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Bella is catching up on emails. It amuses her to agree to play the role of royalty at this random Renaissance faire that had the audacity to ask her if she'd be so kind to guest-star for a day, so she's telling them she'll do it presuming no emergencies come up and they don't give her excessively absurd lines to say.
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bellfounding
"Celtic metal it is." Off they meander to the correct stage, arriving a few minutes early, in plenty of time to get front-row seats while the band is setting up. One of the band members is trying to attract more audience, and immediately hits upon the royal attendance as a selling point to holler into the passing crowds ("Come on, you tasteless louts, even you can see that we're good enough for Their Majesties!"). Present the instruments are arranged, the seats are filled and there are more people standing in the back craning their necks, and the music begins. It is both Celtic and metal.
After two songs, there's a bit of patter by the same person who was yelling at people to come see the show while someone straps her bagpipes on. During this he double-takes at Her Majesty Queen Annabelle. "- speaking of musical influences, is it just me or does Her Majesty on the left over there look like Ripper from Wretched? Nina, do you see it?" Nina (the one with the bagpipes) nods.
"Have we got a lookalike or did Queen Isabella actually show up with Ripper as her consort? And he's looking splendid in drag, too, folks, take a look," crows the singer. "Come on, fess up or make me look out of my mind, whichever you like, Your Majesty."
"I know that voice when I hear it! Want to come sing? We're doing Danny Boy, everyone knows Danny Boy!" grins the singer.
tearingup
"Love to!" he says, and kisses Bella on the cheek, and makes his way up to the stage.
Danny Boy (appropriately metaled up) ensues, with the singer gracefully yielding the mic to Ripper and clapping along off to the side.
tearingup
It is even more fun than the rest of the faire, and the rest of the faire has been pretty damn fun already.
Ripper's performance is well-received!
The next song is original to this band, so they don't expect Ripper to know it; the singer claps him on the back as a send-off, thanks him warmly, and on they go. The set ends five songs later.
The next song is original to this band, so they don't expect Ripper to know it; the singer claps him on the back as a send-off, thanks him warmly, and on they go. The set ends five songs later.
tearingup
He blows a kiss toward the stage as he resumes his seat next to Bella, then hugs her and beams through the rest of the set.
bellfounding
[All right.] She kisses him on the cheek.
The band members come off the stage after they pack up, and shake Ripper's hand, and Bella's too. "Thanks, man," says the singer to Ripper.
The band members come off the stage after they pack up, and shake Ripper's hand, and Bella's too. "Thanks, man," says the singer to Ripper.
"I was devastated when Wretched broke up," the singer confides. "Absolute tragedy."
bellfounding
Bella giggles. [Not going to tell him about the solo album in the works?]
"You guys made such spectacular music, though," sighs the Celtic metal singer.
"Oooh," says the singer. "Well, I for one am looking thoroughly forward to it. If I had my CDs with me I'd want your autograph, but I don't - so, thanks, good to meet you, we're going to go score some lunch on a stick."