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Monster
DRAGON
22 years old
TAILOR / THIEF
played by DARKEE
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turn off the lights, turn off the lights, turn on the charm for me tonight
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Post by ARTEMIS REINHARDT on Dec 24, 2014 21:12:06 GMT
[nospaces] Old Town. When one hears Old Town, they think crime, poverty, sickness, death. What they don't think of when Old Town is mentioned is the wise elders that reside there, full of knowledge and advice. The only reason he was in Old Town was to visit one elder in particular. An old friend of the father he loved in childhood but hated in adolescence and in adulthood. He needed a specific herb, one that would make a paralysis poison more potent but not deadly, and he was stumped, but now he knew what he needed. He just needed to get it. [break][break] Sun momentarily blinded him as he ducked under the blanket covering the entrance to the stone house, near enough falling apart but enough to provide shelter. He didn't understand why his contact refused to move. Was it a feeling of attachment? Artemis had given him money many times, and he should have enough to find a better home by now, but here he was, in Old Town, still... [break][break] It made no difference to him, however. He wouldn't have to spend hours trawling through Shara looking for him. A need fulfilled, he needed to head back to his room at the inn. So he set off, merging with the crowds of people, his body tense and senses alert for any sign of pickpocketing. He had nothing of value that would be easy to steal - anyone aiming to steal his sword would get whacked in the head by the bow slung over his shoulder. His coinpurse was at his belt, ripe for the picking, but he knew the tricks of a pickpocket - tricks that he would put into action now as he bumped himself into a woman coming in the opposite direction, a hand darting out to grab the first thing of value he knew she had, a quick sorry as he continued on his way, his only intention being to slip down an alleyway to see what small prize he might've snatched...but more to figure out what exactly felt off. [break][break] ( DESTA JURE ) |
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Champion
HUMAN
25 years old
COMMON THIEF
played by DUCKIE
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grace bestowed but i was shaped with snow
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Post by DESTA JURE on Dec 25, 2014 17:33:25 GMT
"It's going to be mama's birthday present!" It's early in the morning when she receives an unexpected guest at her makeshift home (higher up in a crumbling building, the floors are still keeping so that's fine. It's even better that she gets it to herself). And who's she to say no to a request like that, to a beaming smile and earnest eyes? Desta had promised to be home before nightfall with something to give.
The favor is carried out and wrapped around an old scarf by noon to deliver, a little trinket she'd procured from a small shop in Shara's Upper Town. The lady at the stall had been trying to sell it to her, "it brings good fortune." The minute she turns her back to tend to another "prospective customer" Desta takes it- because she thinks everybody could use a little luck every now and then.
There's no rush to go home, and she's safe- as safe as one could possibly be- in Old Town, where everyone else is as good as a suspect.
She thinks, it's been a couple of days since she's taken anything interesting for herself- and as if by a stroke of good luck, there's one. She doesn't eye it for very long, and it's convenient of him to be so clumsy, where he apologizes quickly, she steadies herself and nods in assent as if to say I'm fine, I'll be on my way.
As she pockets the item- whatever it is, she'll find out later. A few paces away, she feels for where her scarf had been tied to her belt. It's still there, but what was wrapped in it isn't. Her pulse is racing for all the wrong reasons and there's really only one way she could have lost it, but she ducks into a narrow street nearby to check herself one last time, away from the crowd getting pushier by the second. With her back turned and her mind set to figuring out what to do, it barely registers that there's somebody else around.  |
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Monster
DRAGON
22 years old
TAILOR / THIEF
played by DARKEE
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turn off the lights, turn off the lights, turn on the charm for me tonight
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Post by ARTEMIS REINHARDT on Dec 26, 2014 23:07:13 GMT
[nospaces] He was almost fighting through the crowd as he neared the alleyway, but he was nimble and quick, and within a moment he was in the shade of a narrow passage between buildings. Briefly, he paused to check the way out into the street, making sure that no one was following him - and with brief curiosity as to why today was so crowded - before he turned his back, moving further down the narrow street. [break][break] What he had snatched was a necklace - small, but valuable. Seemingly. He would have to assess it later, preferably somewhere more private than an alley. He lowered the necklace, bringing it down to the bag at his thigh and - hold on. [break][break] He stopped, unaware of the sound of someone else in the same passage as him. He brought his free hand around to his hip, where his coinpurse was - should have been. There was nothing there, save for air. Breathing in slowly, he closed his eyes, then opened them again, shoving the necklace carelessly in his pocket. When did it go missing? It was definitely on his belt when he left the elder's home, definitely in there in the crowd. Sure, it was crowded, and he was completely aware, there was nothing distracting him... [break][break] Then realisation hit him, and his immediate response to it was to mouth, "Fuck," and follow it up with a loud groan as he spun around on one foot (while pushing his hand back through his hair, marvelling at his blunder), heading back the direction he came but stopping midstep as his eyes fell on - wasn't that the person he just stole from? [break][break] ( DESTA JURE ) |
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Champion
HUMAN
25 years old
COMMON THIEF
played by DUCKIE
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grace bestowed but i was shaped with snow
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Post by DESTA JURE on Dec 28, 2014 19:14:53 GMT
This isn't so bad, she thinks, examining the item she'd just procured. The necklace hadn't been terribly difficult to steal- arguably an effort wasted but hey. She opens the coinpurse, makes a quick count of its contents and closes it once again as she mulls over the rough estimate.
There should be enough for something small, perhaps edible, to share, and she could just take something else. A better keepsake. Maybe something useful. It's not difficult to convince her of something's worth.
She faces the crowd once more, ready to push through them, to a stall vendor she knows she can get cheap bread from- maybe some meat too. Throwing the coinpurse up and catching it with the same hand, she grins at the sound of metal against metal and the thought of tonight's celebration. |
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Monster
DRAGON
22 years old
TAILOR / THIEF
played by DARKEE
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turn off the lights, turn off the lights, turn on the charm for me tonight
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Post by ARTEMIS REINHARDT on Dec 30, 2014 4:55:42 GMT
[nospaces] That had to be her. He only just about remembers long red hair, and just how common was red hair? Not very. But why was she here? Artemis relaxed his body, watching as the red-headed woman turned, her back to him. He was thinking about just walking past her, figure out where his coinpurse went - and, well, he didn't need to do a lot of figuring out, because she just tossed it up into the air and caught it. [break][break] "You know, it's not every day when a master pickpocket gets pickpocketed without realising it." He frowned, crossing his arms as he fixed his eyes on her back. He was going to get his coinpurse back, one way or another. Really, he didn't need the money, but that was a blow to his pride if someone managed to steal from him and get away with it. [break][break] ( DESTA JURE ) |
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Champion
HUMAN
25 years old
COMMON THIEF
played by DUCKIE
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grace bestowed but i was shaped with snow
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Post by DESTA JURE on Jan 3, 2015 13:26:01 GMT
What was that now? Desta barely manages to catch the sound over the competing bustle of the street ahead, coming from behind. Her fingers close around the object in her hands despite having yet to confirm what he'd been referring to, but in her haste to deal with him and leave, she forgets to stow it away. Desta faces the stranger, regarding him with suspicion.
"What, this?" She doesn't hold the coninpurse out, just assumes it's what he's talking about, because he would know if he'd really been the one she'd taken something from.
"Master pickpocket?" She echoes with barely masked disbelief. "You ought to keep your stuff closer to you while you're out around here then, mister master pickpocket." There is no pervading self-righteousness at all, just a wounded ego. Then again, she hasn't exactly been doing this for a terribly long time. Pickpockets getting pickpocket-ed. Perhaps the Goddess is and at work after all.
"That's...my mistake then, I apologize. We could," she stops to consider the rest of her proposition, "settle this here, properly. Like adults." Except there's arguably nothing "proper" about Old Town. If she works quick enough, maybe she could get away with more to go around tonight. |
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Monster
DRAGON
22 years old
TAILOR / THIEF
played by DARKEE
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turn off the lights, turn off the lights, turn on the charm for me tonight
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Post by ARTEMIS REINHARDT on Jan 4, 2015 13:04:04 GMT
[nospaces] As the red-haired woman turned around, making no attempt to hide the coinpurse nor to hold it out, Artemis found himself narrowing his eyes at her, though only briefly. He nodded, neutral expression on his face as he put his weight on one leg and one hand on his hip. "That's the one," he confirmed, eyes on the coinpurse for perhaps longer than they should've been. [break][break] "I would've thought that I would've been able to feel someone's hand, but it seems that a moment of distraction worked against me." Artemis quirked an eyebrow at the woman's apology, staying quiet to let her think on how to finish her sentence. He cocked his head to the side as he returned to crossing his arms. "I think I'd rather settle this with rock paper scissors, but it all depends on what you have in mind, Red."[break][break] ( DESTA JURE - short post i'm sorry ) |
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