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 Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 2:03 pm
"Well, lets go, and if you want later, I can show you around." Riley said, smiling as well.
He got up slowly, one of his arms getting stiff from where he landed on it during last night's break in.
"Ah...son of a..." he mumbled, stretching it but wincing in pain. He vaulted the roof with his left arm, landing easily on the cobblestone streets below.
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Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 2:12 pm
"Okay." Jessica said as she followed him, pushing off the roof with her foot. She then did a little mid-air flip, and landed on the ground next to Riley. "I heard you mumble something... are you okay?" she asked, looking at him.
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Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 6:25 pm
Riley nodded. "Yeah, just a stiff arm. Breaking glass then landing on the same arm, not recommended." he said with a grin walking towards the docks.
As he saw earlier, there was a massive ship docked there.
"Holy crap..." he said quietly, staring it at it. He was dead sure that if he could make off with even a fraction of what was on that ship, he could retire from his life of crime...
For a few days at least.
He pushed open the door to a small inn and bar. "Ladies first." he said, holding it open.
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Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 7:58 pm
"Oh...." Jessica said when he told her about his arm. She followed him towards the bar, also noticing the huge ship. "Wow.." she mumbled, staring at it for a moment. Probably a bunch of stuff worth stealing and lots of people guarding that baby...It might be a hard job to pull off.. she thought to herself, Nah...I'm gonna relax for a bit.. No stealing...well, not yet at least. She smiled at Riley when he opened to door for her. "Thank you." she said, then walked inside.
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Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 8:05 pm
Ashe sat against the front wall of the abandoned flower shop that she called home, next to her was a water bowl and four cats, each trying to find their own spot on her to sit. Her eyes where closed, but her ears where open to all that was said around her. There was a massive ship docked nearby with, if the gossip was to be believed, so many valuables she could live like the king himself should she get her hands on some. She smiled inwardly, gossip was always a good source of information, once you found the truth behind it. She opened one eye and saw that the water bowl was empty. Time to get moving, she thought, moving the cats off her. They yowled their displeasure as she gathered the water bowl and stood up. "Come on, you don't have to stay here if you don't like being moved," she said to them as she walked inside the store. She had left the store as was, but the upstairs was her haven. There where books strewn across the floor, and as many cats and dogs to cover the spots left empty by the books. Here and there where necklaces and bracelets she had stolen, but never sold, glittering dully in the dusty sunlight. She smiled, it wasn't much, but it was hers. "Lets get started, shall we?"
((I could continue, but I think it would be better to stop here for now))
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Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 4:00 am
Riley nodded, walking up to the bar. "Rum, please?" he said, and the bartender nodded, looking from him to Jessica, then back to Riley, and gave a cheerful grin.
He handed him his glass after a moment, and he sat at the bar, waiting for Jessica.
"I'll pay, by the way." he said, reaching into his pocket for some money.
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Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 7:05 am
Jessica sat down next to him and smiled at him. "Oh, you don't have to do that." she told him kindly, "I have plenty of money with me." She didn't want him to waste his money when she had some of her own... that seemed very rude to her.
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Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 8:36 am
Riley shook his head. "I insist, it was my idea." he said. He looked out the window of the bar at the ship...
Something told him that something important was going on with that ship...
Something interesting...something that could end up curing the monotone life he was leading here, which was steal, hide, steal, hide.
Which was what he was planning to do.
"Ever stolen a ship?" he asked Jessica in a quiet voice so only she heard, taking a sip of his drink.
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Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 7:13 pm
Jessica smiled. "Okay....if you say so..." she asked the bartender for a beer and he gave her one. She took a sip, then heard Riley ask her about stealing a boat. "Yes." she told him quietly, so only he could her, "One before. It was very easy actually... why?"
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Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 11:58 pm
Feyth left the dock and decided to go see what jobs there where. Walking into The Rotting Apple the dog continued to follow him. Making his way casually to the cellar he discreetly slipped though the hatch.
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Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 1:49 am
Delaney rose slowly to her feet. She had collected her thoughts and made a decision on what to next. Sort of.
The bandage around her arm had begun to loosen and slip off from a mixture of movement and sweat. She tried to tighten it as she walked down the street. Inadvertently, she passed the steps to the The Rotting Apple. She was nearly to the next building before she noticed her folly, prompting herself to roll her eyes in annoyance and turn around.
She entered the building casually, though she could still feel her heart pounding in her chest. The room was relatively empty; only a few men who worked unloading ships were seated near the bar, enjoying their lunch. She walked past them without so much as anything but knowing of their presence.
Opening the hatch below the stairs, generally out of sight, she slipped down into the room below. There were people down here than in the main room above. Some were gambling, some were sleeping, some were talking with each other. She sat at a table and looked around to see if there was anyone she recognized. She sighed quietly. She recognized some of them but there was no one she would prefer to have the company of. Noticing the dog, she called to it softly, seeing if it would come to her.
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Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 12:10 pm
Riley paid the bartender, then took a sip of rum before continuing.
"Because I'm looking for a bit of adventure, and I'm damn sure that ship has something important, either about it or aboard it. So I plan to find out. If you wanna join me, that'd be great, but I'll go alone if I need to." he said quietly, eying the ship.
He had lived in this port for nearly 2 years, and in that whole time, he had never, ever, seen a ship as big as that. If it didn't belong to someone important, Riley would be extremely surprised.
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Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 12:45 pm
Jessica smiled. "Well it looks like you were having the same thoughts about that boat." She responded back quietly, taking another sip of her drink. "And of course I'll join you. I wouldn't miss out on this."
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Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 2:08 pm
Riley nodded, putting his glass down.
"This'll need planning. We need to find how long it's in port for, who owns it, what it's carrying...and hope it follows old sea rules for watches. 3 above, 2 below." he said in the same hushed voice.
"I could even probably convince my gang to help out. With 7 people, we could rob her dry in a few minutes, then be gone. Or even, rob her dry then take whats left...the whole damn ship." he smiled at the thought.
As he did, the side of his head started itching like mad again. He reached up to scratch at it with an annoyed look on his face.
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Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 2:11 pm
"Sounds good." Jessica replied smiling. She saw the look on his face when he scratched his head and couldn't help but laugh. She quickly covered her mouth though.
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