Rina's Story

Rina rolled out of the make shift bed she was sleeping in that day. Stretching she looked down at her watch "Shit....im late!" She grabbed her bag and looked around the old broken down building she has been staying in for the last couple weeks. It wasn't that cozy or home like but it was somewhere safe she could stay while she slept. She pulled on her boots and her gloves, running a brush through her hair, then grabbing her backpack she made her way down the stairs to the first floor and out of the building.

She looked around the area and slowly, making her way down the street. Seeing people in small groups, huddling as they talked. Rina mostly ignored just about everyone she ran into, she wasn't really a people person. She stopped at a small store and took out some of her cash, grabbing a drink, then paid it off. She had only a little bit of cash left from her last mutation, knowing she will have to go in again soon and get another mutation just so she can keep herself fed.

Making her way to the club she saw a couple guys harrassing a smaller kid, he looked to be about only 12. Before they could see her she took off her gloves and put her boots and socks in her bag. She climbed up the wall of the building closer to her and quietly made it to the top, jumping to the next building she climbed down the wall quickly but quietly she made her way down behind the two guys "Hey you two pick on someone your own size" she yelled and saw them jump and turn around but before they got a word in she jumped on one them, taking them down and grabbing her knife quickly "How about you two just leave now before there is any other issues." The guy nodded and the other one already ran off, she got off the guy and let him go. Everyone thats been a streetrat or live in the underworld know or heard of Rina, and mostly they know not to mess with her.

Rina looked to the boy "now run off and becareful who you mess with" the boy nodded and ran off. She looked down at her watch, oye Ikarus is going to rip her a new one. Though he should be used to her being late she thought to herself as she started walking back down the road. She could hear Ezzie singing from blocks away from the club and was already looking forward to tonight.

Finally making it to the club, pushing past people she got inside and looked around. Going to the bar "hey anyone know where Ikarus is?" she asked the bartender. The bartender pointed to the top balcony "thanks." She then made her way to the stairs and decided since she already had her shoes and gloves off she will climb, its easier and faster she though. Jumping onto the wall she quickly walked up to the wall to the top balcony and jumped off landing near Ikarus.

"Ikarus im here...sorry im late...slept too long then had to take care of a situation on my way here"

Ikarus

Ikarus turned with a bright smile at Rina. "That's alright, kiddo, but we are short handed tonight so I'll need you to pick up the slack. Low on the money right now but it does mean a few free drinks for ya and a good meal once everyone's gone." He did, however, toss her a sall wad of cash as he spoke. It wasn't very much, hardly enough to buy clothing down here unless you knew someone who owed you, but it was an okay paycheck for a clubrat. He kept one eye on the bar at all times, and tensed a little when Jaxon suddenly moved, disappearing from his line of sight. The bartender--a rather small, gangly looking kid with shaggy red hair-- waved him down in a signal as he cleaned a glass, stating that Jaxon was indeed coming up looking for him.

"Rina,go down to Ezzie and tell her I may need her help in a few minutes...." He said distractedly under his breath as the girl's singing stopped. "Thanks guys, I'm glad you're enjoying yourselves but I need a drink! See ya in a few!" Her signature breakline was followed by clammoring from the males to buy her said drink, and more cheers and applause as she strode from the stage to the bar. Once Rina had left and the Balcony was quiet again, he allowed his eyes to slip half closed, focusing all his energy on the sounds around him.

"Hey Bartender, nother round on me!" "Eenie....Meanie...." "Hey, gerroff pipsqueak!" "Watch it!" "If he hollers...." "Damn, need to retune....." "If he screams.....I'll Cut His Throat." He had pulled himself into the shadows, where his near black hair and attire made it difficult to spot him. Jaxon had gotten up to the balcony, and was headed toward him. But he knew his place better than the man did; He slipped behind the striped panels so he could move freely. "Been a long time since I heard you around, Jaxon. Sounds like you've had a few drinks in ya, and that's good and fine with me. But why are you here?" He made sure to throw his voice around; a simple trick he had learned in his years of theft to see to it he had no one on his trail.

"That's alright, kiddo, but we are short handed tonight so I'll need you to pick up the slack. Low on the money right now but it does mean a few free drinks for ya and a good meal once everyone's gone." Rina smiled to Ikarus, he knew it was tough for her and some of the others and a meal and a few drinks went a long ways for her. Though when he did give her a bit of cash she smiled "thanks Ikarus I reall appreciate it, and no worries I will sure pick up on the slack, you can always count on me". Her eyes went over the dance floor "Rina,go down to Ezzie and tell her I may need her help in a few minutes...." "No probelm ill go get her now" she hooked herself back on the wall and quickly climbed down looking for Ezzie. As she was going by she saw a girl walking around and pickpocketing others, she just shook her head and put the cash she had in her bra, she knew it was safe there.

As Rina was going over to Ezzie she heard Ikarus "Ezzie! You're in charge, i need a breather...." well now I don't need to get Ezzie for Ikarus, but I might as well go say hello, Ezzie was one person she counted as a friend and she loved hearing her sing. Walking over to Ezzie "Hey Ezzie, great singing tonight as always, have a good crowd in here tonight. Though there is a girl I noticed going around pickpocteting just so you know" as she was talking Rina grabbed her boots and gloves from her backpack, putting her gloves and boots back on. "So what actually needs to be done tonight do you know? If not ill go work at the bar, giving drinks out and dancing, what I do best" she finishes tying her boots and stands back up waiting for Ezzie's answer.

Rina listened to Ezzie "Little Rats by the back door, looks like they're lookin for somethin'll keep 'em warm... On me; there's a large bottle of some pretty weak alcohol under the counter, right here, I gotta go sing again, could you hand that to 'em and get 'em a couple rolls from the kitchen? We can't do much to help 'em until after closing, wen all the money's come in, but we can do this much now..." she then looked under the counter that she tapped and then looked back up to Ezzie “Definitely can do that Ezzie, then probably go over to the bar to help out there, I know Ikarus said we are a bit short staffed tonight, so ill help out as much as I can.” She watched as Ezzie went to go to the stage "Love your outfit by the way" Rina saw the wink and smiled and waved to the girl as she went to the stage.

Rina then grabbed the bottle of the weak alcohol, then made her way through the crowd. A couple guys tried to make a move on her but she just give them a look that would pretty much told them don’t even dare. She went to the kitchen first grabbing a few rolls the went out to the back door. She saw the little rats there.
“Hey little ones here is a few rolls and drinks, its all we can do right now, kay? Make sure it lasts.”
The little rats nodded and thanked her grabbing the rolls and drinks like they haven’t ate in days. Poor kids, if only we could do more, she thought to herself as she made her way back through the club to the bar. She gave a nod to the other worker there and then looked at the customers “Okay who is next for a drink?” She got herself to work and looked up to the stage to Ezzie, always loving it when the girl sang, the girl definately had a gift.