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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[Billy grins despite himself; not bad, not bad at all. Until they finish he'll sit back with the journal open, listening quietly.]

[When they finish, Lupin leans in a little too close to his journal, a grin on his face.]

So. Did that meet standard?

Yeah! What do you think? Not that I'm any Madonna, I mean have you seen Evita? But I'm passable, right?

I'd say you've got my approval! If I wasn't underage I'd want to be there to see it in person.

Awesome! Maybe we should find a different venue next time--do either of you have any ideas?

Does anyone even enforce underage laws here? I mean some of the worlds or countries don't have any drinking laws. And it's not like the bar doesn't serve any virgin drinks, right?

I don't know, I was just told that I couldn't go there. [Well, she'd specifically said he couldn't drink there, but what else is he supposed to do? 8|] If you wanted a space for everyone, though, why not the rec center?

The rec center is a good thought...

[Lupin trails, thinking about it.] I'm just not normally a performer like this. It's not my first thought.

Same here. I'm still planning punishment for him recording it...

[WELL less so since everyone seemed to like it, despite her serious trepidations about the whole thing.]

Don't be like that! If he hadn't put it on the journal, some of us wouldn't have gotten the chance to hear it. A good voice ought to be shared, right?

[Lupin chuckles, wholly amused. He would get to his 'punishment' later...]

He's right, Fujiko. You did seduce Nessie once with your singing--imagine the millions we could make back home if we could market this!

I'm sure it's not marketable. Except to psychos like Oz.

...Well, there's always YouTube. Internet fame's gotta count for something.

[Which may or may not mean a damn thing to them, but it's worth a shot.]

Internet fame doesn't mean a helluva lot when there's no internet to be famous on. Besides, Fujiko and I have our faces known in many, many countries.

I'd rather I didn't. Do you have any idea how much it eats into a budget having to arrange completely new identities every time one gets the urge to travel?

[...Blink. Blink.]

Are you guys criminals or something?

Iiiiiiiiiiis there a problem if we are~~~?

I'm a freelancer, so don't lump me in with him.

I think that would depend on the crime.

[Superheroes are supposed to have certain standards, okay.]

It's mostly just a bunch of innocent pranks. [Thefts.] Does that count?

That's mostly true actually. It's not like the big stuff belonged to anyone either, like the Cristo Redentor.

Well... crime is crime, but pranks are a lot different than, like, murder.

Make no mistake, we have killed people, but my policy is to only do so if they threaten my freedom or are awful examples of humanity.

...its never planned that way either, if that makes sense to you.

[Fujiko being an ex-assassin has no comment on murders. She doesn't go willy-nilly and kill with reckless disregard, but as favors to governments? All too often.]

Everyone has their reasons and excuses for something.

[Ergh... here comes the discomfort, again.]

You know, most people don't admit that kind of thing so freely.

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