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Post by Sammie on Dec 21, 2011 0:51:02 GMT -5
"I don't think I'm much of the pouting type," said Sammie, following her closely behind. She glanced at the newsies bustling around the distribution center. It wasn't that much different from what she was used to... they just looked happier. She figured it was because they didn't go around killing people.
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Post by Wraith on Dec 21, 2011 1:21:50 GMT -5
((Haha, I love her.))
"You could try a more aggressive approach," Wraith suggested timidly as she got in line. "I mean...most people yell a lot."
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Post by Sammie on Dec 21, 2011 1:23:01 GMT -5
Sammie's brows furrowed. "Does that work?" She just imagined them running away from her.
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Post by Wraith on Dec 21, 2011 21:15:19 GMT -5
"Depends on whether you yell something interesting," Wraith explained as the line moved along. "You know about 'improving' the headlines? Throwing in sex and murder and scandal wherever you can?"
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Post by Sammie on Dec 21, 2011 23:56:58 GMT -5
Sammie scoffed. "Sounds like Five Points to me."
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Post by Wraith on Dec 22, 2011 20:39:34 GMT -5
She smiled. "Good rule of thumb. Make every headline sound like it came out of Five Points." The line moved along until she reached the counter and bought her stack of fifty papes.
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Post by Sammie on Dec 22, 2011 20:41:27 GMT -5
((I'M HOME EARLY TODAY. WHEE.))
Sammie smirked, now amused by the thought of selling points. "That shouldn't be too bad," she chuckled, walking up and asking for fifty papes as well.
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Post by Wraith on Dec 22, 2011 21:33:47 GMT -5
((YAY!  ) "A bold move," Wraith said with a smile when she heard how many Sammie bought. She led the way down the street, scanning the headlines and then the crowd, and approached a few potential customers. Her method was always about the same: walk up to them, head bowed, hugging her papers against her chest, and then dramatically raise her sad, haunted grey eyes and give them a pleading look. She'd sold five or six papes in no time, and headed back toward Sammie to see how she was doing. |
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Post by Sammie on Dec 22, 2011 21:37:31 GMT -5
Sammie yelled the headlines as if she was telling a story. She shouted about Eastman, about the drama that happened in the gang and combined it with the headlines she found in the paper. She changed the names, of course -- the last thing she needed was to have someone from Five Points recognize her and figure out what she was talking about.
"Hey, look, I can do this!" said Sammie once she spotted Clara.
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Post by Wraith on Dec 22, 2011 21:50:43 GMT -5
Wraith smiled brightly at her. "Now, if only you'd figured that out a few years ago, you wouldn't've had to--" She noticed the crowd. "Uh, sweep streets all this time."
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Post by Sammie on Dec 22, 2011 21:51:58 GMT -5
Sammie's attitude immediately changed. She narrowed her eyes at Clara and her smile fell. "Right."
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Post by Wraith on Dec 22, 2011 22:32:56 GMT -5
Wraith gave her a timid, thoughtful look before selling a few more papers. "If it upsets you, you ought to talk about it," she said softly.
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Post by Sammie on Dec 22, 2011 22:38:56 GMT -5
"I don't just talk about my business 'cause I'm upset," she muttered, selling a couple more papers.
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Post by Wraith on Dec 22, 2011 22:56:58 GMT -5
"I do," Wraith admitted frankly. "I won't say a word to anyone about anything most of the time, but if I bottle it up too long, I end up, well..." Getting drunk, forcibly kissing my childhood girlfriend, yelling at cops in alleys, sobbing in strangers' arms... "It all just comes rushing out," she finished, widening her eyes at a passing lady who clucked sympathetically and gave her a nickel.
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Post by Sammie on Dec 22, 2011 22:58:20 GMT -5
"What, are you trying to warn me?" she muttered, looking at her in confusion.
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