Bummin'

[Race]

Racetrack had crawled up on the statue,he'd finished selling around 11:00 and came back here to take a nap.The next thing he knew he was falling off the side of it, "UNCLE!" he yelled,steadying himself.

BJ laughed,throwing her last paper at him, "Buy it,or I'll soak ya." she said, "I've been tryin' ta get rid of dat for hours." she sat down on the edge of the statue as Racetrack threw a penny at her.

"There,now I gotta get rid of it." Race grumbled, "Hey kid...you like pirate hats?" he asked a little boy that walked by, "Well,if youse give me two pennies, I'll make yaz one outta dis." he said,pointing at the newspaper,it worked. And Race pocketed the money.

"Quit connin' kids outta dere money Race." Jack laughed,walking up. He couldn't say anything. He'd developed that trick.

"Well it took ya long enough." Race said.

"Nah, I've been finished," Jack said, "Stopped in at Medda's ta say hi."

[Brooklyn]

Spot and Blondie walked up to the group. Spot had a few cuts and bruises, but he was smiling at Blondie. "She is so outta line," Blondie said, "I'm gonna kill her!"

Spot said, "Not if i gets to her foist."

[Race]

Jack raised an eyebrow, "What happened to youse?" he asked.Looking Spot over.

"Street car again?" Racetrack asked,he'd since hopped down and started a poker game with BJ and the others.Silently cheering cause he had a royal flush already.He bit down on his cigar,not ready to tell them he had the game won yet.

"Heya Blondie!" BJ said, "Want to watch me kick Race's tookus?" she asked,she had pairs of everything in her hand,except for a three and a five.

[Brooklyn]

Blondie was fuming, "Squeaks came storming in to the lodging house last night and told me what happened. She said she was gettin' three of her bronx boys to jump Spot and woik him ovah last night. I searched Brooklyn to warn him last night, but when i found him, they had got there foist."

Spot smirked, "What were dey tinkin'? Dey thought dey could take da great BRooklyn leader. HA! Dey was a bunch of sissies compared tah me."

Blondie smiled at Spot, "When I found Spot, they were all three layin' at his feet. Dey got a couple'a good hits in thogh."

[Race]

"Didja talk ta Max about it?" Jack asked, "After all he is da Bronx leadah and ya brudda."

"Read it and weep boys!" Race yelled,laying out the cards and laughing as they all moaned and he took the pot,which consisted of half of all their earnings from this morning.

"You rigged the deck!" BJ complained,and threw the cards at Racetrack,who started laughing.

[Brooklyn]

"No. Maybe I'll tell him when I see him again," Spot said, "It don't really mattah. I soaked 'em."

Blondie looked at Spot. "You should tell him anyway. He might double soak 'em for yaz."

[Race]

"And Cowboy." Racetrack said,going between then carrying a pillowcase full of change.

Jack raised an eyebrow at Racetrack, "Will ya quit cleaning dere pockets out Race?" he said,laughing.

"I'm a compulsive gambler Jacky boy,can't do dat,not healthy." Racetrack said,pouring it all into his pockets.

Bj shook her head from where her and Blink were playing BlackJack.

[Brooklyn]

Spot smirked at Race, "You need a life."

[Race]

" I got a life,pokah." Racetrack said,he missed his pocket and change scattered everywhere,causing the little ones to rush aroud trying to get it "BACK UP YA VULTURES!" he yelled,chasing them off and picking up what he dropped.

Jack shook his head, "Do dey have therapy for people like him?" he asked BJ.

"No idea," BJ said,slapping Blinks hand when he tried to take the pot," Even I ain't dat bad.BACK OFF BLINKY!" she yelled,hitting Kid Blink with her hat.

[Brooklyn]

Spot looked a BJ, " I tink she has da same exact problem he does, " he said to Jackand Blondie.

[Race]

"What problem?" BlackJack said, "I AIN'T GOT A PROBLEM!"

Just then cursing was heard and Jack turned around,seeing Max,dragging someone with him,it was Squeaks, "WHADDA YOUSE GETTIN' AT GETTIN MY BOYS TA BEAT UP DA LEADAH OF BROOKLYN!" his screaming could be heard halfway there, "AND ME OWN BRUDDA TOO!" he threw Squeaks down in front of Spot, "Found dis sneakin' round me territory,it's not good ta do dat. Told me she cause tree of me boys ta get soaked cause she got dem ta soak youse." he was fuming, his face had turned red by now, "I believe she owes you somethin' she already paid me back."

Jack raised an eyebrow,he'd seen Max mad before,when Queens tried to move in on his territory,he beat up half of them and nearly killed their leader.

Racetrack held in a laugh,"boy is she gunna get it.." he muttered to Skittery.

[Brooklyn]

Spot looked down at Squeaks.

Squeaks looked down. "I'm sorry, Spot," she muttered.

Blondie jumped at her. She pinned Squeaks to the ground and started punching her. Between punches she yelled, "SORRY...AIN'T...GOOD...ENOUGH! I AM...GONNA...KILL...YOUSE!"

[Race]

Jack watched then said, "OKAy! That's enough!" he yelled, "Someone might call da bulls and I ain't bustin' no one out again."

Max smirked triumphantly. He had a feeling Blondie would do that. She reminded him of his brother when it came to her temper.

Bj shook her head, "Even I don't do dat..." she said, "Well.. I can't say nuttin'."

Racetrack had started laughing a little when Blondie pounced.

[Brooklyn]

Squeaks was trying to fight back but unsuccessfully.

Blondie kept punching her then she stopped and put her hands around her throat and started choking her.

[Race]

Max jumped in,pulling her off, "Okay, it was fun when ya started beatin' da crap outta her,but no killin', youse wouldn't even go to refuge." he said,getting hit in the back by Blondie.


Jack sighed,helping Squeaks up,He couldn't just leave someone laying on the ground, "You okay?" he asked.