Characters Artemis, Rikku, Schuldig
Rating PG-13
Summary When a seemingly routine business transaction goes awry, young Master Fowl is not only relieved to escape with his life and limbs, but is relieved of one of his most prized possessions.
Location A particularly seedy neighborhood, populated by dumpsters, mostly.
Date/Time October 10th, late
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Still, this part of town was worth skulking around in precisely because of the drug trade. The rich seemed to be just as addicted to Zydrate as the poor, and in desperate times they would venture slumward to get their next fix. If she hit the neighborhood on the right day, it was a pickpocketing goldmine.
Today, however, was not one of those days. All Rikku had managed to lift was a fake Rolex off the wrist of an unconscious businessman. The guy didn't even have the decency to have cash in his wallet--credit was useless, since identity theft wasn't what Rikku was really after. That required too much computer know-how.
This young guy running toward her looked promising, however. Designer suit, nice shoes, not at all paying attention to what's in front of him... yeah, she could probably manage to get something off him without much trouble. Smirking a little to herself, Rikku shifted so that the approaching victim would collide with her--not enough to knock him over, just enough that she could reach into a pocket unnoticed.
When the collision happened, she yelped an indignant, "Hey, watch it!" and scrambled out of his way. Without waiting for him to respond or apologize--she didn't expect him to, honestly--she rounded a corner and looked at the prize she'd lifted out of his blazer pocket. It was a cube of some kind, technologically advanced and expensive-looking as hell.
Well, that certainly made up for the fake Rolex. The smile grew as she slipped the item in question into a pouch around her waist.
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