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

[musubi]

[Have a young Japanese man just staring in your general direction.]

Elvis. Really.

[doubleppk]

Ah yeah, honey.

[Strums that guitar.] Why, want me to-a sign anything?

[musubi]

I'll pass, thanks.

In fact, you should probably find a roof where you can reach a wider audience. You know. Anywhere but here.

[doubleppk]

[Glances around. Sort of. This hair is annoyingly in the way.]

Is this too out of the way you think?

What with the lack of prison bars, it's a little hard to stage a good Jailhouse Rock, you know?

[musubi]

There's a fountain in the center of town, man. Everyone walks by there.

Or if it's gotta be a rooftop, why not one of the shops in the area?

[doubleppk]

They're harder to climb with a guitar.

Even with grappling hooks.

[Why does Elvis have a grappling hook anyway?]

[musubi]

...You can't just get a ladder?

[doubleppk]

No. I'd skydive it, but my parachute keeps getting stuck. Seems like a bad omen.

[Strum strum strum.]

That and the lack of planes here, am ah right? [Finger gun point.]

[musubi]

[If only this was the weirdest thing he'd seen and/or heard so far...]

The fountain, then. Seriously, it would be impossible not to have an audience.

[doubleppk]

Perhaps, perhaps.

Are you not a fan of Graceland's music then?

[At least this isn't a cemetery because seriously the last time she whipped this costume out, it was and she kept making Graveland puns. It could be so much worse.]

[weaponry]

[ GO HOME ELVIS. ]

Who are you? [ Tenten is slightly irritated by the sudden serenade, but, she has to admit, her curiosity about her new sudden "admirer" is insatiable. ]

[lostinmyway]

[Elvis doesn't exist on the Legacy, and so Grune has nooooooo idea what's going on here. But she does love singing, and so have a round of applause, Fujiko.]

My, that was very nice!

[doubleppk]

[Elvis is home baby! He came back to Luceti~ Or something.]

Elvis Presley little lady. The King of Rock and Roll~! [Hip wiggle.]

[doubleppk]

Well, thank ya, thank ya vary much~

[Best accent ever.]

[weakahoshi]

E- excuse me, but... What's a hound dog?

[There are tears welling up in her eyes. Someone she doesn't know is making fun of her!]

[doubleppk]

A hound dog, mermaid babe, [And note; Elvis is way too chill about saying that.] is a type of feisty little pet that can hunt down just about anything using his sense of smell.

[Southern twang the whole time.]

[cryinghoshi]

Then why do you say that it's crying all the time? Are you making fun of me for being weak?

[doubleppk]

[Just.... stares at her.]

[Congratulations, you rendered Fujiko momentarily speechless. While she's cosplaying Elvis no less. Oh well, you can't keep a good dog down, no no no no....]

No, ma'am. Hound dogs like to wail and howl at the moon, just like I'ma waaaaailing on my guitar, ya see? [More strums.]

Would you like me to try a different song for ya?

[weakahoshi]

[She wipes the tears away with the back of her hand.]

Y- yes please. If it isn't any trouble...

[doubleppk]

[She takes a little while to try to remember a song. Suspicious Minds? Can't Help Falling In Love? Jailhouse Rock? She gets the feeling anything she sings this chick is going to take literally.]

[Which is how she winds up singing this despite how deep the voice registers. It's hard, but she manages. At least the whistling is easier.]

I am just a lonesome cowboy
And I'm traveling all alone
I ain't even got a nickel
To call my baby on the phone

Just beyond the mountain lies a city
And I hear it calling me
Saddle up and ride you lonesome cowboy
Here is where you'll find your destiny
In my dreams the lights shine bright and pretty
Near to me and yet so far
Will I always be a lonesome cowboy
Am I only reaching for a star

Ride. Ride, ride, ride along cowboy
Sing, sing, sing, sing a song cowboy

Will I ever leave this lonesome valley
Really see the lights that shine
Gotta find what lies beyond the mountain
Gotta rope and tie that dream of mine

I am just a lonesome cowboy
And I'm traveling all alone
If you don't call me baby
Then I'm never coming home

[musubi]

Me? Not really, no.

I'm a little more alternative.

[weakahoshi]

[That wasn't a very happy song. :|]

What's a cowboy? Are they always lonely? What is he riding?

[In short, your songs make no sense.]

[doubleppk]

Sorry dude, I'm not so familiar with that genre.

Don't got a favorite to request?

[doubleppk]

[:| You should see what Fujiko sings when she's not being Elvis.]

Cowboys pretty lady, are men such as myself who ride in the far far west, herding cattle and being rugged. [Plays with her collar. All the rugged.] They are pretty lonely, because it's a wide open place and hard to find girls who stay back at the ranches.

He rides a horse. I guess you wouldn't have seen that. Same with the movie it's from.

All right, let me try another.

[Wiggles and starts off with Follow That Dream]

Follow that dream, I gotta follow that dream
Keep a-movin, move along, keep a moving
I've got to follow that dream wherever that dream may lead
I've got to follow that dream to find the love I need

When your heart gets restless, time to move along
When your heart gets weary, time to sing a song
But when a dream is calling you,
There's just one thing that you can do

Well, you gotta follow that dream wherever that dream may lead
You gotta follow that dream to find the love you need
Keep a-movin, move along, keep a moving

Got to find me someone whose heart is free
Someone to look for my dream with me
And when I find her I may find out
Just what my dreams are all about

I've got to follow that dream wherever that dream may lead
I've got to follow that dream to find the love I need

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[redjacketthief]

[Have a Lupin. He's worn down, his hair is mussed, and his arm is in a sling, but he's standing outside regardless.

The smirk on his face says it all.]

Hey, Elvis. When did you start bleaching your hair?