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Post by Fish the Tinkerer on May 31, 2023 21:02:02 GMT -5
The Sultan's Port was always a place bustling with commerce and trade. Even during trying times like these, people will still want to make coin and so the goods flow in and out of the desert metropolis. Various merchants and nobles look through expensive silks and trade goods.
Beggars dot themselves between the stalls begging for charity as the middle class stroll by. Spiced meats and food smells carry people away from the port and deeper into the city. After all, it will take so long to unload the ship, why not take a look around? Buy some souvenirs? Treat yourself! This is Zeinav City after all! It glitters and glistens with all the trinkets and baubles you could want.
It is in this world that Fish the Sneak thrives. Quick hands and quiet feet make it easy to part the tourists from their coins, locals too. The bird sits perched on a high roof overlooking the docks. Lots of targets today, but Fish has a special mission in mind.
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Post by aki on Jun 1, 2023 9:01:04 GMT -5
Aki yawned, walking down the docks slowly. Not much was going on today, and she wasn't sure if she was enjoying the small moment of peace or hating it. She definitely wasn't one to stop and smell the flowers often, always moving and hopping around. Aki occasionally produced some random thing from her bag, like a fruit or a little ball.
Glancing up towards the rooftops, she paused. She was sure she had just seen the shape of something right before it went out of sight. Narrowing her eyes slightly, she kept looking before shrugging it off and continuing her walk. Eh, maybe she was just imagining things.
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Post by Fish the Tinkerer on Jun 1, 2023 17:49:10 GMT -5
Fish caught eyes with Aki in that brief moment, disappearing in the moment the cat blinked. Well, that was a complication. The bird was certain the person wasn't a guard or anyone official, but someone was at least smart enough to be checking their peripherals. Hopping over to another building, Fish continues to watch the cat for a moment to see how they mingle with society.
As Aki walks through the streets various merchants hock their wares, some don't even speak but just grunt and show off jewels. One does try and beckon her over to his stall, "You! Ah yes you, you're the customer I'm looking for. A discerning eye, I imagine. You look like you know what you like, the finer things in life, eh? I have a favor to ask if you're keen. I'll give you choice of anything from my shop for free as payment."
If Aki follows over the man seems to be selling any number of fine clothing and silks, some of the nicer stuff too. The quality of the fabrics are good, maybe not quite as expensive as the price tag but a man has to make a profit.
Fish watches curiously from the background, they knew this deal sounded off, but would the cat?
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Post by aki on Jun 1, 2023 19:10:15 GMT -5
Aki pauses, turning to the merchant. A favor, hm? For one thing from the stall, that didn't sound all that worth it. Especially since she couldn't make much money off of it. But, might as well hear the whole thing first. She walked over, stopping in front of the stall. "Depends, what kind of favor you asking for?" She asked, frowning. While she wasn't one to question this stuff, this whole deal wouldn't seem worth it at all. Listening to the response from this merchant, she rocked on her paws slowly. This better end up being worth it, if she accepted it.
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Post by Fish the Tinkerer on Jun 1, 2023 19:47:00 GMT -5
"A simple carrier service. Take a few of the things from me here to a warehouse on the other end of the docks. I would myself, but business must go on you see? Just no peeking, the contents are part of a secret design I am working on."
He grins and gives a little wink, silently signaling that discretion was a key part of this work. Yes, the offer was worth more than the work itself, but Aki could tell the man was mostly buying her silence, not exactly her services. Though, the need for the work is necessary, he truly cannot leave his stall without ruining business for the day. Aki had no idea how many merchants he had to fight off to get such a prime spot.
"Drop it off at my warehouse, come back and tell me, one fine piece of clothing or jewelry is yours. Simple, yes? I like the look of you, but I can find others if you would rather not."
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Post by aki on Jun 2, 2023 8:13:52 GMT -5
"A secret design, huh? Sounds cool." She shrugged, it sounded like an easy enough job to do. "Yeah sure I'm in, I'll get that delivery done before you know it." Now the reward seemed more appealing, getting payed to just walk some more and be quiet about it? Quick money for doing almost nothing, sounded good to her.
What she failed to mention in her promise to complete the job was that she wouldn't look inside the package. She was curious, and if it was just some sort of design she didn't see any reason she couldn't peak in it. She wouldn't spill the beans, she'd stay quiet about it and no one would ever know she looked. Besides, she'd probably forget it quickly enough.
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Post by Fish the Tinkerer on Jun 2, 2023 23:06:10 GMT -5
The man is more than happy to clear himself of that cargo for the time being. Between him and Fish, it wasn't smart for anyone to be holding on to hot goods. It was especially dangerous to be carrying something like what Aki had with so many guards around. Random inspections are common around the docks.
Fish watches Aki head off for a bit, following her from the rooftops for a bit. They debate doing anything to help avoid the cat getting caught up in the middle of this or not......For once Fish will chose the good option.
"Hey you, stop." A guard's voice sounds like its coming from the distance behind Aki[1]. With plenty of alleyways to escape down and places to hide, Fish is hoping Aki falls for the bait to give them the chance to intervene.
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Post by aki on Jun 11, 2023 8:53:23 GMT -5
Aki frowned, slowing to a halt at the sound of the voice. Come on, she was doing something perfectly legal this time! She turned, looking for the guard that was stopping her. Of course, she could just go, but that'd be suspicious when she was doing something totally fine and normal.
But, for some odd reason, there weren't any guards? Not in the distance, at least none that were going towards her. Strange. Aki started scanning the rooftops, maybe they just up there and were getting down. But nope, no guards. Eh, maybe she was just hearing things. Something seemed off though, she didn't really hear things that weren't there.
She was trying to shrug it off as she turned to continue walking, and it was slowly working. Maybe the guard wasn't talking to her, maybe the guard was just trying to mess with someone. Who knows! Guards are weird. Aki then realized she was in a good place to go check out this package. An alleyway was right next to her, and no one was there.
Walking into it, she plopped herself down and tried to figure out how to open the package. It was wrapped well, and with her claws it was a struggle to open. She couldn't just break it open, that would make it obvious she had looked. This was a bit more complicated than needed. Aki wasn't totally sure why she was so intent on looking, nothing grand would happen if she did.
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Post by Fish the Tinkerer on Jun 11, 2023 9:13:13 GMT -5
Well, curiosity wouldn't kill this cat....at least Fish first thought. She was cautious, but not flighty. Interesting, seems the merchant lucked into having a much better courier than he expected.
Fish slid down to the edge of the roof as Aki made her way into the alleyway. As the cat started to open the package, a throwing knife would suddenly whistle through the sky landing in between her legs to grab her attention and stop her from opening it.
The aviankin started to drift down from the rooftop[1] before landing on some crates beside Aki in the alley. Not wasting time with testing out sign language, Fish pulls out their chalk and slate.
"Do not open, likely trapped, hand it over."
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Post by aki on Jun 11, 2023 16:08:06 GMT -5
Aki jumped as the knife landed, and she saw the bird float down. She looked between Fish and the package, frowning and getting back up. Trapped, huh? Great, maybe she should take this fellow up on their offer to take the package. Shrugging, she held it out to the bird. "Yeah, sure, take it I guess. Don't see why you want it if its probably trapped, but be my guest."
Fish was confusing Aki slightly, but oh well. If it was trapped, she might as well let someone else deal with it. Since they were offering to take it from her, might as well grab the offer while she could. "Thanks, whoever you are." She commented after holding the package out.
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Post by Fish the Tinkerer on Jun 11, 2023 20:08:30 GMT -5
"Because Fish knows what Fish is doing." They take the box and sit down on the crates with a little plop. Fish flexes each wrist and lock picking tools seem to slip out into their taloned hands.
It takes a moment or two of silent work before there is a gentle click.[1] They reach under the lid and rummage a moment before pulling out a small thin metal dart. "Poison." They sign to the cat, not having chalk and slate in hand.
Inside the box resting in some nice silk is a few pieces of fine jewelry. Various bracelets and rings beset with fine gems sit among the fabric as Fish flips open the top to give them both a look.
There are a lot of nice pieces in here. Picking through them, though, Fish begins to understand why this box was being moved in such a manner. A lot of these items had significant heat on them.
"Fish the Sneak. Tell Fish who gave this parcel to you." They sign again, if there is no response they resort back to the chalk and slate, tucking the box behind them.
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