in which everyone wants to kill rhinestone for crap he didn't do

[blizzard10jouin]

[Rhinestone is holding a bit of an impromptu concert in the lobby. He's sitting on a ledge about five feet up and blissfully performing a variety of ukulele-based love songs. A gaggle of NPC fangirls is watching him in infatuated awe.

Little does he know that there are at least three people who want to kill someone who looks pretty much exactly like

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[lovepimp]

[It's been so long since he's heard such sweet melodious sounds~!]

[He sliiiiiiiides into the crowd of fangirls, causing a few of them to squeal for a few different reasons.

He claps eagerly when the set is over, probably sticking out from the fangirls like a sore thumb since he's taller and purple-er than any of them. NOT TO MENTION HIS HAT.]

[blizzard10jouin]

[oh god that hat may be too gaudy even for him.]

Whoa.

Hi, me!

[lovepimp]

[Not to mention the pink feather boa.]

Hello~!

[Like most Fubukae, he has acclimated to the DR quite quickly. And so far he's evaded a dragon and a vampire, so he's feeling pretty cocky.]

I haven't even seen an ukulele in forever!

[OH GOD WHAT HORRIBLE SAD UNIVERSE IS HE FROM.]

[blizzardtenjoin]

You haven't?

[He hops off the ledge and wades through the fangirls to get to his double.]

You poor, poor soul! What could possibly have deprived you of such a wonderful instrument for so long!

[token_l]

[Away from the gaggles of fangirls, one female stands off to the side, glaring daggers at Rhinestone.

however, she does like his music, so that's why she's still here.]

[blizzard10jouin]

[He notices that glaring pretty fast. It's not often he gets that loom, after all. So he hops off his comfy ledge and walks over to Yasu, looking more intrigued than anything.

I-if it's any comfort, he's dressed much differently than pimpbuki, in a ridiculous Hawaiian shirt, baggy khaki shorts, and flip-flops, and he's carrying a ukulele (with BITCHIN' FLAMES on it) rather than a pimp cane.]

What are you doing all the way over here? The fun is happening that way!

[He gestures in the general direction of his abandoned perch.]

[token_l]

[The hawaiian get-up isn't convincing her. It's just a way to get more victims. She turns her face the other way.]

Tch, yeah yeah, I don't want to participate in what you call "fun".

[She's thinking he's trying to coax girls to do a strip show on that stage or something as obscene.]

[blizzard10jouin]

...Ukulele concerts? Why would you not want to participate in that?

[He might just be playing dumb, but...something definitely seems more genuine about him than the other Fubuki.]

[trapidol]

[One of those girls is not like the others.

He looks more curious than in awe like the other girls, he wants to know how this man is so manry that he has a gaggle of fangirls.]

[blizzard10jouin]

[Ooh, a fanboy! He doesn't have many of those!

He leans down to address Snowdrop at the end of one of his songs, the fangirls parting and giggling.]

And what brings you here on this fine day~?

[trapidol]

[h-he automatically thinks fubuki is coming onto him]

A-ah, I was just watching...

[blizzard10jouin]

[Wait crap]

No, I was just asking! I don't have many male fans, that's all! Don't kill me!

[what]

[darkblackspace]

*Huh. Here's someone stopping to listen with ~professional interest~. She is a singer, after all.*

[blizzard10jouin]

[He has a pretty good voice, actually, and his ukulele-playing is masterful. When he finishes the set, the small crowd of fangirls squeals and applauds. A couple of them throw roses.]

Thank you! Thank you!

[darkblackspace]

*Niiiice. She's not used to musically inclined men, so she's pretty intrigued. When he stops singing, she slips through the crowd of fangirls to get close enough to speak to him.*

Excuse me.

[blizzard10jouin]

[There is a significant lack of squealing from this girl. Perhaps she isn't one of his fangirls...]

Hello, there! How might I be of service?

OH GOD SO LATE

[ivoryworld]

[Here comes a Woodpecker with the food and drinks Rhinestone sent him off to get. They're both here for a purpose, actually--to find who they were talking about here.

He sets the stuff down and sits next to Rhinestone.]

You've attracted quite a crowd here.

[blizzard10jouin]

I'm just that good, I suppose~!

[He strums out one last chord on his ukulele.]

[The fangirls giggle and stare as Woodpecker sits down on the ledge.]

[anangryinch]

[ONE OF THEM ISN'T GIGGLING.

Or a fangirl.

Actually, she's rather pissed as this little display is blocking the way to her favorite cafe.

...though, being at boob-height with a bunch of squealing fangirls isn't too bad.]

[ivoryworld]

[Woodpecker laughs softly.] I guess.

...Say, what does the guy we're looking for look like?

[He can see Thistle from where he's sitting, but since he doesn't actually know what she looks like, heeee has no idea he's looking right at the person he's after.]