"Well if we're filtering for people who will show up, appreciate the effort, degustate about it, support future works by you and Elodie…" she wasn't sure if it was super smart, but maybe she'd just spent so much time thinking about Marketing that this was just intuitive to her.

Holly had fixated her entire life on making sure she had enough, to the detriment of so many parts of her Soul, and well… even with what some may call plenty of money, she could never escape thinking about it. Having more meant being able to risk more, which only increased her anxieties in proportion with her, uhm… greed ambitions.

Rather than respond right away, Holly just smiled through most of your answer. Not in a rush to go fill in the liminal space between your words but to try and let you feel open to speak your entire peace before thinking about it.

One brow up as you really wrestled with that reply.

"…yeah, that would be a bummer."

Oh god, did she Know?

"Kind of cringe that people would presume your sexuality, like it's any of their god damn business."

Name: William Carl Grimm

Aliases: Will, Billy the Kid (only ever used by my big brother.)

Age: 37
Date of Birth: March 17, 1987

Place of Birth: Asbury Park, New Jersey

Date of Death: Let's not talk about that.

Height / Weight: 6'5" / 190lbs

Hair Color / Eye Color: Dark Brown / Blue

Build: Lean

Complexion: Fair

Race: Human-ish (Angel someday)

Occupation: Figure it out when I "land".

Abilities: Cryokinesis, Telepathy.

Strengths: Songwriting, singing.

Weaknesses: Awkward

Family: Aaron Grimm (father), Jacob Grimm (brother), Daniel Grimm (Brother-in-law), Rachel Grimm (Wife-ish), five nieces and nephews

History: Long story and more to come in play.

Celebrity: Hozier

Avatar Link: https://williamgrimm.hyperchat.com/w01.jpg

He fully was not thinking about Edgewater gangsters, just you buying seats. "Oh, they probably would appreciate that. That's super smart." A thing he'd never have thought of.

"Mmm, still pretty generous." Even if it was just a few empty seats.

Ah, the worry pie. The financial worries were, perhaps, in the pastry itself, providing a structure for the rest. But altogether... it is perhaps a small proportion of the pie.

A curious tilt of his head. For a moment, he thinks you're going to just skip the part about the crush. Hopes, even. His voice is more soft than quiet, nodding a little as you speak. "I'm with you. And putting her heart and soul out there, for people, for critics, is definitely weighing on her. It's terrifying, right? At least when you're acting, there's this veil of it's not really you - it's still deeply personal, and vulnerable, but... yeah. I'm kind of in awe of her."

... ah, so you did hear that bit. He's fighting a blush, even if the Rent comment has him laughing. "I'm entirely too white to be anyone but Roger or Mark, and Roger is still making out with women. I guess I don't do that with my other friends, but... it is part of the job. She didn't mind with Courtney. I can't imagine she'll mind if I play gay - everyone assumed I was, basically forever, unless they assumed I was going to be with Elodie."

The matter of the crush itself is more difficult. A point of disagreement, even if he's less sure than he was. "Don't get me wrong, I like hanging out with you, would even if it wasn't a thing I need to do professionally. I'll be bummed if we stop, when the show is over."

~

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not able to hold it any longer
feeling her hot piss
running down
the inside of her thighs

laughs

"Oh, I-I was just thinking of people around the arts department at the University rather than, l-like…" she hesitated, affecting a stifled laugh as she just realized you might be thinking she was about to bring some face-tatted Edgewater gangsters to the theater rather than patrons of the arts.

…which would be funny, mind you.

"…and I was anticipating only a few empty seats to fill, it wasn't going to be that generous."

Still, it wasn't the main point as she was just curious how much of that financial worry was proportioned in the worry pie — worry pie being the sister of the blame cake.

"Mmmm, yeah I mean I… ugh, this is going to sound so weird but I'm a little jealous," she confessed about Elodie.

"…like when I was a little girl and I'm watching, like, Project Runway and you can see the electric, nervous energy of designers just before a big reveal or show or something… I always wondered what that was like. Just preparing to put yourself out there, risk your creative identity against the eyes of the public but also trusted critics in my discipline…" Holly… absolutely missed her assumption of Elodie's anxieties… at first

And then she got to the part about additional worries. "…oh, I mean if that's something that upsets her, how the hell are you two going to embark on a future together in the entertainment industry? That's like a little more than half your job, to hang out with and perform alongside other women. Not unless you guys are just going to be doing iterations of Rent from here on out…"

Holly practically dove behind her water in order to hide her face, even though her cheeks dawned over its rim.

Her fun Her pleasure Her option

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Wow!

Grumbling because the Mets let Seth Lugo get away…

Ha! Love it!

What a great quiz..I knew all but number two, it seemed too obvious.

And as the band of the last one (yes, I have all their albums) is a favorite of mine, I got it.
Same as it ever was…

It's a bit scattershot, getting to know each other over rehearsals. It gives the feel of knowing each other well, a sense of trust, while also not leaving a ton of time for deeper discussions about them.

You've gotten glimpses of his essence, though.

It's a funny thing, that the money pressure hadn't been conscious for him, up until you'd asked. It's something he's been trying not to think about.

A confused cant of his head, at those intial questions. At least, until you continue. Then he's quiet as he considers that. "Holly, that's incredibly generous, and - I guess it might free my mind a little, but that's way too big an ask. And we want it to succeed on its own merit." Elodie's pride would be hurt, he's pretty sure, and his might be too. "But uh, telling your followers to come? That I would not say no to." Your social sway could definitely help.

They are sold out for opening, thank goodness.

That question has his eyes dipping down to the table, even as his head makes a so-so kind of waggle. "She's also really stressed about the show's success. Financially, and professionally. So there's that pressure in common."

A little shake of his head, "but no, that's not the whole of it. It's... I'm not even fully sure what it is, because she doesn't want to talk about it. I know it's kind of about how well you and I click, but basically all my friends are female and ridiculously gorgeous, and even if she thinks I have a crush, us being friends, getting close..." a helpless little shrug of his shoulders.

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