#ddc starter

Penny sat outside, away from the circus tents and train site, Trying to gather her thoughts and allow the night air to soothe her anxiety. Her job at the mouse roulette tents hadn't been easy tonight, as a sweaty large man took it upon himself to claim vengeance for his gambling losses. It was nothing that the bouncers couldn't handle, but he, added to the stress of boarding for next destination, left the young girl feeling anything but settled. It was then that the one comfort she thought she had at the moment, solitude, was broken as she heard leaves crackling under someones foot.

Penny began packing away her carts loose objects, it was no good to have clutter bouncing around as the train left for it's next destination. Her little sleeper car was sparse with much, even considering she was currently a single dormer, just things she had gather along the way. Snapshots of her carnival brothers and sisters, a few books she'd found here and there, and of course her beloved Teddy. Teddy was the only thing that accompanied her to the carnival, that, and a wrecked car. The circus had been good to her, providing her with food, clothes, and a safe haven. Growing up under a big tent might not have been luxurious, but her misfit caretakers always tried to make sure she had shoes that fit her feet.