simulacres | w1 curfew

[ here they are.

the three of them.... don't mind sabo as he'll be puttering around the whole theater before spotting both (either) of them. there are a lot of places to cover and explore and why not explore a theater at night? seems pretty fun. ]

Oh? Are you here for a bit of fun as well?

Oh, Sabo.

[ ayaka's sitting at the edge of the stage, blinking at his approach. he gets a little wave, though! ]

Saber was curious and I figured it wouldn't be a bad idea to look at it.

[ she's been holing herself up in the library and other smaller rooms, after all. ]

[ Richard, on the other hand, is a little further back upstage, noodling with a violin he lifted from the ballroom like it was a guitar. There's also some of the other theatre-specific around, but he's just plucking out a random tune at will as Sabo comes in. There's a nod in greeting, but he's not taking his hands off that violin. ]

Are you looking to start your career as a thespian?

[ he's not a woman though, ]

Edited 2025-03-14 01:13 (UTC)

[ saber?? who is saber?? it's fine; sabo will roll with it. ]

I see; then great minds think alike. However, a careers as a thespian?

[ how badly did i want to make the joke ic but tragically i could not, however he will do a little wave back to both of them as he approaches while trying to see if he recognizes the song. ...as highly unlikely as it is. ]

I have some experience with needing to disguise myself but I'm not sure if I have any actual talent on a stage.

[ she eyes the back and forth between the two with mild curiosity. they both seem to be on pretty similar wavelengths here. ]

What would you even act out? There's no crowd.

Two's a crowd, is it not? [ no. ] Even simply performing to an empty space can be possible if done with enough passion. Though feeding off another party can be a great benefit...

[ He's got a little glint in his eye. ]

I do not think you should sell yourself so short. Even that's it's own form of acting, albeit in a much different application.

[ poor ayaka having to deal with these two now. ]

It's as he says. [ he says with a laugh and gestures to richard with one of his hands. ] As long as there is someone to witness it, then there's an audience that can be entertained.

[ and now excuse him as he lowers the same hand to tip his hat. ]

Though I think you're giving me too much credit. During those times try to lay low and avoid needing to talk.

I can't imagine either of you not being able to talk for more than five minutes.

[ she has a headache, but it's not frustrating. if anything, it's nice to see saber hitting it off so well with someone. she knew they would get along well. staring at the two of them, she realizes that she's probably the odd one out here. it's not like she has any sort of acting skills.

with a 'hup', she pushes herself off of the stage and goes down to one of the chairs. ]

Well, I guess I can pretend to be an audience. Maybe someone else will come, too.

[ here they come....... the lesbian brothers... ]

Is that not weaving a narrative in its own right? I'd say trying to be inconspicuous is no tall feat, especially in situations such as this.

[ The tune he's plucking changes, less accidental Freebird and more trying to remember a certain melody he had heard before. ]

For example, I recently watched a movie where a woman who was being protected by the authorities had been placed in a convent for nuns while awaiting a trial for someone she had key information on. She had nearly managed to succeed if not for someone getting intel about her whereabouts to try and kill her, with all but the Reverend Mother none the wiser!

[ the lesbian brothers?!? ]

What? Of course I'm capable of staying quiet for longer than five minutes. [ and just to make this clear! ] Outside of being asleep, too.

[ as for the tune that richard begins to play for them....hm. it isn't one that he's familiar with but finds enjoyable all the same. cue sabo humming along to it for a moment. ]

I suppose there's truth in that. As far as that movie is concerned, using a convent as cover for your identity is a pretty bold decision—not one that I'd go with if I had other choices. Too many things to consider. However, given that it was a movie, I bet it was quite entertaining.

Eh, Sabo, do you hide your identity often?

[ he seems to be talking from experience. who the hell has experience in purposefully covering your identity?

but as she hears the song, she leans her head back, looking at the ceiling. ]

I think I was asleep while he watched it. Maybe I should've done a better job to stay awake for longer.

[ though it's not like she thought they were going to find a better place than the underground club. ]

[ yeah. on account of the fact that they're lesbians. ]

It was as good of time as any to sleep, since we weren't being watched down there. You did not miss anything of note, aside from the wonderful music I was introduced to.

[ He looks at Sabo, interest clearly painted on his face as he kind of starts riffing off into something else completely unrecognizable. ]

Indeed, should I be worried that you're in fact a covert Assassin here to threaten me or Ayaka?

[ Is he joking or is he fr? Who knows. ]

[ sabo will listen to the two of them discuss the movie before they both turn on him and ask the most appropriate question in this situation. given everything that he has been saying to both of them, it doesn't come to any surprise but he will raise his hands up defensively at richard. ]

An assassin? No, no. I'm no assassin and I would never harm anyone here.

[ "here" being the functioning word in this circumstance. he doesn't really want to doxx himself but, at the same time, does it matter...? ]

I'm the Chief of Staff to the Revolutionary Army in my world. [ very creative name. ] It's not an exactly centralized army so I'm involved in many covert missions.

Chief of Staff... so you're like their leader?

[ ayaka's wowed by the creative title. sure, it's no king of england and duke of normandy, but throw around a word like 'revolutionary army' and any layman like her would be impressed. and she is. ]

That's incredible. No wonder people confuse you for a celebrity at home.

[ well that's just her making an assumption. ]

I'm surprised someone of your status would even be able to run such missions. Unless no one knows what your name looks like, and only your face?

[ That'd be kinda cool, actually........ thinks in Freebird ]

Edited (richard does not sweat.) 2025-03-22 03:54 (UTC)

w1 curfew

LET RICHARD PLAY THE SONG OF HIS PEOPLE (freebird)

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