how can a fox ever be happy without, you'll forgive the expression, a chicken in its teeth?

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Who: OPEN POST---Anyone! Sparrow, Maturin, Toothless and Hiccup, that Jedi, that boxing kid, Bliss, maybe some actual turkeys, possibly an angry honey badger
What: Turkey Hunting for Thanksgiving
When: Friday Nov. 18th: early morning --> whenever
Where: The forest north & west of C1
Summary: Jack Sparrow is set to procure the Roast Beast for the

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Have a confused and sleepy rogue in red

[redjacketthief]

It was the quiet of the morning that drove Lupin III into the woods. It was uncomfortably quiet. It made him restless, and he wasn't able to go back to sleep no matter how deeply he huddled under the blankets of the room that Zenigata was letting him crash in for the time being.

At least he had nicked a warmer coat and gloves before the snow hit. 'Nicked.' The words made him chuckle to himself. Everything was free--what was there to nick?

His wanderings had taken him out into the woods. Armed with his book, he was sure he would be able to find his way back without event. Getting lost again was not on his list of things to do that day.

He yawned, and took a misstep.

He didn't expect the sudden zipping of ropes stretching taut, or to be hurled off his feet and into the air.

Lupin III, an internationally wanted criminal and a man of extraordinary cleverness, had fallen into the oldest trap in the book.

"Oh, very cleverHe kicked at the netting that held him suspended in the air, wrapped as neatly as a box of shoes for Christmas.

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It made sense to Jack to eventually retrace his steps and check the traps that he'd set. Surely they would be simply bursting with unfortunate turkeys by this time, and dinner would be on the table in a trice.

Or not.

The pirate stood beneath this particular sprung trap and sighed. Catching people you hadn't meant to catch added so much WORK onto this whole venture. Not to mention the sad fact of no turkeys.

"Oh, bugger...You're not a turkey, mate."

[redjacketthief]

Lupin twisted around in the netting when he heard the voice. There was a man, a stereotypical pirate, standing there and looking as disappointed as he sounded.

He had found his cigarettes, and had been enjoying them when the man came. He blew smoke in the stranger's direction.

And you're not Bugs Bunny, he wanted to say.

"That's what this is for?" Lupin stared at the guy incredulously instead. "you need a gun if you're going turkey hunting, not these little net traps!

"...do you have a way of getting me down?"

May as well be polite. His immediate plan of escape involved his lighter, which would mess up the net for future...'hunting.'

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"Depends. Who are you who are not a turkey, hmm? Got a name?" The good thing about this situation was that the trapped man did not seem to be panicking or particularly fussed. Still, Jack didn't see the sense in setting the man free if he was, say, Smoker's younger brother or something.

"And then perhaps you can share your turkeying strategies with myself, a benighted pirate."

[redjacketthief]

"'Who am I, who is not a turkey?' I'm Arsene Lupin III, of course!"

With Fujiko and Zenigata around, he'd be surprised if there wasn't talk of him. A grin grew on his face when he heard the rest of the pirate's chatter. "And I'll gladly help a benighted pirate in turkeying, if that benighted pirate will likewise identify himself. I may be a thief, but that doesn't mean I'll give away my secrets to strangers."

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"Captain Jack Sparrow, Arsene Lupin III." The man's name put the pirate in mind of rabbit poison or some such thing. "A fellow thief, eh? Then you'll appreciate how morbid it is to be a thief in this place, I'm sure."

[thefinaljedi]

Luke wanders up at that point, having taken an interest in the checking of nets, hoping to actually see a turkey of his own.

"I'm going to guess that Mr. Lupin here is not a turkey, Jack. Perhaps it'd be nice to let him down?"

[redjacketthief]

"Yeah, what that guy said!"

Lupin kicked at the netting and twisted around again as he spoke. "And just 'Lupin' is fine," he muttered. He was going to have so many slaughtering his name otherwise. "And yeah, Sparrow, I really do appreciate how morbid it is here for people like us."

Not even a week had passed since he arrived, and already the quietness of the place was getting to him.

luke-->lupin-->Jack?

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"Aye----perhaps you could see to it, Skywalker. You know, you COULD maraud with me if you like, Lupin."

Jack stepped back a bit. He WAS going to cut the other man down, but he figured Skywalker could simply use the Force. If Jack had use of the Force, by gum, he would be using it to do almost everything.

Re: luke-->lupin-->Jack?

[thefinaljedi]

"Alright Jack"

Luke actually takes out his blaster and fires off a single, precise shot, freeing the thief. No Force. He's hunting today, after all.

luke-->lupin-->Jack

[redjacketthief]

Wait--Skywalker? From the movie??

Lupin didn't have time to verbalize his thoughts before he crashed to the ground. Hard.

"Heeyyyy! A little warning would have been nice!"

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"Ooooh....sorry, mate. I thought he was going to be a bit kinder about it than that. Can't trust anyone these days." Jack will stick out a hand to help the other man, but he's not going to linger too close to him. No honor among thieves, after all.

[[OOC: And I am off to bed!!! 0/]]

[thefinaljedi]

"Figured thats all the warning you needed. There isn't really a gentle way to cut someone out of a tree. Nice to meet you Lupin. I'm Luke, Luke Skywalker."

Luke will offer a hand in greeting

[redjacketthief]

Lupin would need to explain to Jack later that, although he was a thief, he was also a gentleman. He wouldn't go out of his way to hurt someone who didn't deserve it or couldn't handle it.

He would have said that then, when he accepted the help of the pirate, but was otherwise distracted...

"Oh, wow! Really?" Lupin shook Luke's hand vigorously with his free one, a wide and overly pleased grin on his face. "I can't wait to fell Fujiko--I didn't know that you were here!"

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It's not the hurting that Jack is worried about; he's actually quite good at not getting hurt when he wishes to avoid it. It's the stealingness of thieves that he doesn't trust. He releases Lupin's hand before it gets to be one of those uncomfortably long hand-holding situations. "Boggit. Luke Skywalker gets a mention and Captain Jack Sparrow does not?" A pause. "You know Fujiko?"

[thefinaljedi]

Luke returned the vigorous shaking with a laugh. This wasn't the first time he'd met someone who was "familiar" with him, and he guessed it was probably from the same movies Derek had mentioned. The idea of having fans was a bit strange to the Jedi, but just about everything in Luceti was...well...strange.

"Yep. Here I am. Luke Skywalker, Jedi Knight. Just woke up here about a week ago, Mr. Lupin. Should I know you from somewhere?"