| So wat's yer name, kid? | Name’s Kate O’Malley. An’ you? |
| You got a nick-name or was 'dat it? | Naw, the kids call me Riot. Three guesses as ta where -that- came from. . . |
| Where you from, anyways? | Originally? Ireland, I guess ya could say. Wasn't born there, a course, but me mum was. Me, I was born on a ship that sank a few years ago called "The Sea Wench". Ain't dat a great name? There ain't evah been a bettah ship ta sail the seas. Fortunately, though, I didn't have ta do through it's sinkin'. But anyways, as of recently, I been a resident a Chicago, Illinois. Now -that's- a bad town if I evah seen one. |
| Whadd'a yah look like? | Whadda I look like?? Geemaneez, if you can't tell, who knows? I certainly ain't seen meself in a mirror lately. It's been at least a couple a years. Far as I can tell, though, me hair is black, an' it's been gettin' pretty long. That's why I gotta keep it braided all da time. Damn stuff gets in the way. I oughta cut it off. Anyways, what else? Somebody once tol' me a few years ago that me eyes are hazel, so unless they've changed, I'd guess they still are. Oh, an' I happen ta be fairly, uh *looks around nervously* thin, but don't go bringin' it up, awright? |
| Got any 'ahhh, distin'guishin charact'ahristics? | *narrowly eyes the narrator* Distinguishin' characteristics, huh? Whaddya tryin' ta imply? Didn't we jist talk about this? Hell, I know I'm skinnier'n most kids. Don't mean ya gotta go aroun' pointin' it out. 'Sides that, I happen ta have the digestive tract of a goat - nothin' makes me sick. |
| If you emptied out yah pockets on dis' table right now, wat would fall out? | Uh *feels around in her pockets*, about two bits, give or take a dime or two, an' a couple a cigarettes, an' an empty matchbook - hey, I oughtta throw that out. |
| How'd you find 'da place? | Oh, that ain't such an innerestin' story. I got outta an orphan train (nevah travel in one a those, trust me) an' landed right aroun' heah. Not such a bad place, if ya ask me. But, look *leans in conspiratorially*, if anybody from Chicago comes lookin' for me heah, you nevah hoid a me, okay? |
| You drink, smoke, gamble... | Don't drink much, but I'm a fair poker player, an' I been known ta shoot craps. As far as smokin' goes, you gotta light? It's been ten minutes since I had me last cigarette. |
| Related tah any'bady we'd know? | Uh *thinks* nope, I don't think so. Naw *nods* I think all a me relatives died on the Wench. |
| Who's yah best friend? | Best friend? *shrugs* Wouldn't say I got one. Now friends, I got plenty a those - or at least anuff ta keep me busy. |
| Got any woyds tah live by? | Yeah, this's one that's pretty popular where I come from: If ya want an audience, start a fight. Words ta live by, my friend. Words ta live by. |