01-29-2016, 03:49 PM
"That's fair," Tom conceded. "But stop shouting, would you? Think of the children. They don't deserve all this stress." After a moment, he went on. "I come from a conservative family but don't share their outlook, for a start. I eat healthily, but many think I eat too much meat. I have a few friends, but I'm only a little popular. I used to go to a public school until a row over a girlfriend I had there led my parents to separate me from her by enrolling me in a private school miles away; they knew time and distance would do what they could not. That wasn't the last time they intervened "for my own good" either, though it still stings. I never did learn what became of her after I left.
"I'm not much good at hard maths, science or literature, but I kick serious ass as a musician. I took up the drums as my primary instrument, but can also play electric guitar, bass, mandolin, some keyboards and a bit of trumpet music. As you may recall, I was due to set out for a music college to prepare for a career in drums and play in a band, but my parents pulled the plug on that plan so I could settle down and provide for my new family. I'll never make it big in music, but working at a music store has let me at least stick with what I know." He paused, waiting for a response.
"I'm not much good at hard maths, science or literature, but I kick serious ass as a musician. I took up the drums as my primary instrument, but can also play electric guitar, bass, mandolin, some keyboards and a bit of trumpet music. As you may recall, I was due to set out for a music college to prepare for a career in drums and play in a band, but my parents pulled the plug on that plan so I could settle down and provide for my new family. I'll never make it big in music, but working at a music store has let me at least stick with what I know." He paused, waiting for a response.