“My cat died recently. I’m thinking about getting a fish, but I’m not ready for the commitment.”
“I’m sorry to hear that, they say animals passing is even harder than people.”
“Yeah.”
“So are your from Atlanta?”
“No, I’m from Brazil.”
“I was just in São Paulo for the World Cup!”
“I’m from São Paulo, that’s so cool.”
“When’d you move here?”
“When I was 14. I’m 29 now. I lived in São Paulo for awhile, then Miami. Was it crazy?”
“Yeah, it was wild. A lot of fun. What do you like to do here in Atlanta? What are you passionate about?”
“I love music so much. The freedom of expression. Getting together with my friends and collaborating. Writing and seeing it transform into more than I had done in my bedroom. It’s like ‘Oh wow, you heard what I was trying to say and you took it to a way better level’.”

“So when’s your next show?”
“We’re playing tonight at 7:30.”
“It’s 7:32.”
“Ew, maybe I should go inside.”