Jill, from Katherine Kerr's Deverry books

[turtledove_jill]

A young woman with short blonde hair walks in, stops, and looks around in surprise. She is wearing worn baggy trousers, a slightly stained linen shirt, boots, and a swordbelt from which hang a sword and a silver dagger.

"By the Lord of Hell's black hairy balls! Since when did Brin Toraedic have a room that looked like this(OOC: This Jill is from

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[artsy_jilly]

Small things amuse certain people, and Jilly noticed right away that this applicant shared her name. She made her way over, smiling in her usual cheerful way.

"Hi! I'm a Jill, too... Well, Jilly actually, but I suppose it's all the same. The Wildfolk... Are they like pixies or hobbs?" Then she noticed the gnome. "Awww, he's cute!" she gushed.

OOC: Ahhh, books I've actually read. Squee!

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[turtledove_jill]

"Go pro? What does that mean, pray tell?"

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[artsy_jilly]

"Oh, sorry. I mean he should record an album, go on tour/... um, you don't know what those are, either, I expect." She frowned, trying to figure out how to explain it. "Geordie doesn't play for money. He gets the occasional tip, but if he did all those things I mentioned he wouldn't have to hold down any other sort of job. Am I just confusing you more?"

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[turtledove_jill]

"Uh...somewhat. Yes," Jill replies. "How does he live if he gets no payment from his playing?"

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[artsy_jilly]

"He does do odd jobs here and there, things he can do to support himself, but they're not his passion, really." She gave a slight shrug. "Geordie's odd. What can I say?"

((This is never really adequately explained in canon. In Jilly's canon, apparently, people can be bohemian and artistic without, y'know, starving to death.))