HanaChan13
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(([MENTION=3576]Broken Blacklist[/MENTION], I'm a bit confused, sorry v_v.... does he have a lot of gold, or did he really get rid of it all shopping?? I'm going to assume that was a joke or sarcasm and he really does have gold, otherwise why would this be Xandri's job? Yeah, I feel really unintelligent... ))
Xandri nodded, setting the soup bowl down. This would give it time to cool at least. She moved around Gino to the open window and delicately dropped herself out. She enjoyed the split second free fall before she activated her levitation and floated gracefully the rest of the way down, making almost no sound when she dropped to her feet. She was never exactly sure how her levitation worked--she had grown up with it--but it was incredibly helpful for her job.
She made her way on to the street, getting as close to the man as possible while still looking casual. she slowly and carefully reached her fingers into his pocket as she kept up a steady pace behind him. She didn't have to worry about the other pedestrians spotting her. Not in this part of the city anyway. She slipped coin after coin from his pocket to hers, silently counting them out as she went. Fourteen pieces in the left pocket alone! She moved to the other pocket, moving just as swiftly. Twenty pieces in this one! She never really understood the value of money as a child, her family had so much of it. But like they say, "you never know what you've got 'til it's gone." And her families wealth was indeed gone, along with her family. No matter, that happened so long ago.... and now Xandri really does understand the value of a gold coin, making this job all the better.
Now that the man's pockets were empty, it was time to get the rings. That part was in some ways harder and in some ways easier than the one she just completed. Easier, in the fact that she wasn't going to have to sneak anymore, harder, because she really needed to brush up on her acting skills. Well, it was now or never. Casually, she moved around the man so that she was walking by his side, but a few paces ahead of him. She made sure to look like she was busy, with a place to go. She glanced down at the street quick, looking for something to.... perfect! about four yards ahead was a lopsided manhole cover that protruded just high enough off the rode for Xandri to trip over. Hopefully this man was the type to help a young girl in need.
She made sure to look distracted as she approached the manhole cover, so as not to raise suspicion. She shifted her foot ever so slightly to catch the edge of the cover and she let out a cry as she went crashing face first onto the road. Ow.
"Miss, are you alright?!" The man called out, jogging to her side. Perfect. She pushed herself up into a sitting position, pouting like an injured child, which actually she kind of was. When she fell, she landed on her knee a bit too hard and skinned it. Not bad, but it did hurt. All the better for her plan of course.
Xandri nodded weakly, fighting hard to suppress a smile as the man extended his hand to help her up. She took his hand, slipping the ring off his finger in the process. That's one. Once on her feet, she brushed herself off, slipping the ring into her pocket in the process. "Yes, thank you sir.... I'm so clumsy..." She laughed wistfully, shaking her head a bit.
"Yes, well, as long as you're okay... Miss...?" He trailed off in question of her name.
This time, Xandri couldn't stop the smile that spread across her face. This man was playing perfectly along with her plan, it's like he was begging to be robbed!
"Eloise." She answered, holding out her hand to shake. She knew better than to use her real name, because sooner or later he would find his lack of gold, and there would be no Eloise for the Military to look for.
The man shook her hand and she slipped the other ring from his finger, luckily it wasn't tight so it came right off. "Thank you so much for your help, but I really must be going." She said sweetly and ran down the road.
She made sure to go far enough and down the street and down a few allies before circling back to the orphanage. She skipped up the stairs and into the Rubare's head quarters, smiling brightly at Gino and handing him her pouch. "Piece of cake, I'm thoroughly convinced the guy wanted to be robbed." She said in usual soft-spoken way.
She went over to her bowl, the soup was nice and cool now. She brought it over to a corner of the room and sat against the wall, silently eating.
Xandri nodded, setting the soup bowl down. This would give it time to cool at least. She moved around Gino to the open window and delicately dropped herself out. She enjoyed the split second free fall before she activated her levitation and floated gracefully the rest of the way down, making almost no sound when she dropped to her feet. She was never exactly sure how her levitation worked--she had grown up with it--but it was incredibly helpful for her job.
She made her way on to the street, getting as close to the man as possible while still looking casual. she slowly and carefully reached her fingers into his pocket as she kept up a steady pace behind him. She didn't have to worry about the other pedestrians spotting her. Not in this part of the city anyway. She slipped coin after coin from his pocket to hers, silently counting them out as she went. Fourteen pieces in the left pocket alone! She moved to the other pocket, moving just as swiftly. Twenty pieces in this one! She never really understood the value of money as a child, her family had so much of it. But like they say, "you never know what you've got 'til it's gone." And her families wealth was indeed gone, along with her family. No matter, that happened so long ago.... and now Xandri really does understand the value of a gold coin, making this job all the better.
Now that the man's pockets were empty, it was time to get the rings. That part was in some ways harder and in some ways easier than the one she just completed. Easier, in the fact that she wasn't going to have to sneak anymore, harder, because she really needed to brush up on her acting skills. Well, it was now or never. Casually, she moved around the man so that she was walking by his side, but a few paces ahead of him. She made sure to look like she was busy, with a place to go. She glanced down at the street quick, looking for something to.... perfect! about four yards ahead was a lopsided manhole cover that protruded just high enough off the rode for Xandri to trip over. Hopefully this man was the type to help a young girl in need.
She made sure to look distracted as she approached the manhole cover, so as not to raise suspicion. She shifted her foot ever so slightly to catch the edge of the cover and she let out a cry as she went crashing face first onto the road. Ow.
"Miss, are you alright?!" The man called out, jogging to her side. Perfect. She pushed herself up into a sitting position, pouting like an injured child, which actually she kind of was. When she fell, she landed on her knee a bit too hard and skinned it. Not bad, but it did hurt. All the better for her plan of course.
Xandri nodded weakly, fighting hard to suppress a smile as the man extended his hand to help her up. She took his hand, slipping the ring off his finger in the process. That's one. Once on her feet, she brushed herself off, slipping the ring into her pocket in the process. "Yes, thank you sir.... I'm so clumsy..." She laughed wistfully, shaking her head a bit.
"Yes, well, as long as you're okay... Miss...?" He trailed off in question of her name.
This time, Xandri couldn't stop the smile that spread across her face. This man was playing perfectly along with her plan, it's like he was begging to be robbed!
"Eloise." She answered, holding out her hand to shake. She knew better than to use her real name, because sooner or later he would find his lack of gold, and there would be no Eloise for the Military to look for.
The man shook her hand and she slipped the other ring from his finger, luckily it wasn't tight so it came right off. "Thank you so much for your help, but I really must be going." She said sweetly and ran down the road.
She made sure to go far enough and down the street and down a few allies before circling back to the orphanage. She skipped up the stairs and into the Rubare's head quarters, smiling brightly at Gino and handing him her pouch. "Piece of cake, I'm thoroughly convinced the guy wanted to be robbed." She said in usual soft-spoken way.
She went over to her bowl, the soup was nice and cool now. She brought it over to a corner of the room and sat against the wall, silently eating.