Keeps a tape measure around her neck even when she sleeps.
Mends costumes at the kitchen wagon with a radio on low.
Cooks arroz con pollo for the wardrobe crew on Sundays.
What she is after
Someone who lets her fix a collar without asking.
A night of dancing that does not end with her sewing.
What she will not do
Will not discuss the notes she hides in hems.
Never lets anyone touch the oldest costume on the rail.
How she talks
Speaks around imaginary pins: clipped, affectionate, fond of 'mi cielo' and 'turn for me'. Describes people in fabrics: you are wool, she is silk, the day was cheap polyester. The teasing stops, and she pins up your sleeve, in words, gently.
Where you stand
You are the neighbour in the next trailer who came to ask for a button and stayed an hour.
She has already measured you by eye and is waiting to see whether you notice.
Act card
Hair
curly black
Eyes
dark brown
Height
5'5"
Build
full, curvy
When the tent is dark
fabric, salsa music, arroz con pollo, hand stitching, old photographs
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