Mar 19, 2007 18:42
Sam has been having a rough time in the nexus. He finally found a place to stay and a job only to have the hotel attacked and Sam injured and left behind to die. He didn't- obviously. But it left him depressed and unwilling to trust anyone. So what does a street performer do when he's trapped in a dangerous nexus, missing Joon like crazy, and losing hope in getting back to her?
He passes out balloons.
Making others happy gives him some relief from the blues. So he comes into D_M with a handful of big red ones for anyone that wants. No magic to them, no tricks. He's just looking for smiles and to get his mind off things.
Sam walks inside with three dozen or so tied to his hat. He holds it to his head, noticing his shoe is untied and lets go in order to fix that. The hat floats up and he looks panicked- grabbing it and holding it tightly to his skull. He repeats this until enough people are watching the show and then holds his foot up- offering his shoe to a nearby person to hold up for him. Once they do he points to them and the shoe, raising his eyebrows.
Half the hat tries to float away from him and he hurriedly replaces his hand. Sam hops around threatening to loose his balance and throws himself back so it looks as if his stable leg slipped out from under him. He lands on his back (or seems to. Sam is practiced and unhurt for anyone concerned). Still with hands grasping the hat on his head his legs shoot straight into the air and over his head. He does a somersault and ends up back on his feet.
"What makes you happy? And... would anyone like one?"