Why Should I Worry?

[knowntoherfriends]

Moving out of London had never been a thing that Jackie would have even considered, not in a million years. But after what happened to Nancy, after who caused it... She had to get out. She couldn't stay in that city, nut just because she saw Nancy everywhere she looked. Without Nancy, she had no one helping keep what she was hidden from Fagin.

There was only one option. Grabbing what little she hat and hopping on a ship as far away as possible.

Brooklyn was not like London. Well, actually it was in a lot of ways. It wasn't like London in the important way - there was no Fagin here, no Nancy, Jackie was totally on her own and had to make her own way. So, of course, she started lifting papers - papes, they called them - to start selling. This didn't sit too well with the leader of the territory - or so he was called. Spot Conlon made it clear to her how things where done around here.

Never let it be said the Artful Dodger couldn't move with the flow.

So she followed him, listening to how it was. This was only a stop gap anyway. A chance to learn the city. The Artful Dodger would known this place as well as they'd known London. It would be hers, soon enough.

Just needed to keep certain things out of people's notice.

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[brooklynishere]

It felt like a triumph, and Spot refused to let himself think about why. He shrugged.

"Ain't like you need to or anything, just, don't think you can't have it if it's something you might want. There's always ways."

[knowntoherfriends]

"Ain't never thought on it before," she admits. "The lads back in London... there was ways things was done, and I weren't for it." She knew what she meant, even if Spot didn't. "An' thinking about it maybe happening always seemed like a bad idea."

[brooklynishere]

"Well you're not in London now," Spot pointed out with a shrug. He could understand her reticence, of course he could, and normally he wouldn't be advocating for recklessness, but it felt important to make sure she knew it was an option.

"But if you trust somebody, and you know they won't give you away, the option's there."

[knowntoherfriends]

She nods slowly. It's a tempting thought, in a way she'd never really been tempted by it before.

"Reckon it might be more bother than it's worth," she says, once again with a slight tinge of trying to convince herself.

[brooklynishere]

"Might be, might not," Spot shrugs, trying to look casual about it, like he doesn't have an interest himself.

"Just saying it's an option you mighta not realised you had."

[knowntoherfriends]

She can only nod in response. It's an odd thought, really. The idea that it might be an option. Not like she could trust anyone. Well... no, she could trust Spot.

But that was a weird enough thought on it's own.

[brooklynishere]

Spot stopped himself from pushing the matter any further, he'd said his piece and now it was up to her to decide what to do with that - and up to him to decide whether he was actually going to think about why he was so invested, or just ignore it and hope it goes away.

"Anyway. Next time you come along to one of these things just let me know if Harry is being a problem, I'll deal with him."