09-12-2025, 12:02 AM
(This post was last modified: 09-12-2025, 12:03 AM by Robin Mayfair.)
"Oh, you can go ahead, I love to hear you sing."
"Thanks, Hally," Robin responded warmly. She stood up, stretched for exaggerated comical effect like she was warming up to work out, and stepped back up onto the stage. She'd originally decided on two choices, but had decided that neither really went with the occasion.
I'd love to perform 'Wayfaring Stranger' for the group, but I'm honestly not sure how much they'd like to hear a bluegrass gospel. So that's one down. And 'Moonlight Shadow' might hit Aeryn a little too hard since it's about a lost love. That's the other, though I'm probably not giving her enough credit. I want this to be a happy event, not an emotional one.
She paused, considering.
Got it.
She keyed in a song to the terminal, grateful for the vast library of music available. Robin had often sang this one for for crew of the Triple Seven during her teenage years, and though she hadn't sung it in a while there was a karaoke track available.
As the song began Robin closed her eyes and let the music flow. Her eyes opened as she started singing.
"Why must I take it so hard?
There's no light in the tunnel
Or dog in the yard
It's my fault for wanting too much
Going deeper than most
Getting harder to touch"
"I've known days when I'd wake up and say
'The world can get along just fine'
So why must I take it so hard this time?"
"Why must I take it so hard?
Other people get by
With either bourbon or God
But my world became this one boy
It's the way that I'm made
Do you think I enjoy it?"
"I've known days when I'd wake up and say
'Just live and let it all go by'
So why must I take it so hard this time?"
"I've known days when I'd wake up and say
Be careful of the love you find
Be careful of the love you find
Oh, be careful"
"Be careful, be careful of the love you find
Oh, be careful
Be careful of the love you find
Be careful"
The song, "Why Must I" by 'Til Tuesday, was a good match for Robin's voice, and she could hit Aimee Mann's high notes without effort. As the song ended the purple-haired Augment grinned.
Always loved that one.
"All right, ladies, who's next? because I'll happily monopolize this stage until someone kicks me off of it."
There was a voice from elsewhere in the room, a joking "Yeah, someone else!" followed by a round of laughter from the crew members in the lounge. Robin stuck out her tongue at the good-natured heckler and stepped down.
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"Thanks, Hally," Robin responded warmly. She stood up, stretched for exaggerated comical effect like she was warming up to work out, and stepped back up onto the stage. She'd originally decided on two choices, but had decided that neither really went with the occasion.
I'd love to perform 'Wayfaring Stranger' for the group, but I'm honestly not sure how much they'd like to hear a bluegrass gospel. So that's one down. And 'Moonlight Shadow' might hit Aeryn a little too hard since it's about a lost love. That's the other, though I'm probably not giving her enough credit. I want this to be a happy event, not an emotional one.
She paused, considering.
Got it.
She keyed in a song to the terminal, grateful for the vast library of music available. Robin had often sang this one for for crew of the Triple Seven during her teenage years, and though she hadn't sung it in a while there was a karaoke track available.
As the song began Robin closed her eyes and let the music flow. Her eyes opened as she started singing.
"Why must I take it so hard?
There's no light in the tunnel
Or dog in the yard
It's my fault for wanting too much
Going deeper than most
Getting harder to touch"
"I've known days when I'd wake up and say
'The world can get along just fine'
So why must I take it so hard this time?"
"Why must I take it so hard?
Other people get by
With either bourbon or God
But my world became this one boy
It's the way that I'm made
Do you think I enjoy it?"
"I've known days when I'd wake up and say
'Just live and let it all go by'
So why must I take it so hard this time?"
"I've known days when I'd wake up and say
Be careful of the love you find
Be careful of the love you find
Oh, be careful"
"Be careful, be careful of the love you find
Oh, be careful
Be careful of the love you find
Be careful"
The song, "Why Must I" by 'Til Tuesday, was a good match for Robin's voice, and she could hit Aimee Mann's high notes without effort. As the song ended the purple-haired Augment grinned.
Always loved that one.
"All right, ladies, who's next? because I'll happily monopolize this stage until someone kicks me off of it."
There was a voice from elsewhere in the room, a joking "Yeah, someone else!" followed by a round of laughter from the crew members in the lounge. Robin stuck out her tongue at the good-natured heckler and stepped down.
== https://youtu.be/E2WW34jUzzk?si=RWholL6RPXynJ2gr ==
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