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WHO: John and a bunch of people who may sorely regret things
WHERE: The Town Without A Name
WHEN: Maaay
WHAT: Questers on a grand quest or two or six
WARNINGS: Violence bc fight threads ig, John's goofy taste in pop culture and tbh John and Vriska deserve their own warning

So anyway, prompts in the comments x2

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[As much as he'd like Minato to join in, he pauses and lets his fingers idly play a melody with one hand.]

Hm...I guess, yeah, Riku and I could back you up on the piano. What do you want to do, dude? [What is your heart's deepest desire, Minato?]

[Well, in all honesty:]

I don't mind, if that's what you really want to do. I can play piano a bit too, so we can go with whatever works.

[His deepest desire is... to just go with whatever.

Like usual.]

It'd be nice to hear more music in this place, anyway. Caramia-san has a guitar too, so maybe he'd be willing to join us.

Can you really? Maybe you could do a piano duet! I think you should be the one to decide, Minato-san!

[SORRY.... John's idle melody is really cute, though, and Riku only beams more brightly.]

Caramia-san is way, way better with the guitar than me! And Crow-san too! I'm sure someone else knows how to play the guitar, so I could always lend mine to them and just focus on singing. There are so many talented people here!

We can always ask him. I kind of wish more people knew how to play stuff but this is still more than I expected. Someone else I spoke with said he plays the violin but obviously we don't have one of those here.

[...hm.] But if you really want to hear more music, I think Riku and I can provide that right now. [A sudden grin.] I'll play and Riku can sing. It'd be like instant gratification. Or wish-granting!

[Why... are you guys like this... so perky, so bright, and expecting way too much of him here!! Don't make him decide...

So he's kind of relieved when John throws him the save there.]

Oh... yeah, I'd like to hear you both perform like that. It sounds really nice, and it feels like it's been ages since I've been able to properly listen to any music.

["They're protags" can't be the excuse here, so, uh.... Minato's clearly the outlier, let them live their (mostly) positive lives!]

Instant wish-granting? That's perfect, then! If I play my guitar with it, even something simple will sound really nice!

[And, of course, he's quick to hop up and pick up his guitar, slinging the strap around his neck and strumming the strings with a pick.]

It's an electric guitar, so it won't be amazing on its own, but it'll be perfect with John's piano playing and my singing! Are you ready? [WHAT SONG ARE THEY EVEN PLAYING? WHO KNOWS.]

[Instant wish-granting! Also maybe nobody should let John pick because he's already fiddling with the keys even as Riku goes to get his guitar before casually sliding into this. Because it's a classic and clearly everyone should know this?]

I'm ready if you are, unless you want to pick a different song. [The nice thing is that John's playing concisely enough that Riku should be able to follow along via guitar. He hopes.

...seriously who allowed him to pick.]

[GHOSTBUSTERS... Minato's vaguely familiar with the theme song in the sense that it shows up sometimes in parodies and things, though he's never seen the movie (a: it's old, b: he's japanese and it's an old american movie); his brow is pretty much furrowing immediately as he tries to place where he's heard the tune before.

Huh..............]

[Minato can probably almost see the gears turning in Riku's head as John plays the eerie intro of.... whatever song this is.... Until the more familiar chords kick in, that is, and his eyes widen immediately.]

Oh! I know this! I'll give it a shot!

[The basic chords are easy enough for him to follow along with on the guitar, but what he doesn't say as he looks over to Minato with a wide grin is that he only knows like. 1/4th of the lyrics at best.

This is going to be good.]

When ghosts appear!
And they're kind of mean!
Who're you gonna call?
Ghostbusters!

[True musical prowess, ladies and gentlemen.]

[THIS SORT OF WORKS? John's busy cracking up at least and playing along with the notes correctly. He doesn't try to fix the lyrics and lets Riku take over, but the music is strong as they play and sing all the way to the end.

Hopefully Minato appreciates their musical stylings.]

[... Minato's not sure that's right, either, but...

He's still pretty amused and delighted. Riku has a good voice, and the guitar and piano work together well, and Minato is enjoying being able to listen to music for the first time in what feels like ages.

So he's sitting here with a small but warm smile on the face, definitely pleased.]

[Unconventional as it may be, it's still music, and Riku grins brilliantly as they finish and holds out his hands for high-fives.]

That somehow went better than I thought! What did you think, Minato-kun? John's the one who really held the performance together, but it's so much fun to sing with an accompaniment! Even if I had to make up most of the lyrics.

[He shifts on the bench to high-five Riku.] I think making up the lyrics is the best part! It shows off how good you are with music. [But he looks toward Minato again.] But I think Minato can be our main critic.

[Cute... Minato just smiles softly at both of them, and then brings his hands together to clap.]

That was an amazing performance. You two worked together great.

[And, sincerely:]

Thank you. I really enjoyed it.

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