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Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 10:32 am
ye bet, kiddo... shall we go part the hapless listener from their coin, tam asks heading to the door...
dinner's at five... calls lyssan as they duck out of the apartment....
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Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 10:51 am
*Kero rides on Tam's shoulders all the way to the faire*
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Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 1:05 pm
right before the gate, tam takes kero from his shoulder and looks him in the eye... kerobian, i need ye to do something... or rather not do something... please.... two red haired minstrel showing up with a cat might be a coincidence... kind of few and far between true... but it might happen... two f them showing up with cats that sing as beautifully as you... not gonna happen... so today iffin ye want to help do some tricks or be silly but loveable... like yer tring to get me extra money... i don't need it... but it is a better cover story....
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Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 1:06 pm
*Kerobian nods*
I no sing...
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Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 1:19 pm
thanks, little dude, says tam with a smile... he carries him to the gate where the attendant, seeing his attire asks him if he was one of the namelss masses or inhabitant of the realm...
tam chuckles... the realm, of course he replies and fills out a form.. then he asks... it's really my first day here... what and where is allowable....
the attendant nods... ye can busk in certain areas only bard... in the beer garden ye need to be part of a trio and must sign up for a spot... along the main drag iffin ye find a spot that won't intrude on another minstrel, yer fine... just switch off from tme to time with someone else, ok... it'll give ye a break and someone else a time to earn some gold... but iffin yer a story teller... and tam catches a hint of hopefulness in the young man's voice...
I may be one at that, says tam with a wink...
the youth grins... we had a couple scheduled there to keep up appearance but they weren't very good and last night one sliced open his hand trying to make a new peg for his guitar... and iffin ye take up that post yer not obligated to march in the grand procession... there's a young maiden there right now... telling tales to the kiddies... she could probably use a break to wet her whistle...
tam accepts a small placard, his busking permit, gets instructions to the story tree and placing kero once again on his shoulder heads to the tree... well kiddo... it seems i've landed a plum spot, hehe.. he laughs following the main drag back and off to a quieter area of the faire....
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Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 1:23 pm
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Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 1:32 pm
on the way back, tam purchases a few goodies and several bottles of water... and when they arrive... in a small grove at the back of the park, he finds the youn girl who was telling stories winding up one about the day old grannie malone rode a pig to the market.... she shoos the children away and eyes the water hopefully... tam tosses her one and shows her his card...
oh... thank the lady yer here... she exclaims... and at tam's look of surprise, she give him a broad wink... i need to go change... i'm part of the queen court.... now.. this is mostly young people back here... parents with young ones and such... they come to the grove to rest and cool off... but later tonight it gets rather lively... how long did ye sign on for...
tam shrugs... as long as i'm needed.. he replies helping kero to the ground.... well yer needed... yer needed all right... this is a paid spot... ye won't get much coin i'm afraid, but we'll feed ye and ye'll get a share of the take at the end of the day... a gong sounds out across the grounds... oh... heaven bless... i'm late... she stands on tip toe, kisses his cheek, give kero a quick ear rub and dashes away...
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Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 1:35 pm
*Kero hops onto Tam's shoulder, muttering in D. Miner*
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Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 9:12 pm
say what? says tam setting up his spot under a broad oak tree... he finds a comfortable root and sits down.... tuning his lute....
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Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 9:14 pm
*Kero shuts up, looking sheepish*
Nuttin...
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Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 9:19 pm
iffin yer gonna swear, kiddo... please do it so i can at least understand what the heck yer swearing about... please... says tam testily... how can i figure out what's buggin ye, iffin ye keep speaking a tongue i do not know....
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Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 9:22 pm
*Kero translates it for Tam in images...roughly it means..."Damned woman, thinking she can just rub my f***ing ears like that...wretched Schlamo"*
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Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 9:37 pm
tam chuckles.. man, ye are really young aren't ye... she thought ye were cute, kero... he winked and strummed a few opening chords, which like magic drew a group about them, eager for a story or two....
he smiles at the children winks as a mom or two then begins a fairly long set starting with the devil and the farmer's wife, and ending with a comical tale about gnomes....
he pauses for a drink to find a youn boy in faire colors standing before him with a small wicker basket... gee mister, yer good, says the lad breaking faire code and speaking in what is known as common tongue... tam raises a finger to his lips and smiles... why thankee, lad... he says giving himself a stretch... what have ye there...
the boy blushes beet red and hands the basket over wordlessly... it be yer lunch, sir bard... he stammers remembering to use a common servant's tongue..
tam nods his thanks and tosses the boy several coins from his hat... which the boy catches with a flick of the wrist and a touch of flair.. he grins and points to the basket... some un twill be by in a bit to gather it up, ye need not worry about returning it... he bows slightly and dashes off his bare feet raising a small cloud of dust as he runs....
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Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 9:41 pm
*Kero somersaults off of Tam's back, going over to sniff the basket*
Smell good...
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Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2009 6:57 am
tam opens it up to find two meat pies, one large and one small... he chuckles knowingly.... see i tild ye she likes ye... here ye can have the large one... i know how hungry ye get...
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