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Roaming
Jul 2, 2016 17:07:31 GMT -5
Post by Roam on Jul 2, 2016 17:07:31 GMT -5
Roam wandered around the park. It had been a long day and she needed this little get away. She needed a break. Her nerves were telling her to run while her head told her to stay. Manhattan was home. It was her home. It didn't feel like it though. It felt foreign almost. Roam was completely lost in thought as she usually was when she roamed anywhere. After all she had to do it often enough since its her namesake.
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Roaming
Jul 6, 2016 11:06:49 GMT -5
Post by Kid Blink on Jul 6, 2016 11:06:49 GMT -5
Blink normally wasn't someone who sold in Central Park. He wasn't used to it at all, although there were quite a few other newsies there to help him find good spots and such. Sure enough, the papes had practically sold themselves. He was done by the early afternoon, although he had stayed for a while to help Dutchy sell a few more of his papes. It had been quite a long yet easy day at the end of it, and just as Kid Blink turned to leave, he nearly ran into someone.
He sprung back a bit, his body only having briefly grazed her shoulder as he grabbed his cap from his head and pulled it off, bowing his head for a moment as a sign of respect. "'M sorry, miss." He shot her a small grin.
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Roaming
Jul 6, 2016 12:20:01 GMT -5
Post by Roam on Jul 6, 2016 12:20:01 GMT -5
Roam hadn't even realized she had run into someone till she felt something on her arm. She snapped out of her train of thought and took a few steps back. Focusing on what had caught her attention. Her eyes widened a bit as she saw she had ran into someone. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to run into you."she looked him over quickly making sure she hadn't caused him to fall or hurt himself. Roam had a bad habit of running into people and most of the time it was her fault and she caused more damage then just a graze to the arm. "I just wasn't paying attention. Are you ok?" She asked looking up at him.
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Roaming
Jul 6, 2016 12:22:54 GMT -5
Post by Kid Blink on Jul 6, 2016 12:22:54 GMT -5
"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to run into you."
Blink laughed, shaking his head. It hadn't been her fault at all, it was never a good idea for someone to move while they were turning around. It happened to him plenty. "No, don't worry 'bout it. I wasn't payin' much 'ttention." He smiled a bit.
"I just wasn't paying attention. Are you ok?"
"Yeah, 'm fine. Are ya alright?" He asked, more worried about her than he was about himself. Hurting a lady was the worst possible thing that someone could do, especially as a newsie. That would give him a bad name everywhere, and he would feel awful about it, as well.
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Roaming
Jul 6, 2016 12:59:51 GMT -5
Post by Roam on Jul 6, 2016 12:59:51 GMT -5
No, don't worry 'bout it. I wasn't payin' much 'ttention.
Roam smiled a bit and looked down. "I wasn't payin attention either." Though now she couldn't even remember what she was thinking about that caused her to drift into her trance like state. "I do it a lot so it's usually my fault."
"Yeah, 'm fine. Are ya alright
She nodded a bit. "Yeah I'm fine." She smiled a bit. "Don't worry really." She looked over a bit before she realized that she had run into a fellow newsie. "You sell your papers pretty quickly?" Roam asked as she looked down at her shoes. "Usually sell pretty good in the park. My favorite place to sell." Roam smiled a bit as she pushed her hair back behind her ear.
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Roaming
Jul 6, 2016 13:08:38 GMT -5
Post by Kid Blink on Jul 6, 2016 13:08:38 GMT -5
"I wasn't payin attention either. I do it a lot so it's usually my fault."
Kid Blink laughed. He understood what it was like to be clumsy, in a sense. He didn't drop things or trip over his own feet, per say, but he would find himself looking in the wrong direction constantly, and running into people because of it. A lot of the boys would tease him about it at times, and he just blamed it on the fact that he only had one eye to see out of. "Well, this time, it's my fault." He insisted, another small smile tugging upwards at the corners of his lips.
"Yeah I'm fine."
Blink nodded, "'S good, 'm glad."
"You sell your papers pretty quickly? Usually sell pretty good in the park. My favorite place to sell."
Blink was actually a bit surprised to hear that she was a newsie. He hadn't seen her before at the distribution center or anything, although he assumed that it was just because there were so many of them, mostly boys, but there were definitely some girls, as well. "Did taday. Normally 'm on the other side o' town by one o' the fact'ries." He shrugged a bit. "This's a good place ta sell, it seems like." He commented. "You're here ev'ry day, then?"
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Roaming
Jul 6, 2016 13:28:08 GMT -5
Post by Roam on Jul 6, 2016 13:28:08 GMT -5
Well, this time, it's my fault
Roam smiled some as she felt a small laugh leave her throat. "Alright. Next time it'll be my fault." She smiled up at him.
Did taday. Normally 'm on the other side o' town by one o' the fact'ries. This's a good place ta sell, it seems like. You're here ev'ry day, then?
Roam could see the surprise on his face and it made her smile a bit. That was a usual reaction to hearing she was a newsie in Manhattan. No one really knew that because she was always quiet and just blended in better then most She nodded a bit hearing that he usually sells by some of the factories. "Yeah it's a real nice place to sell at. I always sell mine in no time." Nodding again as he asked if she sold in the park everyday. "I sell here all the time."
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Roaming
Jul 6, 2016 13:30:42 GMT -5
Post by Kid Blink on Jul 6, 2016 13:30:42 GMT -5
"Alright. Next time it'll be my fault."
Blink smirked, a playful glint in his eye at her words. "So there's gonna be a next time?"
"Yeah it's a real nice place to sell at. I always sell mine in no time. I sell here all the time."
Blink figured that it would be a perfectly good reason to begin coming there more often, as well as the fact that he could start buying more papes and selling more... Which would mean more money, and more food. That was always a good thing. Plus, the girl seemed nice to him, so he definitely wouldn't mind seeing her again. "Maybe I'll have ta come over here more often. I'm Blink, by tha way... Kid Blink. What do they call ya?"
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Roaming
Jul 6, 2016 13:59:20 GMT -5
Post by Roam on Jul 6, 2016 13:59:20 GMT -5
So there's gonna be a next time?
Roam blushed and looked down. "Yeah...maybe." She smiled a bit.
Maybe I'll have ta come over here more often. I'm Blink, by tha way... Kid Blink. What do they call ya?
She nodded a bit. "You'll sell more here I bet. And I'm Roam. Like Roamin around."
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Roaming
Jul 6, 2016 14:06:56 GMT -5
Post by Kid Blink on Jul 6, 2016 14:06:56 GMT -5
"Yeah...maybe."
Blink laughed; a quiet, carefree laugh that lit up his features as he looked back at her. "That's a good thin', I hope."
"You'll sell more here I bet. And I'm Roam. Like Roamin around."
Blink nodded briefly, smiling softly. "Well, Roam, you done for taday? I could walk ya back to the lodgin' house, if y'are." He suggested, his hands shoved in his pockets as he shrugged a bit.
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Roaming
Jul 6, 2016 14:55:40 GMT -5
Post by Roam on Jul 6, 2016 14:55:40 GMT -5
. "That's a good thin', I hope."
Roam nodded. "I think it's a good thing." She smiled at him. It would be nice to see him again. She could use being around people. Having friends would be a change for Roam.
Well, Roam, you done for taday? I could walk ya back to the lodgin' house, if y'are.
She nodded. "Yeah I've been done for a bit. I wouldn't mind some company for the walk back home." Roam said holding her arm a bit. "It'll be fun."
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Roaming
Jul 6, 2016 14:59:59 GMT -5
Post by Kid Blink on Jul 6, 2016 14:59:59 GMT -5
"I think it's a good thing."
Blink smiled crookedly, "That's good, 'm glad."
"Yeah I've been done for a bit. I wouldn't mind some company for the walk back home. It'll be fun."
Blink chuckled, nodding with his head towards the lodging house before beginning to walk with her slowly. Manhattan was a fairly tame borough when it came to things like violence and such, with it mostly just being because of drunks or the Delancey brothers. There were always moments where it could get bad, though, and so Blink wasn't going to risk a lady walking home alone when there was something that he could do about it.
"How long've ya been a newsie?"
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Roaming
Jul 6, 2016 15:23:24 GMT -5
Post by Roam on Jul 6, 2016 15:23:24 GMT -5
That's good, 'm glad
Roam smiled. "I'm glad too." She started walking with him. It was a bit slower then she was used to but she wouldn't complain. She liked long walks. Going slowly to the lodge would be fun.
How long've ya been a newsie?
She cocked her head thinking over his question. "It's been...about 8 years I think. I'm not real sure."
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Roaming
Jul 6, 2016 15:42:05 GMT -5
Post by Kid Blink on Jul 6, 2016 15:42:05 GMT -5
"I'm glad too."
The weather outside was just cool enough to be comfortable, along with a warm breeze blowing lightly that made the weather conditions ideal... Although it hadn't been that way all day. It had been quite a miserable morning, with the sun beating down all morning and early afternoon on them. Now, however, it was the perfect weather for a nice little meandering walk.
"It's been...about 8 years I think. I'm not real sure."
Blink's eyes widened a bit. She had been there eight years and he had never once seen her around? It was a bit hard for him to comprehend. "Wow. You've gotta be a good newsie then ta have survived doin' it for that long." He pointed out. He had to admit, he was rather impressed.
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Roaming
Jul 6, 2016 16:08:09 GMT -5
Post by Roam on Jul 6, 2016 16:08:09 GMT -5
Roam smiled enjoying the weather. This was always the best part of the day. Not to cool but cold enough that she wasn't being scorched by the sun. Roam was definitely going to enjoy this walk.
Wow. You've gotta be a good newsie then ta have survived doin' it for that long.
She chuckled a bit. "I wouldn't say good. I move around a lot. I've only been back in 'Hattan for a few weeks..." She explained as they continued to walk.
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Roaming
Jul 6, 2016 16:15:34 GMT -5
Post by Kid Blink on Jul 6, 2016 16:15:34 GMT -5
"I wouldn't say good. I move around a lot. I've only been back in 'Hattan for a few weeks..."
Blink frowned a bit. Where had she gone while she had left? Had she still been a newsie? Was she just one of the ones who would switch boroughs every few weeks? Blink would never be able to handle something like that. His close friends - the boys who were practically his family - were all in Manhattan. He could never leave them behind, no matter what other opportunities there were out there for him.
"Where were ya when ya left?" He asked, genuinely quite curious about it. He had heard about people leaving and such before, although he had never met anyone who would do that sort of borough-jumping before.
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Roaming
Jul 6, 2016 16:28:03 GMT -5
Post by Roam on Jul 6, 2016 16:28:03 GMT -5
Where were ya when ya left?
"Here. Left here when I was little. Been moving around ever since." Roam shrugged a bit as her hair fell in her face some. "You been here for a while?" She asked hoping to not delve to deeply into her past.
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Roaming
Jul 6, 2016 16:33:11 GMT -5
Post by Kid Blink on Jul 6, 2016 16:33:11 GMT -5
"Here. Left here when I was little. Been moving around ever since."
Blink nodded slowly. It was interesting to him that she seemed to have been moving around so much, considering he had been in Manhattan his whole life. He was giving everything that he could in order to stay there and make a living for himself there... And something about her just didn't seem entirely comfortable with being in Manhattan.
"You been here for a while?"
Blink laughed a bit, "Since I was a little kid. I ran away and came ta the newsies when I was five. I've been sellin' ever since, and been makin' a pretty good livin' for myself compared to some people 'round 'ere."
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Roaming
Jul 6, 2016 16:59:56 GMT -5
Post by Roam on Jul 6, 2016 16:59:56 GMT -5
Since I was a little kid. I ran away and came ta the newsies when I was five. I've been sellin' ever since, and been makin' a pretty good livin' for myself compared to some people 'round 'ere.
Roam nodded some. He had run away to this place. She was running from somewhere to close to be comfortable with. "That's good. That you're doing good here ya know?" She smiled at him some. Realizing they were going to be taking a shorter way to get to the lodge that came down past her old house. She gradually shifted their walk to take a different route.
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Roaming
Jul 6, 2016 17:03:10 GMT -5
Post by Kid Blink on Jul 6, 2016 17:03:10 GMT -5
"That's good. That you're doing good here ya know?"
Blink smiled a bit, actually quite surprised at her kind words. He nodded, "I'm glad ya think so. Thanks."
As their route shifted to a slightly longer way around, Blink didn't question it - at least, not out loud. He followed her without much argument. It was a few hours before the lodging houses would close for the night, and it was still quite light outside, so he wasn't worried about it or anything. However, he couldn't help but wonder why she had suddenly changed routes. "Ya know there's a faster way, right?" He asked curiously.
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Roaming
Jul 6, 2016 17:33:00 GMT -5
Post by Roam on Jul 6, 2016 17:33:00 GMT -5
I'm glad ya think so. Thanks.
Roam smiled a bit. "You're welcome. Not everyone can do this easily, ya know?" She said with a soft smile. She could guess what was on his mind as she changed their path. Roam was waiting for him to question why they went this way. She had just started to relax when he asked his next question.
"Ya know there's a faster way, right
She nodded a bit. "Take the oath less traveled." Roam smiled hiding her uncomfortableness well. "Never know what you'll find taking the long way around."
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Roaming
Jul 6, 2016 17:46:20 GMT -5
Post by Kid Blink on Jul 6, 2016 17:46:20 GMT -5
"You're welcome. Not everyone can do this easily, ya know?"
Blink was glad that someone genuinely understood the life of a newsie. Sure, she was a newsie herself, but still. It wasn't often that he would find someone to talk about it with. That was why he had one best friend - Mush - that he could tell everything to.
"Take the oath less traveled."
Even if she was lying, Blink thought that she did a pretty good job with playing it off well. There was nothing about her that signaled that she was lying... Besides just a gut instinct inside of him. Either way, though, he wasn't going to press her any more about it.
"Never know what you'll find taking the long way around."
Blink nodded, "'S true." He mumbled in agreement.
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Roaming
Jul 6, 2016 17:58:42 GMT -5
Post by Roam on Jul 6, 2016 17:58:42 GMT -5
S true.
Roam sighed a bit hearing his mumble. She would ruin this already. All because she didn't want to walk down that road ever again.
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Roaming
Jul 6, 2016 18:01:37 GMT -5
Post by Kid Blink on Jul 6, 2016 18:01:37 GMT -5
Blink removed his cap, running his fingers through his shaggy blonde locks and adjusting his eyepatch slightly. "So, uh... How old're ya?"
He didn't really know what else to say. He wasn't good under pressure or in awkward situations.
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Roaming
Jul 6, 2016 18:05:11 GMT -5
Post by Roam on Jul 6, 2016 18:05:11 GMT -5
So, uh... How old're ya?
"I'm seventeen." She said a bit quieter. Roam wasnt the talking type most times. She talked when she needed too though. "What about you?" Roam asked looking over pushing her hair behind her ear.
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