001 / Day 341 / Video & Action

[myheartsduet]

[Video]

[The video begins with a close up of Giselle's face, grinning with delight.]

There are minstrels in the city!

[The image in the video quickly pans around to show a group of three minstrels, all strumming lutes, who all appear to be focused on serenading her. The image moves once again, panning back to Giselle, who is still grinning.]

Isn't this wonderful?!

[At this point the video basically dissolves into chaos, as Giselle forgets to turn it off before joining the minstrels in their song.]

[Action]

[It starts with a group of three minstrels. Giselle loves singing, and she can't help but join in when they get near. And who can sing along with a group and not feel compelled to dance a little too?]

[Before long she's in full-on Disney mode, singing and dancing all over the streets of Asgard with her trusty minstrel back-up chorus. Feel free to imagine some lyrics about beautiful days and good moods, because the mun is certainly no lyricist. Her mood and the song are infectious. At various points there are citizens of every stripe joining in.]

[Feel free to run into her at any point in this musical number. She will be singing to people, dancing around them, and doing other equally ridiculously Disney-ish sorts of things like throwing flower garlands around the necks of stoic menfolk James.]

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[trust_us]

[Petra has no clue what is going on, but it's musical and it's getting closer and it sounds pretty fantastical. Assuming it's a parade, she steps off to the side, trying to allow the group of happy songsters pass.]

[myheartsduet]

[Oh no, you're not escaping that easily!]

[Giselle may not know Petra, but she spots her moving toward the side of the road and immediately veers off in her direction, still singing the whole while. If possible, she's going to try to grab Petra's hands and swing her into the thick of the dancing.]

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[brassandblue]

[ The garland clings valiantly to the upturned brim of Norrington's tricorn, a splash of showy pinks and yellows against the dark wool. Ever so gingerly he dislodges it, the whole mess of woven flowers landing on his shoulders, a festive display while he continues to watch his housemate carry on with an expression of utter bafflement. Has she gone mad? More importantly, why are people around them joining in?

He just... he just came out to shop, he hadn't come out to be assaulted by bards, okay. Bards and little groups of beggar children, apparently- he sighs and fends the latter off with a coin apiece while he attempts to get Giselle's attention mid-verse. ]

Yes that's very-

Miss Giselle-

Is this- is this really necessary?

[ James debates signaling with flags, as if she were a sister ship at sea, but it might only encourage... whatever this is. ]

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[myheartsduet]

[Oh James, if you thought THAT was unnecessary...]

[...just wait until Giselle pads back over to you and leaps into your arms as the music swells!]

[Well, technically she's going to throw her arms around your neck and kind of swing around you, but if you would like to put your arms around her that would be a totally natural thing to do. Ahem.]

[Still grinning:]

What's the matter, Commodore?

[Action] Someone say Disney Singing Mode?

[cursedtosleep]

[Aurora was just out and about when she started hearing the music and then she saw Giselle as the source. She hurried over, always fond of hearing music. She couldn't help but laugh as she was suddenly being danced around.]

Aw yiss

[myheartsduet]

[Immediately upon spotting the younger girl, Giselle grins and threads her arm through Aurora's, spinning them both around in a circle. For a moment she lets the minstrels take over singing duties.]

I'm so glad you came out! Isn't this fun?

[Action]

[secondborn]

[Oh dear Balance Alastair was not prepared to have to deal with this today. He's just trying to run errands for the shop and suddenly he's stopped by... singing and dancing in the street?

How does everyone know this song? Is it a traditional thing? He's never seen anyone in Asgard do anything like this before...]

Uh... what's... going on?

[myheartsduet]

[Spotting a young man who looks particularly like a deer in headlights, Giselle feels a pang of sympathy and sashays over to him. Never missing a beat of the song, she twirls in perfect little circles right up to him, grinning.]

We're singing, silly! I found these lovely minstrels--well, I suppose they found me, actually! And it was too beautiful of a day not to sing along.

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[womanfromacre]

[...

Well Maria has absolutely no words for this preposterous turn of events as she watches the girl appear to have far too much fun with a bunch of minstrels. She herself has a headache as she was serenaded four times before lunch about the luminous quality of her eyes (she thinks, the minstrel seemed to be singing in rather broken English with a heavy Italian accent) and she's on the verge of punching them in the face.

Doesn't the girl understand that this sort of behaviour only encourages them?

Yup. Definitely a headache.]

Oh give me strength...

[myheartsduet]

[At this particular moment Giselle is working on roping more of the onlookers into the spectacle. She reaches out to a small boy near Maria and immediately he's hooked, running over to join a group of children who're already a part of the musical number. A simple beckoning with her finger snares a man nearby.]

[And then Giselle's gaze comes to Maria, and something tells her that this one's going to take a little more work than the rest.]

[Opting for simple and friendly, Giselle gives the woman a smile and tones the dancing down to an easy sway, in time with the music.]

Would you like to dance?

[action]

[unnaturallygreen]

[The first time Elphaba ran into a minstrel, she had literally just gotten out of bed and was shuffling to the bathroom. She was not expecting some guy with a lute to start singing at her the moment she opened the door (oh, who is this beauty I see / before my eyes, green as a tree). He didn't get very far in the first verse before she smacked him in the face with her broom and chased him out.

So now Elphaba is stalking around town with the metaphorical rain cloud hanging over head, occasionally fending off minstrels with her broom or punching them in the face. Don't worry, the last one's reserved for especially annoying ones, though that number is increasing by the hour.

Really, the last thing she needs is some kind of street show.

And that is exactly what she gets, when she sees Giselle and some kind of parade trailing behind her, singing and dancing to some strange tune about how it's such a beautiful day, come join them in their quest to annoy the saner residents of Asgard into yelling at them (that last part is actually just a substitution in her head, but it's completely accurate).

Dear Giselle: congratulations. You have officially shocked Elphaba Thropp, of all people, into not being able to speak.]

[myheartsduet]

[And congratulations, Elphaba: Giselle recognizes you, and that means you cannot escape.]

[Her eyes wide and shining at the sight of a friend (because really, anyone who's ever been not cruel to her is a friend, right?), Giselle breaks formation and skips over to Elphaba. Yes, skips.]

[And no, she never quite stops moving. Even when she reaches Elphie she continues to sway to the beat of the music.]

It's so nice to see you again!

[action]

[afrozendance]

[Oh... More music and dances in the streets! Curiosity killed the cat, some say, and so Ninian can't help stopping in her way to the Welcome Hall and watching the people coming here and there and everywhere, singing and dancing as if the latest celebrations were still going on...

Even if she's shy and her dances have a different source, she won't have the heart to deny them if they ask her to join in. ]

[myheartsduet]

[Oh sweetie, if you look shy then you're certainly going to be asked to dance. That's just how this works!]

[Giselle and a group of other assorted women are in the middle of some rather fancy footwork, while the minstrels are merrily strumming away, when she spots Ninian. Not knowing someone has never stopped her before (and especially not when she's in such a good mood, and singing). Barely breaking from the neat little steps they've all somehow choreographed between them, Giselle leans over and attempts to hook an arm through Ninian's, sucking her into the group of dancers.]

[audio]

[dicey]

Fuck no! They're a pain in the ass. Making all kinds of noises when I'm trying to sleep.

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[myheartsduet]

[The sound of her bracelet interrupts a bit of dancing that Giselle's just started. She pulls her arm back up to get a peek at the bracelet, still bopping a little to keep time with the minstrels, when she hears the audio message and her face instantly registers shock.]

[For a moment she even forgets to bop, that's how shocked she is.]

[Finally:]

Well... I'm sorry you feel that way. I suppose it isn't very considerate of them to keep you awake at night.

video ;;

[partinglass]

[It's less wonderful when they show up in your bathroom while you are showering.]

You sing very well.

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[myheartsduet]

[Giselle notices the bracelet again during a lull in the actual singing (read: the minstrels are jamming on their lutes) and pulls her arm up to check it.]

[The statement earns a friendly smile.]

Aw, thank you! That's very kind of you to say. Did you want to join us?

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[disarmer]

Not when they see fit to break into homes, singing people from slumber.

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[myheartsduet]

[Giselle looks honestly surprised at this.]

They broke into your home?

Voice

[larps]

Yeeeah, I think I liked that kind of music better when it was just on the weekend.

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[myheartsduet]

[She looks utterly confused]

The minstrels were here on the weekends? I thought they were new!

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[whitechocolate]

[ This is pretty normal behavior for Sam. He sees it all the time from his friends in glee club back home. This lady definitely reminds him of Rachel Berry because of her enthusiasm. He grins and claps along. He won't need much convincing to join in. ]

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[myheartsduet]

[Encouraging people to have fun is what today is all about, so consider yourself snagged, Sam!]

[Noting the grin, Giselle will dance her way up to him and attempt to grab his hands. She could use a partner for a bit of spinning that's going to happen right...now.]

Hello!

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[doomhoops]

[ Omfg, what did he even just walk into. Alex had been on his to Freya House to find Charles when suddenly there's dancing and singing and all these people following this one lady that, to be honest, seems like a crazy person.

And then there's a garland of flowers being tossed around his neck and Alex physically jerks back like he's afraid of it or something. Everyone is crazy here. That's just what he's decided. Everyone's crazy. ]

This supposed to be a parade or something?

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[myheartsduet]

[The Mr. Grumpy act won't work with her, Alex, she's seen and dealt with worse. Giselle gives him a smile and twirls around him after tossing the flowers around his neck.]

It's a song! The minstrels started singing and it seems like everyone else wanted to sing along too! Isn't it lovely?

[digophelia]

Is that what they're called? They're taking a toll on my nerves.

[myheartsduet]

Oh dear, are they bothering you?