Magic McLeland

What's your real name, kid? Me Real Name? *Narrows Eyes* Why ya wanna know? ....Eh, ok, s' Piper. Piper McLeland. Don't go spreadin' da name around, ya heah?

Alright, so you got a nickname? Yeh, me nick name's Magic.

Where'd you get such a thing? S'Dat s'posed to be an insult, cuz I don't take kindly to insults, ya know. But if it weren't, I got it from da fact dat I managed to convince some a da boys dat I had magic powers.

How old are you? Jist 15

Hair color? Jist Brown. Nothin' Special or anyt'ing, it's Mousy Brown.

How about your eyes? Dey're Green. Real strange, cuz none a me family had green eyes.

And your height? I's short. 5'3."

Okay, anything else about your looks? Let see...me clothes are just basic clothes, red button down shirt, that I leave open, a white shirt under it, *What'd, you t'ink I'd leave it open wit nothin' under it? Sicko.* and Black pants. I got a black hat, too. I have dis tattoo on me shoulder of a pair a theatre masks, cuz I love ta act, and I wanted ta be an actress 'fore I became a Newsie. Didn't get to though, so now da only reason I act is ta get gullible people ta buy me papes. Not much else, though.

So tell me about your past? Me past? Simple. Me fadda was an alcoholic who owed da wrong people too much money, me mudda worked da red light district, I was a only child, and we lived in Boston. I ran away when I was 11. Came heah, Found Brooklyn, found a job, found a roof to keep me dry.

You got any hobbies? Hobbies? Well, like I said, I like ta act, and I like ta draw. Swimmin's kinda fun, too, 'cept when da wata's real cold, and a bunch a guys're watchin' ya, it ain't too fun. And I love makin' Spot mad. 'Dat's just fun. Don't get me wrong, Spot's great an' all, his tempa just leaves him as a easy target. I give him a break most a da time though.

You carry any wepons we shuld know about? Weapons? A slingshot, just like very odda Newsie in Brooklyn. 'Dat's about it.

Got any relatives? Yeah, back in Boston. I prefer not ta talk about dem, though, ok?

How about a boy you're sweet on? Naw. Da boys around heah would never be anyt'ing better den me friend. It'd screw everyt'ing up if someone were.

Anything else we need to know or you want to say? Hmm. Nope. Oh, yeah. Have fun in Brooklyn.

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