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Post by Boxer on Feb 26, 2008 23:18:28 GMT -5
Boxer pulled herself up the last of the ladder and onto the roof. It had been a couple days since her run in with Jack. She had thought about what he had said. She wasnt sure how well shed do as a newsie, but maybe there was something else that she could do. Unfortunately nothing seemed to pop into her head, she could just be a newsie until then maybe...
Sighing she placed her hands in her pockets and looked up into the night sky. It had to be around two in the morning, but she hadnt slept yet. She couldnt, at least not yet. yawning she rubbed the back of her neck. She was tired...
Moving towards the edge of the roof she sat down on the ledge dangling her feet over the side. The moon was in the crescent stage right now, so it wasnt too bright. Taking her hat off, she let her braid fall down her back before pulling it over her shoulder and untying it. Running her fingers through her dark hair, she undid it from its braid and it now hung loose over her shoulders, a slight crimp in it from being in the braid so long.
She hadnt actually gone into the lodging house, though she tarried back and forth the other day till finally she just slept in the park again. Tonight, though, she finally made it to the building, but only to climb its fire escape to the roof.
She didnt think shed get in trouble for sleeping on the roof, not like she was stealing a bunk. Everything on the outside was fair game, at least that was her thoughts.
Boxer brought one of her legs up, her knee bent and rested her arm over the top as she leaned to the side, using her other hand to brace herself. She didnt think anyone would catch her anyway, it was so early in the morning... |
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Post by Kid Blink on Feb 27, 2008 11:26:42 GMT -5
Kid Blink sighed as he walked up the staircase leading to the lodging house roof. He had been having a tough time sleeping lately, and with Race being in the bunk below him, boy was that kid noisy. Kid had decided to have a smoke; maybe then he'd be able to calm down enough to get some sleep. He swung the door to the rooftop open silently before closing it behind him and reaching into his pockets. He looked up toward the starry sky as he pulled out a cigarette from his pocket and a match along with it. He hadn't noticed the girl until he looked away from the sky and brought the cigarette to his lips to light it. He was silent for a moment watching her, seeing if she was a possible "threat" but girls weren't much of a threat... well, unless you were one of Spot's girls, that was. He took a drag and blew a small smoke ring before speaking as he looked at her back to him. "What's a girl like you doin' up here at this hour?" he asked.
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Post by Boxer on Feb 27, 2008 17:21:02 GMT -5
Boxer had been lost in the night sky. She imagined it as satin waves, stars spinkled all over it and she could just reach up and take one. If she could she would find herself a shooting star, hop on and fall to another world. Inwardly she laughed at her own sillyness. she didnt have time for chidish thoughts like that. Those were better left for the kids that didnt have to steal for food, or sleep in parks. Kids who didnt get in fights every day and kids who had more then just themselves around them.
It was on these thoughts that she missed the sound of the door and the footsteps. Later she would chide herself on not paying attention. She prided herself on her acute hearing and seeing. She preferred to pay attention to everything, not liking people sneaking up on you. When you allowed that you allowed so much more, people could take advantage of those they could sneak up on and she was not one that wanted to be known to be taken advantage of.
It was a few moments before he spoke that she felt someones eyes on her. It was that feeling of being watched that made the hair stick up on the back of her neck and was about to say something just as his voice broke the silence. she didnt even bother to look behind her.
"What biz'ness is it ta youse?"she retorted, rubbing her index and thumb pads together. she had narrowed her eyes abit as she stared out over the city and the buildings before her. She was listening, waiting for his movements, his breathing, any kind of sound he might make. She would be ready this time if he tried anything.
His overly large sentance for a simple question was merely over looked by her for now. She found it unecessary, just as she found this run in. She seemed ot be having a lot of those lately and she had been hoping to avoid another one at least for a few more days. Then again she was sitting up here on this lodging house, even though it was two in the morning. To say she didnt have at least a little bit of piqued interest on why this kid was up here at these early hours would have been a lie, but she would never voice any kind of interest. bad enough she voiced enough of it to that Jack Kelly kid she had run into earlier. |
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Post by Kid Blink on Feb 29, 2008 12:27:36 GMT -5
His eyes drifted beyond her as he took a few steps forward before standing a few feet away from her, he looked over out onto the city as he took in another drag and sighed. What business was it of his? Well that was a minor question, something he could easily answer, but why should he please her, but why shouldn't he as well. He looked over at her in contemplation,"well, uh as it so happens, dis is the lodging house I belong to, so I have all right to be up hereh, I'm not sayin' you don't have right ta be up hereh, I'm sure in some way ya do....I was just curious is all, ya don't hafta get touchy..."he said. He felt an awakrd sort of tension emitting from her, but he ignored it, she was probably just scared, or not sure.
He looked up at the sky before looking back toward the city at the lights,"it's real nice at night or dark like dis, everythin' seems so calm and peaceful, when in truth, the world is goin' down the drain..."he said absently before he tossed the useless cigarette to his feet and stepped on it.
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Post by Boxer on Feb 29, 2008 22:27:36 GMT -5
Boxer refrained from moving when she heard him come closer, though she did let her foot down as she sat up straight from leaning. Just in case she needed to run she was in better position to do so.
She quirked a brow again as he rambled on and she rolled her eyes a bit before glancing over her shoulder at him. "you know..'she said, "you tawk an awful lot"she turned bringing her legs over the other side and onto the roof and stood up guesturing towards her spot."all yours"She said.
At his next words she smirked. "Boy you've got some kind of positive outlook dontcha"she shook her head."Relax kid. Your future is exactly what your presence is."She said, "So the least you can do is make the best of it'she shrugged. Not that her outlook was much better, but her problems were with herself. |
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Post by Kid Blink on Feb 29, 2008 23:08:36 GMT -5
Kid looked at her as she moved and spoke, he fell silent after she said he talked alot. He sighed and looked down,"I don't mean ta come off like I am, I was just curious, and I ain't as bad as I seem, ya jus' seemed abit confused, or maybe lost, or lonely even...."he said as he sat down and watched her closely. He didn't know what to do, if she was leaving he'd go back inside and try to get some sleep.
"Do ya need a place ta stay?"he asked in realization that maybe she had nowhere to leave to.(sorry it's short...)
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Post by Boxer on Feb 29, 2008 23:17:12 GMT -5
She smirked again. "There you go talkin'she said. "Should call you mouth or something" She leaned against a stack not moving any further away but putting a good ten feet between them.
"I am none of those things, so dont you worry your little head a bout it."she said. "Im merely up here enjoying my solace" she stopped then wondering if maybe she was talking weird like Jinks had acused her of the other day. She frowned, she hated thinking about how she may sound to other people.
"Am I saying to confusin' of things?"She asked. It was out of her mouth before she could stop it and she felt like an idiot.
when he asked her if she needed a place to stay she shook her head."no..."she said. "I got a place.." |
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Post by Kid Blink on Mar 1, 2008 0:20:10 GMT -5
He watched her and listned to herwords, it wasn't odd to him, he'd heard Cowgirl say things that were confusing but that was because she spoke it poetically and logically, so it made sense in ways if you just thought about it. He shook his head," a course not, yer speakin' is jus' fne, people talk differently, it jus' takes stopping and thinking to understand sometimes that's all.."he said. He smiled at her as he looked up at the sky.
"Ya sure ya don't need anything?"heasked in concern and helpfulness.
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