[ His correction and his question both catch her off guard, and she looks at him for a second in a way that's so long Claire; a look that can't mean anything but are you serious?. But she sits back down on the floor, gesturing for him to join her as she idly looks through her records while she speaks. ]
Well. When I was older, mama always worked. Honestly, after I was ten or eleven I...didn't see her much. Sometimes on Saturday or Sunday. She worked so much. Always saving people.
[ Bree smiles, just a little. ]
Daddy used to take me out for breakfast first. Though it was more like eating cake for breakfast. Then we'd go to a museum; Boston has a ton of them. He let me pick, wherever I wanted to go. As I got older he gave me money, to go buy whatever I wanted, but then he'd always surprise me with a present. He did it every year but somehow, every time, I didn't see it coming.
[ Her smile now is a little watery, but she laughs as she remembers. ]
The last birthday he was alive for, he took me to New York to a concert. It's like a...a musical performance but it's done on a huge stage in front of thousands of people.
[ Pulling a record free at last, she puts it on the turntable and drops the needle. Soon, The Who plays, though not loudly, soft enough that they can still talk over it. ]
As an 18-year-old, it wasn't cool to go to concerts with your father, but I didn't care. I don't think I would have wanted to be there with anyone but him. It was an incredible day. He made that birthday so special. And he died two months later.
[ She'll always be grateful for that last birthday with him. ]
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Well. When I was older, mama always worked. Honestly, after I was ten or eleven I...didn't see her much. Sometimes on Saturday or Sunday. She worked so much. Always saving people.
[ Bree smiles, just a little. ]
Daddy used to take me out for breakfast first. Though it was more like eating cake for breakfast. Then we'd go to a museum; Boston has a ton of them. He let me pick, wherever I wanted to go. As I got older he gave me money, to go buy whatever I wanted, but then he'd always surprise me with a present. He did it every year but somehow, every time, I didn't see it coming.
[ Her smile now is a little watery, but she laughs as she remembers. ]
The last birthday he was alive for, he took me to New York to a concert. It's like a...a musical performance but it's done on a huge stage in front of thousands of people.
[ Pulling a record free at last, she puts it on the turntable and drops the needle. Soon, The Who plays, though not loudly, soft enough that they can still talk over it. ]
As an 18-year-old, it wasn't cool to go to concerts with your father, but I didn't care. I don't think I would have wanted to be there with anyone but him. It was an incredible day. He made that birthday so special. And he died two months later.
[ She'll always be grateful for that last birthday with him. ]