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|Id=1001101
|Title=Variety Show
|Event=A Crescendo of Courage/August 2019
|ReleaseDate=Aug 13, 2019
|FeaturedCharacters=[[Siren]], [[The Prince]], [[Summer Verica]], [[Summer Cleo]], [[Elisanne]], [[Summer Ranzal]], [[Summer Luca]], [[Summer Celliera]], [[Summer Julietta]], [[Summer Estelle]]
|Dialogue=
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{{ST|Siren}} Ohmigosh, GUYS—wasn't that concert sooooo much fun?
{{STIntro|Siren|Dragon Songstress}}
{{ST|Siren}} Next time we do a show, will you all join me on stage?
{{ST|The Prince}} Er, us? On stage?
{{ST|Siren}} Totally! You remember how Cleo and Verica were my backup dancers, right?
{{ST|Siren}} That was LITERALLY the best! Way more fun than being up there solo!
{{ST|Summer Verica}} I must say that I enjoyed it as well.
{{ST|Summer Cleo}} I found it quite stressful, in truth... But it was certainly a memorable experience.
{{ST|Siren}} I'm SAYING! Which is why we should add even MORE people next time. More people equals more fun—it's basic math!
{{ST|Elisanne}} Is there even room enough on stage for us all to appear at once?
{{ST|Siren}} Sure—but I had something else in mind. Hee hee!
{{ST|Siren}} I was thiiiinkiiiing... What if everyone did their own solo performances?!
{{ST|Summer Ranzal}} Ya talkin' about some sorta variety show?
{{ST|Summer Luca}} Oh yeah, count me in for that!
{{ST|Summer Ranzal}} Hell, count me in too. Now, what'll I perform...


{{ST|Summer Luca}} Thanks for coming, everyone! I hope you're all ready to have a ball and a half!
{{ST|Summer Ranzal}} Heh, no way you're ready for THESE muscles!


{{ST|Siren}} Ooo, an acrobatic performance—WITH swimsuits! See, this is what I'm talking about!
{{ST|Elisanne}} The point of said costumes is lost on me, but yes, "hooraaaaaay"...


{{ST|Summer Luca}} All right folks, here we go! Hit it, Ranzal!
{{ST|Summer Ranzal}} You're about to feel this song right in yer guts!
{{ST|Summer Ranzal}} Haaaaaaam, succulent soul foooooood! You briiiiing, me tooooo, my kneeeees!


{{ST|Summer Verica}} Oh goodness, no... This is...
{{ST|Summer Cleo}} Grounds for going vegetarian, yes. Would someone PLEASE put a stop to this?


{{ST|Summer Ranzal}} Hey, come on, we're just gettin' to my favorite part! I said HAAAAAAAAAAAAM—
{{ST|Summer Cleo}} That is QUITE enough.
{{ST|Siren}} Yeesh, that was the WORST.
{{ST|Summer Luca}} Er, put your hands together for our next act!
{{ST|Summer Celliera}} Heh, that's my cue!
{{ST|The Prince}} Do you have something good planned?
{{ST|Summer Celliera}} You better believe it! Not that there was anything wrong with Ranzal and Luca's idea, mind you.
{{ST|Summer Celliera}} It merely failed to adequately consider the audience.
{{ST|Summer Celliera}} Passion is great, but only if it has somewhere to go. The audience needs to feel involved! They need something interactive!
{{ST|Summer Verica}} Interesting. Celliera does train knights professionally, so I imagine she is well-versed in such concepts.
{{ST|Siren}} Well, she's got MY attention! Drop some knowledge on me, Celly.
{{ST|Summer Celliera}} Right. So...


{{ST|Summer Luca}} What, you thought the performance was over?! Not by a long shot, folks!
{{ST|Summer Ranzal}} It's my honor to introduce you to our armsmaster extraordinaire, CELLIERA!
{{ST|Summer Celliera}} Listen up, kiddos! Do you want to be STRONG?!
{{ST|Spectators}} Yeah!
{{ST|Summer Celliera}} Do you want to get SWOLE?! Do you want to sculpt your body into the STUFF OF LEGENDS?!
{{ST|Spectators}} Yeah!
{{ST|Summer Celliera}} Then let's! Get! TRAINING! We'll start with some stretches. Follow along, kiddos!
{{ST|Spectators}} MUSC-LES! MUSC-LES!
{{ST|Siren}} Uh, yeah, hard pass.


{{ST|Summer Celliera}} Huh? What's wrong with "Celliera's Hardcore Training Hour, featuring Ranzal and Luca"?
{{ST|Siren}} Why's it always muscles with you guys? Where's the like, variety?
{{ST|Summer Julietta}} Quite right. People attend these shows to witness beauty, not muscles.
{{ST|Summer Julietta}} As a Paladyn, I am fully prepared to put forth a masterful performance!
{{ST|Summer Luca}} The heck does bein' a Paladyn have to do with performing?
{{ST|Summer Cleo}} Hush, you. Let her finish.


{{ST|Summer Julietta}} Welcome to Midsummer Paladyns On-Stage! Let us begin, Elisanne!
{{ST|Elisanne}} Yes! May our music reverberate through the summer sky!
{{ST|Spectators}} Oh. Em. GEE! They're GORGEOUS!
{{ST|Summer Julietta}} (Heh, you bet we are! This is what show business is all about, folks! How could anyone resist the dazzling duet of Elly and I?)
{{ST|Summer Julietta}} (We traverse the dance floor with the same grace we do the battlefield. And it goes without saying that we know how to get people's hearts aflutter!)
{{ST|Spectators}} Hey, Julietta! Show me some love!
{{ST|Summer Julietta}} (Now, with their guards lowered, we'll flash them a smile so refulgent it turns their hearts to mush and—huh?!)
{{ST|Summer Julietta}} (Oh, Goddess... Their stares! Ravenous eyes abound, fiercer even than any I've witnessed in battle!)
{{ST|Summer Julietta}} (Th-the pressure... I can't...!)


{{ST|Summer Julietta}} Hurk... No... My stomach...
{{ST|Elisanne}} Julietta? What's wrong? You look very pale.
{{ST|Summer Julietta}} I-I'm fine... I would never embarrass you on stage like—OWWWW!
{{ST|Summer Verica}} I think you had better rest a spell. Here, come with me.
{{ST|Summer Celliera}} Is she all right?
{{ST|The Prince}} I think she just stressed herself out imagining her performance.
{{ST|Elisanne}} Her anxiety is understandable. Just think, performing before all of those people... And in a swimsuit, no less!
{{ST|Summer Estelle}} Yes, such indecency should not be permitted!
{{ST|Summer Cleo}} Estelle?
{{ST|Summer Estelle}} There could be children in the audience. We have to ensure the show is appropriately wholesome!
{{ST|Summer Estelle}} Parading about in swimsuits is risqué enough on its own, but to pile an added layer of sex appeal on top is... It's simply too much!
{{ST|Summer Celliera}} Training's sounding pretty good now, eh? Nothing more wholesome than a family sweating together!
{{ST|Summer Estelle}} No, no, that's too much! What if somebody pulls something, or gets heatstroke?
{{ST|Summer Estelle}} You're all off base. Allow me to show you what a true all-ages show entails!


{{ST|Summer Estelle}} Welcome, one and all, to Sing-Along Time with Miss Estelle and Mr. Euden!
{{ST|The Prince}} Okay, everybody on your feet! Just follow my moves, and we'll all have a great time!
{{ST|Summer Estelle}} We're going to put our right hands in, and then we're going to pull them back out, and then we're going to put them BACK in, and shake them! Everyone ready?
{{ST|Spectators}} Yes, Miss Estelle!
{{ST|Summer Luca}} Hold up just a second there!


{{ST|Summer Estelle}} What? Why? Is this not perfectly wholesome?
{{ST|Summer Luca}} Oh, sure, it's wholesome all right. It's just... How do I put this?
{{ST|Summer Ranzal}} We're trying to entertain people here, not send 'em back to preschool, yeah?
{{ST|Summer Cleo}} Your idea does sound like it may be somewhat...tedious for older audiences.
{{ST|Summer Estelle}} Hmm... I guess you have a point. It's pretty difficult to come up with something everyone can enjoy...
{{ST|Summer Ranzal}} Yeah, I had no clue this'd be such a headache. I just wanted to sing my ham song...
{{ST|Summer Celliera}} This may not be a puzzle we can solve in a day.
{{ST|The Prince}} You might be right. It really puts into perspective how incredible it was that those three managed to make everyone happy with their concert.
{{ST|Siren}} Aw, come on!
{{ST|Siren}} We didn't do it alone—every one of you helped to make it possible!
{{ST|Siren}} As far as I'm concerned, you ALL starred in that show. You feel me?
{{ST|Summer Cleo}} I... Yes. I "feel" you.
{{ST|Siren}} Hee hee! And, to show you how super de-DUPER thankful I am, I'm gonna put on a secret concert for all of you—like, literally right now!
{{ST|Summer Luca}} Whoaaaa, sweet!
{{ST|Elisanne}} We should go fetch Verica and Julietta.
{{ST|The Prince}} Siren, why don't you get set up while we're gone?
{{ST|Siren}} Aye aye, chief!
{{ST|Siren}} Okay, everyone, it's time to get LOUD!
{{ST|Everyone}} Wooooooo!
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