Dirk Poor

The First Run

This is the part that was worth waiting for.

Morning at the crossroads: Penny Pincher, Spare Chang, Omar Money, Owen Ustuph and Pam Handler each on one of the five scrap seats, Dirk Poor up on the spool at the center — It was a Saturday and nobody had anything planned, which is the best way for a day to start.

Dirk Poor stepping down off the spool and picking up his board, looking out at one of the streets leading away from the crossroads while the other five watch — Dirk stood up, picked up his board, and looked down the road out of town.

All six moving off from the crossroads together, each on their own ride, spread out across the street with clear space between them — He didn't have to ask. All five of them came.

The six riding through the streets of Fortune Falls, loose and strung out and laughing, Omar Money out in front — Omar was out front within about ten seconds. Nobody was surprised.

The six on the long sloping road heading out of town toward the falls, bunched a little closer, golden light ahead of them — They took the long road out toward the falls, the one Dirk had always ridden on his own.

Wide shot of all six stopped at the base of the falls at golden hour, looking up at the rusted metal staircase, boards and skates and scooter down — He'd been up that staircase a hundred times by himself. This was the first time he got to show somebody.

This is the part that was worth waiting for.

One more run.

Built From Scrap. Worth More Than Gold.

Story frames are AI-generated from the studio's own physical prototype figures. All final Cheap Skaterz artwork is created by human artists.

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