Vagrant

A vagrant, sometimes informally referred to as a pikey, was a homeless individual with no permanent address.
They were often ignored by "real people". Some sold copies of The Big Issue and it wasn't unusual for vagrants to die due to weather conditions.
In 21st century Wales, despite many vagrants being classed by the system as missing people, they made easy targets for individuals such as Guy Wildman as they weren't missed or mourned for. This meant that organisations such as Torchwood Three could spend less time providing cover stories for their disappearances. (PROSE: Another Life)
While using an emotional amplifier, Toshiko Sato experienced the emotions of a vagrant. Expecting to be taken over by madness, Tosh instead experienced an intensification of colour, as if her dark surroundings were coated in light. She wanted to lean out of the window of the Torchwood SUV, call out to passers-by and tell them how wonderful the world could be if only they opened their hearts to it. (PROSE: Slow Decay)
Category:Homelessness