Nene tossed a mock salute at Leon as she took the stage, merely wearing casual wear rather than a full powersuit most were familiar with. She restrained a
slight chuckle as at least a couple of her regular teammates tried to place who the spunky redhead on stage was, having never seen her "off duty".
Which, of course, was only possible thanks to the immense size of the combined audience's pool of people to draw possibilities from.
Nodding at the sound booth, she started tapping her foot as an artificial sounding voice spoke out of the speakers to guitar and synth mixture liberally
speckled with odd "tech" sound effects.
"All right, click on, click on me. All right. Click me. Click me here. All right. Click me. Click me here...."
Nene herself took the mic in hand as she started singing, bringing looks of recognition from a few who were more familiar with her singing voice(from times
she'd gotten bored and engaged in impromptu karaoke over the communications channel) than her appearance. And those that knew her, in armor and out,
immediately started suppressing sniggers as Nene merely started singing the first verse.
"I love my computer. You make me feel alright. Every wakin' hour, and every lonely night. I love my computer, for all you give to me. Predictable
errors, and no identity. And it's never been quite so easy.....I've never been quite so happy!"
Getting into the grove of it, she began swinging her head from side to side as the guitar, drums, and bass began pumping out of the speakers heavily enough to
vibrate drinks on the table, red hair swaying with it.
"All I need to do, is click on you! And we'll be joined in the most soulless way. And we'll never ruin each other's day, cause when I'm
through, I just click." She made a gesture with one hand in the air in front of her, and then moved it into brushing an invisible someone out from in
front of her. "And you just go away."
As the artificial voice kicked in again, Nene took a brief bow to the roars of laughter and applause in between verses, before leaning forward on the lyrics
screen, channeling every memory she had of old 40s torch singers as her voice dropped a pitch, picking up enough sultry subtext to glaze a donut with.
"I love my computer. You're always in the mood. I get so turned on, when I turn on you. I love my computer, you never ask for more. You could be my
princess, or you can be my whore. And it's never been quite so easy....I've never been quite so happy!"
A shift of her feet and a twist around moved her back into the classic lead singer position as she continued into the chorus a second time, before finally
reaching the bridge
"The world outside's so big, but it's safe in my domain! 'Cause to you, I'm just a number and a clever screen-naaaaaaame!"
As the guitar solo rocked out, Nene goaded the crowd into more applause, probably not even noticing a few visual cues she was taking from seeing Priss's
concerts, before rolling into the final verse.
"Ohhh, all I need to do, is click on you, and we'll be together for e-ter-ni-ty....and no one's ever gonna take my love from me.....cause I've
got security....her password and a key," she grinned, tossing a small USB flash drive attached to her keys into the air and catching it, slipping it into
her back pocket as the music trailed off into the computer voice repeating its previous lines, Nene taking another bow to the widespread laughter and applause.
"And you all were expecting It's All About The Pentiums, weren't you?" she asked, getting a fresh wave of laughter as she stepped off the
stage.
---
"Oh, silver blade, forged in the depths of the beyond. Heed my summons and purge those who stand in my way. Lay
waste."
slight chuckle as at least a couple of her regular teammates tried to place who the spunky redhead on stage was, having never seen her "off duty".
Which, of course, was only possible thanks to the immense size of the combined audience's pool of people to draw possibilities from.
Nodding at the sound booth, she started tapping her foot as an artificial sounding voice spoke out of the speakers to guitar and synth mixture liberally
speckled with odd "tech" sound effects.
"All right, click on, click on me. All right. Click me. Click me here. All right. Click me. Click me here...."
Nene herself took the mic in hand as she started singing, bringing looks of recognition from a few who were more familiar with her singing voice(from times
she'd gotten bored and engaged in impromptu karaoke over the communications channel) than her appearance. And those that knew her, in armor and out,
immediately started suppressing sniggers as Nene merely started singing the first verse.
"I love my computer. You make me feel alright. Every wakin' hour, and every lonely night. I love my computer, for all you give to me. Predictable
errors, and no identity. And it's never been quite so easy.....I've never been quite so happy!"
Getting into the grove of it, she began swinging her head from side to side as the guitar, drums, and bass began pumping out of the speakers heavily enough to
vibrate drinks on the table, red hair swaying with it.
"All I need to do, is click on you! And we'll be joined in the most soulless way. And we'll never ruin each other's day, cause when I'm
through, I just click." She made a gesture with one hand in the air in front of her, and then moved it into brushing an invisible someone out from in
front of her. "And you just go away."
As the artificial voice kicked in again, Nene took a brief bow to the roars of laughter and applause in between verses, before leaning forward on the lyrics
screen, channeling every memory she had of old 40s torch singers as her voice dropped a pitch, picking up enough sultry subtext to glaze a donut with.
"I love my computer. You're always in the mood. I get so turned on, when I turn on you. I love my computer, you never ask for more. You could be my
princess, or you can be my whore. And it's never been quite so easy....I've never been quite so happy!"
A shift of her feet and a twist around moved her back into the classic lead singer position as she continued into the chorus a second time, before finally
reaching the bridge
"The world outside's so big, but it's safe in my domain! 'Cause to you, I'm just a number and a clever screen-naaaaaaame!"
As the guitar solo rocked out, Nene goaded the crowd into more applause, probably not even noticing a few visual cues she was taking from seeing Priss's
concerts, before rolling into the final verse.
"Ohhh, all I need to do, is click on you, and we'll be together for e-ter-ni-ty....and no one's ever gonna take my love from me.....cause I've
got security....her password and a key," she grinned, tossing a small USB flash drive attached to her keys into the air and catching it, slipping it into
her back pocket as the music trailed off into the computer voice repeating its previous lines, Nene taking another bow to the widespread laughter and applause.
"And you all were expecting It's All About The Pentiums, weren't you?" she asked, getting a fresh wave of laughter as she stepped off the
stage.
---
"Oh, silver blade, forged in the depths of the beyond. Heed my summons and purge those who stand in my way. Lay
waste."