Karaoke And Pizza

2024-07-20 “Karaoke And Pizza” by Merritt

I have to start work Monday, so our leisurely days are quickly winding down. I thought it would be fun to go out tonight, so I got @timetravelerjenn1997 Jenn and @emma.knox.1861Emma to take a break from decorating and rearranging things.

“It’s called Karaoke,” I said to them. “When I was… in my own time, I heard of ‘sing-alongs’ and there was even a TV show… Follow the bouncing ball…”

“I know what Karaoke is,” Jenn said. “By the time I shifted time, it was… around. I’ve heard of it.”

Emma just smiled. “I ain’t even heard of pizza until I shifted. This’ll be my first time.”

“Pizza and Karaoke…” I smiled and led the way.

The place was called Little Pizza House. It was a bar of sorts, but it served enough food that a 19 year old could enter.

When we got there, it was amazing. The songs in the “oldies” list were the songs Jenn and I were listening to when we shifted. It was like I heard them as new songs a month ago.

Emma… was pretty much not going to find anything she had ever heard before her shift. But, as she says, she played along.

The pizza was good, though different from what I expected. They were small. And I’ve never seen soda cans so small. “Personal pizza” I understand. But the—as I decided to call it—”why-bother size” Cokes, I don’t get at all.

Jenn was the star of the night. She sang song after song, and she was really good. Emma, if she was worked up as she says, didn’t show it. She enjoyed the food and Cokes, and she caught on to some of the songs Jenn was singing enough to join in on the choruses. Naturally, the words were on the screen.

Walking back to the apartment she said, “Well, that was somethin’ I’ll remember. My first night out for pizza. I liked it.”

“It was pretty good pizza,” Jenn added.

It was, indeed, a great night. Whatever is behind the time shifts—that seems to want us to be together—didn’t do me any disfavors. Being with Emma and Jenn is always pleasant and fun. I think I’m closer to them than I have been to anyone since before college.

So, who knows what’s next, but I’m expecting it to be fun.