Chapter 4: The Naming of Newsies
"Everyone, this is Talkback." Elle said opening the door to reveal a very tall teenager.
"Hey." He said.
"Wow. You're really tall." Mush said staring up at him.
"Yeah, I get that a lot." He said sitting down on the floor.
"Wow, you guys look exactly like the guys from that movie." Talkback said.
Shelley smacked her forehead with her hand.
"It's cause they are those guys from that movie." Izzy said.
"Oh… the guys you were talking about?" He asked Elle.
She shook her head and began talking.
"The reason he is here, is to help you find actual names so you can get stuff like, licenses, cars, houses, jobs, etc." Elle said.
"But, he has a newsie name." Specs said.
"Yes, but, he also has an actual name." Alison said.
"He does?" Spot asked.
"I do?" Talkback raised an eyebrow in surprise.
"Yes, you idiot." McKenna said.
"His real name is Chase Olsen." Shelley said.
"It is? Oh yeah." Talkback said.
"Dear God." Izzy said.
After introductions and a talk about how Spot got his nickname, it was time for the picking of names.
Each newsie was handed a baby book.
"Okay, now, you're going to look in the boys section, and find three names. A first name, a middle name, and a last name." Elle said.
Shelley and Izzy were handing out books. Shelley gave Talkback one.
"Hey, I have a name." Talkback said.
"I know, but you're going to help us help the boys find names they like." Shelley said.
"Oh, okay." He said opening the book and starting to look.
2 hours later,
"Okay, I've found a name that I like." Blink said walking over to Shelley with the book.
Shelley looked at the book as Blink flipped the pages to show her the names. She wrote them down, "Okay, you're good."
Blink smiled, set the book down, and sat down in his seat. A few minutes later, Skittery, Spot, and Specs went up and gave their names.
With David,
"David… how are you taking this long? You're just looking for a middle name." Elle said sighing.
"It's hard!" He whined.
He closed his eyes and dropped his finger on a name.
"There, that's my middle name." He said showing it to Elle.
"Finally! He's found one!" Elle exclaimed.
After David finally found his middle name, Itey and Mush came up with their names.
With Race,
"Find one yet?" Izzy asked.
"I've got a first name, but I need a middle name." He said.
Talkback started laughing, "How about Finnius?"
"No!" Race yelled looking up from his book.
"Fergus?"
"No."
"Farley?"
"No!"
"Friedrich?"
"NO and what is it with you and the F's?" Race asked.
"I'm in the F section now." Talkback stated.
"Well, pick another letter, would ya!" Race said.
"Okay… Remus?" Talkback said.
"No."
"Remy?"
"No."
"Rodney?"
"Hey, that's not bad-" Race began.
"NO!" Izzy screamed.
"Why not?" Race asked.
"Your nickname would be Rod." Shelley said laughing.
"Oh okay then," Race said.
"I've got it!" Talkback said. "Romeo."
"I like it." Race said.
"Definitely no!" Izzy said.
"Hey! You didn't let me have Rodney, I'm having Romeo!" Race said.
"Race, that sentence didn't sound right." Blink said.
"No one asked you, Blink." Race said.
"Yeah, you know you have a bad habit of doing that." Shelley said.
"Do what?" Blink asked.
"Butting in when you're not wanted." Shelley said.
"What do you mean?" Blink asked.
"Guys shut up." David said.
"Shut up, David." Elle said.
"Don't tell me to shut up." David said.
Elle gave David the look of death times infinity. He quickly shut up.
"I was just kidding with the Romeo name." Talkback said.
"Well you might have been, but I'm not!" Race said. "I want my middle name to be Romeo."
"Okay, fine." Izzy said writing it down.
"Dude, you have issues." Talkback said.
Now that the girls had the names, they handed them to Shelley.
"Okay," Shelley said once she had gotten all of the names, "Now, we're going to play a little game."