he ran off and (i'm not even joking) joined up with a circus for about a year after they took him in thanks to his talent at magic tricks and sleight of hand. after that, one of his more longer-term foster families managed to track him down and helped him get through college, though by then he already had a record as an adult and the lifestyle was a very hard habit to break. he's somewhat trying to get his life on the straight and narrow but it isn't easy.