While looking at the stage Theodore felt a tug on his sleeve. Looking down be saw Chloe pointing at the dollhouse and said "Umm Big brother can you win that"Giving a hard nod and a smile he replied: "Of course!"
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Theo wanted to wait and let others try first as he was confident that he would win immediately, just for his looks and of course perfect voice. After about 10 contestants attempted a young man with a warm sunny smile stepped on to the stage.
Standing behind the microphone he introduced himself "h.e.l.lo I"m Justin Hughes, I"m 23 years old. I just hope this moment can change my life. I"ll be singing One Call Away"
Pulling out his guitar he began to play a slightly more upbeat version of the song. To Theo"s surprise, it didn"t sound half bad he was still considered just above the average amateur as he lacked proper vocal control. In the end, the host got on the stage and had the crowd cheer again so that the machine can give a score for how much the crowd liked his performance.
He sat at the top of the leaderboard as he appeared to be well prepared and have some form of practice.
After him, a young teenager girl stepped up onto the stage. Even though she was young she appeared to be homeless as her clothes were mostly made up of of a baggy hoody and loose joggers that had holes and stains. Her hands, face and hair was unkempt and showed signs of being under the weather.
When she stood on the stage the crowd went quiet. The staff in the back begun to discuss what to do before agreeing that it would make good publicity.
The girl on the stage shook before saying "Umm My name is Mary I"m 16 years old and I"ll be singing Lean On Me by Bill Withers"
With her hood up she had her head down taking a minute to breath before her voice and story was finally heard.
(•Song: Lean On Me - Artist: Bill Withers
Producer: Bill Withers -Songwriters: Bill Withers)
Sometimes in our lives we all have pain
We all have sorrow
But if we are wise
We know that there"s always tomorrow
Lean on me, when you"re not strong
And I"ll be your friend
I"ll help you carry on
For it won"t be long
"Til I"m gonna need
Somebody to lean on
Please swallow your pride
If I have things you need to borrow
For no one can fill those of your needs
That you won"t let show
The frail girl"s voice resounded throughout the area with every pa.s.sing person stopping for a moment to listen. Her voice was rough and scratchy giving it a sense of soul and power. From her voice, you could hear a story filled with pain and hope.
As she continued to sing the crowd unconsciously began to sway to the music while singing along. At the end of the song, she wiped her tears and said "Thank you for listening"
The host stepped and had the audience cheer once again. However, to everyone"s surprise, her score was somehow lower than Justin.
"Huh?!" Said, Everyone
The crowd once again went quite but instead of eyes filled with concern and pity, they were filled with pure rage.
"Rigged!!" Shouted a man in the crowd
"This is bulls.h.i.t" shouted Another
The crowd became restless as they began to shout thier disagreement with results. Justin quietly moved out of the crowd to hide.
Mary, on the other hand, looked broken, her hands and body shook in disbelief as her eyes were filled with tears of despair. This was her chance to step back into society yet reality slapped her back to the streets.
"Big Brother, did big sister sing so well that it broke the machine," Said Emily innocently while looking up at him
"Bad Machine" Said, Chloe with a stern and angry pout
*Ding* [Task: Win the doll house]
{Reward: Salted Carmel fudge and Recipe }
{Failure: Short-sighted}
*Sigh* "Looks can be deceiving. A lot of these people are really hoping to win thinking that it solely based on ability. Well, this task needs a little more thinking. System, can I just have Daisy alter the results so that Mary wins. I"ll just buy the dollhouse from her I don"t think this task is necessary"
System: [Nope, If you want to help her then I recommend that you get her to sing with you. Have Daisy reset the machine so that the results for your performance is fare. The Host and staff will have no choice but to declare you a winner. You can give prizes to Mary but you must get the dollhouse for Chloe]
"Hmm, I think that works fine. System, unlock the song Here Comes Sun by The Beatles. Could you provide the instrumental if possible" Thought Theo
Ding* [Confirm whether to use unlock Token]
Theo"s thoughts "Yes"
*Ding* [Confirmed, Here Comes The Sun By The Beatles can now be shared and is automatically put into the copyright system of this world]
*Ding* []"200!? argh!! Fine, buy it" Thought Theo
"What do I do with the kids" Thought Theo worriedly
*Ding* [One Time offer for two memory alteration 50 points]
"Huh? What are you getting at?" Thought Theo
System: [Use it to implant the memory of you singing the song on the road with the kids. This way they can join you on the stage to sing]
"Oh okay, thanks" Thought Theo
He immediately bought it and with i,t the world around him turned white "Now what?"
System: [You are in the memory alteration s.p.a.ce. The first step is to identify the memory that needs to be altered. Then just implant the things you want to be changed or added]
Locating the time he was going through the forest he had implanted the idea that he taught the kids while making thier way out of the forest. In the memory, he made sure to give have the kids know the song off by heart.
After everything he had done he exited s.p.a.ce to see Chloe and Emily humming the tune while watching Mary on the stage get escorted off.
"Let"s go help the girl," Said Theo while patting thier little heads
They nod happily and follow closely.