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[icyspicy]

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summer

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Hello! This is very delightful, though I have no idea what I'm doing!

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NAME: Winter BIRTHDAY: December 21st FAV CAKE FLAVOR: Black Forest WHAT THEY WANT MOST FOR THEIR BIRTHDAY: To have a good time.

Comments

[icyspicy]

Not even a little one? It's not like I'm going to tell your family if your thoughts are unkind.

[venomnom]

[Would he not? Even if he wanted to, would he have the chance?

An easy smile and an equally easy tone line her answer.]

It affords a life of luxury. What would there be to complain about? If anything, the most troublesome part is when my brothers lose their patience.

[icyspicy]

Ah, that's right, you're the eldest, aren't you? I'm sure that must be like herding cats, from time to time.

[venomnom]

[She nods. The eldest, indeed, though she wonders about the analogy.]

Have you herded cats before?

[icyspicy]

Not literal cats, no, but I do hold a... hm, supervisory position in my guild back home. Some of the younger recruits are quite the handful.

[venomnom]

Surely they're nothing you can't handle. What does your guild do?

[icyspicy]

[ He considers his answer a moment, like he's trying to decide just what to say. Whether this is before or after the great espresso machine heist doesn't seem to matter, because either way he finally says: ]

We're thieves. I hope that's not too off-putting.

[venomnom]

[If she blinks, it's only because she needs to. Rather than put off, she smiles wider.]

We're guests here. If the concierge has decided to treat us all the same, I don't see why I shouldn't.

[icyspicy]

I had hope that you of all people would understand. No need to get up in arms about anything unless you've been specifically paid to, hm?

[venomnom]

Exactly.

[The understanding is mutual, then.]

So what do you steal?

[icyspicy]

Whatever we're hired to steal, mostly. Artifacts, relics, magic items, secrets. The list goes on.

[venomnom]

You could have anything you want for yourself, yet you chose payment. Is it too cumbersome to trade what you've thieved?

[icyspicy]

Payment doesn't always have to come in the form of money. We have a very lucrative deal with a local innkeeper, for instance, in exchange for room and board.

[ "Local" innkeeper nothing. It's Sumina, who, with her world-hopping interdimensional inn, is not even close to local. ]

[venomnom]

Are inns really so costly?

[Room and board have never been a concern for her. Then again, he just said that it isn't all about money.]

Or is the innkeeper's silence a part of the agreement?

[icyspicy]

I'm afraid I've disclosed enough already. I'd hate to let slip the finer details of one of our contracts.

[venomnom]

[Ah.]

Of course. Confidentiality is everything in a contract.

I'm sorry. I didn't mean to pry.

[icyspicy]

Not to worry. I'm the one who brought it up, I should have specified that I wanted it kept vague.

It sounds to me that you don't want for much in your line of work.

[venomnom]

I can say the same for you. I suppose that just means we're in the right place.

[She can't picture herself doing anything else, anyhow.]

[icyspicy]

I wouldn't call myself wealthy by any means, but I am comfortable. I've a roof over my head and food in my belly. Not everyone is so fortunate.

[venomnom]

Not everyone with both is so fortunate, either.

[icyspicy]

Mm. No, I suppose not. I grew up largely without either, so I suppose that colors my perspective quite a bit.

[venomnom]

Of course. Nothing is as black and white as it seems.