Poppy Seed's Links
"Funnel is my boss!! Adore this daft fuckin' bloke nowadays, after they cleaned up their act and started making efforts to get themself together. I'm supposed to take over as the ringleader when they retire and I know that's not for a long time, but I don't think I'm ready yet...."
-Poppy likes Funnel more than Funnel likes him, but that's not saying much. While Poppy is excited and happy to take advantage of Funnel at their own offer of the opportunity, Poppy does genuinely admire and respect the person The Ringmaster has turned into these days and is very happy to work at the Crackerjack Circus. He thinks Funnel is very admirable in their efforts to change, but is wary of letting them know that lest their new dynamic possibly shift.
"Popstar, my little buddy, my second-in-command! Love this kid with everything I have, though I wish the circumstances of our friendship hadn't been the way they were...."
-Funnel actually isn't as fond of Poppy as they seem, but that's not to say they don't like him or secretly hate him. As compensation for what they did to him, Funnel lets Poppy exploit their bank account and their violent tendencies for protection from whatever situations he gets himself into. They seem to be relatively indifferent towards whatever he does with their money and time, but they have laid into him about certain things.
"I LOVE Song Bird! He takes me to parties all the time, the ones he throws and the ones he finds! If it weren't for him, sometimes though, I wouldn't be able to get alcohol when I go..."
"Florzinha venenosa, heh. I like taking the kid out for parties that I throw and the ones that I find that fit his kind of...aggressive screamy theme. He's a real peach for a flower, haha!"
"Pirouline, the absolute QUEEN of queens! She took me under her wing and taught me how to tap dance when she got hired, like I didn't look up to her ALREADY!"
"Mon petit Moïse Suppose! Poppy Seed is a star with what he does here- that nickname of his proves it -but he's still young and has much to learn. And I am happy to teach him."
"Whiskey! I've known Whiskey for a lot longer than people think, back when I was still homeless and he was still a bobby- that means police officer. We didn't cross paths often, but when we did, he would get me something to eat and find me somewhere warm and safe to spend a few nights. I'm happy I found him again after all these years."
"Aye, Biscuits. Known the lad for a long time, back when he was a wee thing still on the streets. There was unfortunately not a lot that A could do for him, both legally and because he was always gone before anybody knew it. A was always worried for the lad, but A'm glad to know that he's doing well for himself these days!"
"This bitch- pardon the pun, heh -she's like my older sister! We spend a lot of time Mad Max'ing our way from the cops and tearing up our clothes together, cutting holes and revealing the threads to get our respective grunge and punk aesthetics~"
"Speakin' of twerps, Poppy ain't nothin' if not a little brother to me. The kid is a beast behind the wheel, you should see the amount of cops get on his tail when he takes off in that sportscar of his! He's punk and I'm grunge in terms of style, but we still cut up our jeans together and then tease Roastie for buyin' pre-ripped ones."
"Out of the five of us Leaders, I think Roasted is the one I'm the least close with, but that's not to say we aren't close at all! Him and I just don't get to hang out one on one very often because the way I drive scares the shite outta him." *snrk!* "But I do like the time we do spend together! His music taste is INCREDIBLE!"
"Oooh, Pop.py..." *chuckle* "That. young. man. scares. the. ab.so.lute. hell. out. of. me. with. the. way. he. drives. and. pick.ing. up. lunch. for. the. cir.cus. with. him. is. hell. on. earth, but. that. is.n't. to. say. I. do. not. like. him! We. share. mu.sic. of.ten. and, out. of. the. ot.her. sec.tors, the. bal.let. and. the. tra.peze. ar.tists. col.la.bor.ate. the. most!"
"Miss Kit Kat..... She's..." *sniffle-* "She's... She's really sweet... She used to let me ride her train for free during winter, just so I didn't have to sleep in the snow.... I still remember the taste of the hot chocolate she'd give me..."
"I remember this kid! He was a scrawny thing, poor baby, and never had enough to buy a ticket whenever I pulled into one of my stations. It would have been wrong to leave such a sweet kid out there in the snow like that, so I'd let him ride the train for free until sunrise. I hope he's doing alright, sweet thing."