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Post by Ershey on Aug 21, 2011 16:33:08 GMT -5
((Calling Flare! Have Goblin or Wraith meander over when you can!  ) Ershey looked at her fingernails, eyeing them as she tried to chip away the old nailpolish that Sapphy put on her hands a couple of days ago. She hated how pretty things never lasted, especially expensive ones. Sighing, she adjusted the cap on her head, scanning the street as she sat on the steps in front of the lodging house. She wanted to see if she could catch Goblin or Wraith to tell them that she was finally willing to join in on their plan. |
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Post by Goblin on Aug 21, 2011 21:22:43 GMT -5
Goblin came down the street, selling his last couple papers, and spotted a familiar figure on the steps. "Ershey!" he said cheerfully, like they were old friends, rather than potential partners in crime who didn't trust each other in the least. "Seen Wraith anywhere? Can't seem to find her." He considered that a moment, and added ruefully, "Ever."
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Post by Ershey on Aug 22, 2011 0:54:37 GMT -5
"Not since a couple days ago..." said Ershey, not thinking too much of it. "Isn't she supposed to be good at hiding, anyway?" Brushing it off, Ershey looked around the street and inside the lodging house before motioning for Goblin to move closer.
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Post by Goblin on Aug 22, 2011 7:50:40 GMT -5
"Sometimes I think she only hides from me these days," he muttered, and sat casually down on the steps beside her. "Made up your mind?" he asked quietly.
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Post by Ershey on Aug 22, 2011 13:16:55 GMT -5
Ershey let out a small sigh, still chipping away at her nails before turning to face him. "I'm in."
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Post by Goblin on Aug 22, 2011 15:15:32 GMT -5
He smiled. "Glad to hear it. How soon? I can fill you in on all the details now, and Clara said she was going to Brooklyn last time I saw her. Said she'd talk to that guy she knows, and that she might be gone a while. She seemed frighteningly happy, actually," he admitted, a bit chilled by his sister's eagerness for revenge.
(('Cause God knows there's nothing else for her to be happy about in Brooklyn. ^_^))
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Post by Ershey on Aug 22, 2011 16:46:10 GMT -5
((Hahaha, oh Wraith  )) "I actually have to go back and see Ericson in a couple days," said Ershey, recalling the other day when Ericson's goon sought her out and angered an already on-edge Mush. "I gotta pay weekly, so... it's up to you guys when you want to go for it. I'm ready when you are. And just to make sure, we're keepin' this to ourselves, right?" Ershey couldn't imagine what Mush would do if he knew when they were going to strike. It'd be all bad. "Wait -- you said Wraith's happy? You sure?" |
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Post by Goblin on Aug 22, 2011 17:47:01 GMT -5
He looked around--and up on the roof--to make sure they were quite alone before he answered. "A couple days sounds about right. Wraith's been watching this guy for ages, figuring out his patterns--where he goes and what he does every day. She couldn't find an opening, a time when he wasn't guarded. So she told me all his habits, and I figured he'll be most vulnerable when he's going between places. He usually only has two thugs with him then. So that's where you come in."
There was more, obviously, but he was sidetracked by Ershey's expression as she asked that last question. "Yeah, she was happy. Hard to picture, I know, but..." He paused, cursing himself. He never bothered to try to read Clara because, well, she was his little sister. He'd grown up always thinking of her as sheltered and innocent, someone he had to protect, and even though he knew damn well that wasn't true anymore, it was hard to break the habit. "I probably should've looked into that, huh?"
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Post by Ershey on Aug 22, 2011 18:07:14 GMT -5
"But he only comes out when I visit him in that warehouse," said Ershey, a bit confused. "Unless you guys were planning to get him when he's out in the open... I guess that'd be better. He'd be caught off guard."
"Yeah, well, she's your sister," she replied in regards to Wraith. "I'd be worried if I had a sibling who suddenly started acting differently."
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Post by Goblin on Aug 22, 2011 18:18:40 GMT -5
"She's been acting differently since...well, anyway," he said quickly. He wasn't about to let things get personal; they were talking business. And besides, he never let things get personal. "It's all gonna start at that warehouse. I'll tell you my idea, but...could you promise not to punch me in the middle of it?" He realized that couldn't exactly sound promising.
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Post by Ershey on Aug 22, 2011 18:20:50 GMT -5
Ershey's eyes narrowed once she heard the last bit of his sentence. "...Why?"
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Post by Goblin on Aug 22, 2011 18:22:02 GMT -5
"Because you're gonna hate it. And if it makes you want to get someone else involved, someone you actually trust...well, I'd understand, and so would my sister."
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Post by Ershey on Aug 22, 2011 18:24:59 GMT -5
"I hate this whole thing but I'm doin' it, anyway," said Ershey, shrugging before looking at Goblin again. "So, what is it?"
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Post by Goblin on Aug 22, 2011 18:50:47 GMT -5
"When you go to pay Ericson," Goblin said, "you tell him you'd like to give him...something extra. This is the part where you don't punch me. He probably won't believe you actually want to do it, but he'll figure you're scared after that run-in with his thug, and willing to do anything to stay on his good side." He didn't bother explaining how he knew about the run-in. He liked to keep informed.
"So you lead him off toward that alley where you and Wraith hid from the bulls when you first met. But just so you know--he'll take a couple thugs with him, saying he needs 'em for protection. He likes to do these things in threes," Goblin said, and for that one sentence, his usually calm and casual voice was so full of anger and disgust that it was practically a snarl. Looking away for a moment, he collected himself and went on. "You'll go into the alley with him, and for God's sake, stall him.
"Me and Clara's Brooklyn friend will be hidden near the alley, so I'll draw off one of the thugs in some way that doesn't involve me dying, and the Brooklyn guy will take care of the other. Clara, though, she's gonna follow you all the way out to the warehouse and then to the alley, and she'll be the one with the gun. She shouldn't have to use it till you're in the alley and the thugs are taken care of, but if anything goes wrong before then...well, she swears she won't miss." He finally looked Ershey in the eye. "And things could go wrong."
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Post by Ershey on Aug 22, 2011 19:00:03 GMT -5
There were so many loopholes and so many chances that it could all go wrong. No wonder why they needed her. It wasn't just to open the window but to lure him out and far. Ershey's heart sank, somewhat doubting the whole plan. Once Goblin finished sharing his plan, she kept quiet and looked down as she began to play with her chipped fingernails again. After a couple of seconds, she curled her hand into a fist and punched Goblin on the shoulder as hard as she could.
"You're using me as fucking bait," she said, eyes burning. "I might as well bend over and die."
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