redjacketthief | 8th Turn [Audio/Action for Cloud Nine]

[Almost a month ago Ginia returned home, leaving the fine establishment of Cloud Nine without an owner and lead musician. Archie Kennedy and Adele Leblanc took over the roles grandly, but a debacle two weeks earlier involving a misplaced challenge and a confused new feather left Arsene Lupin III as a haphazard source of entertainment. The thief wasn't a musician by trade, and a mission had not gotten him his preferred instrument but one of similar make and deeper tone, but he was trying. No one could fault him for that. If patrons noticed the style of music take a turn toward classic rock, jazz, or old standards, it's his fault entirely.

Although Lupin was busy working on other projects, he remembered that the love of his life, Mine Fujiko had expressed a desire to sing on stage in passing. With Ginia there, she hadn't wanted to bother. An opportunist at heart, Lupin tasked himself with convincing her to step out on stage, just once, and sing with all of her heart. She wooed Nessie once with that voice of hers. Perhaps she could woo the audience too.

He knew he had to tread carefully. Fujiko's best skill, besides grifting and shooting, was betraying. It was entirely possible that she would steal his audience.]

[Dressed in a black suit jacket instead of the green he was wearing for the last few weeks, Lupin steps out onto the stage with a broad but cordial grin on his face. This was a show, and he was a showman at heart.]

Ladies and Gentleman of Luceti. Tonight, Cloud Nine is presenting you with a treat tonight. She's not new to the trade, but she is new to this venue. Please, can we have a warm round of applause for the talented and lovely Mine Fujiko!

[He's wearing black. She's wearing blue. His heart a flutter, Lupin reaches for his viola and starts to play.

When the timing is right, she sings. It's a lovely, heartfelt tone and a rendition of a classic that they both knew by heart.

Unbeknownst to Fujiko, Lupin has his journal tucked out of sight set to audio record the performance. It was proof for posterity, and a window for the rest of the village.

Enjoy, Luceti.]

((OOC: This is a Joint Post. We have no set order, but expect thread jackings from either of us, especially for action tags. Embrace it. You know you love it.))

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I guess some things never change, even if it ended up with a different title in other worlds I'm sure it would still exist in some capacity. Men's fascination with that lifestyle is something that never changes.

It's the thrill of it without the worry of risking life and limb. People always love to fantasize about lifestyles that they'll never have, it's why daring heroes and terrible trials exist in fiction.

I'm sure a large part is the women as well, you can't forget that.

It's everything about the films, really. Who wouldn't want to dream of a high flying spy adventure starring handsome gents and beautiful babes?

It's true! My husband loves them, as well as westerns, after he watches one he always tries to act like the smooth action hero. He'll even harrass his son as if he would play along.

Your husband sounds like a really fun guy! I'm...more likely to do that with Humphrey Bogart roles, honestly, but Fujiko loves her Bond films. Sometimes I do wonder if there's a correlation between her crazier plans and when she sits down to marathon them.

Ah, Humphrey Bogart is a good choice. Much more romantic. His usual choice is John Wayne, I like James Dean myself. Old American films are really the best. I wouldn't be at all surprised if she takes a line from them, you could plan more than a few interesting things based on them.

John Wayne, James Dean...they're all good. Some of our craziest jobs happened on the fly, though. There's no need for movies when you're hit with inspiration.

Even a little stupidity goes a long way to something exciting, right? [She laughs] It's best to think ahead, but...acting under pressure in the moment is far more exhilarating.

You need a combination of both, really. Otherwise it would become boring~

Oh, of course! Things are more likely to go the right way when you think ahead, and the times you act in the moment would lose their excitement if you only ever did that.

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