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The lock clicked open and Dimitri quickly and silently slide throught the door. He closed it behind him then relocked it. he survayed his surroundings remain as still as a stature in the town square, no sound of foot steps, no creaking...no one knows I'm here...perfect He thought. He stood his back to the door of a wealth merchants house, paintings hung on the walls, vases stood on tables. Dimitri made his way to the sitting room, a oldman sat in a chair, his back to the entranceway Dimitri came throught, from the small satchel on his belt he took out a small white blood stained feather, he lightly tossed it and it landed on the table beside the man's chair. The man picked up the feather and examined it"...how do I know this is roberto's and not some drunkard's blood on this feather?"."...stop by his shop tommorow if you have any doupts...now I've done my part...you must fullfil your half of our bargin. "yes,yes of course I got what you want, it's in the corner" The old man waved to the corner to Dimitri's right. Dimitri walked over and picked up the wrapped package and left in silence, he made his way back to his hidout near the warehouses by the docks. The package held tightly to his side.

The clink of metal hitting stone woke Riley up.
He was a light sleeper, as where other thieves up here. When he sat up, he saw two others, a man named Jack and a girl called Melanie where both up, weapons in hand.
"The hell was that?" Riley asked in a hushed voice, and both figures shrugged.
Riley indicated the door, then himself. Both figures nodded.
"What, no 'Oh no, you can't possibly do this, it's too dangerous, let me go instead'? You guys are assholes" he said, and he heard a muffled laugh from Melanie.
He walked over to one of the windows, edging it open and slipping out, butterfly knife folded in his hand. Two figures where standing not too far away, and heard a threatening voice carried over to him.
"So, you have made a big mistake attacking me it seems."
He debated interfering...if they where soldiers, he was dead...but, even in the moonlight, he saw the girl was pretty nice looking, and his good side peeked through.
He flicked his wrist, opening the butterfly knife silently. He edged around quietly behind the man, waiting for him to make his move.

Des's words snapped Delaney out of her dazed state. She watched as he grabbed her dagger and prepared an attacked. She threw herself to the side, trying to put some distance between herself and this man that. Her body skidded across the street from her own force, leaving numerous scratches and scrapes down her arm. One in particular, traveled from her shoulder to about her elbow, had started to bleed.

Staggering to her feet, she squinted to see the man in the dark. She noticed a figure walking behind this man, towards them. She quickly glanced around, planning an escape route if it was a foe, and preparing her speech for a "damsel in distress" defense if it was an ally.

"I...I didn't mean to!" she yelled. Her arm felt as if it was burning, the pain searing her flesh. She could feel the blood oozing slowly down her arm.

[Quick question...how did Des know Riley was there, he was sneaking around behind him...]

Dimitri woke, sprung to his feet. At a inhuman speed got around the intruder, wrapped his right arm around the intruder's throat. his left pink twitched activating the series of gears that released a spring which in turn released his hidden blade. he raised the blade and set the tip against the man's jaw. "who are you and why are you here" he said in a low voice.

Riley walked up to the girl, flicking his knife shut and putting his palms out, hands open.
"I'm not going to hurt you" he stated simply, then lowered his hands. "You ok?" he added, stepping a bit closer so he could see the girl in the moonlight.
"This is a rough area, a lot of thieves...and obviously serial killers, or guys who kill for no reason" he said, shaking his head. "Poor, sorry bastards."

((OOC thread: if there's not going to be any IC action within your post, I encourage you to post there, and I encourage everyone to check it. It doesn't have to be only about the RP -- you can idly chat with each other as well. Kikyo: Hopefully the update I posted in the OOC fills you in.))

Delaney caught the bandages in her right hand, and watched him over her shoulder as he ran into the night. She clinched her fist tightly, mashing the soft cloth between her fingers. She didn't even know who that man was, but she knew she didn't like him.

Turning her attention to Riley, she stepped back as he approached, wanting to keep a comfortable distance away still. His declaration of peace and no harm did not do much to earn her trust. "I'm fine," she snarled in response to his question as she fumbled awkwardly with the bandages. "I know it's a rough area. I just wasn't paying attention," she confessed as she attempted to bandage her arm. It was difficult for her to hold it as she wrapped, so it ended up being not very tightly wrapped. In an effort to hide her poor work, she held it in place with her right hand. She looked at Riley, making eye contact briefly before looking away again.