Cup 009: Iroh [Video]

[ginsengismyfave.livejournal.com]

[Iroh's in the music room, playing a lively tune on his Tsungi horn.  And he's surrounded by Tribbles.  Loads of them.  Purring.  All over the floor.  They might be facing him, but it's hard to tell.

Iroh finishes his piece and faces the screen with a grin.]

Looks like they appreciate music!

[He smiles and goes back to playing.  He's stopped after three notes when a Tribble crawls into the open end of the horn.]

Curious things, aren't they?

Comments

[leading-monkey.livejournal.com]

Good. I can't sing. Maybe if I try that, they'll go away.

[ginsengismyfave.livejournal.com]

Maybe you should. But I'm sure you are a better singer than you give yourself credit for.

[leading-monkey.livejournal.com]

Nah, my friend Blank says I sound like a trick sparrow that's choking on a gysahl pickle - and the Boss didn't say anything. He just chucked this huge stone at me.

[ginsengismyfave.livejournal.com]

[Iroh chuckles.]

Well, what do you think?

[leading-monkey.livejournal.com]

They're probably right. [He laughs too] But there's this girl I know - her voice can stop time. It's...[he seems to be looking somewhere far off] just the most beautiful sound in the world.

[ginsengismyfave.livejournal.com]

Ah, young love. Such a precious thing.

Have you told her how you feel?

[Iroh's sincerity is somewhat undercut by the Tribble crawling on top of his head and playing with his topknot.]

[leading-monkey.livejournal.com]

[Ifrit's nose...had he really said that out loud? Though he's happy enough to use the stray tribble to stray away from the subject.]

Your hair is under siege.

[ginsengismyfave.livejournal.com]

[He glances upward at the Tribble on his head.]

So it is.

[He reaches up and plucks the Tribble off his head.]

[leading-monkey.livejournal.com]

Kuja acts as though they might take over the world any minute. Shiva's tits, he's paranoid - someone might do it before he does. But I'm beginning to think he might be right if they don't stop multiplying.

[ginsengismyfave.livejournal.com]

I do not think they will take over the world. Certainly they don't have that malicious intent. They just breed at an alarming rate. Er, fast enough to take over the manor, maybe.

[kobatonotdobato.livejournal.com]

What is that you're playing with?

[ginsengismyfave.livejournal.com]

A Tsungi horn. [He shifts it in his hands so Kobato can see it more clearly.] A beautiful instrument. It has quite a large tonal range, and the sounds it makes...

[He plays her a scale to demonstrate.]

The little ones seem to like it, anyway.

[kobatonotdobato.livejournal.com]

It seems to be a wonderful thing, and they do seem to like it since they aren't purring for once by the sounds of it.

[ginsengismyfave.livejournal.com]

Yes, they're being very attentive. It's good to know that they can appreciate fine music.

[kobatonotdobato.livejournal.com]

Maybe we can quieten them all by singing and playing music.

[ginsengismyfave.livejournal.com]

That is what I've been trying to do.

[He hefts his Tsungi horn back into place.]

[kobatonotdobato.livejournal.com]

And has it worked, or working?

[In Person]

[another-dayjob.livejournal.com]

[Time to practice violin! Touya mutters an affirmative to Iroh as he opens the cupboard. He has a very bad feeling just a moment before hand but ignores it. Then, well, there's more than just musical instruments in there. In fact, they aren't even the majority. Touya is showered in multicolored Tribbles. He lets out a short yelp as he's buried in the fur balls]

Re: [In Person]

[ginsengismyfave.livejournal.com]

[Iroh laughs. He can't help it. It's a very amusing sight. When he's done, he puts the Tsungi horn down, stands up and goes over to the mountain of Tribbles Touya is underneath.]

Are you alright?

Re: [In Person]

[another-dayjob.livejournal.com]

[A head pops out of the Tribble tower, although one bright pink Tribble remains on top of his head.]

Yeah, I'm fine.

[With an annoyed look he frees himself from the Tribble pile, removing Tribbles from his pockets and from under his shirt and whatever else they've gotten into]

Re: [In Person]

[ginsengismyfave.livejournal.com]

[Iroh extends a hand to Touya.]

Here. Let me help you up.

[Several Tribbles crawl from the pile towards Iroh and the Tribbles still crowding around him.]

[In Person]

[another-dayjob.livejournal.com]

Thanks.

[After fully dislodging the hitchhiker tribbles Touya retrieves his violin from the cabinet. He opens it slowly, with an extremely suspicious look on his face in case any Tribbles have made the case home. Somehow the violin is untouched, although the outside of the case does show gnaw marks]