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Post by bunky on Jun 1, 2009 19:23:45 GMT -5
"since I was eight. I'm from Scotland really, me mum and da died after we immigrated here. I have me brotha who works the docks here in Manhattan." Piper replied, taking in another deep breath and letting the smoke exit throw her nostrils. The subject of her parents and their death wasn't as bad anymore, but it was still a bit tender.
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Post by isaac on Jun 1, 2009 19:35:37 GMT -5
He nodded looking down a bit, "Sorry about ya parents." He said genuinely, he never found it fair that some people had parents while others didn't. Drifter knew that most of the time it was out of their control and accidents happened, it just made him appreciate his parents more, even if they where back in Mississippi, and probably mad that he had left.
Giving her a gentle nudge, he smiled trying to get her to smile too, he hated seeing people sad. Scratching his head he tried to think of something that would make her laugh. Finishing up his cigarette he tossed it to the ground and stepped on it making sure it was completely out. "So what do ya do for fun in 'Hattan?"
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Post by bunky on Jun 1, 2009 19:48:01 GMT -5
She gave a small smile when he nudged her and she thought about what she does for fun.
"See Medda at her theater, she's great! Plus some of the newsies know her so we can get free food if we wanted. Mostly we try not to get in the way of Snyder." Piper explained, breathing in her cigarette, which was almost done and she wanted to savor the rest of it for awhile.
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Post by isaac on Jun 1, 2009 19:59:18 GMT -5
"Been hearin' good things about Medda," He said, mostly he had heard things about the show from passing crowds. "I'll hafta go see the show some time. Ya wanna go with me if I do?" He asked giving her a smirk and then chuckled a bit. "Ya don't hafta if ya don't wanna."
He cocked his head to the side a bit, "Who's Snyder?" From the way she said it he got the impression that he was not someone to mess with. He'd have to keep that in mind, he loved to travel but that's one thing he didn't like about it, he wasn't sure of who he needed to stay away from so not to land his butt in jail.
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Post by bunky on Jun 1, 2009 20:03:08 GMT -5
"Naw I'll go with ya, I've been wantin' to see her in awhile." Piper replied as he offered to go with her and see Medda. Boy, this one was a charmer.
"Snyder's not a nice guy. He runs the boys home here in Manhattan, and if he catches ya doing something bad he'll throw you in there. He started up a girls' home and I was almost thrown in there." Piper explained, thinking about how snyder caught her and gave her the nasty scar on her neck. She turned her head slightly and moved her collar, giving Drifter a clear view of her scar.
"He gave me that." She replied in a sad tone.
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Post by isaac on Jun 1, 2009 20:17:03 GMT -5
Drifter smiled and nodded his head, he'd have to go and find her when a good time to go to Medda's came up. Right now he was just trying to get his barrings and making sure he didn't look like an idiot if he got lost. This was a new town for him after all.
His smile faded when Piper showed him the scar, he hated it when girls got hurt. He crossed his arms over his chest and knitted his eyebrows together in a scowl. "I'll make sure to stay away from him." He nodded and looked at the sky, he didn't know what had happen that got Piper in trouble but he was sure it wasn't that bad that this Snyder guy had to go for her neck.
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Post by bunky on Jun 1, 2009 20:24:48 GMT -5
Piper placed her collar back up, hiding the scar yet again and looked up at the sky yet again. She took one last drag from her cigarette and threw it to the ground, killing it with her heel. She leaned back on the crate and ruffled her red hair. She needed to get it cut short, it was too long for her to put under her hat.
"Just mind your own, and you won't get hurt. Also look out for the Delancy Brothers, they work at The World and they bug us alot, thinking they are high superior and all." Piper replied in a bitter tone, "But you'll be fine, we pick on them alot too and pull pranks too."
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Post by isaac on Jun 1, 2009 20:35:17 GMT -5
Scuffing his shoe on the ground he shoved both of his hands in his pockets not sure of what to say now. The Snyder thing kinda got him a little peeved, but he snapped his head in her direction when she started to talk again.
"Delancy Brothers," He nodded putting that away in his memory for when he needed to remember it. "Things are a lot more complicated here then in Mississippi." He commented a bit but laughed about it, of course it was more complicated, compared to the dull town that Greenville was, this is an adventure.
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Post by bunky on Jun 1, 2009 20:40:35 GMT -5
"It's not so bad. I mean you're a newsie, so you have a lot of other newsies to look after you. Every city is like a family, like the Bronx is a family, so is Queens, Brooklyn, the works! We newises look after each other and we keep each other in check all the time, so you don't have to worry about safety." Piper explained. That was true, she felt more at home at the lodging house than ever before, and the people there were like family.
She saw how worried he looked and nudged him.
"Didn't mean to scare ya." She apologized softly, hoping he would smile again, she liked his smile.
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Post by isaac on Jun 1, 2009 21:34:54 GMT -5
He nodded a bit in thought, he was able to take care of himself but he liked that there were people there to help him if he needed it. Taking a breath in he pushed all thoughts to the back of his mind, he'd worry about everything later.
Drifter laughed when she nudged him and gave her a smile. "Nah, ya didn't scare me." He said with a shake of his head, he wasn't scared just weary. The feeling comes when ones in new territory. "Thanks for tellin' me about Snyder and the Delancy's," He flashed that charming smile of his. "Probably just saved me from doin' somethin' stupid."
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Post by bunky on Jun 1, 2009 21:38:26 GMT -5
"Thanks for tellin' me about Snyder and the Delancy's,"
"Good, I wouldn't want that face of yours to get messed up by those boys." Piper replied in a grin, giving him her charming smile as well. She wasn't as open as she was to Drifter, but he was a nice guy to her, and since he was knew she did not know of his reputation.
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Post by isaac on Jun 1, 2009 21:51:38 GMT -5
"Good, I wouldn't want that face of yours to get messed up by those boys."
"From the sounds of it neither do I," He laughed as he scratched his cheek turning to look at her. "Bruises look tough on some guys but not on me, just looks like I ran inta a door a somethin'." Shaking his head he smiled at her, "Maybe you should stay away from them too, you're too pretty ta to get roughed up by anyone." He was laying it on thick and he knew it, but he was telling the truth she was to pretty to be sporting some bruises.
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Post by bunky on Jun 1, 2009 22:03:01 GMT -5
PIper blushed and looked down at her feet, sporting a smile. Sure she was sucker for flirting, but he was a good flirter to make her blush like that, blushing to the point of matching her hair.
"I've had to deal with boys who think they can have any girl they want, but I'm okay of handling myself." She replied as she eyed him again, "But hey a girl's got to have a guy to protect her sometimes, you know?"
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Post by isaac on Jun 1, 2009 22:32:51 GMT -5
He smiled at her with a little chuckle, it was cute when she blushed. He liked that her blush almost matched her hair. "Ya match." He said teasingly.
He nodded, he wasn't the type of guy to think he could get any girl he wanted, he actually Drifter was kind of a screw up when it comes to girls. He either said something stupid or was overly flirtatious. From what he and Piper had talked about he knew she could handle herself. He liked her and he didn't want to screw it up. "I get the feelin' you can kick some ass." He said with a chuckle, "But I'll be there if ya need me."
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Post by bunky on Jun 1, 2009 22:40:02 GMT -5
Piper smiled from his remark about helping her is she needed it. Some days she would be fin on her own, but other times she would need some help. She nodded and tried to hide her blush.
"Yeah, keep up that flirting and I'll match completely." She teased back at him as she looked from him to the sky and smiled, liking how the sun was hitting her face just right.
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