It was nice, refreshing even, to meet a girl as upbeat as this one. Be it disposition or by choice, his friends - male and female - leant towards the melancholy and apathetic which they believed to make them appear 'artistic'. It was amusing; and a little dull sometimes.
"If it's waiting tables," Tommy replied, "I'd rather be doing it at a pub." Stepping aside to let another group of people pass, he glanced at his watch again. "If it's for fun, performing on the streets but that doesn't pay the rent nor the bills. More's the pity."