Roarin wrote: ↑Sat Feb 06, 2021 2:03 am
"Like the captain of the greatest floating city in the world about to give a speech!" Avery smirked, looking the man up and down.
"I was about to recommend a few deep breaths, but it appears you have that covered. If it helps, I believe the crowd out there is just excited to see who their new captain is, so you shouldn't worry too much. But if you need a quick boost of confidence, I know smiling always helps me! And as silly as it seems, striking a hero pose, like so." The canine stands up straight with her feet spread shoulder width, her hands on her hips.
Hlaoroo wrote: ↑Fri Feb 05, 2021 11:10 am
"Yes, sir. Thank you, sir. Although, it is a shame to miss your speech. It's never the same the second time around. You don't get to hear the stuttering, the stammering, the missed words..." Makani can only keep his face straight for a few seconds.
"I'm sorry, sir. I couldn't resist!" he laughs.
"You'll do fine though! Just think of the speech as another enemy for you to defeat in battle. Or pretend you're just practising it in front of your stuffed toys. That's what my dad says to do." the cat suggests before excusing himself. In a stroke of luck he spots his parents eating at a table on a balcony overlooking the stage and manages to find a spare chair at the restaurant to pull up to their table. It's not long before he's pricked his finger and ordered his food.
"Thanks," The captain smiled, eliciting a small chuckle at Makani's response before waving as he left. He then took another deep breath and looked over to Avery and said, "
Show time," then walked out to the crowd, taken aback briefly by the cheers and applause. "
Well," he began, his deep voice once again taking many by surprise, "
Never had a reception like this before. Thank you!" He cleared his throat, placing his hands on his hips like how Avery said and smiling, his nervousness soon melting away, "
For those who don't know yet, your old captain had decided to step down due to personal issues and, after deliberation, I was the one chosen to take over for him. My name is Captain Karlous Denver; I was captain of the Aurora Garden, a ship similar to the Apollo City, and as many of you heard through the grapevine; Navy Captain of the ONAV Retribution. But I'm not here to ruin this great ships reputation nor am I going to inflict stricter rules or the like. I'm here to continue the previous captain's legacy and keep this ship's reputation as one of the top vessels in the world. The old captain did let me know of some of the major issues with the Apollo City and I will be taking steps to help improve those areas, including the entertainment section, something I've heard many been wanting improved," he purposely decided to leave out the security as he was going to bring that up during the meeting between him, Avery, and Kelly later, "With all that being said? Thank you for welcoming me to this wonderful ship and I promise to continue the legacy that the old captain left. Thank you." Applause once more filled the air as he turned around to look at Avery and Kelly, "
How'd I do?"
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Hlaoroo wrote: ↑Fri Feb 05, 2021 11:10 am
"Hmm. Let's try putting the orchestra behind it and we'll go from there. JD suggests.
"Jonas, let's have a bit of a riff on A minor, please. All right, Torque. Try again."
Torque nodded and played once more, this time with the orchestra behind him. It was sounding better but still missing something, he thought, as he slowed to a stop. Then an idea came to him, "Say...why don't we add a choir part to the intro?"