[He looks it over a second, hands in his pockets, then shrugs and withdraws his hands really just to light up a cigarette.]
Maybe. Might have to see some more to figure out if it's a one off, they don't have the same style here as what I'm used to. Or maybe it's your time, things changed, I bet.
[Graffiti is still fairly new in his neighborhood in general, and who knows how the styles of turf marking have evolved over the years.
But it does get him looking more, as they walk - not just at walls and sidewalks, but at the people who might be watching and lurking, just in case some of them decide to become trouble.
There's a more obvious example as they make it down to the corner of the next block. There's a roll call sprayed on a lowered garage door facing the street, some ten names in blue, but two are crossed off in red with a large JB sprayed over the top of the rest.
And so just in case, Johnnie brushes the pistol in his jeans with his thumb to make sure it's still there. Just in case.]
We prob'ly wanna keep walking. Keep your eyes open.
[These people have no reason to know or think about him whatsoever but it's only smart to be a little careful in a contested area. Every shape could be trouble.]
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[He looks it over a second, hands in his pockets, then shrugs and withdraws his hands really just to light up a cigarette.]
Maybe. Might have to see some more to figure out if it's a one off, they don't have the same style here as what I'm used to. Or maybe it's your time, things changed, I bet.
[Graffiti is still fairly new in his neighborhood in general, and who knows how the styles of turf marking have evolved over the years.
But it does get him looking more, as they walk - not just at walls and sidewalks, but at the people who might be watching and lurking, just in case some of them decide to become trouble.
There's a more obvious example as they make it down to the corner of the next block. There's a roll call sprayed on a lowered garage door facing the street, some ten names in blue, but two are crossed off in red with a large JB sprayed over the top of the rest.
And so just in case, Johnnie brushes the pistol in his jeans with his thumb to make sure it's still there. Just in case.]
We prob'ly wanna keep walking. Keep your eyes open.
[These people have no reason to know or think about him whatsoever but it's only smart to be a little careful in a contested area. Every shape could be trouble.]