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Re: A Thief's Oasis (Hafnium) GMed by Takimaru
Almost as if to answer Xara's internal calculations regarding their intent, the group closed in on the two girls by two or three steps, tightening the loosely organized ring around them enough for the pair to notice. They only stopped when the bunnygirl mentioned 'company', at which one of the members up top, along with the one trapping them in at the alley's opening, paused for but a second to look and check the verity of her claim. It would have been a window, albeit a small one, for escape, but doing so for Xara would mean missing out on the opportunity to deliver her pitch for a business proposal. After all, the group was sizeable, boasting a total of seven members, from the looks of it.
Still, their apparent hesitance was a good sign. It meant that they were listening.
Xara would find that the rest of her proposal would go on uninterrupted. By the time she finished explaining the last bit of the devious cycle, she would find the other thieves' body language to be slightly less tense. Were they at least considering it? Several glances were exchanged, but they hadn't moved in to apprehend the two girls just yet. Safiya, on the other hand, looked about ready to spring into action upon seeing any sudden movements. But none were made.
Instead, the bunnygirl would get a reply.
"Huh... you chased us all the way here just to tell us that?" asked a voice, which came from the figure just left of the original snatcher.
Then another.
"Then we get to keep this, right?" The maroon-clad thief, who had first stolen the item from Xara's first customer, finally caught their breath in time to share their thoughts in turn. "Or are you sayin' you wanna buy it off of us now for HALF the price?"
The rightmost of the trio, similarly fully shrouded in a dark green garment, assumed a most thoughtful pose. He, from the sound of his deeper voice, was one of the taller members, second only to the largest one who blocked Xara and Safiya's only escape path. Still, none of these individuals were taller than Safiya, making the petite bunnygirl seem almost normal height in comparison to the bunch.
"It's still far more than we'd manage to sell it for--she has a point. And feeding the lot of you isn't cheap by far. Still, I can't help but wonder..."
He continued. "A month, hm? That's a pretty slow cycle, unless you've got a sizable stash hiding somewhere. Are you sure that no one will catch on? I can't guarantee that we'd help you if you were found out and busted by the guard. And furthermore, you don't even know who you're dealing with, do you? People don't just come to us with these kinds of proposals. What we need is a guarantee of trust. No guardsman sting operations, no tracking or anything of the sort."
Almost as if to answer Xara's internal calculations regarding their intent, the group closed in on the two girls by two or three steps, tightening the loosely organized ring around them enough for the pair to notice. They only stopped when the bunnygirl mentioned 'company', at which one of the members up top, along with the one trapping them in at the alley's opening, paused for but a second to look and check the verity of her claim. It would have been a window, albeit a small one, for escape, but doing so for Xara would mean missing out on the opportunity to deliver her pitch for a business proposal. After all, the group was sizeable, boasting a total of seven members, from the looks of it.
Still, their apparent hesitance was a good sign. It meant that they were listening.
Xara would find that the rest of her proposal would go on uninterrupted. By the time she finished explaining the last bit of the devious cycle, she would find the other thieves' body language to be slightly less tense. Were they at least considering it? Several glances were exchanged, but they hadn't moved in to apprehend the two girls just yet. Safiya, on the other hand, looked about ready to spring into action upon seeing any sudden movements. But none were made.
Instead, the bunnygirl would get a reply.
"Huh... you chased us all the way here just to tell us that?" asked a voice, which came from the figure just left of the original snatcher.
Then another.
"Then we get to keep this, right?" The maroon-clad thief, who had first stolen the item from Xara's first customer, finally caught their breath in time to share their thoughts in turn. "Or are you sayin' you wanna buy it off of us now for HALF the price?"
The rightmost of the trio, similarly fully shrouded in a dark green garment, assumed a most thoughtful pose. He, from the sound of his deeper voice, was one of the taller members, second only to the largest one who blocked Xara and Safiya's only escape path. Still, none of these individuals were taller than Safiya, making the petite bunnygirl seem almost normal height in comparison to the bunch.
"It's still far more than we'd manage to sell it for--she has a point. And feeding the lot of you isn't cheap by far. Still, I can't help but wonder..."
He continued. "A month, hm? That's a pretty slow cycle, unless you've got a sizable stash hiding somewhere. Are you sure that no one will catch on? I can't guarantee that we'd help you if you were found out and busted by the guard. And furthermore, you don't even know who you're dealing with, do you? People don't just come to us with these kinds of proposals. What we need is a guarantee of trust. No guardsman sting operations, no tracking or anything of the sort."