Bite The Hand That Feeds You

[nibelungvalesti]

Who: Tamara, Greg, Ivan, the Doctor
What: Fame has its price. That price is FANS.
When: Varies.
Where: Varies.
Warnings: None expected.

And to think, the day started out so nice...

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Jan. 20ish

[sponsorigami]

[ After the newbie breakfast at the FoB penthouse, and Ivan is spending time on various social media. He posted a new picture of flowers on his blog and hid a small ninja plush in the shot. In fact... the past few pictures he has posted to his blog has had that same ninja in the shots. Never in the focus but present somewhere.

No explanation is given for the addition either. It's just something he started doing since the L&L Party. ]

[trustme]

[ Doctor takes the regular precautions when he goes out as Angel has instructed. Wear sunglasses, try a hat, try in general to wear a different fashion from what you do on stage. For Doctor that means a t-shirt, dark glasses, and a- wait what's that on his head? Is that a fez?

Apparently this morning when he heads out to the local bookstore he makes the fateful mistake of wearing one of his favorite hats, completely forgetting the photos that have been snapped of him wearing it before. How many people walk around wearing a fez in Vista City? A lot of Doctor's fans do now but otherwise there's pretty much just one person who would. A hardcore FoB fan will likely recognize him within a few seconds of seeing him standing by himself reading in the Physical Sciences section of the bookstore. ]

[scalpedsociety]

[So far, Tamara has never had too bad of experience's when she's out and about in Vista City. For a beloved pianist of a up and coming band her outings are almost aggressively normal. She usually doesn't take a limo to these outings, preferring to keep to whatevers close or get a ride from whoever takes her offer. Granted, security is usually very close by her at all times during her trips to various stores, giving her the reminder that no, she isn't quite normal.

But...sometimes she likes ditching security just for the feeling of being normal. It's getting harder and harder since the incident at Virgo but she does it sometimes. Tonight, she's gone out to a bar to have a drink or two. The bar stage happens to have a piano, maybe she might play and give herself away. But right now she's just drinking and enjoying herself in her outfit. It might take a while for security to find her, clearly nothing bad could ever happen...]

[sublimelymagnificentblitz]

[A brilliant burst light flickers out from the side as a guy down the bar snaps a picture of her with his cell phone, the flash automatically triggering thanks to the inside light. Without any subtlety, he snaps another, then begins heading her way to get more.]

Re: Jan. 20ish

[nibelungvalesti]

FOBFAN1337 (1/20 @13:30) posted:
hey what's the plush
FOBFAN1337 (1/20 @13:33) posted:
hey what's the plush
FOBFAN1337 (1/20 @13:36) posted:
hey what's the plush
FOBFAN1337 (1/20 @13:38) posted:
hey what's the plush
FOBFAN1337 (1/20 @13:39) posted:
hey what's the plush
FOBFAN1337 (1/20 @13:42) posted:
hey what's the plush
FOBFAN1337 (1/20 @13:45) posted:
WHAT THE HELL WHAY AR EYOU IGNOERING ME

[nibelungvalesti]

It's Doctor!

[The cry goes up, loud and unsubtle, from a teenaged kid wearing much the same fez, drawing the attention of the rest of his little traveling group. As one, they begin pushing through the store towards him -- very literally, as they knock aside a woman who didn't get out of the way in time, and send a display rack toppling to one side.]

[scalpedsociety]

[Those lights are distracting Tamara from her drink. And all those flashes...]

Excuse me, I know you want to take pictures, but can you please stop that?

[It's hilarious, Tamara thinks fans can be reasoned with.]

[sublimelymagnificentblitz]

Oh my God, she talked to me! [The words themselves don't seem to matter. The man practically shoves aside two other people in his haste to close the distance, phone still in his hand. Silly celebrity, she thinks she's still a human being!] Tamara, Tamara, Tamaraaaaaaa --

[Each chanted reiteration of her name comes with a another flash and a click from the phone.]

Do that pose!

[scalpedsociety]

Wait I-

[But some of the poor bar patrons get knocked away just for this creepy guy to take more pictures.]

What pose?! Listen I just want to be left alone!

[sublimelymagnificentblitz]

The pose! From the cover! You know! [The fan props an arm in the air in pale imitation of one of her album release shots.] Oh my God, she's going to do it!

[And he keeps on looming closer, a manic grin on his face as he adds more shots to his gallery.]

[scalpedsociety]

[What.in.the.hell? This is thoroughly creeping her out here. She's gotta get outta here. Maybe find security, she'll never ditch them again. She quickly pays for her drink and walks quickly out the door, hoping the skinny, nerd boy with a photo fetish will leave her alone.]

[sublimelymagnificentblitz]

[And that means Tamara has an accompaniment out the door. Three accompaniments, in fact -- the sudden flurry of attention has drawn a lot of attention, and some almost-twenty girl has picked up the chase, along with one guy who just seems to be following along for the hell of it.]

[scalpedsociety]

[Tamara turns back and sees three people following her. This is awful... and she starts to run, in heels even.]

[sponsorigami]

[ Ivan posts another picture that has the plush in it. This time, it's only visible from a mirror reflection. However, Ivan does add the tag #FOBFAN1337 to his post along with his usual tags.

He's having fun with this. Someone's actually calling him out on the plush. ... Even if the fan has been spamming him with the question. It's only been 15 minutes, fan. Chill. ]

[panspermia]

[ It's hit the point where Greg can't sneak out to parties anymore, but he hasn't had any trouble on small trips like this to a cafe. The hat, ponytail, and glasses disguise might need retiring soon, but the worst case scenario is getting to sign a few autographs, maybe share a few selfies.

Right...? ]

[nibelungvalesti]

FOBFAN1337 (1/20 @14:04) posted:
come on now you're just trolling
FOBFAN1337 (1/20 @14:05) posted:
tyell us whta the hell it is
FOBFAN1337 (1/20 @14:06) posted:
do you sleep with it
FOBFAN1337 (1/20 @14:07) posted:
you totoally sleep with it at night don't you
FOBFAN1337 (1/20 @14:08) posted:
take a picture of it in your bed
FOBFAN1337 (1/20 @14:09) posted:
show us where you sleep
FOBFAN1337 (1/20 @14:10) posted:
show us your shower

[sublimelymagnificentblitz]

Hey wait, come back!
COME TAKE A PICTURE WITH ME!

[No doesn't mean no. Two of the fans are hot on her literal heels and eager for more interaction.]

[If it's any consolation, the third one just joins the chase because it seems like the cool thing to do, he has no idea what's going on.]

[sublimelymagnificentblitz]

[Right. Sure. And that sudden jerk as someone grabs Greg's ponytail from behind is totally innocent, right?]

[panspermia]

[ SURELY... JUST A MISTAKE... Greg gives a small yelp, whipping around and hand protectively reaching back to free himself. ]

[scalpedsociety]

GET AWAY FROM ME!

[Tamara screams that out as she's running, soon she slips on the edge of the sidewalk and lands on her behind. Sadly, there's no panty-shots or nip-slips.]

[trustme]

[ Doctor turns at the shout and watches the chaos that ensues, grimacing when one of the guests gets knocked. He throws his hands up in front of him and waves them downward, trying to signal to the group of his fans to quiet down. ]

Are you all right? [ He calls past the fans towards the woman that had been bumped by the teens. He looks at his little fanclub. ] Someone please make sure she's all right.

[sublimelymagnificentblitz]

[Well, if your hair was less ridiculous, Greg, you might have gotten free there. As it is, you've managed to tug enough of it out of the way to delay the girl who's trying to cut out a huge chunk of it with scissors.]

[SHE WOULD PUT IT IN A SHRINE, GREG.]

[Letting out a little shriek of surprise, she tugs back and tried to make that cut a second time. At this point he can legitimately question if she's even aware on any level that the hair is attached to an actual person.]

[sublimelymagnificentblitz]

[The guy with the camera practically pounces, dropping to his knees to shove his head next to Tamara's, the better to get a picture that proves it was actually him seeing her!]

[The girl just tries to steal her shoes.]

[And that last guy is wondering what the hell is happening, so at least one thing could be going worse, right?]

[nibelungvalesti]

Oh she's fine! [Says one guy in the back who obviously hasn't even looked, as the group begins to crowd around -- surrounding him and doing their best to crowd uncomfortably close.]

Sing something!
Sign my fez!
When's the next record coming out?
You should do a solo project!

[panspermia]

[ The sight of scissors escalates his concern from confusion to panic. ]

WHOA, whoa whoa whoa, what the hey are you doing?!

[ He grips at his ponytail to cut down on the tug of war with his freaking skull, and waves his other hand in front of her face. Hello come on here!! ]