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Post by Cleo Saintclair on Apr 30, 2020 15:14:59 GMT
"I like you too Percy." She said quietly. "Your house sounds pretty fun." She told him, the confidence returning to her voice. "So you work with your sister? What does she do?" She asked curiously.
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Post by Percy West on May 2, 2020 1:56:42 GMT
"I never bothered to hide that I blush easily and I keep forgetting you can't see me blush," Percy said, "You really make me smile a lot Cleo."
"So the crazy thing is, my whole family more or less works together. Our dad is our manager. Lark is my little sister, Roxy and Bria are both older than me and we're all in the music industry in some form," Percy explained. "Lark is a drummer and she's in school to be a production engineer. I play a lot of the instruments for her demos and I write with her. Bria and I are probably the closest since we were born only 11 months apart, She was born in January and I was born in November and for a while people thought we were twins. She's a solo act these days, but Lark and I write songs for her, like Billie Eilish and her brother except there's three of us."
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Post by Cleo Saintclair on May 2, 2020 15:11:41 GMT
"Well, if it makes you feel any better, you're make me blush too." She admitted softly.
"Wow, you're family sounds really cool! Though I would have assumed that Lark was a singer rather than a drummer from her name." She joked lightly. "What a cool family to be part of it, I really think it's awesome that you do that together. Do you think that it makes it easier that you're working with family? Or harder?" She asked.
"And I guess I should tell you now that I don't have any musical talent of my own." she said with a little laugh. "I mean, I can sing in the shower and in the car but I don't think my voice is anything special."
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Post by Percy West on May 2, 2020 19:30:44 GMT
"I'm pretty sure that's what my parents were hoping for considering she's actually a great singer too, but she's sorta like me, not really into the spotlight," Percy said, "The whole popstar life is much more what my older sisters are into."
"There are the ups and downs to it," Percy said honestly, "One on hand it's really great to work together but on the other hand we have to be really good about boundaries and not making things too persona, but it's also more honest. I don't live in Nashville because that's just a little too close and it gets... intense sometimes. But I go back home for holidays and visits every year."
"I promise, musical talent isn't actually a requirement in my family," Percy said with a laugh, "And honestly I've always hoped to find someone outside of music."
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Post by Cleo Saintclair on May 2, 2020 20:14:19 GMT
“Oh okay, so your family is mostly back in Nashville then?” She asked to clarify. “I’ve never been there but I’ve heard amazing things about it!”
“Oh good, well you’ll definitely have that with me.” She said with a little laugh, referring to her lack of musical talent. “Maybe I can use my business degree to help you guys out in some way.” She added causally.
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Post by Percy West on May 2, 2020 21:08:07 GMT
"Yep, Nashville, I was born and raised there, so was my dad." Percy said proudly "My grandma was a country music singer back in her day. My oldest sister Roxanne lives in New York with her husband, but they work in the family business too so they're home a lot. The only reason I don't have a southern accent is because my mum is Australian so I guess they both got cancelled out. If I spend too much time with my mum, I'll start to sound like an Aussie though."
"My dad would really love you if that's what you choose to do with your degree," Percy said happily. " My mum would love you in general, she's the kind of person that just loves everyone. And I mean she really does, sometimes people think it's fake but she actually loves everyone and everything." he added with a laugh. "And of course the cats will love you as much as you let them. Rowena and Misa are a little shy but Captain is such a big lap cat."
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Post by Cleo Saintclair on May 3, 2020 0:55:49 GMT
Cleo laughed. "Oh I would love to hear your Aussie accent!" She said with delight. "You're family sounds absolutely delightful, Percy. I'd love to meet them!" She said honestly. "Your mom sounds like my mom. She's the kindest, most gracious, and most loving person I know. I feel like I would be really comfortable with your family." She told him. "And of course I'll happily love on your cats. That's a given."
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Post by Percy West on May 3, 2020 1:35:39 GMT
"It comes out every Christmas and most Easters," Percy said with a laugh, "I almost take it as a sign that it's time for me to go home when it shows up." he said in good humor.
"I think the easiest test to see if I'm meant to be with someone or not is if they can survive a weekend of West family fun without running for the hills after," Percy said, "Everyone means well, they're just... loud about it. The cats get pretty loud too, around dinnertime. I've never been late getting up because seven hungry cats don't let you miss breakfast, so I guess that's good practice for if I ever have kids. All seven of them sleep in the bed with me most of the time."
"Have you ever had Vegemite? Did you like it?"
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Post by Cleo Saintclair on May 3, 2020 1:57:14 GMT
"So then when we get to the whole 'meeting the families' stage of this, will any of them be around for that? I'm assuming that if you made it to a proposal and then a wedding that your family would want to be there?" She asked curiously. "Would I..." She paused and cleared her throat. "or your bride get to meet them before the wedding?"
"I actually have never tried it no, I have never really had the chance." She admitted. "Do you like it then? With an Aussie mom?"
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Post by Percy West on May 3, 2020 22:42:04 GMT
"Oh the second my family hears about me getting engaged, my mom will probably have flights for everyone booked within the hour and a West family sweater will magically come out of thin air, but don't worry I'll be making boundaries pretty clear when it comes to my personal life," Percy said. "Ummm Lark's already staying at my place for the summer. She usually goes back to Nashville for part of it, but she's watching the kitties."
"I always thought it was cool that even though my dad is super busy with all the record label stuff and always on business trips, he was really big on putting family first. He never missed a single recital or birthday party, even with four of us." Percy said proudly. "Vegemite is very hit or miss, I'll warn you about that. My family is a perfect 50/50 split on loving or hating it."
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Post by Cleo Saintclair on May 4, 2020 3:18:49 GMT
Cleo laughed. "Seriously, your family sounds like a blast. I'd love to meet them regardless of how this all turns out." She said with another laugh.
"So are you on the loving it or hating it side?" She asked.
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