steampunk Wednesday (Open)

"When you put it that way, then yes by all means - I graciously look forward to receiving it. " she pulled up a club card "Can you have it shipped here?"

Victor took the card and busied himself on his cellphone, and looked up a few moments later.

"Done." he said while showing her the rum in question

"Savor it, preserve it, and perhaps 56 years from now, take the last drink from it when it will be a century old, and none remain who remember being issued it aboard ship."

"That's really special, thank you." with a smile at him. "I've got nothing to give in return sorry Victor."

"You appreciate it Ali, that is sufficient. Sometimes I forget what happiness is, but every now and then, a moment presents itself where I can help create a little bit of it, and then I can savor that moment."

"Well I will genuinely appreciated it, and enjoy it." with a bright smile at him. "It's very nice of you, and I'll get you that CD soon."

"Thank you" he smiled softly "I'll listen to it all."

"You may not like it, but it keeps me moving." with a chuckle "And it's nice when I've had a bad night I can put it on and just more or sing out with it. I am assuming you'll want the English Versions."

"Probably would be the best" he chuckled

"So you'll be stuck with my songs in your head too." with a grin at him and as if on cue the DJ starts to play Whenever Whereever Ali laughs "Okay here's your first taste. It's an oldie one of her first English songs to hit the American market."

"She has a good voice" Victor agreed after a moment of listening

"Why thank you." with a bit of dancing behind counter as she laughs finishes cleaning up for the night.

"She is singing about the size of her breasts..." Victor said with an oddly prudish look. It was funny, because he certainly had an eye for the ladies, but could be strangly uptight about sexuality.

She looked at him, shaking her head "Yes and that her's aren't fake, but it's still okay." with a nod to him.

"I cannot comprehend the desire to artificially enhance bust size. It is unnatural and grotesque. A natural breast is far more flattering and appealing, regardless of size than one..." and there was that oddly disgusted look again "inflated beyond what a person was born with..."

"I think so too, but when they were trying to get me to model at 15 they told my parents I'd need to get some before I could model." with a nod to him.

Victor looked aghast and looked Ali up and down with an appraising eye.

"There is absolutely nothing wrong with your form or figure. You are an attractive woman with a pleasing shape. Larger breasts would ruin the proportions and be out of place."

"I refused so no modeling for me.' with a grin "And that was that."

"Hmmph " was all he had to say on the matter.

She nodded to him, "I figured if I need to make changes to do it, then it wasn't for me."

"You could freelance. I know a photographer I could introduce you to"

"Now I much prefer bartendering and trying to figure out what to get a degree in. I don't want to watch what to eat, I'm not a fashion kind of girl and I am happy not to be one. But thanks."

"I think you'd be good at criminal psychology "

"Well I'm debating dropping psychology due to how horrible this semester has gone, and thinking about just taking linguistics major..." with a shrug.

"Lot of work as a translator too."

"That's what I was thinking." with a nod to him. "I can cut off my Spanish and imitate Cuban accent sorta okay..."