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Roaming
Jul 6, 2016 18:27:43 GMT -5
Post by Kid Blink on Jul 6, 2016 18:27:43 GMT -5
"What about you?"
Blink nodded briefly, clearing his throat. "Seventeen... Been a newsie for twelve years now, and every single one of 'em I've thought 'bout leavin' it all behind." He laughed a bit.
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Roaming
Jul 6, 2016 18:49:16 GMT -5
Post by Roam on Jul 6, 2016 18:49:16 GMT -5
Seventeen... Been a newsie for twelve years now, and every single one of 'em I've thought 'bout leavin' it all behind.
Roam smiled a bit. "Who hasn't thought about leavin?" She laughed a bit. "What keeps you stayin' here?" She asked a bit curiously.
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Roaming
Jul 6, 2016 18:55:16 GMT -5
Post by Kid Blink on Jul 6, 2016 18:55:16 GMT -5
"Who hasn't thought about leavin?"
Blink laughed, finally allowing himself to relax again as he adjusted his vest slightly. "I wouldn't know. I guess I've just never known anyone that's actually done it." He shrugged slightly.
"What keeps you stayin' here?"
He smiled a bit. It was a good question... One that he didn't entirely know the answer to. He shrugged, "The boys here are like my family. They're the only family I've had in a long time, since I left my parents. It was the best choice I ever made." He shrugged a bit. "I think I'm stayin' here because I have people that care about me. I'm assumin' that you have people who care about ya, too. Maybe ya just don't know that they care yet." He shrugged.
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Roaming
Jul 6, 2016 19:06:03 GMT -5
Post by Roam on Jul 6, 2016 19:06:03 GMT -5
I wouldn't know. I guess I've just never known anyone that's actually done it.
Roam relaxed a bit. "I guess not everyone thinks about it." She always seemed to be thinking about it. Roam could never seem to get far enough.
I think I'm stayin' here because I have people that care about me. I'm assumin' that you have people who care about ya, too. Maybe ya just don't know that they care yet
Roam thought about it for a while. Maybe that's why she couldn't find the will to leave New York. But anyone that would care about her would be people that she met in different bouroughs. Her parents were gone and as far as she knew that's all the family she had.
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Roaming
Jul 6, 2016 19:12:30 GMT -5
Post by Kid Blink on Jul 6, 2016 19:12:30 GMT -5
"I guess not everyone thinks about it."
Blink shrugged, "I'm sure they do. Gettin' away from where ya grow up is a perfectly normal thing ta want. Most people just don't have the guts ta go through with it." He smiled a bit. "Are ya thinkin' about it or somethin'?"
He figured that it would make sense with the way that she was acting, along with the way that she said that she was constantly moving around. It made a lot more sense, and it could have something to do with them avoiding the short way back to the lodge, as well.
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Roaming
Jul 6, 2016 19:28:18 GMT -5
Post by Roam on Jul 6, 2016 19:28:18 GMT -5
I'm sure they do. Gettin' away from where ya grow up is a perfectly normal thing ta want. Most people just don't have the guts ta go through with it. Are ya thinkin' about it or somethin'?
Roam shrugged a bit when he asked if she was thinking about it. "I feel like I'm always thinkin about it." She crossed her arms and looked down at her feet for a second. "I guess most people don't get the push to get out...others can't wait to get away." She said as her voice drifted off a bit.
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Roaming
Jul 6, 2016 19:30:36 GMT -5
Post by Kid Blink on Jul 6, 2016 19:30:36 GMT -5
"I feel like I'm always thinkin about it."
Blink was a bit saddened by that. If she wanted to leave, then what was stopping her? It seemed to him like it was easy enough, and maybe leaving such a big city behind would make things easier to afford or something. "'M sorry, that's terrible." He mumbled.
"I guess most people don't get the push to get out...others can't wait to get away."
He laughed a bit, trying to lighten the slightly depressed mood, patting her on the shoulder supportively. "'M sure that ya could make it outside o' this city if ya tried. Ya could leave and become a big star or somethin'." He laughed.
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Roaming
Jul 6, 2016 19:47:29 GMT -5
Post by Roam on Jul 6, 2016 19:47:29 GMT -5
M sorry, that's terrible.
"Don't worry about it." Roam said with a soft smile.
'M sure that ya could make it outside o' this city if ya tried. Ya could leave and become a big star or somethin'.
Roam laughed happily. "You think I could be some sort of star?" Roam smiled a bit and uncrossed her arms as she relaxed again. "I don't think I could go out alone..."
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Roaming
Jul 6, 2016 19:51:42 GMT -5
Post by Kid Blink on Jul 6, 2016 19:51:42 GMT -5
"You think I could be some sort of star?"
Blink laughed, "You've got the mysterious personality down, so yeah, ya absolutely could be a star. If ya ever are, though, make sure that ya mention me ta someone. I'm wantin' ta get outta here someday, too." He chuckled.
"I don't think I could go out alone..."
Blink smiled crookedly, "If I had any real talents that could help ya out, I would offer them to ya. Unfortunately... I don't even have a whole face, so I ain't got nothin' ta spare." He sighed softly. "'M sure ya could find someone, though."
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Roaming
Jul 6, 2016 20:04:12 GMT -5
Post by Roam on Jul 6, 2016 20:04:12 GMT -5
You've got the mysterious personality down, so yeah, ya absolutely could be a star. If ya ever are, though, make sure that ya mention me ta someone. I'm wantin' ta get outta here someday, too.
Roam laughed a bit more. "I'm mysterious?" She said with a happy smile. "Who knew?"
If I had any real talents that could help ya out, I would offer them to ya. Unfortunately... I don't even have a whole face, so I ain't got nothin' ta spare. 'M sure ya could find someone, though.
She nudged him a bit. "Hey. Ya never know. People might like a face with a story." Roam smiled a bit. "Eventually I'll get somewhere I need to be." Roam said trying to keep it happy.
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Roaming
Jul 6, 2016 20:09:27 GMT -5
Post by Kid Blink on Jul 6, 2016 20:09:27 GMT -5
"I'm mysterious? Who knew?"
Blink grinned, her laugh brightening his spirits slightly. "Well, I knew, for one." He shrugged, rolling his bright blue eye playfully at her. "That's how I could point it out."
"Hey. Ya never know. People might like a face with a story."
Blink chuckled, "Yeah, maybe. A long, complicated, horrible story. It's still a story, I guess." He shrugged. He didn't talk about his past too much, especially not when it came down to his parents and family life.
"Eventually I'll get somewhere I need to be."
Blink shot her a bright grin, "'M sure ya will. And I'll be watchin' from the sidelines sayin', 'Hey, I knew her for a whole hour...'" He teased slightly, laughing carelessly.
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Roaming
Jul 6, 2016 20:51:02 GMT -5
Post by Roam on Jul 6, 2016 20:51:02 GMT -5
Well, I knew, for one. That's how I could point it out.[/i
Roam laughed. "Not cocky are you?" She chuckled a bit.
Yeah, maybe. A long, complicated, horrible story. It's still a story, I guess.
"It's still a story." She shrugged a bit. "Someone will wanna hear it." Roam said with a soft smile.
M sure ya will. And I'll be watchin' from the sidelines sayin', 'Hey, I knew her for a whole hour...'
Roam smiled some. "Maybe more then an hour."
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Roaming
Jul 6, 2016 20:55:02 GMT -5
Post by Kid Blink on Jul 6, 2016 20:55:02 GMT -5
"Not cocky are you?"
Blink laughed, "Not as much as some of the other boys are. I promise, it's just every now and then." He smiled a bit.
"It's still a story. Someone will wanna hear it."
Blink was actually quite surprised by her kindness, taken aback by the fact that she would even say something like that, whether or not she would ever want to hear his story or not. "I-I guess..." He mumbled, his gaze flickering to his feet.
"Maybe more then an hour."
Blink laughed, "Well, right now I'm hopin' more than an hour."
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Roaming
Jul 6, 2016 21:30:49 GMT -5
Post by Roam on Jul 6, 2016 21:30:49 GMT -5
Not as much as some of the other boys are. I promise, it's just every now and then
Roam smiled brightly. "I'll take you're word for it."
Well, right now I'm hopin' more than an hour.
She smiled. "Me too...so let's try for more then an hour." Roam said slowing their walk down a bit more:
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Roaming
Jul 6, 2016 23:21:33 GMT -5
Post by Kid Blink on Jul 6, 2016 23:21:33 GMT -5
"I'll take you're word for it."
Blink shrugged, "That's all I'm gonna ask for ya ta take." He chuckled.
"Me too...so let's try for more then an hour."
Blink smiled a bit, slowing down his pace a bit so that he could match hers. "I think that we should have no problem gettin' in more than an hour. Even if we get back earlier... There's nothin' stoppin' us from spendin' time tagether at the lodging houses. Besides teasin', which would definitely happen, I guess." He shrugged. He didn't really care about what anyone else thought.
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Post by Roam on Jul 7, 2016 0:32:07 GMT -5
That's all I'm gonna ask for ya ta take.
Roam smiled a bit at that. It just sounded nice.
I think that we should have no problem gettin' in more than an hour. Even if we get back earlier... There's nothin' stoppin' us from spendin' time tagether at the lodging houses. Besides teasin', which would definitely happen, I guess.
"I don't really much mind what people think. You're the one who ain't movin around. I can deal with anything anyone says." She smiled a bit. "I had one girl say I was a witch once. Had half the girls in the lodge believe her. I stayed another two weeks then wrote her sayin that since I'm gone my curse will take over. I swear I heard her scream in Harlem." She smiled a bit. "So we'll go back to the lodge then?"
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Post by Kid Blink on Jul 7, 2016 0:44:09 GMT -5
"I don't really much mind what people think. You're the one who ain't movin around. I can deal with anything anyone says."
Blink chuckled a bit, shrugging slightly. "Yeah, I tend to be pretty good at ignoring any rude comments." Of course, he dealt with rude people a lot. He only had one eye, and people would call him a pirate or a cyclops or anything that they could to annoy him and make him angry. If there was one thing that people should know about Blink, it was that he had a terrible temper problem.
"I had one girl say I was a witch once. Had half the girls in the lodge believe her. I stayed another two weeks then wrote her sayin that since I'm gone my curse will take over. I swear I heard her scream in Harlem."
Blink's eyes widened a bit. The girl was clever. Roam had outsmarted her with her own insult like it was nothing, and he admired that. She was smart and witty. He loved that, especially in girls.
"So we'll go back to the lodge then?"
"Sounds good to me." He nodded, his pace picking back up to a normal walking pace, perfectly prepared to deal with any comments or anything that the boys - and girls - would be throwing at the pair of them when they got there.
[I'll reply tomorrow! I have to get some sleep.]
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Post by Roam on Jul 7, 2016 0:57:07 GMT -5
Yeah, I tend to be pretty good at ignoring any rude comments.
Roam smiled. Then we'll ignore them together." She noticed his eyes widen as she finished her story. Had she said something shocking? Or was it something wrong?
Sounds good to me
She smiled as they set a proper walking pace. It was nice. Roam had never actually spent time with people like this and it was different. She liked it. People around. Maybe she could get used to something more permanent.
[ok! Sleep tight!]
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Post by Kid Blink on Jul 7, 2016 9:29:14 GMT -5
"Then we'll ignore them together."
Blink chuckled, "Yeah, sounds like a good idea ta me." He knew how to ignore teasing from people, and he had heard all of the comments before when other boys had brought back girls. Heck, he had used some of them before!
Continuing to walk, the atmosphere around them felt nicer and sweeter already, which he was grateful for.
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Roaming
Jul 7, 2016 10:50:43 GMT -5
Post by Roam on Jul 7, 2016 10:50:43 GMT -5
Yeah, sounds like a good idea ta me.
Roam smiled a bit as they continued. It was a nice walk. Part of her wondered about his eye. Roam knew better then to ask about it. He hadn't dug too deeply into her past so she wouldn't dig about that. He probably had plenty of people ask or tease him about the fact that he had only one eye. She didn't plan to make that mistake. Roam did know when to stop talking about things.
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Roaming
Jul 7, 2016 11:00:58 GMT -5
Post by Kid Blink on Jul 7, 2016 11:00:58 GMT -5
Blink glanced around briefly at the streets as people began to settle back in their homes for the evening with their families. He would sometimes wonder what had happened to his family once he had run away, but most of the time, he was desperate to avoid ever seeing them again. He saw his mother from time to time. She had always been good to him. It was his father that had been the problem. His father was the reason that he had lost his eye in the first place... And he had a reminder about what had happened at home every day when he could only see half as much as everyone else.
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Roaming
Jul 7, 2016 11:11:03 GMT -5
Post by Roam on Jul 7, 2016 11:11:03 GMT -5
As they came closer to the lodge, she looked over at him. "Almost ta the lodge. What should we do when we get there?" She asked looking over at him.
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Roaming
Jul 7, 2016 11:25:50 GMT -5
Post by Kid Blink on Jul 7, 2016 11:25:50 GMT -5
"Almost ta the lodge. What should we do when we get there?"
Blink bit his lip, sighing softly and thinking for a moment. What would be a good idea for them to do? "Well, maybe we could head out ta the fire escape. There's a little place out there where we could sit and talk and stuff... The guys wouldn't bother us, either." He suggested.
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Roaming
Jul 7, 2016 11:28:58 GMT -5
Post by Roam on Jul 7, 2016 11:28:58 GMT -5
Well, maybe we could head out ta the fire escape. There's a little place out there where we could sit and talk and stuff... The guys wouldn't bother us, either
Roam nodded. "That sounds good." She smiled a bit and kept walking. "I'll let you lead the way." Roam said with a small smile.
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