<🎧 Song Recommendation: La La La by Naughty Boy, Sam Smith>
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"You need to see this!"
"No," Von was quick to reject.
"You don't even know what it is."
"It can't be more than something people are saying about me."
Max clicked his tongue and mirrored the tablet onto the television.
A daytime entertainment panel filled the screen.
Four people sat around a polished desk underneath a graphic reading:
[THE VON VARLEY QUESTION: TALENT OR SPECTACLE?]
Von slowly lowered the bottle of juice he was drinking and chuckled.
"...That's dramatic."
"Shh," Max said.
A woman on the panel looked at the camera.
"I'm not denying that Von Varley knows how to create an event. He's probably one of the best young entertainers we've seen in years. But if we're being completely fair, how much of this tour conversation is actually about the music?"
Another panelist nodded.
"Exactly. That's what gets lost."
Clips began playing beside them, displaying highlights of the tour so far.
