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Post by Spot Conlon on Feb 25, 2019 13:34:17 GMT -5
Spot had been busy the past couple of days, getting ready for the leaders meeting. He had been taking Bridges under his wing and showing him the ways of being a leader. It was a bit overwhelming at times, but Bridges seemed ready for this new responsibility. They decided to call it quits for the day after they had gone over the race track. A lot of newsies like to hang out here, so it was important for the leader to know the layout of the place and provide strong boundaries and rules.
However, they would go into more detail about that on another day. Bridges left to go check up on some of the other birds while Spot decided to kick back and watch a race or two.
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Post by Whisper on Feb 25, 2019 13:45:25 GMT -5
It had been a long time since Whisper had been to Queens. She had decided to step back and keep an eye on things for a good amount of time, and it actually wasn't until lately that she had noticed that things seemed to be changing. Everything in Queens seemed much more uptight, and everyone seemed more nervous. So, being the sort of person that she was, Whisper had wanted to make sure that everything was alright in Brooklyn.
It had taken a good amount of time for her to go around through the other boroughs to get to Brooklyn, knowing that passing straight from Queens to Brooklyn wouldn't be safe on either side of things, but she had spent most of that day searching around for Spot... just to make sure that everything seemed okay. She knew that he didn't trust her after the last time that they had seen one another, but she really did just want peace in the boroughs.
When she had gotten to the racetrack and seen a familiar male sitting there, she had eagerly made her way over, moving into the seat beside him. "Spot Conlon?"
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Post by Spot Conlon on Feb 25, 2019 13:50:14 GMT -5
"Spot Conlon?"
Spot was concentrating on the race that he didn't really notice the young lady that sat down beside him. "Yeah?"
Racetrack had given him a tip, not that he actually trusted it, but it was looking as if the Manhattan newsie might be right for once that he was extremely concentrated.
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Post by Whisper on Feb 25, 2019 13:52:43 GMT -5
"Yeah?"
Whisper sighed a bit. She figured that he seemed fine, not worried about what might be going on. Luckily it seemed as though nothing had happened regarding him and Rip yet.
"Do you remember me?" It had been a good long time, she wouldn't have been surprised if he didn't. Plus, he didn't seem to want to take his eyes off the race.
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Post by Spot Conlon on Feb 25, 2019 13:57:38 GMT -5
"Do you remember me?"
Spot glanced at her for a quick moment. She seemed familiar... Oh, now he remembered. He looked at her with a frown on his face, the race long forgotten. "Whisper. From Queens." He crossed his arms as he faced her. "What are you doin' in Brooklyn?"
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Post by Whisper on Feb 25, 2019 14:01:21 GMT -5
"Whisper. From Queens."
While a part of her wanted to be relieved that she wouldn't have to explain everything to him again, the frown on his face was more than enough to make her feel bad again.
"What are you doin' in Brooklyn?"
"I wanted ta make sure you were okay," She cleared her throat, "Queens has been real tense lately. I though Rip might've already come."
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Post by Spot Conlon on Feb 25, 2019 14:13:59 GMT -5
"I wanted ta make sure you were okay."
Spot raised an eyebrow at the comment, but it also of some concern that she had crossed into Brooklyn from Queens. Yes, he had told the boys to stay away from the border, but that didn't mean he didn't want them watching it! He'd have to talk with his birds about this later.
He cleared his throat. "I am capable of takin' care of myself.
"Queens has been real tense lately. I though Rip might've already come."
He pursed his lips. "If he came, Queens probably wouldn't be tense," he pointed out. Queens would probably be thrilled that Rip had finally gotten revenge and cooled his head. And well, Queens also would probably have swooped in to take over Brooklyn if Rip had attacked him.
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Post by Whisper on Feb 25, 2019 14:16:50 GMT -5
"I am capable of takin' care of myself."
"I know that." Whisper sighed. This was going to be more difficult to explain than she had thought. "I know you can take care of yourself, but I think Rip's gonna try somethin' soon. Before the meeting."
Perhaps she was misreading things, but something had just seemed off about the leader lately.
"If he came, Queens probably wouldn't be tense."
That was fair enough, but Whisper still didn't have a good feeling about any of this. "Look, I could be wrong about this, but I don't think so. Rip's been different lately. Much angrier." It had made some of the newsies nervous lately.
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Post by Spot Conlon on Feb 25, 2019 14:27:42 GMT -5
"I know that."
Spot had to bite his tongue to keep from retorting something sharp.
"I know you can take care of yourself, but I think Rip's gonna try somethin' soon. Before the meeting."
He frowned. How did she know about the meeting? Rip wasn't one to share that information with anyone, and Spot had only told his birds for the time being... no one should know about the meeting yet except the leaders. This did not seem right.
"Look, I could be wrong about this, but I don't think so. Rip's been different lately. Much angrier."
He would keep that in mind, but right now, Rip was the least of his problems. He stood up. There were some answers he needed to find. It seemed as if someone somewhere was leaking information that was not supposed to be well-known.
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Post by Whisper on Feb 25, 2019 14:30:05 GMT -5
As soon as Spot had stood up, Whisper did so as well, hand shooting out to grab onto his wrist before he could just run off on his own.
"Don't do anything stupid," Her face grew serious, "There are people involved now that're so much worse than Rip, and they don't have loyalties ta anyone."
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Post by Spot Conlon on Feb 25, 2019 14:36:48 GMT -5
"Don't do anything stupid."
Spot gave her a sharp look. "I don't plan on it."
"There are people involved now that're so much worse than Rip, and they don't have loyalties ta anyone."
That did not make him feel any better about the way things were going. At this rate, he might have to make a change of plans last minute... But for now, he just tipped his cap in goodbye to Whisper and headed toward the heart of Brooklyn. He needed answers. And he would get them from his birds even if he had to force it. Something wasn't sitting well with him. He needed to know how information on the meeting was leaked. He hated suspecting one of his own, but he had to. They were the only ones outside of the leaders that knew about the meeting.
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Post by Whisper on Feb 25, 2019 14:38:14 GMT -5
"I don't plan on it."
Whisper let out a soft sigh. Things were going to get difficult from this point forward... all that she could do was hope for the best. With that, she headed back to make the trip around to Queens.
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Post by Spot Conlon on Feb 25, 2019 14:44:11 GMT -5
The wheels in Spot's head were turning like mad as he walked through Brooklyn. He was going through the names of each bird, trying to think if they would let information like this slip. Bridges? No, he wouldn't do that, especially since he had been chosen as the next leader. Cloud? Definitely not. That guy knew how to keep a secret. Runner? No, no. The kid wouldn't make a slip up like that again.
He paused in front of the boys' lodge, frowning deeply. He kept going through the list, checking people off, but that didn't mean he wouldn't be talking to them about it just in case. This could be a real problem for the future of Brooklyn.
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Post by Lacey on Feb 25, 2019 14:46:46 GMT -5
By the time that Lacey had finished her selling for that day, she had been eager to just take a walk to clear her head. She had been dealing with a massive headache for most of that day, and the fresh air was helping a bit.
However, when she had spotted Spot in front of the boy's lodge, seemingly lost in concerned thought, she slowly approached him, however much a part of her might have been telling her not to. "Spot? Are you alright?"
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Post by Spot Conlon on Feb 25, 2019 14:49:30 GMT -5
"Spot? Are you alright?"
He glanced up to see Lacey coming his way. This was both good and bad timing. Good because he needed to ask her about the possible leak of information. Bad because he didn't want her to see him worried.
"I actually have somethin' I wanted ta ask you," he said bluntly. It was a bit last minute, but he decided to just get straight to the point and get it over with.
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Post by Lacey on Feb 25, 2019 14:50:53 GMT -5
"I actually have somethin' I wanted ta ask you."
Lacey frowned a bit. There was no denying the fact that the expression on his face seemed to say that it would be a bad thing, but what bad thing could he be asking about?
"Uh, yeah. What's wrong?" She bit her lip.
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Post by Spot Conlon on Feb 25, 2019 14:57:02 GMT -5
"Uh, yeah. What's wrong?"
Spot sucked in a deep breath and lowered his voice. "Did you mention the leaders meetin' ta anyone?"
His tone was soft, but firm. He didn't want any excuses, just the truth and nothing but the truth.
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Post by Lacey on Feb 25, 2019 14:59:09 GMT -5
"Did you mention the leaders meetin' ta anyone?"
Lacey frowned. She was a bit taken aback by the question, unsure why he would be asking such a thing... but she couldn't remember the answer. She didn't think that she had, and the only person that she could have mentioned it to was Ace, who was also a bird and wouldn't have spread around such a thing. However, she had also been relatively out of it for a day because of exhaustion... so she didn't know for sure.
"I don't... think so," Her arms crossed over her chest, "Why?"
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Post by Spot Conlon on Feb 25, 2019 15:05:35 GMT -5
"I don't... think so."
Spot frowned at this answer. She hesitated... that did not look like a good sign. Maybe she just couldn't remember? He didn't want to suspect her! But what if she had?
"Why?"
At this moment, he wasn't sure if he should say why. If she was the leak, it could make things words, but if he didn't tell her, she might get upset with him.
He decided to go the safe route... "Jus' checkin' something. If you didn't, then it's fine."
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Post by Lacey on Feb 25, 2019 15:07:38 GMT -5
"Jus' checkin' something. If you didn't, then it's fine."
Lacey frowned at the lack of any real answer. Did Spot not trust her? His last sentence seemed to imply that he was wary to do so. Was this really the place that they had gotten to?
Either way, she wasn't in any mood to fight. Her head was hurting and that would only make things worse. She and Spot had fought too much for their relationship anyway, it might not be able to handle another quarrel. She didn't want to risk it. "Is everythin' okay?"
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Post by Spot Conlon on Feb 25, 2019 15:11:10 GMT -5
"Is everythin' okay?"
Spot bit back a sigh. "I'm not sure, which is why I was askin' you that question." He couldn't lie. He would be honest, but that didn't mean he had to tell her everything. He couldn't until he got to the bottom of all this.
Right now, Lacey was okay on the list. He just had to keep narrowing it down and come back to Lacey if it came down to it... not that he really think it would. He did not think that. He refused to. It had to have been one of the boys. Maybe the younger ones.
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Post by Lacey on Feb 25, 2019 15:14:55 GMT -5
"I'm not sure, which is why I was askin' you that question."
Lacey frowned. Had someone really told someone else about the meeting that was happening? Did someone know who shouldn't have known?
"Are ya sure the news came from Brooklyn? What about the other boroughs?" While she didn't assume that one of the other leaders would have said anything, birds absolutely could have.
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Post by Spot Conlon on Feb 25, 2019 15:18:42 GMT -5
"Are ya sure the news came from Brooklyn? What about the other boroughs?"
Spot gave her a sharp look. "I have ta check my own before I jump on the other boroughs."
He didn't like that, but it was what a leader had to do. You had to check yourself before you judged others. He wanted to make sure his borough was clean before he mentioned that the news got leaked.
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Post by Lacey on Feb 25, 2019 15:22:05 GMT -5
"I have ta check my own before I jump on the other boroughs."
Lacey let out another sigh. This was all so needlessly complicated, she didn't understand anymore.
"I don't think anyone would spread it from Brooklyn, Spot. You know the boids, they ain't the tattlin' type." She frowned again.
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Post by Spot Conlon on Feb 25, 2019 15:28:18 GMT -5
"I don't think anyone would spread it from Brooklyn, Spot. You know the boids, they ain't the tattlin' type."
Spot was looking incredibly frustrated now. "You think I want to suspect them? Suspect you?" He was scowling now... "I know my boids as well as any leader should, but I can't let this slide by. Someone could have, and it's my responsibility as leader to get to the bottom of this. It's a big problem if someone did. If I don't check, this could get out of hand for Bridges."
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