Wes paused, smiling at the confused faces around him, giggling silently to himself as he heard Kilik's hand smack his forehead while he kept the beat. At the chaos, he made a great show in calling the attention back to himself with a wide armed strum. With a snort, he patted the air, calming the crowd down before switching to another story, something more innocent than his strong opening.
Harvar noted it was to keep his audience interested, making them stay for a longer time because of curiosity. A marketing strategy, though judging from the emptiness of the can in front of them, they would need more than a good hook to reel in the big fishes.
Wes moved onto to his next tale.