[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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[doublerinbow]

Do we seriously have a phantom thief on our hands now? ♪

[grand_theft_moe]

That would be an accurate way to describe me, yes.

[doublerinbow]

I can't decide if this is awesome or just corny... ♪

[grand_theft_moe]

I will strive to make it the former then.

[Filtered]

[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.

[thief_of_truth]

Why steal jewelry?

[grand_theft_moe]

As a demonstration. It wouldn't be fair to the good officer if I started taking the really valuable things without showing him what i'm capable of, would it?

[thief_of_truth]

I guess not, but it seems kind of arbitrary.

[iheartcabbage]

Stealing jewelry doesn't really seem all that productive as a show of power. Why not try stealing something that will actually upset Grady? I'm pretty sure you'd get his attention if you took away his supply of donuts.

[grand_theft_moe]

[Giggling from that end] Now that is a target I will add to the list. But first I would have to know where those donuts come from. If I took today's box without cutting off his supplier, it wouldn't do much good, would it?

[iheartcabbage]

...Good point.

[a_gentle_boy]

I'm not sure Grady will care at all about that kind of thing. Does stealing jewelry really mean anything . . . ?

[grand_theft_moe]

It's only a warmup and a demonstration. The next one will be more spectacular.

[a_gentle_boy]

If you say so . . .

I never really understood why the stones were supposed to be worth so much, anyway.

[grand_theft_moe]

Only due to their rarity and appearance. Most rare, brightly colored objects have been currency. Some ancient cultures used cowrie shells.