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Post by Risk on Aug 29, 2011 1:21:16 GMT -5
Risk ran his fingers through his hair as he paced back and forth between the rows of bunkbeds. He had just gotten wind of an incident at the Bronx where a supposed Detective Ericson was shot to death by a couple kids. Not that he knew the Detective but the news caused Risk to think twice about coming to Manhattan. Then again, this borough was different. It was definitely more tame than the other ones.
Either way, the Deputy Inspector told him to check up on the Manhattan newsies, see if there was anything fishy that had been going on. Taking a cigarette from his pocket, he immediately lit it with a match and took a long drag, pondering what he should do next.
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Post by Mush on Aug 29, 2011 8:21:54 GMT -5
Mush sauntered into the bunkroom, on a mission to find his missing sock. He had only just noticed he was wearing only one, and the obvious place to start looking was the bunkroom.
He hesitated for a brief second when he saw he wasn't alone. "Hey, man." He said with a nod before realizing he'd never actually seen this boy.
"You new?"
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Post by Risk on Aug 29, 2011 12:58:37 GMT -5
Risk looked up to see someone that looked familiar. He was getting used to the faces around the lodging house but was still working his way around learning their names and habits.
"Yeah," he nodded. "Risk. And you go by?"
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Post by Mush on Aug 29, 2011 13:10:05 GMT -5
"Mush." Mush replied, smiling and sticking his hand out. "Nice ta meet ya, Risk."
Mush then remembered why he had come here in the first place. "You haven't seen a sock lyin' around, have ya?"
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Post by Risk on Aug 29, 2011 13:23:08 GMT -5
"Likewise," said Risk, taking his hand and giving it a firm shake. "Would it happen to be the one by the mirror in the washroom?"
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Post by Mush on Aug 29, 2011 13:34:15 GMT -5
Mush ran into the washroom, his anticipation heightened.
"YES!" He said, grabbing it and taking off his shoe to put the sock on. He actually had no idea if it was his sock, but he wasn't about to leave it lying around! Free sock!
"Thanks, Risk!"
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Post by Risk on Aug 29, 2011 13:55:00 GMT -5
Risk shook his head, laughing at him as he watched him run around to find his sock. "Hey, you hang out with that girl, right? Hershey? Ershey?"
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Post by Mush on Aug 29, 2011 14:03:04 GMT -5
Mush's look of glee left his face in a hot second.
"...Ershey? What about her?" He didn't like any guys asking about her...
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Post by Risk on Aug 29, 2011 17:49:17 GMT -5
"She just looks familiar, that's all," said Risk, confused at Mush's sudden change of behavior. Why was this guy so concerned? It was a simple question and he was just curious, of course.
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Post by Mush on Aug 29, 2011 23:26:32 GMT -5
"Hey, if you try anything, rest assured you will get hurt." He said, his voice quiet and serious, pointing at Risk. He didn't wanna scare the guy, but... Well, yeah, he did.
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Post by Risk on Aug 29, 2011 23:35:12 GMT -5
"Alright, alright, I can figure as much that she's your girl, but I'm definitely not tryin' anything!" said Risk, hands up in the air as he tried to his best not to shout back at him. "Calm down. She just looks like someone I know."
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Post by Mush on Aug 30, 2011 9:27:34 GMT -5
"Okay..." Mush said, taking a step back and lowering his finger.
"Maybe you've just seen her around the city before." No matter how much he didn't want to, Mush still felt there was something suspicious about this guy.
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Post by Risk on Aug 30, 2011 12:31:03 GMT -5
"Yeah, probably," muttered Risk, wondering why it was bothering him so much. He'd caught glances of the girl around the lodging house but couldn't pinpoint where he'd seen her before.
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Post by Mush on Aug 30, 2011 12:33:29 GMT -5
Mush cleared his throat, feeling quite awkward now.
"So, ya already done sellin' for the day?" It was pretty unusual to find a newsie in the bunkroom at this time of day, unless they were looking for a lost sock.
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Post by Risk on Aug 30, 2011 14:14:51 GMT -5
"Just about to," lied Risk, standing up from his bunkbed. It probably didn't look good that he was just sitting here all day. "You?"
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