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This! The only time I had my bard perform (use performance) is when I was trying to solicit help from someone, but telling the plain truth (as my character has been doing so far) would put the party at risk, so I told the DM:
The DM allowed it. I rolled the die and got a fairly high roll. The person I was asking help from was so moved they swore they'd help the party with the utmost of their abilities.
Besides, the DM has just told the table the same story (targeted to my character, but the rest of the table had a listen), and it's just annoying hearing me recite that same story they just heard from the DM (who is far better than me at telling stories).
The only time I acted out in character (in the main story in that campaign, and that other time was debatable, as it's more of a caricature than in-character) was in a fairly impromptu scene between me and another character. The rest of the table, including the DM, was just too shocked at the impromptu act. In hindsight, it played out like one of those romcom anime scenes. And I came out of it all: "wtf was that?!"