[IC] Life on the Streets

[KatherinWinter]

Roxy watched the sun rise from her street corner. Life on the streets was hard but she preferred the freedom it offered. She tucked her hands into the back pockets of her leather pants. Business had been slow but she had made enough that she could feed herself and Estelle and that was all that was necessary. She sighed and made her way to the closet restaurant.

[CLIW]

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The subway sandwich was good enough, but Dominick ate enough of them that he'd gotten used to the taste and now hardly noticed it. He slunk out of an alley and rubbed his upper arm; it had been a rough night and now the sun was rising. He could relax now, he thought, as he walked out of the small chain restaurant and noticed a girl walking by. He stood still and watched tiredly. She looked vaguely similar to a woman who'd called the police on him last night during a deal and nearly gotten him caught. The hairs on his neck rose, but he took no action.

[XxLyraxX]

Estelle was sitting there quietly in the abandoned apartment Roxy and she shared. They lived on the top floor, room 301. There was a bedroom, small kitchenette, living room, bathroom and a small closet. It was like the name suggested, hardly any furniture to be seen. They had a mattress set up in the bedroom with their meager possessions. There was a horrible flower-printed chair the previous owner left behind along with a banged up coffee table in the living room. Of course there was no running water or electricity but it was out of the elements so Estelle wasn't going to complain. She was currently laying on her stomach on the floor in the living room with a children's book she had found abandoned on a park bench. She couldn't read many of the words but Roxy was teaching her.

Garry the rabbit was laying at her side as her legs kicked back and forth in the air while she waited patiently for Roxy to come back.

[Dcatanzaro682]

The morning had been kind to Ted. The first thing he saw when he woke up this morning was the baker tossing out day old pastries. A rare treat that Ted generally didn't often get. As soon as the baker had gone back into the building Ted ran up to the dumpster and grabbed some of the less sticky pastries and quickly took a large bite out of a piece of bread that had just been dumped. It was cool, but not yet hardened from staleness. Ted then glanced over between two buildings and noticed the girl who had saved him a few weeks prior, but not wanting to be noticed he went and hid inside his building. The building was nothing out of the ordinary in this part of town. Nobody used, it use to be a 'Bed Bath and Beyond' and it still had some furniture not looted from it. The door and windows were boarded up, but there was a small space just large enough for Ted to squeeze into, to get inside.

Edited: 6:18 4/23/15 (sorry if you've already this @Savi I thought of a reason for this post now =P ) Grabbing two old buckets near the entrance Ted quickly walked to the only source of water he had access to. He knelt down on the edge of the river, which runs through the middle of the city, and filled the buckets. Ted walked back to his dwelling and emptied the buckets into one of the bathtubs that was left in the store. Ted took more and more trips till he filled the tub. "There" he said " now I have enough water for anything I need for a week and I don't need to go near that damn river until I run out." Ted then set up a small fire to be made in the back of the abandoned store to heat the water for any of his needs later.

[Savi]

A girl dressed in a red, knee length dress walked out of the bathroom, shoving a blonde wig into her purse. She sat at the bar of the restaurant and said in a heavy Irish accent "Pie please?" She gave the waiter a charming smile and he turned to get it. She sighed and turned around in her seat to look outside. There was a girl walking toward the restaurant. Her eyes landed on her and they widened. Where did she recognize her from? Hopefully she wasn't a victim of her father… or herself… then again, she could be an enemy of her father's.

[KatherinWinter]

Roxy carefully scanned the restaurant. Once she deemed that there wasn't any threat to her she went to the counter and placed her order. She got Estelle a treat. She carefully looked around while she waited for her order. She didn't spend a lot of time outside during the day. Too much chaos. She had never gotten used to being around so many people. She paid for her food before heading out. She would walk home while keeping watch to make sure no one was following her. She refused to but Estelle at risk. The girl wasn't hers but that didn't make Roxy any less protective of the child. She made her way up to the room they shared. She knocked on the door in the secret code they had set up so the little girl would know that it was safe to open the door.

[XxLyraxX]

@KatherinWinter
Estelle had just finished looking through the picture book when a knock echoed from the door. Estelle froze in place, wide eyes looking at the door. She remained frozen just like Roxy taught her when people came knocking on the door. She was supposed to stay quiet and not make a sound until the person went away. However, when more knocks sounded out in a familiar pattern, Estelle unfroze and let out a sigh of relief. She jumped to her feet and padded over to the door and quietly unlocked it. She peeked out before opening the door fully upon spying Roxy. She smiled quietly up at the other girl as she stepped back to let her in. She didn't bother asking Roxy what she did during the night, she wouldn't tell Estelle anyway; she preferred the child not knowing and Estelle was fine with that. Once Roxy stepped inside Estelle would then lock it back up again before walking back over to her book and sitting back down, pulling Garry to her chest.

[Savi]

Branna exited the restaurant and noticed a light in an abandoned store not too far. A sighed escaped her and she decided to see what delinquent was attacking the store. As she neared it, the smoke from a fire reached her nose and she sped up a bit. She opened the front door of the store and peered in. "Ello? Enyon ther?" her accent came in heavily and she almost cursed.

[Dcatanzaro682]

@Savi
Ted was so surprised that somebody had found the only boarded up door in the building, the one he purposely put a trashcan to block, that he dropped the bucket of water he was carrying from the tub to the fire to serve as drinking water. The clutter of the bucket's drop echoed throughout the store rebounding off walls like a crescendo in music, getting louder and louder after every bounce until finally the bucket laid still and the water had smothered the fire and soaked the wood and tinder. "Shit." Ted muttered under his breath when he realized that both the wood, and his fire pit were unusable until they both dried, which could take days.
Ted then quickly crawled to a place where he could see the front of the store without being seen. A slightly red haired woman with blue eyes stood in the entrance. Ted quickly decided that he didn't want to get on this woman's bad side. The way she stood told him that she could easily overpower him if a fight ensured. He decided to reveal himself. "Who are you doing in my home uninvited." Ted said glaring at her. He felt terrified but he showed no fear, only dislike for the intruder.

[Savi]

Branna smirked. "Waaat a gran' 'um den. de name's Sylvia. yer are?" She knew she was lying through her teeth. It was a second nature to her. After all, she was running from a man who owns a giant crime sindicit. She the little boy up and down with a raised eyebrow. She was quite surprised at the status of this little boy and she asked "Wha are yisser auld pair?"

[KatherinWinter]

@XxLyraxX
"Hello little one." Roxy greeted the girl as she enter the apartment. "I brought us food. One I've gotten some sleep maybe we go to the park for a bit." She told the girl as she carried the food inside. "Lock the door for me. I brought us some food. I got you a surprise." She wasn't able to give the girl much. She put most of the money she earned into making their place feel like a home. She was buying things as she could.

[The Slenderman]

Akise looked around his surroundings and frowned at the sudden police sirens and His train of thought was lost because he was taking in the sounds of the environment, people walking past him or bumping into him, he didn't mind them though, he only wanted to find people like him around these streets, he started to walk in hope of finding Roxy, possibly a person like him, he had heard her name mentioned from stray kids sometime back, ' Roxy Black, huh.. You might just be able to help me' He thought and walked off to find this mysterious Mutual Friend, who could help him, Fair enough, he had heard her mentioned, he still had to test her trust, but if she passed his trust test, he would become her companion. Akise figured Roxy would have a base of operations, he thought about it and headed to the base of operations. He soon arrived and looked at the building 'Not too shabby huh, Roxy, I would have figured you would have a dump, but no you are amazing aren't you Roxy ' He thought to himself before knocking on the building door.@KatherinWinter (( your up ))

[Dcatanzaro682]

@Savi Ted raised his eyebrows at her accent. "Well Sylvya" Ted said "Just because I know your name doesn't mean I know who you are. And since you rudely entered my home I do not need to answer your questions." Ted said defiantly still glaring at the woman. At the same time he was taking in all of her appearance deciding if he could trust her. "But seeing that you are part of the O'Leary mob it seems I don't have any choice without needing to flee from this location." Ted finally said after several long moments glancing at the woman and noticing the brand she was attempting to hide under her sleeve. "My name is Ted. Other people know me and would know if I go missing." He said lying through his teeth. The last thing he needed was the mob showing up at his doorsteps to force him to join or kill him. "As for this place, this is my current dwelling." he finished attempting to sound brave but fear clearly revealed itself through his voice.

[XxLyraxX]

@KatherinWinter
Having locked the door already as soon as Roxy had entered then walked back over to sit down, Estelle watched as Roxy carried the bags of food into the kitchen. The smell that soon filled the small apartment made the child's stomach grumble. She stood up and padded over to Roxy, eyes lighting up when the older girl mentioned going to the park. She liked the park, like seeing the ducks glide across the water. At the mention of a surprise, Estelle tilted her head to the side and gazed at Roxy with curious eyes. "What kind of surprise?" She asked, hugging Garry to her chest as she tried to go on tiptoe and see into the bags on the countertop but she wasn't quite tall enough to see.

[Savi]

Her smirk appeared before she even spoke. "Congrats. yer foun' me oyt. though, oi'm not 'ere ter chucker anythin' but be nosy." She looked down at her wrist, the brand poking out of her sleeve like a huge sign. She shoved her sleeve over it and said "Oi'm naw longer an O'Leary, but since we're lads nigh, call me Branna instead." She revealed herself to him, a smile on her face as she tell him her true identity as the daughter of a dangerous industry. She never considered her father the one who raised her, but the mob itself. She liked it better that way. She looked around and said "Wud yer loike a better place than dis?"

[KatherinWinter]

@XxLyraxX@The Slenderman
"I got you an ice cream Sunday. You better eat it first. It's already starting to melt." Roxy told the girl as she handed her the ice cream and a spoon. She set everything else on the floor. Just then someone knocked on the door. She frowned. "Stay here Estelle." She told the child as she headed to the door. She pulled a knife from her boot and opened just enough to peak out. "Who is it?"

[The Slenderman]

" My name is Akise, I deduce from how thin you've closed the door, you are wary of my presence and from your eyes z they are thinking elsewhere, I'd know that look anywhere, your carrying a weapon. I mean no harm to you or the people I can hear in the back. I only wish to aid you in your endeavors. " Akise stepped closer to the door and tapped himself down to signify that he meant no harm. This is going to be a good partnership we'll have Roxy Black,So why don't you let me in? He thought and smiled " So can I come in Roxy, As you may well know I don't hurt my own kind, your just like me, abandoned and hated by parents, I'll tell you my story later. " He looked at her and whistled waiting on her.

[Dcatanzaro682]

@Savi Ted was still suspicious of this girl, but he finally decided what's the worst that could happen, sure she could end up doing things to him he'd rather not think about, but he would most likely end up dead rather quickly if that was the case which would still be better than his current condition. "I'll take a look." He said sounding braver than he thought. "But any sign from you that your about to lead me astray, Branna..." he said pulling a knife clumsily out of his right sock.

[Savi]

Branna chuckled softly and said "den you'll waaat? fumble me ter death? cum on, young wan." She held her hand out for the young boy and smiled welcomingly. She of course wouldn't want the boy to get hurt, he was already low health wise from the looks of him. Branna was lucky enough to have people that were too afraid of her to help her out. She lied to them of course, but some of them knew her father's temper and why she left. They also took care of her. She felt bad for the young boy, but she didn't show it.

[Dcatanzaro682]

Ted followed Savi, but always stood just out of her reach if she should do something unexpected. He didn't trust her, but he knew he couldn't survive much longer than he already had for long.