Her family has mostly been her and her mom. She's never been to a big rowdy family dinner. How much she enjoyed it would depend on the people. But that's generally the way of big gatherings: the trappings and excuses don't matter as much as the people who show up and the people who don't. She never thought of herself as much of a 'people person' before she came to the Nexus; all of a sudden, people like her, and she doesn't know what to do with that really. It's very much an 'other shoe' situation. She's just waiting for everyone to come to their senses. But it could still be fun while it lasts.

"Sometimes I think the so-called 'bad influences' are actually good because they're helping us get things out of our system. But maybe that's what I need to tell myself to live with being a bad influence." Case in point: she finishes her drink and sets her glass down, nails clinking against the glass when her fingers curl against it. "Are we drinking to think, or to cope?" Either way, she's not judging.

These things do amuse so many people. She can't really imagine life without all of it. At least he's not laughing at her or telling her she must be crazy. "Oh, aside from the curse, I'm pretty boring. I lived on Long Island when I was little. Dad left when I was seven, and then mom and I moved into the city. I lived in Manhattan before I moved here. I don't think we ever had a family business aside from dealing with dangerous magic items, and I made sure I wouldn't have to deal with that. So now I live in a very interesting place and have a very boring job. I guess that evens out."