allmydreams | knights of legend } { so what are we stealing?

{ a | recon }

[She's been planning this job for weeks, and tonight is the night they decide to change up the security on her. True, she can't account for when some New York socialite is going to decide to use her museum for a last minute birthday bash, but never let it be said she isn't quick on her feet. She dresses to blend in with the elite upper class without a second thought (disguise check: nat. 20) but she managed to get the gay bouncer on her first go-round as well as completely flub her cover (bluff check: crit. fail). She had to wait for the shift change for her second time at the door (bluff check: 16), which was much more fruitful.

Now she just has to make sure she doesn't get caught.

Still, she mingles throughout the party like a pro, mixing and mingling as she goes. It doesn't really matter how long at takes. At the end of the night that diamond is going to be hers.]

{ b | the job }

[She manages to slip back into the museum in the lapse between security teams. Getting back in after the party is over without alerting the guards is cake (move silently check: 17), and she eases her way through the halls with ease. She just barely makes a security camera around the diamond (spot check: 7.5), and pins herself to the far wall.

It's just a few feet further to get to her prize. Again, right now this is all about not getting caught.]

{ c | the afterparty }

[She waits until she's a couple towns over before calling her fence from the car and finding a bar for a celebratory drink. Considering all the last minute hang ups? She herself is surprised she managed to pull that one off. Still, a job well done is a job well done, and she's ready for a beer.

She walks in, slides onto the stool in front of the bartender, and flashes him her best smile.]

Any chance you have a Guinness?

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We should find out. Do you think there are cafes open this late?

There has to be. We're not in the country, yet. Isn't the city supposed to be hopping? Maybe if we find a nightclub, there would be food around there, right, catering to the drunk Londoners?

Oooh, you're right. And there'll be coffee too.

Yes!

[She waves for the bartender and hands over her credit card, adding Felicity's drink to her very small tab, her signature a messy scrawl at the bottom of the paper before she shoves the card back in her pocket and tips herself off the stool.]

Shall we, my dear? [And she's just going to hold out her arm because Charming has taught her well.]

[Felicity smirks for a moment, before taking her arm.]

We shall.

So what brings you to sunny London?

[She waits till they're outside to ask and leans forward off the curb a bit to hail a cab. Taxi. Whatever they're called in England.]

New job. Something I'm still kind of feeling out.

Oh yeah? Where do you work, maybe our offices are near each other. Although, doubt it since mine is like... in the country.

The Karthur Institute?

[Please hold, Vi's just choked a bit. On... air.]

Seriously? But no, that is where I work.

[ ... no way.]

Seriously?

Yeah... I've been there since February... this is really weird.

I just got recruited. Wow, of all the pubs in all the world.

I know, that is really... um... I feel like there is a word specifically for how coincidental this is.

So how do you like it?

So far so good. The place in question is super swanky.

Isn't it, though? My room is so huge I can fire my bow in it and call it legitimate practice.

Nice. I don't think I've ever had this much space in my whole house before, let alone my room.

Right? [She laughs, cheerful.] I'm still getting used to the idea of having the room to myself, never mind the space.

I was a foster kid so ... I slept wherever they shoved me, pretty much.

That blows. I slept in a barracks. With twenty five kids of varying gender and age. [So basically both version sucked.]

[she makes a face.]

That sounds ... awesome.

[wat.]

Until everyone gets the flu at the same time. Or someone snores like a chainsaw. Or nightmares. Or the kids who sleep walk and talk in their sleep. I like having my own room, any other time I don't care, but I really love sleep.

[She laughs.]

Yeah, sleep? Definitely the priority. I learned to sleep through the anything when I was being bounced around. You couldn't really be picky.

I'm kind of spoiled in sleeping in comfort now.

It's definitely something you could get used to. I'm personally looking forward to it.

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