First I'll be needin' yer full name, honey. It's for my confidential records. Lord knows none o' the girls actually uses 'em.

My name is Kallyn Johnson.

So what do people actually call ya? An' why?

People call me Sun. I dunno why, I think it’s because of my smile. And also, when I was little, I had a very sunny disposition. It’s still there, just a bit below the surface.

Age an' birthday? Just estimate if ya ain't sure, hon.

14 years old and born on the 13th of July.

Now you's gonna give me a physical description. Height, build, hair, eyes, the clothes ya wears--everythin' down to the last freckle, ya hear? *gives you a sober look* If one o' my goils goes missin'...well, it pays to be prepared, I always say.

Well, let’s go with the obvious, shall we? Brown skin, brown eyes. Black, crinkly, hair. Sometimes it puffs out, but sometimes it doesn’t. I have what my ma calls a ‘wide mouth,’ meaning, it looks really big when I smile—which I do often. I’m about 5’1” and medium busted. I’m fairly slim, but have a little muscle to it.

I know you'll be sellin' papes, but are ya doin' any odder kinda work? If so, I gotta know about it. *gives you a sharp look* Yes, even that.

Sometimes I do sewing work. This would be my main job, though.

What's yer personality like, dearie? Sweet, grumpy, shy, outgoin', overly fond o' the boys? *smiles* It's all perfectly fine here in Greenwich Village.

I’m optimistic. I know my situation isn’t where I want it to be right now, but maybe in a few years time, my luck’ll change, you know? That’s always been my attitude, and it always will be. If I work hard, I can get what I want. And it seems to be working. Being a newsgirl is a lot better than working in someone’s house, let me tell you.

Now, most o' the Village is real keen on the arts. Got any special talents I should know about? If ya sing, dance, act, draw, paint, write, or sweep a stage, I guarantee the goils'll find ya some extra work. *winks* You can tell me about any non-artistic talents while you's at it.

I can sing pretty good, or so I’ve been told. I know how to sew, but that’s about it. I haven’t found the one thing I’m really good at.

Any ghosts hauntin' ya that I should know about? I don't mean the kind that supposedly haunts the attic--I mean the bad things that follow ya from yer past, or the bad habits ya just can't seem to shake.

Not really, no. I mean, there were a couple of people a few years ago, but they’ve long since disappeared.

Who ya know in the area, hon? Friend or foe, I wanna hear about it. An' have ya got any fam'ly left?

I don’t really know anyone, sorry. And yeah, my ma’s still alive, so she’s the family with me. And my little brother, of course.

Seein' anyone special, dear? *smiles slyly*

No, not right now. Maybe later though, but no one special in my head quite yet.

Now, last of all, baby, I need ya to tell me why you's here. Where'd ya come from, an' what kinda life did ya have before?

Let’s see, shall we? I was born here in Manhattan, and raised here as well. My ma likes to say that she was born free, and is gonna die free, and I also took that on. And that’s why I think she and my daddy moved from Tennessee to New York. It’s the land of opportunity, you know.

So, because we’re in the North, it’s a little better here than it would be, were we still in Tennessee. That’s not to say that everything’s great, ‘cause it’s not, but it’s better.

I worked in a factory when I was little, like most kids, I think. Then when I got older I realized that being a newsgirl paid more than factory work— I’m good at headlines, learned to read and write when I was five, thank you very much. But before that I worked in a house, helping to clean things.

Now, though, since my daddy died, my ma and I need to get a smaller tenement, so I decided to move out to help her along with the costs. She don’t make a lot as a seamstress, you know.

So I decided to finally become a newsgirl and would like to live here.

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