"Just isn't --" [Maya has to close her eyes for a moment. Right. Some people are sponges. Some are lumpy balls of gas. Others are reincarnated from myths. Why would a penguin be so surprising?]

No one should ever have to practice their abilities alone. [Even a Penguin.] Though, I am curious as to why you feel so limited. Can you not sing and dance?

[She smiles at that. There's something amusing at being considered an Alien.]

Not entirely. I attend a special school for dedicated performers. But there are many such schools across the world.