video; un: romanoff

[deaddrop]

[Natasha settles into frame easily, her expression characteristically cool and poised. This is a woman who's addressed the Senate and the UN and Pepper Potts all without flinching. She's hardly going to get flustered now.

She takes a deep breath, lips parting to speak.

Except she doesn't speak. She sings:]

I feel pretty.

[Starting rather soft and reedy, but with more strength as she continues.]

Oh, so pretty,
I feel pretty and witty and gay.

[With the 1961 lyrics.

Her voice isn't exactly going to make a Broadway star, but it's not bad either. And she's not afraid to commit. She would have done better with some Joan Jett or Stevie Nicks, though, which is what she expected when she made this bet.]

See the pretty girl in that mirror there?
Who can that attractive girl be?

[Through the entire performance, her demeanor stays as collected and professional as ever, hardly cracking a smile and never blushing. She's not giving Dean the satisfaction. She also resolutely ignores any replies until she finishes. No distractions.

She really ought to have done this months ago, but between missions and losing friends, it took a while to work up the initiative. She can just imagine what some of them would be saying if they were still around, almost harder to block out than speculation about what the people here who can watch will think.]

I feel stunning,
And entrancing,
Feel like running and dancing for joy,
For I'm loved
By a pretty wonderful boy!

[When she finishes, the cocks her head to one side like she's stretching a kink out of her neck.]

Don't let it be said I don't pay my debts.

Comments

audio; un: mafioso

[essenceofdeadlybeasts]

[Message opens to the sound of him applauding.]

Bravo, bravo!

audio; un: romanoff

[deaddrop]

Hopefully you enjoyed it, since it'll be a one time performace.

audio; un nightmoves

[ruinously]

Aw, c'mon. There should definitely be repeats. You're great.

[deaddrop]

Are you challenging me to a rematch?

[ruinously]

I dunno, do you dare? Kinda kicked your ass last time.

[deaddrop]

Oh, so you're just looking out for me and not trying to avoid singing Rainbow Connection.

[essenceofdeadlybeasts]

I quite enjoyed it, Nat-chan. So I hope you'll reconsider. I'd love to see you at karaoke night sometime.

[deaddrop]

Karaoke night is something different. No more broadcasts.

[Probably. She really shouldn't promise that.]

Maybe we should invite all the new crew to come and show off.

[essenceofdeadlybeasts]

Oh, well, that's fair. I promise not to get you drunk and broadcast any of your wonderful singing.

[He's kidding. (Mostly?)]

Hey, I'd be down for it. Karaoke is a great bonding experience. [Him and his friends did it all the time! Japanese culture at its finest.] Plus I'd really like to see what songs some people would pick...

[deaddrop]

I would have picked a different song if I were doing this myself.

It's worth noting.

audio; un nightmoves

[ruinously]

Bravo, bravo, bravissimo!

[ shut up he likes phantom ok.

musicals in general don't tell anyone ]

audio; un: romanoff

[deaddrop]

[Buddy, the cat might be out of the bag on that one.]

Italian, even. Grazie.

Satisfied?

[ruinously]

[ he lives in da nile ]

Extremely. Nice pipes.

[deaddrop]

You think I should change my day job?

[More than slightly sarcastic. She wasn't too worried about the singing part, even if she'd have rather won.]

[ruinously]

Never know, you could be the next Lady Gaga.

Need to find you a meat suit first, of course.

audio; un: mccoy

[homeostatic]

Wow.

audio; un: romanoff

[deaddrop]

That bad?

[Lightly. She's not especially insecure. Not about the singing at least, drawing attention to herself is another matter.]

[homeostatic]

More like marvelous. Can you dance, too?

[deaddrop]

Part of my daily workout when we're not on a mission.

[homeostatic]

Mmm, a triple threat.

Audio; un: belova

[laviny]

What is happening.

Did someone spike my drink?

audio; un: romanoff

[deaddrop]

What's not to understand?

[laviny]

You just started singing out of nowhere.

I thought I was hallucinating that stupid musical.

[deaddrop]

First off, you thought you made up West Side Story?

And second, it wasn't exactly out of nowhere.

[laviny]

No, not that one. The Rogers one where a fake you sings and dances.

And it was out of nowhere for me.