Ok, so we all know that in 1899 the streets of New York echoed with the
VOICES of newsies, but the streets were also full of the HATS of newsies.
Yes hats. How da heck else are we gonna fight? Most of us are 90 pound
wimps, well except for Mush but we that's kinda a touchy subject for him….
Anyway we don't fight with fists we fight with hats, until one day all dat
changed…
"Get up, will ya get up? Ya gotta get up." This was Kloppman's, the owner of the Manhattan Lodging House, usual cry in the morning. This morning was different however. He walked into the bunkroom to see the new girl Quirky on the ground covered with hats and the rest of the Newsies glaring at her "What happened here?" asked Kloppman.
"She woke us up earlier den you Kloppman" said Mush.
"Yeah"-said Skittery cutting in "and cheerfully." he continued scowling.
Both Reeny and Holiday said in unison "oh shud up" "Jinx" "HA you can't talk" (all of this at the same time). They both stood staring at each other now.
"Da stupid goil, she's madder then Kloppman" Jack whined to his girlfriend Stress. Moneybags, who was also a newcomer with Quirky, had just arrived the night before. She overheared Jack's whining walked up and started laying into Jack.
"Ya lazy bum why don't cha just shud up, its not like ya goil here couldn't a killed ya with your dreams". Jack for once had no "good ideas" and shut up. Moneybags walked away but not before seeing Stress mouth "thank you" to her. She nodded and began to go to the washroom when a short Italian blocked her way.
"Deah me girly, you really shocked da boss." Moneybags started to look for a hat, "Damn Quirky has them all" she thought. Then the Italian broke into a smile. "Good Job, RaceTracks da name. You?"
"Uh Money Bags" she said looking confused.
Races smile got bigger it coulda beat Kid Blinks. Race started to speak again "so youse a gambler?" when Kid Blink interrupted him with a hat to the head. "'Uh Race can I talk to you….alone?" "Uh shoa Blink."
~*~ Conversation~*~
"Race whattya doin'?"
"Talking to MB or at least I WAS."
"Yea but youse is smiling to much"
"Blink what are you talkin about?"
"I'm the smiler ya bum, stop takin me moves!"
"Right Blink shoa whateva you says."
~*~End Conversation~*~
Race turned around to talk to MB again but she got bored waiting and walked over to where Kloppman and Quirky were talking. "So is dis why dey call you Quirky kid?" asked Kloppman.
"Yeah cuz she's always doing something stupid or annoyin" said Moneybags. Quirky nodded smiling and Kid Blink eyed her from across the room.
"Well don't make dis a habit, da guys don't like getting up any earlier den dey havta" Kloppman explained.
"Hey da goils don't eiddah Kloppman" said Snitchberries walking up behind the group. "some of us didn't get a lot of sleep last night" she said winking at Bumlets. Bumlets abruptly blushed and walked into the washroom.
"I don't wanna know or hear bout it" muttered Kloppman walking downstairs.
"Bye Kloppy!" Quirky yelled cheerfully.
"Dat goil is crazy" Itey told Jake.
"Uh what?" Jake asked. He was concentrating on tying his shoes. "Step 1. make a loop, 2. put the bunny year through the loop…"
"I said dat new goil is crazy" Itey had noticed that her and MB had collected all da hats thrown at her. Dey were clever… Jake didn't even notice Itey scowling. He was staring at Quirky. "She ain't so bad in fact she's ….BEAUTIFUL" thought Jake.
~*~ IN THE WASHROOM~*~
"Pass the towel" yelled Race. Expecting to hear Skittery's usual "for a buck I might" was surprised to hear "what am I ya muddah?" from Specs. "Get ya own damn towel"
Race looked around "ok yeah…"
"Hey" said MB "I'll sell it to ya for .50 cents and then you can charge people rent to use it afta dat." (hehe get the monopoly ref.?). "Hey good idea" aid Race always looking for an easy way to make a buck. "Here's two bits." MB took the money and smirked. "A sucker born every minute." She liked this Italian though, infatuated actually. "We'll be tageddah by da night."
Bumlets and Dutchy stormed out of there bathroom stalls singing. Soon to the complaints of everyone Tigress and Snitch Berries joined in. Quirky joined in to. She loved to sing but usually annoyed everyone. Well a washroom full of tired Newsies she had woke up early wasn't exactly a good crowd. She saw them all reach for there hats. "HA! I have all of dem" she squealed and kept on singing. They glared at her.
"Damn dat goil is tricky" Jack told Stress. "yeah Jacky Boy, its her first day and she managed to get all der hats , your just jealous."
Everyone was ready and started waking to the DC. Quirky and MB wanting to keep the girls on there side decided to give them back their hats. Quirky walked up to Firecracker and Reeny who were walking together. "Heya" said Quirky. "I'se Quirky sorry bout stealin ya hats."
"Heya Quirky I'se Reeny or Curses whateva ya wanna call me."
"An' youse is?" Quirky asked Firecracker. Firecracker refused to answer. Reeny interrupted "She has a ding for not telling people her name but she's Firecracker or just Fire."
"Aw ya bitch" fire muttered to Reeny. "Well as long as you know my name nice to meetcha"
"Hi" said Quirky. She was kind of confused.
"So….. you goils got boyfriends?" asked Quirky trying to make conversation and making sure she didn't hit on anyone's guy.
"A coise day got guys." Said Mush walking up to dem. "Me names Mush and Fires me goil." He pulled Fire away telling her for the third time that morning how Jack told him he slept on his back when he asked him how he slept. Quirky turned to Reeny "So how bouts you?"
"Yeah I gots Snoddy but I can never find em, he's tricky" Quirky laughed "is he avoidin ya?"
"Nah he just never mastered fading into the background but still being there. Aha der he is" Reeny took off running before she lost him again.
"I'm gonna like dat goil" thought Quirky "and she has two hats." So now Quirky was left alone. She looked around and spotted two boys walking together. One kept looking around nervously while the other, clad in overalls, kept looking at him oddly. There was something odd about the one w/ the curly hair, and why wasn't he letting go of his suspenders….
In the meanwhile MB walked up to where Holiday, Tigress and Aki were talking. "No its Tigress – ES, not Tiger, that's some goil from da Bronx" explained Tiger or the thousandth time to Aki.
"Ohhhhhh allright" Aki said.
Holiday interrupted "yeah but she used to be called Tiger and everyone got al mad at her for takin dat goils name."
Interrupting all three of them, "Hi I'm Moneybags"
"Moneybags?" Aki smirked "have you met Race ya probably have a lot in common, both gamblers."
"Ignore her" said Holiday "She's jist upset cuz Race took her boyfriends glasses and blamed it on Snipeshooter" explained Tigress "and he wanted to steal Dutchy's but Specs taught him a lesson"
"Da bum" Aki muttered to herself.
"Anyway" said Holiday loudly "Dats Aki, dats Tigress and I'se Holiday" The girls all spit shook or at least pretended to spit. Come on it IS disgusting.
"So about Race" said MB "is he available?"
The girls all laughed "Nah he's to annoying for one goil to handle" said Tigress. She liked her guys quiet and easy to manipulate like Dutchy. "Interesting" thought MB "looks like my prediction will come true"
By this time everybody had reached Newspaper row ready for the daily fight between the newsies and the DeLancey's gang.
"Get up, will ya get up? Ya gotta get up." This was Kloppman's, the owner of the Manhattan Lodging House, usual cry in the morning. This morning was different however. He walked into the bunkroom to see the new girl Quirky on the ground covered with hats and the rest of the Newsies glaring at her "What happened here?" asked Kloppman.
"She woke us up earlier den you Kloppman" said Mush.
"Yeah"-said Skittery cutting in "and cheerfully." he continued scowling.
Both Reeny and Holiday said in unison "oh shud up" "Jinx" "HA you can't talk" (all of this at the same time). They both stood staring at each other now.
"Da stupid goil, she's madder then Kloppman" Jack whined to his girlfriend Stress. Moneybags, who was also a newcomer with Quirky, had just arrived the night before. She overheared Jack's whining walked up and started laying into Jack.
"Ya lazy bum why don't cha just shud up, its not like ya goil here couldn't a killed ya with your dreams". Jack for once had no "good ideas" and shut up. Moneybags walked away but not before seeing Stress mouth "thank you" to her. She nodded and began to go to the washroom when a short Italian blocked her way.
"Deah me girly, you really shocked da boss." Moneybags started to look for a hat, "Damn Quirky has them all" she thought. Then the Italian broke into a smile. "Good Job, RaceTracks da name. You?"
"Uh Money Bags" she said looking confused.
Races smile got bigger it coulda beat Kid Blinks. Race started to speak again "so youse a gambler?" when Kid Blink interrupted him with a hat to the head. "'Uh Race can I talk to you….alone?" "Uh shoa Blink."
~*~ Conversation~*~
"Race whattya doin'?"
"Talking to MB or at least I WAS."
"Yea but youse is smiling to much"
"Blink what are you talkin about?"
"I'm the smiler ya bum, stop takin me moves!"
"Right Blink shoa whateva you says."
~*~End Conversation~*~
Race turned around to talk to MB again but she got bored waiting and walked over to where Kloppman and Quirky were talking. "So is dis why dey call you Quirky kid?" asked Kloppman.
"Yeah cuz she's always doing something stupid or annoyin" said Moneybags. Quirky nodded smiling and Kid Blink eyed her from across the room.
"Well don't make dis a habit, da guys don't like getting up any earlier den dey havta" Kloppman explained.
"Hey da goils don't eiddah Kloppman" said Snitchberries walking up behind the group. "some of us didn't get a lot of sleep last night" she said winking at Bumlets. Bumlets abruptly blushed and walked into the washroom.
"I don't wanna know or hear bout it" muttered Kloppman walking downstairs.
"Bye Kloppy!" Quirky yelled cheerfully.
"Dat goil is crazy" Itey told Jake.
"Uh what?" Jake asked. He was concentrating on tying his shoes. "Step 1. make a loop, 2. put the bunny year through the loop…"
"I said dat new goil is crazy" Itey had noticed that her and MB had collected all da hats thrown at her. Dey were clever… Jake didn't even notice Itey scowling. He was staring at Quirky. "She ain't so bad in fact she's ….BEAUTIFUL" thought Jake.
~*~ IN THE WASHROOM~*~
"Pass the towel" yelled Race. Expecting to hear Skittery's usual "for a buck I might" was surprised to hear "what am I ya muddah?" from Specs. "Get ya own damn towel"
Race looked around "ok yeah…"
"Hey" said MB "I'll sell it to ya for .50 cents and then you can charge people rent to use it afta dat." (hehe get the monopoly ref.?). "Hey good idea" aid Race always looking for an easy way to make a buck. "Here's two bits." MB took the money and smirked. "A sucker born every minute." She liked this Italian though, infatuated actually. "We'll be tageddah by da night."
Bumlets and Dutchy stormed out of there bathroom stalls singing. Soon to the complaints of everyone Tigress and Snitch Berries joined in. Quirky joined in to. She loved to sing but usually annoyed everyone. Well a washroom full of tired Newsies she had woke up early wasn't exactly a good crowd. She saw them all reach for there hats. "HA! I have all of dem" she squealed and kept on singing. They glared at her.
"Damn dat goil is tricky" Jack told Stress. "yeah Jacky Boy, its her first day and she managed to get all der hats , your just jealous."
Everyone was ready and started waking to the DC. Quirky and MB wanting to keep the girls on there side decided to give them back their hats. Quirky walked up to Firecracker and Reeny who were walking together. "Heya" said Quirky. "I'se Quirky sorry bout stealin ya hats."
"Heya Quirky I'se Reeny or Curses whateva ya wanna call me."
"An' youse is?" Quirky asked Firecracker. Firecracker refused to answer. Reeny interrupted "She has a ding for not telling people her name but she's Firecracker or just Fire."
"Aw ya bitch" fire muttered to Reeny. "Well as long as you know my name nice to meetcha"
"Hi" said Quirky. She was kind of confused.
"So….. you goils got boyfriends?" asked Quirky trying to make conversation and making sure she didn't hit on anyone's guy.
"A coise day got guys." Said Mush walking up to dem. "Me names Mush and Fires me goil." He pulled Fire away telling her for the third time that morning how Jack told him he slept on his back when he asked him how he slept. Quirky turned to Reeny "So how bouts you?"
"Yeah I gots Snoddy but I can never find em, he's tricky" Quirky laughed "is he avoidin ya?"
"Nah he just never mastered fading into the background but still being there. Aha der he is" Reeny took off running before she lost him again.
"I'm gonna like dat goil" thought Quirky "and she has two hats." So now Quirky was left alone. She looked around and spotted two boys walking together. One kept looking around nervously while the other, clad in overalls, kept looking at him oddly. There was something odd about the one w/ the curly hair, and why wasn't he letting go of his suspenders….
In the meanwhile MB walked up to where Holiday, Tigress and Aki were talking. "No its Tigress – ES, not Tiger, that's some goil from da Bronx" explained Tiger or the thousandth time to Aki.
"Ohhhhhh allright" Aki said.
Holiday interrupted "yeah but she used to be called Tiger and everyone got al mad at her for takin dat goils name."
Interrupting all three of them, "Hi I'm Moneybags"
"Moneybags?" Aki smirked "have you met Race ya probably have a lot in common, both gamblers."
"Ignore her" said Holiday "She's jist upset cuz Race took her boyfriends glasses and blamed it on Snipeshooter" explained Tigress "and he wanted to steal Dutchy's but Specs taught him a lesson"
"Da bum" Aki muttered to herself.
"Anyway" said Holiday loudly "Dats Aki, dats Tigress and I'se Holiday" The girls all spit shook or at least pretended to spit. Come on it IS disgusting.
"So about Race" said MB "is he available?"
The girls all laughed "Nah he's to annoying for one goil to handle" said Tigress. She liked her guys quiet and easy to manipulate like Dutchy. "Interesting" thought MB "looks like my prediction will come true"
By this time everybody had reached Newspaper row ready for the daily fight between the newsies and the DeLancey's gang.
