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Post by Copper on May 17, 2015 19:26:24 GMT
You're the human again, and you're almost to your shop when you see the girl standing in front of it. You groan, massaging your forehead with two fingers. You really don't have the energy for this. Still, you manage to make your way over, hiding a yawn behind your hand. Jacob follows closely behind, tail wagging as he goes over to sniff the newcomer.
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Post by Silaluk on May 17, 2015 19:33:38 GMT
"It's about time," Victoria grumbles, eyeing her client. He's younger than she imagined. Pulling the bottle of golden liquid from the tawny pocket of her coat, she holds it up for him to see. "Exactly what you ordered. Now fork it over. Two extra pounds for the delivery, and another for making me wait." She holds out her other hand expectantly, keeping the precious cargo a safe distance from the young man and his dog.
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Post by Copper on May 17, 2015 19:36:24 GMT
"No," you answer flatly, opening the door to your shop. "I know of at least three other street dealers that will get it to me for a better price and without the grumbling, arrogance, and self-entitlement on the side. It's the price we agreed on or nothing at all."
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Post by Silaluk on May 17, 2015 19:45:34 GMT
Victoria narrows her eyes. She hates it when costumers are like this, but she needs the money after being fired from the hat shop a few streets over. She sighs. "Fine. The original price, but in return for not raising the price, I'd like to look around this dump of yours." She doesn't want to admit it, but that machinery inside was impressive, and it was hard to hide the curious glint in her eye. "I promise I won't steal anything. I'm not a theif."
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Post by Copper on May 17, 2015 19:49:48 GMT
(yeah no I'm going back to the old style of roleplaying)
"No," he responded again as he handed her the money. "I just got back from a very long, very stressful trip, and I don't have the energy to supervise someone walking around my shop and my machines, especially if they call my place a dump and then feel like I owe them that--"
Jacob barked from next to him. "Uh, boss... Cops are showing up around the corner."
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Post by Silaluk on May 17, 2015 20:56:03 GMT
Victoria looks up at the sound of distant shouting and turns to her client. She presses the vial into his palm with haste, glancing into his shop once more. "Please," she begins, "I need somewhere to hide for a spell. Those officers are chasing me for the potion you ordered." It's not like Victoria to ask for help, but right now, she doesn't have much of a choice.
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Post by Copper on May 17, 2015 21:00:21 GMT
"Get in," he ordered briskly. "Keep your head down. There's some stuff you can put on to cover the clothes you're already wearing; they'll catch you in a minute in that getup. Any scenario I invent to get them off your tail, you go along with. And don't you dare touch anything." Without waiting for confirmation, he opened the door and shooed her inside as the cops began to grow closer.
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Post by Silaluk on May 17, 2015 21:11:39 GMT
Victoria nods her thanks and ducks inside just as the policemen arrive. One is heavyset. The other is unusually lanky. Both have pursued her before for various crimes. Both have never caught her. She heads to the back and takes refuge behind a workbench.
"That girl," the fat officer breathes. "Where is she? She came this way. Have you seen her?"
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Post by Copper on May 17, 2015 21:19:29 GMT
Judas shrugged calmly, folding his arms over his chest. "I think I saw someone running down the street. Couldn't tell who."
"Then who's the girl who just went into your shop?" The lanky officer tried to peek over Judas's shoulder.
Judas rolled his eyes, only stumbling slightly before responding. "That's... my girlfriend."
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Post by Silaluk on May 17, 2015 21:36:16 GMT
"Your girlfriend, eh?" The policeman narrows his eyes and exchanes a glance with his partner. "She looks an awful lot like the criminal we're after."
From inside, the pursued's heart pounds as she tries not to watch the conversation. This is the second time this week that they've nearly caught her. She needs to be more careful.
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Post by Copper on May 17, 2015 21:49:25 GMT
"Listen, buddy," Judas growled, trying to play off as the "defensive-boyfriend" type. "You trying to insult my girl? Is that it?"
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Post by Silaluk on May 17, 2015 22:18:37 GMT
The officer shows his palms to signal that he means no harm. "No, no." He gives Victoria another glance before he tips his hat to Judas. "Just notify us if you see any suspicious activity." The men leave, their eyes darting around the crowds for a girl in a trench coat and a paperboy's cap.
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Post by Copper on May 17, 2015 22:26:19 GMT
Judas stood there for a moment before opening the door, voice going from gruff back to it's usual icy calm. "Alright, they're gone. All clear. You can go." The open doorway cast some light into the dark room. The front was just a regular store, only the shelves were stocked with automata of all shapes and sizes. Some had glass parts that exposed delicate, expertly made gears, others were smooth and metallic that clicked and whirred quietly. They came in many colors-- bright coppers, coll silvers, flashy golds. At the back of the room was a rough door, shut firmly and locked with four padlocks.
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Post by Silaluk on May 17, 2015 22:36:42 GMT
Victoria's looking around at the displays, eyes wide with amazement. She reaches out to gingerly touch one of the works, but her fingers hesitate and withdraw, afraid of breaking something so fragile. Something so expensive. She's so engaged that she almost forgets to take off her cap, a common courtesy. She snatches it from her head a moment later and looks to Judas at the sound of his voice.
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Post by Copper on May 17, 2015 22:41:55 GMT
His face was hard, his tone deadpan as he stared at her. "What did I tell you about touching things? Go. Out. I did you a favor, now you can leave."
Jacob was already at Judas's heels. "But, boss, can't we let her stay a bit? She smells nice and --"
Judas looked at his familiar, silencing the boxer.
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Post by Silaluk on May 17, 2015 22:48:13 GMT
She seems not to hear him. Or perhaps she just ignores him. "You make all these things." She says it as a statement. "They're incredible." Victoria takes another glance at the shelf. "They've...got magic inside of them." So that's why he'd wanted that potion...
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Post by Copper on May 17, 2015 22:49:49 GMT
"I said..." His voice began to teeter dangerously between cold calm and fiery anger as he forced himself between her and the shelf. "Get. Out. If you think this is a dump, I don't imagine you'll have any trouble leaving."
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Post by Silaluk on May 17, 2015 22:58:07 GMT
Victoria picks up on his temper and puts her hands on her hips. "It's not a dump," she hisses, like a cobra ready to strike. "I never thought it was." She purses her lips and studies him with a calculating gaze before backing down. "Your dog looks like he disagrees with you about making me leave, if I do say so myself. But whatever. Good luck not getting found out by the government."
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Post by Copper on May 17, 2015 23:05:45 GMT
"Back at you. Now out. Disrespect me and my home like that again and we'll see if I feel a little more honest when the police arrive." His voice was barely raised above normal, but there was a sort of sharpness to it that surprised him as he stared her down.
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Post by Silaluk on May 17, 2015 23:15:34 GMT
She stares back, not one to give up a fight, even if it's not a physical one. She has enough sense to not make a long-lasting enemy though. Victoria crosses her arms. "I apologize." The words are difficult to say, but it's better than saying nothing. "What's your name, Mister?"
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