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Post by Bandit on Sept 22, 2017 11:53:40 GMT -5
Bandit had barely made it up the stairs. His legs felt like lead weights that he could hardly lift. He managed to stumble to his bunk and collapsed on top sliding the bed a few inches. Bandit didn't care. He was tired. It had been a long night and his body ached. He had been hit more times then he could count the night before. It was a beating that would take some time to get over. Bandit slung his arm over his eyes to try and shield them from the little light that made it's way into the room. A nap would cure him...do better then anything else. Bandit closed his eyes and begged for sleep to come.
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Post by Blondie on Oct 6, 2017 15:09:40 GMT -5
Blondie was a bit wary of coming to Queens, but it was the closet borough he could run to. Plus, no one would expect him to here. It was the best place to start afresh. Only one newsie around here knew his face and it wasn’t like he’d bump into her again. He just needed to get away from his old life and start over... again.
He sighed as he signed in, giving a fake name and paying his dues. He could do this, really. It was just the first step that was hard. Though, he was glad not many boys were there. It would be kinda scary to meet Rip on his first day in Queens.
Blondie gingerly made his way upstairs, trying to find an empty bunk to claim. “Um hey,” he whispered over to a guy lying on a nearby bunk. “Is this bunk free? Mr. Falwell didn’t say which ones were free...”
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Post by Bandit on Oct 6, 2017 15:22:16 GMT -5
Um hey, Is this bunk free? Mr. Falwell didn’t say which ones were free...
Bandit moved his arm and groaned a bit as his muscles tensed up. “Yeah.” He kicked the bunk above him. “Best one that’s free. The others are in rough shape.” Bandit looked over the guy speaking with him. He looked higher up. Like he used to be. “Where ya from kid?” Bandit asked not sitting up much.
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Post by Blondie on Oct 6, 2017 15:31:10 GMT -5
”Yeah.”
Blondie slumped into the bed, relieved. He didn’t really feel like searching all over for a free bunk. He was bone tired... probably catching something no doubt from all that running and sweating.
”Bes one that’s free.”
“Luck me...” he mumbled into the pillow. He was just glad to be resting.
”The others are in rough shape.”
He looked over at the boy curiously. “Why’s that?”
”Where ya from kid?”
Blondie scowled a bit at being called a kid. He sat up straight. “From around. It don’t really matter though, does it?”
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Post by Bandit on Oct 6, 2017 15:47:02 GMT -5
Luck me...
Bandit chuckled. “Rough day, kid?” He asked putting his arm back over his eyes.
Why’s that?
“Rip tends ta throw knives at some newsies. Plus not all the kids here are older.” Bandit explained sleepily.
From around. It don’t really matter though, does it?
Bandit shrugged a bit. “Nah. Just curious.”
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Post by Blondie on Oct 6, 2017 15:53:28 GMT -5
”Rough day, kid?”
Blondie snorted softly. “You could say that...”
”Rip tends ta throw knives at some newsies. Plus not all the kids here are older.”
He slumped back into the bed. Well that was comforting to here... but he supposed he’d rather get killed by Rip than go back home.
”Nah. Just curious.”
Blondie glanced over at Bandit. There was something vaguely familiar about him and he just couldn’t put his finger on it.
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Post by Bandit on Oct 6, 2017 17:52:43 GMT -5
You could say that...
Bandit yawned. “It’ll be fine. Everything. Works out the way it should...” he said sleepily.
“Rip ain’t bad unless ya get on his bad side. Stuck wit me and you’ll be fine.” Bandit said stretching slightly. “He just can get in a bad mood.” He said looking up at Blondie. “You been round here before?”
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Post by Blondie on Oct 6, 2017 18:11:32 GMT -5
”It’ll be fine. Everything. Works out the way it should...”
Blondie pursed his lips as he started at the bunk above him. “I don’t know about that...” he muttered to himself.
”Rip ain’t bad unless ya get on his bad side.”
He raised an eyebrow. Well, that was good to know. Just stay away from Rip and he’s be fine.
”Stick wit’ me and you’ll be fine.”
He nodded. “I’ll take you up on that offer.”
”He can just get in a bad mood.”
Blondie nodded again. He supposed that made sense. Leaders did seem to be a bit moody. No offense to Sand! But still... he supposed it might be the responsibility of it all.
”You been round here before?”
“Yeah... a couple.”
It wasn’t a lie, not exactly. He had been around a few times as a newsie and a few not as a newsie.
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Post by Bandit on Oct 6, 2017 20:17:49 GMT -5
I don’t know about that...
“It will.” Bandit insisted. “I ain’t been better since I’ve been here.”
I’ll take you up on that offer.
Bandit smiled a bit. “Just ya let ya know I tend ta box. Ya can bet if ya want next time I go out.” He said with a weak chuckle. Bandit didn’t tend to condon betting with the newsies but he was too tired to try to be a good influence.
Yeah... a couple.
He nodded some. “I swear I love seen ya some place else though...maybe outta Queens...?” He asked not really paying attention.
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Post by Blondie on Oct 6, 2017 21:04:31 GMT -5
”It will. I ain’t been better since I’ve been here.”
Blondie pursed his lips. That was slightly comforting he supposed. “Guess it depends how you see things...”
”Just ta let ya know I tend ta box. You can bet if ya want next time I go out.”
He cocked his head slightly. He had never bet before... but it seemed like it might be worth looking into. Be different. Be new.
“Sounds fun.”
”I swear I have seen ya some place else though... maybe outta Queens...?”
Blondie frowned a little. It seemed like this guy had seen him too. He was awfully familiar. “Maybe?”
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Post by Bandit on Oct 6, 2017 22:26:01 GMT -5
Guess it depends how you see things...”
Bandit nodded a bit. It was true. To him this life was a step up from his previous life. Many would have seen it as a step down but his freedom was important to him.
Maybe?
Bandit shrugged a bit. “It’ll come ya me eventually.” He said quickly before a yawn came over him.
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Post by Blondie on Oct 6, 2017 22:30:20 GMT -5
”It’ll come ta me eventually.”
Blondie made a face. He wasn’t sure if that was a good thing... He would rather keep a low profile, especially here in Queens.
“Yeah... I’m sure it will,” he muttered softly, shifting to get comfortable.
He certainly hoped it wouldn’t come to Bandit. Maybe he would forget after he dozed off?
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Post by Bandit on Oct 7, 2017 8:08:55 GMT -5
Yeah... I’m sure it will,
Bandit nodded some as he slowly started to drift off. “Mhmm...” he grumbled some. He was exhausted. “Don’t go wanderin after dark either....where ya are new some of the others boys won’t know ya...” Bandit mumbled half asleep. “I’m Bandit...” he yawned again.
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Post by Blondie on Oct 7, 2017 12:17:26 GMT -5
”Mhmmm... Don’t go wanderin’ after dark either... where ya are new some of the other boys won’t know ya...”
Blondie nodded. He didn’t plan on going anywhere after dark. Not for awhile anyways. He had no reason now that he didn’t have his telescope.
”I’m Bandit...”
“Blondie,” he introduced quietly, not sure if the other boy heard him. He seemed pretty tired.
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Post by Bandit on Oct 7, 2017 13:16:15 GMT -5
Blondie
“Good ya meet ya.” Bandit said drifting in and out of sleep. “I’ll be up in a bit. If ya are still around I’ll show ya around.”
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Post by Blondie on Oct 7, 2017 15:21:27 GMT -5
”Good ta meet ya.”
Blondie nodded slightly. “Feelin’s mutual.”
”I’ll be up in a bit. If ya are still around, I’ll show ya around.”
“Sounds good ta me.” Blondie accepted his offer. “I need a breather myself.”
Get the rest he needed and then get to know his new surroundings.
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Post by Bandit on Oct 7, 2017 16:53:50 GMT -5
Feelin’s mutual.
Sounds good ta me. I need a breather myself.
Bandit grunted a bit. He was already drifting to sleep. He’d be better after a nap. More himself. Still just as sore if not more though but he needed sleep. Bandit slept a good bit of the day away. It was well into the afternoon when he woke up. He rubbed his eyes and groaned. Still sore and he could feel the bruise on his cheek. Boxing had its downsides but the money was good. And most didn’t expect him to win either.
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Post by Blondie on Oct 7, 2017 17:01:10 GMT -5
Blondie dozed off shortly after Bandit. His body certainly needed the rest... but he wasn’t so sure if he was going to hold up so well in Queens. The newsies were rough here, and well, he certainly was it. Would he make it here? Or should he just go back to Bronx?
No... He couldn’t go back. His parents might find him, and he wasn’t sure about seeing Sand again. The Bronx newsies would know the truth and he couldn’t face them. No, he was better of here.
He woke up, stretching a bit and studying his new surroundings. Whenever Bandit got up, he would get a chance to explore his new borough.
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Post by Bandit on Oct 7, 2017 17:31:17 GMT -5
Bandit swung his feet off the edge of the bed and held his head. He felt miserable. The bruises from the match were defiantly not happy. He would be good. He could make it through the day. He could do this. Bandit looked for Blondie. He had promised to show the kid around. “Afternoon...” He said groggily once he saw him.
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Post by Blondie on Oct 7, 2017 17:35:33 GMT -5
”Afternoon...”
Blondie nodded and greeted his new fellow newsie. “Afternoon... sleep well?”
He stood up and stretched a little more. It would be good to be a little prepared for whatever was out there.
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Post by Bandit on Oct 7, 2017 18:07:37 GMT -5
“Afternoon... sleep well?
“Well enough...” he groaned as he stood with much protest from his muscles. He stretched and several joints popped. Bandit winced slightly at the quick pain that faded into relief. “You sleep or just sit...?” He asked looking over .
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Post by Blondie on Oct 7, 2017 19:10:07 GMT -5
”Well enough...”
Blondie nodded. You took what you got. Even if it wasn’t enough. That’s how you lived to survive.
”You sleep or just sit...?”
He shrugged. “A little bit of both I guess. So um... I guess you could um show me around?”
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Post by Bandit on Oct 7, 2017 21:47:23 GMT -5
A little bit of both I guess. So um... I guess you could um show me around?
Bandit nodded some. “Yeah. You been in a lodge before? Or a newsie?” Bandit asked as he moved towards the stairs. “Ya know the basics of bein a newsie? Cause things ain’t the same in Queens as it is in other places.”
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Post by Blondie on Oct 8, 2017 21:32:02 GMT -5
”Yeah. You been in a lodge before? Or a newsie?”
Blondie quickly nodded, deciding that he had enough experience to claim to be a accomplished newsie. “Yeah, used ta bunk by the docks,” he lied. He knew there was a small lodge near the docks, close to Queens but it had recently closed down. Lucky him.
”Ya know the basics of bein a newsie?”
He snorted softly. “Yeah yeah I know the basics.” He was feeling a little more confident bluffing to this guy for some reason. Maybe a new start wouldn’t be so bad.
”Cause things ain’t the same in Queens as it is in other places.”
Blondie scowled, keeping up his act. “Yeah yeah I knows that. I might not have been in Queens too often but I know that much.”
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Post by Bandit on Oct 8, 2017 21:57:28 GMT -5
Yeah, used ta bunk by the docks
Bandit nodded a bit. “So I’ll show ya where the distribution center is and show ya around the lodge.” He said making his way down the stairs. “Bunkroom of course is up there.”
Yeah yeah I know the basics.”
Bandit smiled. “Good. You’ll be ok here.”
Yeah yeah I knows that. I might not have been in Queens too often but I know that much.
“Good. Like I said, don’t go out of the lodge after dark till the boys know ya. Rip asks ya ya do somethin usually best ya do it.” He said very matter of factly.
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