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[brotimaeus]

Who: Bro Strider & The Once-ler
What: The Once-ler makes a pleasant discovery about his roommate.
Where: Their apartment
When: October 25th
Warnings: ... Bro and Once-ler

[It's early. Has Bro slept yet? Who could say. It's early enough that it isn't quite light, but Bro has a temptation, and it's become more irresistible over the past hour or so.

This very temptation is why he's idly resting Once-ler's guitar across his lap, treating the instrument real gentlemen-like as he moves his fingers over the frets and fingerboards in silence. You have to be gentle with a lady like this, he knows that.

He strums out a soft chord, then another, breaking into the intro of a Thin Lizzy song.]

As I was goin' over the Cork and Kerry mountains...

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[thneed]

[ Sometimes, he wakes up with an idea in his head and desperately has to make it regardless of what time it is. Ah, the curse of an inventor brain. So he wakes up and starts putting things together with random parts-- ...oh hey what's that music?

He's dragging his feet in the room holding some half-made whatchamacallit and a screwdriver and waits a moment before VERY LOUDLY making his presence known ]

I didn't know you played! [ IT'S LIKE CHRISTMAS MORNING ]

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I came 'cross cap-- hm?

[The next note shivers tunelessly as he arches one eyebrow up high and regards his roommate with a wry grin.]

Aw, hell, Once, there's a lot you don't know about me.

[He draws out a delicate series of notes across the strings.]

I'd ask if I woke you but uh.. I can see I didn't.

[thneed]

Teacups that self-stir. [ A shrug and he quickly puts everything down and steps over in front of him, holding his hands together and grinning ear to ear ]

Do you play anything else? How often do you play? What's your favorite song?

[brotimaeus]

Sweet.

[If he'd known this would have elicited this kind of reaction he might have mentioned it sooner.]

Guitar, piano, drums. Used to play a bit of sax but I ain't picked one up in years. [A wink.] Sit down, man. You know I ain't shy.

[thneed]

[ Super excited smiles. He immediately takes a seat and watches him ]

I mean, I knew you rapped and stuff but I didn't know you actually did that. I can play piano too! And bass, banjo, cello, and trumpet. We should get a sax!

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[He just grins and shakes his head. Rapping is one thing, but this is something else. What kind of a rapper would he be if he couldn't hold a damn tune, anyway?

A hack, is what.

He starts off an intro to a different song, still treating the guitar like something precious. Let it never be said that he doesn't know how to treat a lady.

Bro's singing voice is rough, unrefined, but at least in tune.]

And I'd give up forever to touch you, 'cause I know that you feel me somehow. You're the closest to heaven that I'll ever be and I don't wanna go home right now.

[thneed]

Oh, I like this one. [ smile! ]

Hmmm-- Where's that acoustic? Someone gave it to me last Christmas. [ looking around the room ]

[brotimaeus]

Hope you don't mind I used your lady here.

[He inserts a lengthy instrumental so he can talk, watching the Once-ler searching.]

Usually I ain't so forward about touchin' another man's instrument without permission.

[thneed]

That's okay. Sally likes men with good hands. Or ladies. Marceline fiddled with her the other day. Mmhm.

[ hangs over the back of the sofa to look under it ]

[brotimaeus]

Huh... Sally's playin' both ends of the field, is she.

[He grins crookedly. Just gonna... catch hold of the back of Once-ler's shirt so he doesn't go sliding over the back of the couch.] I always liked adventurous girls.

[thneed]

Yeah. And I bet they like you with your talented f--- hahaha.. nope. Can't say it.

[ Nervous laughter. He's pulling a guitar out from under the sofa then seating himself back down ] Found it!

[brotimaeus]

[SNRK. Oh, mother fuck, Once-ler, you just crack him up. He wiggles his fingers as if to demonstrate.]

I ain't met a lady yet who didn't appreciate this talent, my friend. [Smirk.] Just gotta know how to treat 'em.

[He's interrupted his playing, so he plucks out a few notes in succession.] How to play 'em just right, y'know?

[thneed]

[ Covers his face. Muffled laughter ]

I can't keep going with that topic. I got nothin'.

[ adjusts his seating and holds the guitar ]

[brotimaeus]

Dang. Ah well. You get major props for effort, bro.

[Idly, he thrums out the first bar of Duelling Banjos, and looks over to the Once-ler expectantly.]

[thneed]

Haha...

[ Eyebrow raise. ANNND he'll do it right back. Second. Is this happening? ]

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[A pause, then his grin widens. The series of notes is repeated again with a little more surety.

Definitely happening.]

[thneed]

[ And back. He's looking completely amused.

We're doing this, Bro. ]

[brotimaeus]

[He catches his lower lip between his teeth for a moment, moving to the next set of chords. Sounds almost like Yankee Doodle, doesn't it?

Another expectant look follows, along with a raised eyebrow.]

[thneed]

[ His smile keeps getting bigger and he rocks his head side to side with the response to that. Ba da da da da da da... ]

I could've gotten a banjo, ya know.

[brotimaeus]

[Bro pauses. Stares for a moment.]

... Get one. Do it.

[thneed]

One sec.

[ He hops to his feet and immediately wanders off with a nod.

And oh no he actually got one. ]

[brotimaeus]

[Yesssss.

Bro has a wide grin on his face when Once-ler comes back, a mischievous twinkle in his eyes, and he settles the guitar in his lap to play that same short series of chords again.]

[thneed]

[ A+

He hops back into his seat while playing after him, quick to pick it back up. ]

[brotimaeus]

[There's no stopping him after that. Of course he's seen Deliverance.

It's a matter of simple mimicry at first, but it soon gets more complicated and Bro's fingers are a blur as he challenges Once-ler to keep up with him.]