Tom is out for a walk, a cigarette in one hand and a small flask in another. He's wearing gloves, a jacket, jeans, all functional and unremarkable - except for the pieces of jewelry hidden in his zipped-up jacket pocket.
The heist went off well: in, grab, out, clean as a knife-cut. Some things make a man think of home.
Tom was planning on turning back now. He stops, by the side of the road, his blue eyes going black to see who's running and why.
Times like these, Rachel wishes she'd practiced morphing clothes more. Not when it comes to wanting to have shoes, or being too cold, but when it comes to wearing far too little clothing in public where anyone can notice and say something about it.
And she's rarely in the mood.
The light of the cigarette is the only thing that calls her attention in that direction, and it's really just a glance. If she has it her way, she'll be running straight past him in a moment.
And that's enough, for the mood that she's in, for how late it is, for the fact that she's awake at all, for Rachel to stop and scowl.
"Is that it?" she snaps, breathless from the run and putting her hands on her hips. "Did you have anything else to say? Have you ever heard the phrase 'don't break the silence unless you can improve it'?!"
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The heist went off well: in, grab, out, clean as a knife-cut. Some things make a man think of home.
Tom was planning on turning back now. He stops, by the side of the road, his blue eyes going black to see who's running and why.
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And she's rarely in the mood.
The light of the cigarette is the only thing that calls her attention in that direction, and it's really just a glance. If she has it her way, she'll be running straight past him in a moment.
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Rat's eyes don't give a full picture of how little she's wearing - but they give enough that Tom gives a wolf-whistle.
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"Is that it?" she snaps, breathless from the run and putting her hands on her hips. "Did you have anything else to say? Have you ever heard the phrase 'don't break the silence unless you can improve it'?!"
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