Action & Video ---> And now for something *completely different*

[doubleppk]

[Hello Luceti. Enjoying the normalcy after the shift? Oh well, nothing stays normal long here. And so we have Elvis, giving a rooftop performance to put U2 to shame. Really, why the Malnosso decided to kidnap an Elvis impersonator or turn someone into one is probably not a good thing to question. Especially since the truth is far far stranger and doesn't even involve the Malnosso at all.]

[Still, if you're a fan of rock'n'roll, Elvis, Las Vegas, Elvis impersonators (because Elvis was not that short, not that light-haired, and the accent is clearly a little forced), or just impromptu rooftop jam sessions, enjoy this. Who knows, they might even take requests!]

[And otherwise, Elvis will leave the building and go about the village, wiggling hips and playing the guitar.]

[Please feel free to ask why. Just. Why.]

You ain't nothing but a hooooound dog!
CRYING all the tiiime!
You ain't nothin' but a hoooound dog!
Crying aaaaall the time!

Well, you ain't never caught a rabbit, and you ain't no friend of mine!
YEAH!

Well-a, thank ya. Thank ya very much. [That accent man...]

Comments

[doubleppk]

Your world must come from a less technological time than mine.

[An idle strum on her guitar as she tries to come up with something.]

I don't have a flute on me, little darlin' but maybe this will-a count for somethin'?

[Starts up You Were Always On My Mind. At least she tries to play it less rock'n'roll and more country soul. Which is hard as she prefers to ignore her past in the Fuji mountain range of Japan and claims to be a city girl (even when she always runs away to the mountains, yeah sure.)]

1/2

[weaponry]

My world tends to have less technological advancements compared to most, yeah.

[ The guitar strumming sounds pleasant, but then the actual lyrics kick in. ]

[weaponry]

[ That song eventually works its magic on her. Her lips twist into a smile. Her left arm crosses over her right shoulder and she softly sighs. ]

That was amazing. [ She noticed the strain. She doesn't comment on it, but, to her, that's what made it real. ]

[doubleppk]

Well if'n you liked that one, I bet you'll love this one.

[Have It's Midnight complete with Fujiko getting a little more into the country style. Especially since it's really country sounding lyrics-style.]

I am SO sorry. Real life just hurricaned for like, a week.

[weaponry]

[ Proof that men can be vulnerable? Tenten sits complacently and admires the song. Her eyes have a look on them that's completely jovial, but her mouth just remains agape and fascinated at the lyrics. ]

It's beautiful!

NP! I do the same thing constantly XDD That is the beauty of backtagging ;)

[doubleppk]

I think I know what ya like now. Let's a-see if this a-one suits ya.

[Cheerfully switches her style of playing the guitar and taps on the guitar for beat. The Bullfighter Was a Lady.]

Pedro the bull was a killer
King of the bullfight arena
He'd wipe up the floor with each brave matador
And have matador stew for his dinner

He heard the crowd shouting "Olé"
But he met his master that day

The bullfighter was a lady
And it was true love at first sight
Her red cape was waving but Pedro was shaving
He wanted to date her that night

Olé

Pedro the bull he was smitten
First time the love bug had bitten
He once was a mad bull, a wild and a bad bull
But now he was mild as a kitten

The people were starting to hiss
But Pedro just wanted to kiss

The bullfighter was a lady
And Pedro he liked what he saw
He floated on air with a rose in his hair
As he waltzed with that sweet matador

His fate was a bad one, his tale is a sad one
It's hanging right over her door

Olé!

[weaponry]

Wait!? The bull died?! Why did it die? [ She doesn't get the concept of bullfighting... or love... or half of these things. ] And why would people fight animals for entertainment anyways? [ She does enough fighting at home! There's no challenge fighting animals! Unless they're a bear or something. ]

[doubleppk]

[Fujiko herself is really with Tenten on this. First off, Fujiko fights for animal rights really hardcore. Secondly, she really considers the Spanish bullfighting barbaric. Ah how to explain without breaking disguise? She sets the guitar down gently.]

It's a metaphor little lady. For men who chase women around thinking they're the King~ [Definite lilt to the way she says that, especially since she's pretending to be the King of Rock'n'Roll.] and always do the best. Even men like that can be brought-a down by a good strong woman.

And she took him as a trophy. Though, I don't think he died. Just lost his tail. It's a pun on the word. I like-a to think she kept him nice and tame as a pet.

[Well, it's way easier than explaining bull-fighting. Even if it does show way more of Fujiko than she intended, and doesn't sound anything like Elvis. Whatever, Tenten doesn't even know who Elvis is.]

[weaponry]

[ Oh! Tenten now gets it. Her face lights up at the clarification and it rings true to this little kunoichi. ]

Oh! So, in other words, there isn't an actual bull? Well, I guess I can agree with that. Even the strongest of men can get knocked down a few pegs by a woman! [ huffpuff huffpuff. ] In that caes, I think that's the best song you're performed yet! [ Tenten doesn't know who Elvis is, so she just assumes that she's speaking to him and, that this little display of Non-Elvis behavior is actually how he is normally. ]

[doubleppk]

Correct~! [Small amused chuckle behind the mask.]

I'm starting to run out of a few songs like that off the top of my head, but stop by Cloud Nine sometime and I'll see if another singer can't find you some more like it, hm? [Really her Elvis act is slipping now, but she has at least made up her mind to try singing as herself instead, despite all the memories attached to it.]

[weaponry]

All right! I'm just fine with waiting. It's good if you don't over exert your vocal chords too often. You have a very wonderful voice, Mr. King. [ She's clueless about Elvis, but, she does start to get the feeling that there's a slight change in his demeanor. But, since it's for the positive, she'll just continue to smile. ]

[doubleppk]

[O-oh. Fujiko inside her mask blushes just ever so slightly. Of course Elvis has a good voice, but if she herself didn't have a decent one, she wouldn't be much of an Elvis impersonator either.]

Well thank ya little darlin', thank ya very much.

[Strums that guitar.]

[weaponry]

No problem! I hope you write many more songs about your stays here in Luceti! I think you could create some beautiful protest music about the shifts. [ That would probably result in a spit take. ]

[doubleppk]

Protest music about the shift, huh?

[She'll really have to think on that. Fujiko herself was never very good at writing music so much as singing it. Maybe if she got really gutsy and collaborated.]

It does seem ta be mah style. [Well. Elvis's... kind of.]

[weaponry]

Yeah! Protest about our imprisonment and the lack of transparency about the conditions we're locked in and how standoffish they are to us!

[ She is just cheering on all of Elvis' antics. Suffice to say, she has Elvis fever. ]

[doubleppk]

[And so Fujiko's plan marginally succeeds \o/]

Kind of like a subversive Jailhouse Rock then? I've got the feeling that no matter which way I play that-a up, they'd be more likely to make it worse though.

[weaponry]

[ Bless Fujiko! ]

But if we demonstrate our resilience, they'll leave us alone! They'll realize we can't be broken and they'd turn their attention to people whose spirits they can break!

[doubleppk]

Hey, if you think so, it's worth a shot, yeah?

Yeaaaah.

[Strums up a song as though getting ready to write. Dear god, this will be weird when she's finished. Not the least of which because she's going to have to cop-out and pretend someone else wrote it, but still have to be brave enough to sing it as herself... damn it.]

[weaponry]

Of course I do! [ Tenten sings the last part. Her high pitched singing voice seems almost childlike. She isn't aware of just how weird Fujiko feels right now.

ooc: Canon remains ambiguous on singing ninjas, but her voice actor does have a very good singing voice so I'm just carrying that over since it doesn't seem like it'd effect much either way. ]

[doubleppk]

Couldn't hurt, hm. I'll try to pass it onto someone else and they can teach you to sing it if you'd like!

[Ooc: No problemo~ It makes sense to me!]

[weaponry]

I wouldn't mind that! If the other person could sing and we could duet it, that'd be fine too!

[doubleppk]

Okay, do you know a Miss Fujiko Mine, darling? She'd be the one.

[ooc: Speaking of which. Fujiko's new post has the attempt up... but she gave up halfway through.]

[weaponry]

I do! I first met her when I arrived here a year ago. We talked about swords, and the things the Malnosso do. [ Her voice ends on a very dry note. Arriving in a wall with nothing but dead turkeys? Not a good way to start the day. ]

[doubleppk]

[She's kind of touched that you remember though! And Elvis just nods.]

Keep an eye out for it, I'll remind-a her to give you a call.

[weaponry]

Okay! I definitely will! Thank you so much, Mr. King! [ She smiles a bit softly. Here, Elvis, soak up her more dere side. ]