theroleplaybin | Well when I'm wemblin' west, I take the friend I like best, so we can wemble side by side

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Well when I'm wemblin' west, I take the friend I like best, so we can wemble side by side

It had been a bit of a struggle to get up to the counter in the first place, though thankfully the person that owned the cart was willing to come around to the side and help. Especially since he still wasn't sure about this... "money" thing, and had to be talked through which would be best. The rest he dumped in something marked Tip Jar- it was about a 300% tip, by the way -and then picked up both cups, nodding his thanks. Walking around and out of the line, he looked around for where he'd left Wembley, then smiled brightly and headed over.

"Here ya go!" He ducked under the overhanging bush and held out one cup, keeping the other for himself. "Drink it carefully, it's pretty hot. But I promise it'll warm you up."

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Wembley put an arm around Gobo's shoulders, giving him a brief squeeze. "Yeah, it's alright, Gobo, they seem really nice! And one of 'em knows all about magic!"

Ignoring Cody's sputtered protest - "one of us?!" - Wembley looked back up at Jingles, head tilted to the side slightly. "So, how do you know so much about magical things, anyway?"

Jingles smiled brightly and hopped to the bottom step where, despite the cold stone he took a seat to be better on their level.

"That's easy! It's because I'm a genie, and I've got all kinds of magic of my own." When he noticed the two of them pass a worried glance between themselves, he quirked an eyebrow.

"Lemme guess. Mean greenie genie?"

"Hey, yeah! That's it exactly, that guy was bad news! You seem so fun, though," Wembley pointed out, frowning in his confusion. "I mean, so did he at first, though, I guess... But you have that neat music, too!"

"No clue what you guys are talking about," Cody began with a shrug, "but I'm used to that with this doofus around. Trust me, Jingles isn't bad. I'm Cody, by the way, what's- Huh. Do Fraggles even have names?"

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"Believe me, I know all about him. You kinda hear about the bad'uns on the ol' genie radio waves."

He leaned back and held up a hand, crossing himself with the other.

"But I'm a good genie! Fun and all."

Gobo finally relaxed a little at that, and smiled at Wembley before he looked back.

"Yeah, we do. I'm Gobo, and this is Wembley. It's nice to meet you guys!"

"Nice to meet you guys, too! The blue-haired knuckleheads over there are Liam and Tidal," he pointed first to a young man then a young woman, "and then we've got Trym, here! So tell me, though - everything I heard about Fraggles said they stay way down underground. What are two little fuzzballs like you doing out here?"

Gobo waved to each of the others in turn at the introduction, then looked back at Cody. "Up here exploring! That's what we do. I've been up here in Outer Space plenty of times, but everything's still pretty new to Wembley, so we've been out scoping the city."

"No kidding? I do a lot of exploring, too! I'm a professional treasure hunter, you see, and- Wait, Outer Space? I think you're a little confused, there, bud."

Jingles giggled and tilted his head back to look at Cody, waving a hand.

"Nah, nah! That's just what Fraggles call our side of the world. Get used to cute little phrases like that."

Another giggle and, ignoring the perplexed look he was getting from Gobo, he smiled back at them both. "So, little moppets. What do you think of a city like this?"

"Well, gee, I think it's great!" Wembley exclaimed, hopping closer towards Jingles. "There's lots of amazing things to see, but most of you Silly Creatures are in such a rush to get places that I wonder if they even notice any of it! It's good to see you all just relaxing and spending some time having fun!"

At "Silly Creatures" he caught Cody's eye and winked, then looked back with a smile.

"I agree! Way too much time is spent rushing from place to place. But that's why the five of us are just hangin' out here today listening to music, and I don't think there were any other plans for this whole thread of things so you guys are more than welcome to join us!"

"Yeah, you guys should totally stay a while!" Cody agreed, and even as he said that, Wembley climbed up to sit beside Jingles. "We can all talk and jam, and stuff!" He spread his arms wide, hands in the air, at that, and a gust of wind flew up from seemingly out of nowhere, sweeping down the steps and coming close to knocking Wembley back down. Cody gave a little snort.

"Whoops. My bad."

He flinched back a little at the sudden wind, and half-stepped forward as if to catch Wembley, though Jingles was faster at it than he was. Then he laughed a bit and glanced up.

"That was pretty cool! I guess you must know about magic too, then."

"Oh, sure! 'Course, I know all about a lot of stuff," Cody said, waving his hand through the air. The girl with blue hair shoved his knee while rolling her eyes. "What? I do!" Cody protested.

"Wow, that must be really exciting, to know so much about so many things!" Wembley exclaimed in earnest - once he was sure the wind wasn't going to come back. "And that wind magic sure seems exciting, too! Our, uh, our magic isn't really that big," he glanced over at Gobo almost questioningly, "I don't think..."

He paused, giving Wembley much the same look in return.

"No, not really... I think everything Fraggles have is pretty small in scale..."

He glanced at the two of them, then grinned with a particular glint in his eye. Grabbing the phone, he paused the current track and started scrolling through, looking for something.

"Wait'll you guys see Fraggle magic. They're like if the Great Phoenix itself made little living critters outta music notes. They can pick up and learn ANY song, even if it's one they never heard before."

Finding what he wanted, his smile brightened and he put the phone back down, gesturing Gobo over.

"C'mon, thistle-puff!" He grinned, and when Gobo- with a glance and a shrug at Wembley, walked up to join them on the steps, Jingles started the music. "Show us whatcha got!"

Wembley returned the shrug, though it was more of a gesture to himself than to Gobo, who he watched sit among the Silly Creatures. Was he supposed to go, too? He wasn't sure, but... Honestly? He was happy just to hang back and let Gobo shine on this one, since he had way more experience with, well, everything up here. That and the fact that this way, he could see Gobo shine, too. He'd missed his friend a lot, and it was always just nice to watch Gobo show his talents or skills.

A small, contented smile formed on his face as he took a seat on the sidewalk, and gave Gobo an encouraging little nod.

Gobo sat down on the steps by Jingles and the music, looking at it curiously. When Jingles leaned over with a grin and a comment of "You'll need your guitar" he nodded, and reached around to pull it out, which got a note of interest from one of the others- was it because he didn't have it before? He smiled, a bit bashful at all of them watching, then looked back at the speakers, lightly bobbing his head.

The song in question was a bright, bouncy once, and it wasn't long before he was tapping a foot to the tempo, along with the faint nodding. He looked down at his guitar as he startes strumming along, already picking up the main melody. The singing in the song started, and Gobo looked back to listen intently, smiling some. It didn't get more than a few lines in before he knew- he had it. His smile widened and his playing picked up energy as he started singing along.

The little Fraggle's impromptu performance got more cheery attention from the others, but it was when the real magic started that caused definite little exclamations of interest. Gobo continued singing along to the song, playing his guitar, and every little beat that his heel hit on the step caused a small rippling flash of color. And although the only instrument actually present was the one he was playing, the ones in the actual recording seemed more alive, more surrounding of the whole group, backing up his vocals just as much as they did the original singer's. Buoyed by the music he swayed back and forth with the rhythm, and flashed Wembley a bright, warm smile before he closed his eyes and tilted his head back, thoroughly enjoying singing that song.

The bouncy music caught Wembley's attention straight away, and the first true line of lyrics - "absolutely no one knows me better" - brought a grin to his face. Jingles had definitely picked a good song, he could tell already. It sounded like him and Gobo together - the way the hot cocoa had tasted like sitting by a fire - from how upbeat the music was to those words.

But... Then the words went on, and it wasn't quite what he'd expected. This was a love song. Truth be told, he hardly noticed, at first. The words - the whole song - was taking second place to watching Gobo. He seemed so happy, and that was always great to see - but especially these days.

The chorus came around, and as Gobo sang about hearts beating, Wembley became more aware of his own doing so quite quickly. It was just- Well, it was just fun. Being with Gobo was always fun, and even when it wasn't, Wembley wouldn't trade it away for just anything. He'd done okay, ultimately, back in Fraggle Rock - before he'd come out here, but after Gobo had left. But doing okay wasn't the same as- As this. Now that they were all together again... Now that he and Gobo were together again...

Now he was home. More home than he'd been even down at the Rock before Gobo leaving, because... In a weird way, time apart seemed to have benefited their bond. It had been difficult, yes, but still, Wembley had grown and Gobo - gosh, Gobo had really just found himself, out here, and now things between them were even better than ever before.

Wembley's legs felt weird, kinda weak and wobbly. It was a good thing he was sitting down, because he might fall over, otherwise. And when Gobo smiled at him like that... Wow. He felt light-headed. Which was... Weird. Maybe not a good weird. Probably not a good weird, because- But no. No, it wasn't anything like that. Like love. Was it? It was just that being with Gobo was more than fun. It made him so happy; a sort of happiness he didn't want to ever, ever stop... Suddenly, his stomach felt a little queasy.

When the song ended and with it, one final burst of color and music, applause practically erupted and Jingles in particular laughed spritely, playfully jostling Gobo by one shoulder.

"'Little magic,' nothin'! You Fraggles are special alright. S'no wonder some people think you're good luck charms~"

Wembley just watched for a moment. He was vaguely aware of Cody letting out a low whistle and expressing his admiration for Gobo's magic, but mostly he was trying to think; to figure things out. He wasn't succeeding, though, so... He pushed it aside, for the time being, and managed to smile and clap.

"Gobo, that was really great!"

Gobo, already flush with pride at the group's remarks, glanced up and smiled only wider when Wembley complimented him. Sure, a bunch of near-strangers was one thing, but this was Wembley. Best friend, right hand Fraggle, travelling partner...

"Thanks! It was really fun."

Wembley laughed, nodding. "Yeah, it looked like it was, too," he said, and then - because it just felt important to do so now - he scrambled up the first couple of steps to stand beside Gobo. "Aw, man, you did great!"

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