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outsiderslogs2013-02-23 12:58 pm
backstabbing) wrote in outsiderslogs2013-02-23 12:58 pm
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well I'm stubborn and wrong [OPEN / PLOT]
who. isabela & OPEN
what. taking advantage of chaos is what pirates do best
where. zeta district
when. saturday
warnings. isabela is a warning
When the cats are away, the mice come out to play. Or...however the hell that old saying goes.
There's a certain advantage to be taken when a city finds itself thrust into chaos. Unattended shops, people cowering in their homes, few people out and about to stop you from getting your hands wet with valuable. Save for some beasts which Isabela had little trouble flitting around with quick roguish feet, and some mercenaries roaming the streets, it was a fine time to wander out of her apartment alone with a dagger in each hand and a couple of lockpicks hidden somewhere in the confines of her outfit.
It was Satinalia for a woman like Isabela, and she'll be taking advantage of those at their most unguarded. Sure she had been taught better, but it takes her awhile for lessons learned to truly sink in.
Some of the security measures for these shops had proven to be difficult for a woman like Isabela to parse. Too much electronics, not enough locks, but she's found one or two where the owners couldn't afford technology that could stump a woman from a distant past, and she crouches in the shadows, unnoticed by passing mercs and beasts, fiddling with a lock and cursing mildly as it breaks. She reaches into her cleavage to fish out another, eyes narrowed in concentration, but ever on the alert in case someone approached her to either attack or scold her.
what. taking advantage of chaos is what pirates do best
where. zeta district
when. saturday
warnings. isabela is a warning
When the cats are away, the mice come out to play. Or...however the hell that old saying goes.
There's a certain advantage to be taken when a city finds itself thrust into chaos. Unattended shops, people cowering in their homes, few people out and about to stop you from getting your hands wet with valuable. Save for some beasts which Isabela had little trouble flitting around with quick roguish feet, and some mercenaries roaming the streets, it was a fine time to wander out of her apartment alone with a dagger in each hand and a couple of lockpicks hidden somewhere in the confines of her outfit.
It was Satinalia for a woman like Isabela, and she'll be taking advantage of those at their most unguarded. Sure she had been taught better, but it takes her awhile for lessons learned to truly sink in.
Some of the security measures for these shops had proven to be difficult for a woman like Isabela to parse. Too much electronics, not enough locks, but she's found one or two where the owners couldn't afford technology that could stump a woman from a distant past, and she crouches in the shadows, unnoticed by passing mercs and beasts, fiddling with a lock and cursing mildly as it breaks. She reaches into her cleavage to fish out another, eyes narrowed in concentration, but ever on the alert in case someone approached her to either attack or scold her.
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[And this is Stacey, not making a 'wet' joke. Rather, back in IC land, Kasumi waves a hand over her Omni-tool, pulling up the screen that somehow allows them to hack. She starts typing away, glancing over at the pirate as she goes.]
But the ins and outs are a little more complicated than I like to cover while my street's on fire- or for free. The demo, though, is complimentary. Call it the welcome to Omega special.
Hold up your arm, like me.
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Isabela chuckles, sidling up next to Kasumi though being not-as invasive as she usually is around people she's better acquainted with. She's still on her guard despite her casual attitude, and she wouldn't want to give this woman an opportunity to stab her in the back.
Because honestly, if she were in a more familiar location, there'd be a 60% chance of Bela taking what she needed from this woman and leaving her to rot. Such is the way when you lead the life of selfishness.]
Perhaps one day we can cover the ins and outs in a more private setting.
[Ah yes, never one to let an innuendo slip by. Nevertheless, she mimics Kasumi, holding her arm up. She's gotten the basics down of video and voice posts after fiddling around with it in her room, but the screen Kasumi has up in a new one.]
Right then.
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Is innuendo the native tongue, or am I just that special?
[The still amused tone indicates how she believes the former, but hey. She can hardly blame someone for using a slightly more heavy handed version of her own deflection techniques. She taps away at her screen, then waves a hand over the other woman's, and through the magic of Omni-tools How Do They Work, she starts routing some of the money from the credits chip in the store to both of their own.]
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[It's the native tongue, Kasumi, but you can think yourself special if you want.
She watches Kasumi's movements, still not quite following but when she notices a set of number rising she at least gets the gist of what's happening and grins. She'll eventually learn how to do this if she wishes to continue making a living off petty thievery.]
How flashy. Just my luck to bump into a world savvy thief.
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[Another tap and the screens vanish, leaving them both slightly richer and Kasumi probably in trouble with any paragon Shep who happens to be in Omega. But, hey. Problems for another day.]
Mm, though it's more a community project on Omega. Everyone thinks they're Moriarty and Peruggia reborn. Depressing, really.
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Isabela stretches her arm curiously as her omni-tool disappears, still not used to the idea of something being idle on her wrist.
And wow references Bela won't get way to be Kasumi.]
I take it those names are important and I will forever be out of the loop. [Her fingers flex and they pop a little.] The funny thing about this system is that I don't feel any richer. With coin and prized possessions you at least feel their weight in your pockets.
It's far nice having something firm in your hand than nothing at all.
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Kasumi's smile doesn't go away as the innuendo continues. Oh, she had to find Vega in this world. They'd have too much fun.]
Depends on if you're in it for the money. Most real items will never be worth as much as a good credit hack, but they're far more rewarding. Too bad Omega doesn't have much of either.
[She slipped away from the counter, pausing to look at some small piece of brick-a-brak that was, by far, more fun to investigate than fighting those monsters out there again.]
Outside of Aria's house, anyway.