Tuesday: The Undead

[nevcolleil]

Hey, guys! nevcolleil here again as your guest host for the week. Today's theme is The Undead. Focus your prompts on zombies, vampires, immortals... characters who've come back from the great beyond - be creative

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Fill: Arcanum Arcanorum (Leverage) (2/2)

[metamorphagi]

It wears on her, though, all the secrecy and frustration, that one day she decides to tell them. In increments, so they don’t completely freak out. She waits until Nate pairs her with Eliot, waits until they’re about to break into a vault just shy of a Steranko.

“Hey, Eliot, I have something to tell you,” she says. “I’m not just a thief. I’m a poltergeist.”

Eliot stares at her for a few moments. “Well, that explains a lot,” he says. “Now, would you make yourself useful and go get that damn painting? We’re running out of time.”

She allows a smile to grace her features, and then with a sigh of relief walks straight through the lasers. If she’s not careful, she can still set off motion sensors, and even the lasers themselves, but Eliot’s easy acceptance has her so centered she’s all but invisible, and for all the security system knows, she might as well be.

It’s simple after that, informing everyone of her true nature-Hardison celebrates at the paranormal being real; Sophie prods her experimentally; and Nate groans, citing all his efforts to catch her as a waste-and they go on as before. Except now she can enjoy annoying everybody and then zooming out of view or finally honing her ability to walk through walls much to Hardison’s enjoyment, or managing to irritate Eliot even more than before.

Best of all, she’s able to show them how she actually stole all those diamonds and artifacts and sculptures. They ask her more than a few times why she hadn’t told them before, because damn it, Parker, we could have done all this so much easier and I’ve killed people, Parker, you really think a poltergeist is going to be a deal-breaker? and even Parker, you and I are going to have a long conversation about all the new grifting techniques I can teach you.

When Nate and Sophie go off on their own and she, Eliot, and Hardison create their own team, it takes the boys all of two seconds to declare her the new Nate. After all, what corrupt businessman could stand a chance against a thieving poltergeist?

Re: Fill: Arcanum Arcanorum (Leverage) (2/2)

[icarus_chained]

*grins* Oh, I love it. I'm not at all surprised, and I kind of like that Eliot has seen some shit, and of course Hardison would be delighted, and Nate retroactively kicking himself, and Sophie suddenly awash with ideas. Heh. This is perfect. So much.

Thank you! *bounces happily* So many thanks!

Re: Fill: Arcanum Arcanorum (Leverage) (2/2)

[metamorphagi]

Thank YOU for such a great prompt!!