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<DuckmanDrake> WE ARE NOT VERY SKILLED IN THE NUANCES OF HUMOUR.
<Adrian_Doyle> hohoho
<Adrian_Doyle> indeed not, my good man
<Adrian_Doyle> but we'll make a comedian of you yet
<Adrian_Doyle> Come this way
* Adrian_Doyle beckons
* DuckmanDrake approaches...
* Adrian_Doyle puts a rubber nose on DuckmanDrake's face
* Adrian_Doyle honks it
<DuckmanDrake> Well... I am thoroughly bemused.
* DuckmanDrake is slightly heartbroken.
<Adrian_Doyle> Here, you try
<Adrian_Doyle> go on, honk!
<Adrian_Doyle> No, like this
* Adrian_Doyle honks it again
* DuckmanDrake honks his nose. He is stone-faced. The contrast between the nose and face is quite amusing to others, but he himself does not get the joke.
<Adrian_Doyle> hrm, you need to turn that frown upside down. Lessee here
* Adrian_Doyle pulls out his Magical Trunk of Wonderment(TM)
* Adrian_Doyle rummages through it
* Adrian_Doyle pulls out a bowling ball and casually discards it. It's styrofoam
* Adrian_Doyle pulls out a rubber chicken and squeaks it at DuckmanDrake.
<Adrian_Doyle> Huh? Huh?
<Adrian_Doyle> No?
<Adrian_Doyle> meh
* Adrian_Doyle throws it over his shoulder. It hits the ground and shatters.
<Namegduf> Perhaps he just needs the rest of the face work, as well as the nose.
<Namegduf> Any paints in there?
<Adrian_Doyle> Paints? What kind ya want, I got red paint, blue paint, glow-in-the-dark, invisible ink, dragon's blood, fairy's tears, you need it, I got it
* Adrian_Doyle throws each tin of paint over his shoulder as he names them; they hit the ground and turn into small flocks of doves.
<DuckmanDrake> Good god! What devilry is this!
<Adrian_Doyle> It's aaaaaall part of the show
* Adrian_Doyle pulls out a deck of cards and casually shuffles it
<Adrian_Doyle> the magic
* Adrian_Doyle makes it disappear
<Adrian_Doyle> Of illusion
* Adrian_Doyle pulls a table from the trunk
* Adrian_Doyle sets some cups and tiny balls onto it
<Adrian_Doyle> I got ball one, ball two, ball three, see that? Ball one *squeak*, ball two *squeak*, ball three *squeak*, you follow?
<DuckmanDrake> Yes sir, I follow that.
<Adrian_Doyle> Yeah, ok, wise guy
* Adrian_Doyle produces a short wooden stick from nowhere
<Adrian_Doyle> Then we've got cup one *tap* cup two *tap* cup three *tap*
<Adrian_Doyle> I'd like you to take these cups, inspect 'em, look for any false bottoms, mirrors, smoke, insects, and general suspicious debris
* Adrian_Doyle uses the stick to pick up the cups all at once and offers them to DuckmanDrake
<Adrian_Doyle> you know why I'm using the stick, right? those used to be specimen cups. *har har har*
<Adrian_Doyle> DuckmanDrake: are you satisfied that the cups are solid and that there's no weird stuff goin' on with 'em?
<DuckmanDrake> I believe so...
<Adrian_Doyle> Very good, very good!
* Adrian_Doyle retrieves the cups
* Adrian_Doyle sets them on the table, using only the stick
<Adrian_Doyle> Now then, watch careful, watch careful
<Adrian_Doyle> Here, in fact, why don't you do it, friend? Take ball one, put it on cup one
* DuckmanDrake does as told.
<Adrian_Doyle> No no no
<Adrian_Doyle> *that's* ball one
* Adrian_Doyle doesn't point to it
<DuckmanDrake> You confuse me!
* DuckmanDrake grabs a random ball.
<Adrian_Doyle> there you go
* DuckmanDrake accounts it to luck.
<Adrian_Doyle> OK, now then
* Adrian_Doyle sets another cup on top of it
<Adrian_Doyle> now then, you set that up, no way there's anything funny goin' on /and yet/
* Adrian_Doyle taps the bottom of the cup on top
* Adrian_Doyle tilts the cups back towards him and the ball rolls out
<Adrian_Doyle> Here, I'll do it again
* Adrian_Doyle repeats the setup
<Adrian_Doyle> here we go, now it's cup two, ball two, cup three on top, here we go *tap*
* Adrian_Doyle reveals the ball again
<Adrian_Doyle> Now, here's the really good one, I haven't even done a trick yet
<Adrian_Doyle> Here it is, cup one, ball one, cup two, ball two and ball three, with cup three on top, here we go and *tap*
* Adrian_Doyle tilts the cups to reveal all three balls under the bottom one
<Adrian_Doyle> now then, ladies and gentlemen, I'm not paid to be out here, I do this more or less on *your* coin - yes, you, fair Citizen - I'm not paid by the men who run the market here, even though I'm sure I'm quite the draw
Adrian_Doyle sets the cups out on the table, bottoms on the table now
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<Adrian_Doyle> And every little coin - just two copper pieces would, I think, be wonderful - but every little coin helps me do what I do - fuck
<Adrian_Doyle> I knew that was gonna happen
<Adrian_Doyle> right when you start asking for cash
<Adrian_Doyle> they run like rats from a sinking ship
<Adrian_Doyle> Good patter though ._.
* Adrian_Doyle sits, dejected, on the steps of a nearby building.
* Adrian_Doyle has to resist breaking into a musical number with every ounce of his being
* Adrian_Doyle mumbles under his breath, "I will NOT start an 'I Want' song. I will NOT start an 'I Want' song."
* Adrian_Doyle sighs deeply
<Adrian_Doyle> SO
<Adrian_Doyle> that was fun
<Adrian_Doyle> can I do more of that?Comment: irc.tellaerad.net, mostly private channel
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