feet in empty air

sonata "nat" wilde. seventeen. junior. can't say it's gonna get me far do no good to say what you are

[theaspiringcomposer]

Agh! Damnit that’s like the third time I’ve walked into these.

[nat-wilde]

Can't resist the weird triangle handlebar things?

[winceciliathrop]

Do you think one day Cape Cod really will be submerged under water? We could be the new Atlantis. That’d be pretty fucking cool.

[nat-wilde]

I mean, we'd have to have the technology to survive underwater...but yeah, that would be cool.

[violet-farris]

We should have gotten together and taken turns babysitting, then. At least we can both understand being busy and needing to have some alone time to practice, which is more than I can say for most people.

[nat-wilde]

Yeah, we should've. Everyone keeps telling me how fun it is, but I swear that thing knew whenever I was practicing.

[tessathom]

They’re hiring a bunch of places, but it just depends on who’s going to give me the call back. I’ve got my fingers crossed after applying to a few local places in town.

[nat-wilde]

Well, at least they're hiring. Good luck getting that call back.

[tessathom]

Finding a well-paying part time job is actually a lot harder than people make it seem.

[nat-wilde]

They're not even hiring at the mall?

[valkeyes]

Why do we even celebrate Columbus Day? I mean, one, he didn’t even discover America, people already lived here, and two, he… landed in the Caribbean. 

[valkeyes]

[nat-wilde]

It's pretty stupid, but I heard they changed it to Indigenous People's Day in Seattle?

[violet-farris]

That would get old really fast. I would ask someone to take care of the baby while I practice, but my partner shouldn’t have to take care of him for that long, and there’s no one else to do it at home.

[nat-wilde]

Yeah, everyone else has better things to do in my house, too, and my partner's really busy, so there's not really anyone else to take care of it.

[juliettavalent]

Oh, I can only imagine! I wish I had some sort of musical talent. Shoot, I didn’t introduce myself. I’m Julietta. You’re Sonata, right? I think that’s such a lovely name. Isn’t that a musical term? I remember it from general music but I can’t… think of what it is? 

[nat-wilde]

Yeah, that's me. I usually go by Nat, though. It's nice to meet you.

A sonata's a particular kind of composition in music.

[presidentmenace]

[juliettavalent]

Is your partner sharing the work equally?

[nat-wilde]

Oh, yeah, he's fine. I just have to practice every day, and crying babies make that hard.

[presidentmenace]

[violet-farris]

That’s why I practice at home, usually. I used to try practicing at school, but it’s still school, and even I don’t like being here too long.

[nat-wilde]

Oh, yeah, I practice at home too, mostly. But every time I'm really getting into it, the baby starts crying.

[violet-farris]

Oh, you’re not excited about that, either? I’m kind of on the fence about it, but I don’t see too big of a problem with it, really.

[nat-wilde]

It's cutting into my practice time, mostly. It's hard to get into it when I keep getting interrupted.

[juliettavalent]

I think it could be kind of fun, if not a little silly! I mean, they’re not gonna take much care at least. But if you don’t want kids, I can see how stupid this would be.

[nat-wilde]

Yeah, I've got too much to do and I keep getting interrupted. It is really making me appreciate my parents, though.

[annabethmontgomery-deactivated2]

That’s a shame.

[nat-wilde]

If you say so.

[dylan--masters-blog]

Yeah, but… you can just not have babies, you don’t have to go and get a… you don’t have to go and do that!

[nat-wilde]

[shrug] I mean, there are other reasons too, but it's pretty effective.

[theodorepratt]

I refuse to believe you until you actually say why. I mean, it’s just a baby, not even a real one. [Sways his own doll thing(?) in his arms, soothing it.] Mini Theo isn’t that much work, he’s pretty cool.

[nat-wilde]

Okay, so don't believe me. Have fun with mini Theo.