Back into the Lion's Den (closed-ish)

[Macbeth]

Macbeth looked around at the few girls in the bunkroom. She knew most of them by name. But there was one girl she definitely hadn't seen around much, one who didn't seem to fit in. She glanced at Risk and nodded toward the one with the nail file.

[Sammie]

Risk followed Macbeth closely behind, approaching the girl and stopping once they were right in front of her.

"You know anyone around her named Gypsy?" asked Risk firmly as he looked at the girl.

[Gypsy]

Gypsy paused, lifting her head and raising a slow brow. "Depends on who's askin'." She hadn't bothered getting to know anybody, she didn't care enough for that, so she didn't recognize either of them.

[Macbeth]

Macbeth thought about how to handle this and did the only thing she could--improvised, and hoped she hit the right note. "There's a guy in the boys' room, asking about her. Seems like he thinks she might be cheating on him or something." Beth had no idea if this girl was dating someone, much less whether there had been any snares in the relationship. She only knew that most of the girls in the house were in relationships, and most of them had snares. It was worth a shot.

[Gypsy]

She only arched her brow higher. Why the hell would Jimmy think she was cheating on him? And why the hell would he come to the lodging house and send in a couple of lackeys to find her?

She knew the story was bullshit, but that only made her curious, so she got up, sticking the file into her bra, since it doubled as a weapon, not caring that there was a guy watching her. "All right, I'm game."

[Sammie]

Risk nodded, making his way towards the boys' bunkroom. He glanced over at Macbeth, wondering where this plan was going to take them. They found her and take her to the boys' bunkroom and then what?

They were nearing the bunkroom when Risk noticed a blond head of hair at the bottom of the stairs making her way towards them. He gently nudged Macbeth, hoping she'd get his hint. Sammie was getting impatient and he'd rather get this over with before anyone else walked into the lodging house.

[Macbeth]

Beth nodded and headed for the boys' room, leaving Risk and Gypsy to follow. When she opened the door, she thanked the Hindu gods that something had finally worked out--Goblin was lying on his bunk, looking even more depressed than usual.

When he saw Risk and Macbeth, however, he sat bolt upright and looked completely shocked. They were supposed to be in Five Points, after all.

"Hey," Beth said pointedly, giving him a look. "Is that guy still around? 'Cause that guy is looking for Gypsy and wanted us to bring her to him."

It took Goblin about five seconds to process that. And then he got to his feet and nodded. "Oh," he said calmly. "Well...why don't we do that, then?" And suddenly he had a knife out, and Beth had a knife out, and the entire situation had kind of escalated.

[Sammie]

((They're waiting for Sammie to walk in, right? Just wanted to make sure before I post!))

[Gypsy]

Gypsy reacted immediately, taking out her nail file. "What the fuck is this?" She shot a glare at Goblin. "Shoulda' known Lover Boy over here would have somethin' to do with this."

[Macbeth]

Goblin smirked at her. "Actually, I only have a vague idea what's going on here, but if it involves everyone pointing knives at you, I'm down with it."

Macbeth, meanwhile, pressed her blade against the girl's back and wondered how the hell she got herself into this.

((Go for it! I like how it takes four people to handle Gypsy, haha.))

[Sammie]

"Shut up!" muttered Risk, shooting the pair a look as he watched the door. Before he knew it, the door snapped open and a hand reached out to grab Gypsy, a knife immediately at the girl's throat. Sammie's eyes went wide once she saw what Macbeth and Risk were doing.

"Liars," she spat the two of them as she inched back towards the door.

"Sammie, we found her," said Risk reassuringly, hoping that their cover wasn't blown just yet.

"Who's he? Why's his knife out? And your girl's too?"

((THIS IS SO EPIC.))

[Gypsy]

Gypsy was forced to drop her nail file, not having much choice with a knife at her back and another at her throat. "Don't you think this is a little bit of an over-kill?" She shot a glare at Sammie. She knew her. She was Eastman's. The only girl that hadn't been whored out -- though she wouldn't put it past the bitch to be sleeping with the boss.

((And it TOTALLY would take this many people to handle Gypsy.))

[Macbeth]

"Oh, he has no idea what's going on," Macbeth assured her, which was pretty much true at this point. "He just really, really hates her." She nodded at Gypsy, then gave Goblin a look that said, Right!?

Goblin, meanwhile, was staring at Sammie and looking very realistically confused. But he put the knife away, since the others obviously had it covered, and shrugged. "Right. They asked me if this was Gypsy, and I told 'em. Whatever you're about to do, she deserves it. Carry on." And he gave Gypsy a quick look before he went back to his bunk.

Beth dug her knife a little deeper into Gypsy's back. She didn't want a word coming out of this girl's mouth that could blow the whole operation apart.

[Sammie]

"C'mon, let's go," muttered Risk urgently, opening the door and peering outside as he let the three girls through. He shot Goblin a final look before they disappeared into the hallway.

"Attic, now," he said, pulling down the latch and letting Sammie lead the way. The last thing he wanted was anyone seeing what was going on.

[Gypsy]

Gypsy shot a look at Goblin over her shoulder as she was led away. "You will fucking regret this Pearson." She spat out his name. "You mark my words, you will fucking regret this."

She set her jaw as Risk pushed her up the ladder into the attic, fists clenching when she got inside. "What the fuck do you people want with me?"