The Downie Awards Show

[Manardariel]

"Oh dear. Ooooh dear. Honestly can this get any worse??" Manardariel stuffed a piece of chocolate in her mouth. She was nervous, she was paniking: something was wrong with Mith, Aman was looking REALLY frantic, and Lush had -unpurpously of course- ruined the best pun in her presentation speech by dissapearing.

A random stagecrew-person addressed her.
"Are you Manardariel? Because if you are, you´re next." Okay. It could get worse. "But...But..." she blubbered. "Sorry. No discussion" the guy said and was gone. "Okay," she told herself "Here we go."

She stuffed a piece of chocolate in her mouth -always good against stagefright- and walked outside. Music sounded, cheering errupted. She noticed she had forgotten her notes. Damn! Improvisation it should be, impro it would be. Blinking in the dazzeling flashlight she made her way to the mic. Deep breath... here we go.

"BARROWDOWNERS MAKE SOME NOISE!" It worked. Cheering, clapping, screams errupted from below. When they had calmed down a bit, Manardariel cleared her thoat again.

"Now unfortuntly I was so stunned by the WONDERFUL AUDIENCE- " she stopped, as more cheering came from down "I forgot what I wanted to say." Occasional Awwwwws from the audience. "But I think I still recall what it was... ahh yes. I am here to present what sounds like an... interesting award. And it´s for a person without who the Downs probably wouldn´t really go round... we´d probably be going sideways!" Laughs. "And Ladies, Gentlemen, Elves, Dwarves, Hobbits, Hippo and Chiken I am proud to say the Three toed toad award for the slowest Mod -and if may add that, the NICEST- goes to the One, the only, the faboulous PIO!!"

The audience positvly exploded. Cheers, yells, screams.... Manardariel was almost sure she saw some grout fall off the walls. She reached for the mic again. "And in case you don´t know the music, that´s Angel by the Dave Matthews band.. I guess the title´s self explanitory!" She grinned, turned to the big portal and waited for Pio.

Angel
I call you up
You pick up
You call my bluff
On the card to love
You hold too close
Your hands to your chest
I can read your eyes
But I confess
It's lonely far from you, oh

Even when you're right by me
It's only why I wait for you
To take my hand

Why do I beg like a child for your candy?
Why do I come after you like I do, I love you?
Wherever you are
I swear
You be my angel
You

I play my cards the best I can
But I lose my luck when you're not here
My darling heart
Won't you please give in?
I may be strong
But I want you back again

When you're not here it's hard to pretend
It's all alright again
When you're not here love it's hard to pretend
It's all alright but still
Why do I beg like a child for your candy?
Why do I run after you like I do, I love you?
Whatever you are
I swear
You be my angel, you

Watch the deck
Count your cards
Makes no sense
That I'm always losing
When you're gone

Why do I beg like a child for your candy?
Why do I come after you like I do, I love you
Whatever you are
I swear
You'll be my angel, you
When you're gone