#IN 1899 THE STREETS OF NEW YORK CITY E C H O E D WITH THE VOICES OF NEWSIES

[a-very-zilly-gooze]

my friend: hey, you were over there muttering under your breath for a long time, are you okay?

me: oh, yeah, i’m fine! i was just vocally stimming. it helps me calm down in overstimulating environments.

my friend: oh, okay! if you don’t mind me asking, what were you saying to calm yourself down?

me: oh, i was just reciting the entire script of Disney’s 1992 flop movie-musical Newsies starring Christian Bale and David Moscow from memory.

my friend: …

me: i didn’t remember it as well as i used to, since i haven’t seen the movie in two years, but i got through about the first thirty minutes, minus the songs, without too much trouble.

my friend: how do you not have an autism diagnosis

#lowkey disappointed i couldn’t get through more of the script #but backstage during a concert with choir kids is so overstimulating omg #autistic #autism moment #neurodivergent #newsies #92sies #IN 1899 THE STREETS OF NEW YORK CITY E C H O E D WITH THE VOICES OF NEWSIES #BRINGIN YOU THE NEWS OF JOSEPH PULITZER WILLIAM RANDOLPH HEARST AND OTHER GIANTS OF THE NEWSPAPER WORLD. #ON EVERY CORNER YOU SAW ‘EM CARRYING THE BANNER #BRINGIN YOU THE NEWS FOR A PENNY A PAPE. #POOR ORPHANS AND RUNAWAYS #THE NEWSIES WERE A RAGGED ARMY WITHOUT A LEADER. #UNTIL ONE DAY ALL THAT CHANGED…