Leiko hadn't expected the boy to play along. She watched in a mixed sense of horror and fascination at his over-the-top acting in front of the gathering crowd. He [i]was[/i] pretty bad, but his confidence for performing in front of an audience was certainly commendable.

She liked that.

"Oho! I think there's no need for a punishment here!" Her voice reached to the same dramatic heights, a bright and (slightly) wicked smile on her face at her next plan. "That, ladies and gentlemen was only a [i]taster[/i] of our newest member of Drama Club!" She announced proudly, causing some people to mutter in realization. They would take this as an advertisement and nothing more. "Please, pass these around! Orderly now!" She chirped, passing around the flyers to some of the interested looking people in the crowd. "As for you, jester," she said in a more hushed tone, her voice sounding amused more than anything. "Your acting's not exactly stellar, but there's something about you. Joining my club after that little show is a [i]must[/i]."

She wasn't entirely sure she convinced him. But hey, he'd helped with free publicity so it worked in her favour either way.