#bergen_county

"It does match the armor huh? Thanks, Dagmar." Grateful for a perk

"It does! And Loki rocks gold horns, and he's... well.. a good guy at least half the time."

"Huh, Uncle C says Satyrs are greek. but..yeah, Huddleston gets the ladies"

"Oh, the norse thing..." A look at Piper and Tove.

"Don't look at me, if I have a drop of Norse blood, it's diluted down to heck. As far as I know, I'm just pure-bred white girl."

Tove reaches out a finger, and taps very gently on Piper's forehead between her horns, hums a bit, then takes the finger she taped with back, pops it into her OWN mouth briefly, then just as quickly pops it out and goes "Welsh, Scott-Irish, touch of greek, and.. one thirty second cherokee"

"Yeah, well, the Norse thing is hard to escape around here, is all."

"Not all trolls are Scandinavian - I mean, you saw me when I'm not blue. But we... sort of vibe that way, anyhow?"

"I'm joking" Tove says "Just in case you're wondering folks."

Then she sighs "Folks laugh at Vali's jokes"

Piper gives her head a shake, and does laugh! "You HAD me there for a minute!"

"It was cute, mum." Reassuring.

'Oh good. But I think I'll stick to singing , Comedy is too nervewracking"

"Weird Al manages both! "

"He does, " She admits

"Oh, and there was this funny song, "Johnny Be Fair" that Dame Bevera played in Fenix..."

"It got a lot of laughs!"

Tove grins "I love Johnny Be Fair. It's a classic for a reason"

"Have you heard it, Dagmar?"

"I haven't..."

"I like funny songs.."

"Piper, play it..she'll get a giggle I think"

"Oh, there's an idea! Basil...." She pulls off her backpack she'd grabbed earlier, and pulls out a rather well-loved bodhran - a small one, but perfect for traveling. And she hits it with a rolling drum beat, just using the flat of her hand. "Can you follow this beat for me?"

"Sure" He takes it, and repeats the beat

She nods along, humming for a moment to get the tone right, then sings out,

"Well, Johnny be fair and Johnny be fine and wants me for to wed
And I would marry Johnny, but my father up and said
I'm sad to tell you daughter what your mother never knew
But Johnny is a son of mine and so he's kin to you..."

Basil's hands move with surety, his head bobbing lightly

A grin as she continues on, through lines about Billie, and Jimmy!

A soft snerk.

Basil fights a laugh

"You never seen a girl so sad and sorry as I was
The boys in town are all my kin and my father is the pa
If this continue I shall die a single miss
So I'll go to mother and complain to her of this..."

Piper's voice comes sweet and bright as she relaxes and lets the song flow.

And the music makes them feel a bit lighthearted, giddy.. the drum beats complimenting the voice

Tove taps and smiles

Dagmar for a moment thinks of dancing.. not something she normaly does

She does bob her head to the beat.

The song is a short fun one, and Basil doesn't fight his laugh anymore

""Oh, daughter, haven't I told you to forgive and to forget?
Your father sowed his wild oats, but still you need not fret
Your father may be father to all the lads in town, but still
He's not the one who sired you, so marry whom you will!

"OHHHHHHH, SNAP!" And she laughs.

"Oh I love that one" Tove gives her daughter half hug

"Wow. What.. damn.. I was.. into something there"

That from Basil. Who doesn't know what the gift was, but it was..wonderful to him

"Tove, you should do a video of that one... or maybe you and Piper together?"

"We could probably get some guys to play the unhappy bachelors. Like poor Jimmy!" A grin.

"I keep meaning to.." She says "mm

"

"The Irish have all the best drinking songs, and most of them have a good joke or two in them... even if it's often the SAME joke." A grin.

"Well, if it's a good joke..."

"I'll definitely do it then" Tove nods

"Hey.. uhm Piper, is it always like that when we make music? I Mean, I've gottein to the groove but this was..wild"

"Oh! There was the gift?"

She gives a grin over to him. "Each kith has it's own gifts, and that's one of ours. Trolls have super-strength, and Satyrs have super-music, kinda. When we play, if we put our hearts into it, we can really help folk feel the music, kinda? It settles in like the warm fuzzies you get after a couple drinks with friends - not enough to make you sick or dizzy, but just that warmth where you feel that the world may just be alright, and you can relax, and maybe try that Karaoke song you were too shy to go for, or ask the fellow for a dance..."