Music and Drinks

[Sonnie Wu]

She raised an eyebrow at Allen, then looked at Madison curiously, "Um, should I? I get the feeling I've seen her before, but I dunno where." Then the Mage finally mentions her line of work. So, not a porn actress, after all.

Sonnie was slightly disappointed by that, but the truth was even better!

"Contortionist? Is that an actual job? Wait, is that where I know you from?" She paused in her questioning of Aurora to think to herself for a moment. "Did I see you in a video, or... hmmm."

"Well, I'm going to be there, so if I see you guys, be sure to say hi! I'll even introduce you to my pupper! He loves chili!" But did she love the resulting dog fart apocalypse? The world may never know!

[Aurora]

The Shaman shrugs, “I don’t know if you should or not. Well, I used to work Ren Faires, tattoo conventions and small things like that. Won’t hurt my feelings if you don’t know me, so no worries.” She reassures with a smile.

“It can be, depending on what you do. You could get a job with the Cirque de Soli, or something similar. Go off on your own and do small faires and conventions like I did, just depends. Especially on how good you are.” The Shaman just happened to be good. “There could be some videos floating around from old shows, I’ve done a few magazines as well.” She wanted to play it off.

“I wasn’t aware dogs liked chili. But I’ll defiantly keep an eye out for you! And you puppers, dogs are fun.” She’d never get one, too much responsibility for her.

“I’ll drink to that.” He seemed like a nice guy. A bit odd, but nice.

“Not so much last of my kind, just recognized that people aren’t flocking to those types of shows anymore. And I was tired of traveling all the time. Despite how much fun it seems, it gets old after a while.” It had been nice to have a place to call home. “It sort of chose me. I come from a family of circus performers, and I was very flexible as a kid, so my parents encouraged it. The rest of the act was developed by me when I went out on my own. They always say go into something you love and then it’s not really a job.” A shrug as she sipped the rum and coke. Smiling, “Ah, it’s a good as I remember.” She says to Sonja.

“Yes, what do you do Sonja? And you as well, why don’t you share with the class.” She teases.

[Sonnie Wu]

"I like fairs and things like that. That's probably where I've seen you before!" She nodded to Aurora, though it was only a guess, if a logical one. Sonnie would probably never remember exactly.

"Dogs love anything you drop on the floor." She wasn't terribly concerned on the chili issue. "Oh, here, I'll show you him!" After digging in her purse for a moment, she came up with her phone. Sonnie displayed some pics of her do-- oh dear god, was that thing ugly! What kind of crossbred mutant is that? Still, he looks happy. "My son! He's such a loving boy!"

"Me?" she asked, after she put her phone away (thankfully?), "I'm just a delivery girl. Sounds boring, I know. I like to think my hobbies make up for it."

[Aurora]

“Maybe.” Sure, she could go into more detail, mention different parts of her act, but she didn’t want to. And that might be from no one really showing interest before.

Leaning over, she looks, and internally, she cringes. Damn that dog was ugly! And she has to wonder what drunk Life Mage threw it together. See folks, this is why drunk spell casting was bad. “He certainly does look happy! You must be taking good care of him.” She compliments, not having the heart to say he was ugly.

Shaking her head, “Not boring to me. Sounds like it’s great exercise and a good way to explore the city. Oh, what hobbies?” hobbies are always fun.

“Oh, well, growing up, I didn’t know anything else. So it was only natural to go into it. Plus, it was fun for a while, but like everything, you grow out of it. And it did make me miserable for a little while, until I ventured out on my own, to make a name for myself. My parents preferred the safer acts, I wanted the more dangerous ones that made people take notice.” Shock more than anything.

“Wow, sounds like something that’s really rewarding. Do you enjoy it?” could be something to just pay the bills. “I think you should. From what I’ve heard, society could always use more in that field. Give it a go, why not?” if she spent money on a degree, best bet she’d be using it.

[Sonnie Wu]

Sonnie was beaming with pride. Obviously, everyone loved the pictures of Fugly! How could they not? "He's a very happy boy, yes. He was abused before I rescued him, so now he lives a good life. I make sure of it."

"Well, I don't think it's boring. That's just the response I usually get. Truthfully, I enjoy it. I'm outside all day, I get to go all over the city. It's pretty cool." She nodded and took another drink from her glass. "Plus, people are usually happy to see me, because I bring them presents! I'm like Santa!"

On the topic of her hobbies, "Oh, I practice martial arts - kung fu and tai chi, specifically - and I do parkour. I'm in a local club for that."

"A tutor, huh? How old are the kids? High school age?" She looked from Allen to Madison and back again, "You could be a professional shrink? Well, I suppose it's nice to have options. What you do now sounds fulfilling, though."

Her attention turned to the Mage, "So is everyone in your family contortionists? Or are there like strong men and bearded ladies, too?" Her tone was genuinely curious. Sonnie liked carnivals and circuses... except for the clowns.

[Aurora]

“Aww! That’s wonderful that you rescued him! I think more people should adopt pets then go to those expensive breeders. Plus, I hear adopted animals make better pets, more loving and happier.” But, that’s what she hears.

A hand waves, “Some people seem to want to find fault in everything. Just ignore them. And not everyone loves what they do either.” So maybe others were jealous? Maybe. Laughing, “Santa on a bike.” A nod, “I could get behind that. Maybe a side job for the holidays?” Was a lot more believable than a sleigh.

“Wow! You must love to be busy. Had a friend try to teach me some basic self-defense, and, well, it was bad. It’s funny how I can swallow a sword, but couldn’t use it to protect myself if I had to.” She laughs again. “And parkour? Is that where people jump around on buildings and stuff?” she asks, making sure she was remembering correctly.

A brief shake of her head, “Nope. I was very flexible as a kid, and being the kid of a circus family, they encouraged it.” Chuckling, “The bearded ladies tend to make more money in the side shows then an actual circus, and I’ve met a few, really nice ladies.” Side show was more her thing. More exciting and challenging.

Sipping her drink, she listens, “Any particular part of history you enjoy? Or just history in general?” she was curious, how far back did he like to go? “People? Oh, people are fascinating. I used to love studying people during my performances. The way some things affect some and not others. The way they approach you, human behavior is fun.” And emotional disorders? She knew a few with quite a few of those. And she probably had some herself. Seriously, who could be emotionally ok after turning people into fish and killing them?

Shrugging, “I don’t know. I believe there might have been an uptick in interest after certain movies came out. People wanting to be like the big Hollywood actors on the screen.” It was how society was.

[Sonnie Wu]

"Oh, well thank you," she laughed in response to the compliment of her slim body. "Eastern martial arts didn't come to America until after World War II. Karate, mostly. Kung fu didn't become popular until the '70s, thanks to Bruce Lee. Though, he used Jeet Kune Do, which is a style he invented himself." She shrugged and took a sip of her drink. "Family tradition, mostly. It's pretty ingrained in me at this point, but it's more fun than the gym."

Sonnie shrugged again at Allen, "No. I was just curious, is all."

She smiled and nodded to Madison, "If everyone adopted their pets, there'd be no more of those evil puppy mills!"

"Well, that settles it!" the Changeling declared to them both, "Next winter, I'm dressing as Santa for my deliveries!"

"How do you swallow a sword, anyway? How do you not slice open your insides?" Sonnie seemed rather fascinated by the concept. "The carnie life sounds amazing. And you spent your childhood doing that stuff?"