[phone//The Thief Always, part 1]

[grand_theft_moe]

[It's nighttime, and Chizuko is calling from a payphone. She's scoped the joint out, making sure noone is nearby to observe her and is disguising her voice by speaking in a lower pitch than normal, speaking through a set of walky talkies and placing a towel over the receiver. The resulting voice is waspish and androgynous, not recognizable as

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[perfektsymmetry]

["Twenty faces"? Stealing jewelry? Is this for real? Even if it's not, Crowe has nothing better on his hands lately, his investigative plans abandoned.]

Do...

Do you need assistance?

[grand_theft_moe]

Perhaps in the near future, Mister Crowe. Have you done this before?

[perfektsymmetry]

...So you know me? [Who in the world...]

Actually, I have.

[grand_theft_moe]

Leave proof of your sincerity in the alley behind the hardware store.

[perfektsymmetry]

Anything in particular?

[grand_theft_moe]

Dynamite.

[perfektsymmetry]

....

I don't know if there is any in town, but I'll try to find it. However, if you're planning to hurt anyone during these operations, then I don't want to be a part of it.

[grand_theft_moe]

I give you promise noone will be hurt. I am not that kind of thief.

[perfektsymmetry]

I would hope as much.

Alright. Something like that might be difficult to find in this town, but I will do my best.