Tuffy (Maguia) Boreana
Ya got a name? | *A young, but mature looking girl looks up at you. She has a strong NY accent.* A coise! Ise is Tuffy. Pleased ta meetcha! | |
Ah, that was an easy one. How bout a REAL name? | *She tilts her head and smiles.* Me mudda cauled me Maguia. Maguia Boreana. But on'y one poisin cauls me dat still...! | |
What about a nickname? | Yeah... Its Tuffy. I t'ought I awlready toldja dat? | |
How'd ya get it? | Well, when ise lived in Brooklyn, ise beat da infa'mus Spot Conlon at pokah, so 'e treid ta soak me, an ise beat 'im at dat too, so 'e stauted ta ra'spect me, an gave me da name Tuffy! | |
How old are ya? | *She smiles and stands up straight and proud.* Ise'll be 16 in Da'cembah! | |
Whaddaya look like? *receives a 'look' from you* Just answer the question. | Well... ise is righ' in fron' a ya... but.... ise is pretty tall, abou' 5'7, soita long brown hai'ah, dauk brown eyes, and ise is pretty built foah a goil. | |
I'm assuming you have a personality. What's it like? | *Thinks for a moment.* Well... ise is pritty frien'ly, unless me tempah gits da best a me, den ise is quite da fighta. Ise dun like people messin wid me. | |
Ya know your history? | Well... Ise was bo'ahn in Joisey, lived deah wid me mudda, fauda, an brudda till ise was 11, when me fauda killed me mudda. She made awl da money in da house cause 'e 'ad back problems. When 'e was dun wid ha, 'e went afta me, but me bruddah came home from woik an stopped 'im. 'E was a Newsie in Joisey. 'E went ta da pa'lice, an ise ran away. Me fauda was put in prisin foah life, an me brudda went ta Brooklyn an lived deah. 'E looked foah me, an I looked foah 'im, but ise din' know wheah 'e was, so Ise went ta 'Hattan, and became a Newsie. Den da strike came 'round, an I found me brudda, an lived in Brooklyn wid 'im. Den 'e ran off, 'e was bein chased by da bulls cause 'e robbed a bank. 'E went to Calafoahnya, ise t'inks. When 'e gits anough money, 'es gonna send fa me. Since 'e left Brooklyn, i dacided ta leave too. An, now ise is heah, cause ise wan'id a change a scen'ary. | |
M-hm. I see. Got any friends or relatives? | *Smiles.* Uh huh. Ise gots me brudda, Lawrence Boreana. Den, me friends... well.. aul da Brooklyn Newsies... and a lotta da 'Hattans too. Den I guess some a da GV ones a pretty cool. | |
You got a special someone? | *Smiles shyly.* ....Nope. Deah is a few guys ise gots me eye on, but Ise is still single....! | |
Anything else you wanna let us know? | Hmm... *Thinks for a moment.* Guess not! |