library to the newspapers’ case. He grabbed a newspaper out of random and took it to his regular table in the corner and began to aimlessly reading it not registering the words in his mind.
He heard a throat clearing noise sounding very loudly followed by the table jerking as if someone bumped into it.
Jinx lowered the newspaper to see Long standing across from him who spoke “There’s a soup kitchen in the town hall building. See about getting a meal from there. Perhaps they can get you a bed in town.”
Jinx nodded his head at Long’s words as the male again spoke “I just hope whatever is paining you to be in your situation becomes resolved. I don’t like seeing people hurt from bad situations. Also includes allowing the bad situation to overtake their life.”
He again nodded his head as Long formed a frown on his face before walking away.
Jinx felt hunger pains hitting him hard sighed and folded up the newspaper. He got up walking to the newspapers’ case and put it away.
He walked out of the library as a figure bumped into him who sputtered “I’m sorry about that.”
He saw the figure was a male was bald with a brown haired beard and mustache. He saw the male’s clothing were a brown vest with a white short sleeve long tunic dress underneath it along with blue long sleeves. The male had on black leggings like tights with brown boots indicating a rich off family status to him who stared at him with intense probing look with his brown eyes.
Jinx felt fear hitting him from the male's intense stare as the male shrugged and walked away which he went going to the town hall building. He went inside looking around at the reception area and saw a female staring at him intensively from a desk that bothered him making him still fearful.
Jinx frowned and turned to go and heard “The soup kitchen entrance is at the back of the building with stairs going down to the basement.”
He waved a hand in response to the female's voice and then walked out of the building going around it to spot an open door with a sign on it.
He reached the door and stiffened as he read the sign which said “O'Neil soup kitchen.”
Jinx frowned at the word O'Neil sensing it was his last name and wasn't sure why the soup kitchen was named that while still feeling himself nervous but still hungry. He went inside walking down the stairs to reach a door. His nose smelled food and his mouth watered as he opened the door and walked inside to see a large room with series of tables and chairs scattered around it. He saw at one end of the room on his right was an open end kitchen where two overweight males wearing cook uniforms were busy at stoves appearing to be in the middle of cooking. He saw one of them look in his direction and frowned. He watching as the cook he assumed was his title grabbed a tray and began loading up dishes filled with food and a cup of liquid along with silverware. The male placed on the kitchen island and gestured with a hand towards him.
Jinx felt his hunger take control went to the tray picking it up and carried it to a table. He sat down placing the tray on the table. He eyed the food that smelled good to him which he grabbed the fork and knife and began eating the food. He ate in a fast motion gobbling it up till there was nothing left and gulped down the cup’s contents till there wasn’t much for him to drink down.
Jinx sighed leaning back in the chair hands on his lap feeling his hunger gone from him.
Jinx saw out of the corners of his eyes a familiar figure walk in his line of sight. He recognized as the bald male who bumped into him at the library going to his table to sit at a chair staring at him. Jinx felt the bald male’s eyes staring at him with an intense probing stare that bothered him.
He stared back at the bald male who spoke “You’re Robert Jinx O'Neil.”
Jinx stiffened at the bald man’s words that sounded like a statement of fact and not a question. It wound up making him feeling angry instead of nervous.
Jinx spoke narrowing his eyes aimed at the male “The name’s Dominique. I don’t know who you’re talking about.”
He stared at the bald male who shrugged and spoke “The name’s Steven.
As for the name of Dominique it’s the name of your zoo sponsored tiger who passed away months ago. You have been heard calling yourself that from people in New Jack City.”
Jinx felt annoyance hitting him.
He allowed anger to take control instead of feeling the familiar emotion of nervousness when confronted on his identity.
He spoke “I don’t know of a tiger named Dominique. It’s just a name I’ve taken a liking to and have been calling myself that.”
Jinx felt anger arriving within him to cause him to glare at Steven who again shrugged and spoke “Only Robert O'Neil would sleep on a grave belonging to a female he saw as his Mother. She who was in his life in some cemetery said to be really haunted by ghosts of the dead. That would repeatedly kick people out as spoken around by the town’s folk and people who have reportedly slept there which doesn't matter if their from the town or not.”
He felt his anger take control angrily got up from the chair slamming it onto the table and walked away going out of the building up the stairs.
He sensed Steven had followed him outside. He went to a bench to sit and sensed the male sitting next to him to his annoyance.
He heard Steven speak “Put your faith in Lance, Robert.”
Jinx snarled an angry growling like sound. He got up from the bench storming towards the entrance. He sensed the Master powers inside him itching to take control. He felt a hand grab his arm in a tight grip which he angrily yanked his arm out of to face Steven who had a frown on his face.
Jinx pointed a finger at Steven and spoke “Leave me alone. Go back to where you come from and forget about me.”
He lowered his hand as Steven spoke “You have forgotten yourself, Robert.”
He walked away and again felt his arm grabbed in an ironclad grip. He angrily allowed the Master to take control grabbed the hand with his hand and yanked the hand off his arm as Steven again resumed grabbing at his arms. He felt annoyance take hold as Steven refused to quit grabbing his arm despite hand yanking it off. He grabbed Steven's wrist and twisted Steven around till the arm was behind the man in a loose grip. That struggled against his hand hold but managed to get out of his grip to again attempt grip his arm again. He freed himself and again got Steven into a lock hold by hand gripping the male's arm in some tight painful grip while hearing the male groan softly from the hold as his other arm went around the male's neck choking him.
He spoke “I said leave me alone and stop intruding on my privacy and freedom. Go back to where you came from and forget me. I’m sick and tired of your behavior towards me.”
He heard Steven speak with pain in his voice in some gasping tone “I would if I could, Robert.”
He angrily kept Steven’s arm raised as he heard the man groan in pain still gasping for air before groaning out “There are others who don’t view you the way you’re thinking of. Allow them to help you like I will.”
Jinx snarled some growling like sound and growled out “Leave me alone, Steven.”
He raised a knee hitting it on Steven’s back who groaned loudly before pushing the man away from him who fell to his knees with hands onto the ground. He appearing to be gulping for air and looking out of it.
He angrily walked around Steven till he was in front of the man and raised his fist aimed at the man’s face that had pain in his eyes.
Jinx heard a sound of a whistle blowing coming from behind him followed by “Enough! Break it up now stranger!”
He again aimed his fist towards Steven as he again heard the voice he recognized as Stone’s sounding closer coming towards him “Stranger! You heard me!”
Jinx heard Steven speak “Come with me please.”
He angrily brought his fist into Steven’s face connecting with the man’s forehead who flew up in the air flying an adult Humanoid male body length away and hit the ground on his back while groaning loudly. He felt a body ramming into
him from behind knocking him to the ground followed by steel of metal felt on his head from behind as the body removed itself.
He heard Stone’s voice with annoyance in the voice speaking “Put your hands behind your back now! You’re spending a night in the jail for that! Behavior like that punching towards people isn’t tolerated around here!”
He obeyed putting his hands on his back and felt metal steel clipping onto his wrists keeping them locked behind his back. This was followed by hands pulling him up to a standing position.
He heard voices chattering coming closer as he saw towns’ people walking towards his position.
Jinx formed a frown on his lips willing aside the Master.
Stone he heard yelled “Get a medic to attend Steven will you?!”
He saw towns’ people breaking into a run going past him as Stone pulled him away going to a building with steps on it which he recognized as the police station despite the sign of it blared on the front.
He felt himself fuming from his behavior towards Steven. Stone hauled him inside the building where he saw an area of desks scattered around with computers on them. He saw a white haired cop with tan skin and brown eyes come out of a doorway in the wall towards Stone.
Stone loudly spoke “I caught this guy punching out the new guy Steven in the face. I aim to book him for a night in jail.”
Jinx saw the white haired cop nod his head whose name plate read “Lone Eagle.”
He stared at Lone