Vox wasn’t really able to manipulate his parents as a kid (it was his mother’s world, Vox and his dad were just living in it). Other adults though? Oh, it was so easy. Little Vox had irresistible puppy dog eyes and learned how to lie on the spot very young. He managed to wrangle more than one audition/gig by making up some random sob story.
Each member of the family had their own role to play in making sure they got the most out of every opportunity: Winnifred was assertive and unrelenting, William was diplomatic and would smooth over any feathers his wife had ruffled, and, if all else failed, Vaughn could go in for the kill with the charm offensive.
this got me thinking about my ocs and musical numbers and now i'm imagining an oxenreiter trio song where they try to convince a director to give vaughn a part, or a producer to invest in him. it'd be called "take a chance on him (us)"
