Idol week 4 - Gretsky

[kristalsawesome]

She left the racecourse that day with a spring in her step. She had a couple of things in her bag to add to her ebay account, and hadn’t had to pay for lunch or drinks. And she had an invitation to meet Mitch in a couple of days to catch the ferry to Manly

Comments

[i_17bingo]

I think it's really ballsy that Topaz lists her takings on eBay. I'd worry about being caught doing that, but she is so casual about it. She's such a planner, though, that I'm going to trust her judgement.

Between this and Mitch's perspective from break week, I'm really enjoying watching this unfold.

[kristalsawesome]

I'm not sure that I would necessarily do what she's doing, but it seemed to fit, so why not! Hopefully I keep up with the prompts...

[rayaso]

I really enjoyed this --especially using the prompt as inspiration for a thief to be a better thief! Even pick pockets want validation and inspiration, so why not a hockey poster? I also liked the idea of a wait-person using the job as cover for laundering money. Great idea!

[kristalsawesome]

Thanks. I'd like to think that Topaz is trying to make the best of a bad situation, and trying to get out of it as quickly as possible.

[halfshellvenus]

I wouldn't have thought of a racetrack as being good stealing grounds, but it probably is. People are distracted by other things, and there are a lot of them around.

Ebay! That seems very bold, though the phones perhaps could be anyone's, so could say for certain that it was theirs?

[kristalsawesome]

I'm guessing that the ebay tag was a bit of a stretch, but it seems more user-friendly than a slew of pawn shops. And I'd just like to point out here - this is NOT from personal experience ;)

[sinnamongirl]

A smart thief doesn't get caught! Sounds like she's being smart :)

[kristalsawesome]

Hopefully - I'd like to think that she's learned from the whatever experience that got her into this in the first place.

[bleodswean]

Such a reversal here of how most interpret this prompt...or perhaps a purely obvious interpretation from someone in such a line of work! Great job here!

[kristalsawesome]

Thanks. I just couldn't get ice hockey into a story with such an obvious other sporting theme, and I couldn't do the same thing as with the baseball reference.