Star continued to hold Marco's remaining hand. She just let out a quiet gasp, and. without saying a word or changing her expression...swiftly but quielty walked away. Much lower into the crowd, away from her friends, and close to the stage the band was performing on. Marco didn't even immediately take notice, too entranced by his kiss with Jackie."
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Vulpix! (Yes, we do!) "Nods"
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"Patxi awaits a command. No good reason to just rush in blindly."