[Manolo pauses, patiently waiting for Joaquin to finish his thought. He'd sort of assumed Joaquin had been asking him these questions with his own family situation in mind, since they both knew he didn't exactly grow up in an ideal environment.
But then his friend makes that request, and Manolo's face brightens.] A story? Hmm...
[He thinks for a minute before apparently settling on something and sitting up enough to fold his legs underneath himself.]
You've probably heard of the Amazing Carmelo Sanchez, but did you know he was famous for fighting bullfighters without a cape? [Throwing his shoulders back, he balls his fist and stares up at the ceiling.] "Capes are for cowards!"
[And he punctuates that dramatic declaration by pretending to spit off to the side.]
Then you've got the Great Jorge Sanchez, who actually had the voice of an angel. But what he was really famous for? Fighting bulls with one arm and one leg! [He leans toward Joaquin, earnestly shaking his fist at him.] "Arms and legs...are for cowards, Joaquin!"
[Are you noticing a pattern here?]
My grandfather Luis Sanchez, though, he wasn't going to let his ancestors outshine him, oh no. People began calling him "El Super Macho" because he believed the bullring was the ultimate test of manliness. In fact, he was famous for fighting three bulls at once.
[Puffing up his chest, Manolo places a hand on one hip, the other dramatically stretched out as though brandishing an imaginary sword.]
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Date: 2015-10-30 11:52 pm (UTC)But then his friend makes that request, and Manolo's face brightens.] A story? Hmm...
[He thinks for a minute before apparently settling on something and sitting up enough to fold his legs underneath himself.]
You've probably heard of the Amazing Carmelo Sanchez, but did you know he was famous for fighting bullfighters without a cape? [Throwing his shoulders back, he balls his fist and stares up at the ceiling.] "Capes are for cowards!"
[And he punctuates that dramatic declaration by pretending to spit off to the side.]
Then you've got the Great Jorge Sanchez, who actually had the voice of an angel. But what he was really famous for? Fighting bulls with one arm and one leg! [He leans toward Joaquin, earnestly shaking his fist at him.] "Arms and legs...are for cowards, Joaquin!"
[Are you noticing a pattern here?]
My grandfather Luis Sanchez, though, he wasn't going to let his ancestors outshine him, oh no. People began calling him "El Super Macho" because he believed the bullring was the ultimate test of manliness. In fact, he was famous for fighting three bulls at once.
[Puffing up his chest, Manolo places a hand on one hip, the other dramatically stretched out as though brandishing an imaginary sword.]
"Fighting one bull is for cowards!"