Smudge

Whats yer name?    Smudge

How old are ya'?    15

When's yer boithday?    March 19th

Whatcha look like?     I've got black hair an' black eyes. I'm kinda short for my age and lanky. My clothes and face are usually smudged with paint, hence da' name.

Whats yer personality?    I'm pretty happy-go-lucky, and thoughtful. Most of the time I'm caught up in my thoughts.

Whats yer story?    Back in Italy, where I'm from, I was an apprentice to a painter. Times were pretty hard though and art was a failing profession. Here, New York, is supposed to be the land of opportunity, and so I came.

Got any talents?    I love to paint and the other newsies tell me I've got talent, so yeah, I guess I am.

Whose yer friend?    All of the newsies pretty much, but anyone that makes fun of my accent has got a bucket of paint flying their way.

Gotta sweetie?    I've got a thing for Columbia, but she doesn't know it, so don't you go telling her!

How'd you end up 'ere?    Painters ain't exactly rich, and this place ain't exactly expensive if you know what I mean.