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Arsene Lupin III ([personal profile] redjacketthief) wrote2011-11-25 10:07 am

2nd Turn: [Video/Action]

[The video feed opens to a slightly manic grin on the face of the (in)famous thief, Arsene Lupin III. He is dressed in his usual attire of a brilliant red suit jacket and--mysteriously--is carrying a jitte that definitely does not belong to him. The only other thing that seems out of order is his hair which, although hastily shoved into place with the aid of water, appears intent on not staying in its usual slicked back style. That is not what draws the viewer's attention--it's the high energy, mischievous look in his eyes.

The camera wobbles slightly. He's at the fountain, and very obviously walking circles around the perimeter of it. He starts to speak, brandishing the jitte around as he makes his points.]


Good Morning, People of Luceti!! I've been here for a couple of weeks now, and I thought it was high time I made my official introduction to the rest of you. You may have heard mentions of me from a certain Sassy Little Kitten, Mine Fujiko, or from a certain determined Old Man, Inspector Zenigata Koichi--rest assured. I am here now. Any complaints you may have heard about me from them is now, from this day forward, thus alleviated.

Oh, but you'll be wanting my name, won't you? I am the One, the Only, Arsene Lupin III--international man of mischief and connoisseur of fine art and wine!  Ladies, ladies. Take your time. You'll get your turn soon enough!

Now, now. Since we're all trapped in this place, and since I'm sure my reputation has preceeded me, feel free to contact me if you need a partner for a job or just someone to ease your lonliness. I may be a rogue, but I don't bite.

Hard.

[His tone hardens at this point, taking on an edge of knife-like severity. Underneath the mischief in his eyes lies a bold determination and aura of command.]

And, to any unseen and unheard audiences out there who may be listening in, I warn you: I won't stop at anything, I won't be quiet, and I won't make your job easy. I don't know what you were thinking in bringing me here, and I don't think I want to know. Keep in mind, though, that I'm very capable of making your lives miserable.

[He lets the words hang in the air for a lengthy beat, staring hard into the camera. Then, as quickly as it came, the mood vanished.]

Oh. Pops. I think I kinda grabbed your Jitte there. You can have it back when you want it--but I can see why you bring it around some times. It's pretty fun to wave around! [He grins like an idiot as he ends his announcement.]
justicereigns: (this is my jitte pointing at you)

[personal profile] justicereigns 2011-11-26 02:50 am (UTC)(link)
Then why would you steal his jitte?

[AWKWARD Pause and shakes his head. Okay maybe a little too familiar to Straw-Hat just there. In a nearly creepy way, so he just won't comment on it.]

[identity profile] redjacketthief.livejournal.com 2011-11-26 02:53 am (UTC)(link)
Ya see? I've got these sticky fingers that sometimes just grab things. And not always jitte either, if you catch my drift. [A rogueish wink--he was not gonna admit his lapse in thinking!]
doubleppk: (Cute)

[voice]

[personal profile] doubleppk 2011-11-26 02:59 am (UTC)(link)
For little sassy me~?

I'm sure I don't know. [Hard to be an enigma if you go around telling people exactly what you think you are Lupin, gosh.]

[voice]

[identity profile] redjacketthief.livejournal.com 2011-11-26 03:03 am (UTC)(link)
I see, I see. [He's nodding sagely as he speaks, his tone, becoming momentarliy serious--even if it is an obviously hammy seriousness.]

Well, since you don't like kittens, would you prefer to be a Foxy Lady?

[Surely a fox suited her better!]

[Action]

[identity profile] greatinspector.livejournal.com 2011-11-26 03:04 am (UTC)(link)
[Zenigata has proven himself a hundred times over to be physically stronger than Lupin, and now he's attempting to wrestle his jitte free.]

YES DAMMIT! YOU DAMN THIEF!
doubleppk: (Mm)

[voice]

[personal profile] doubleppk 2011-11-26 03:12 am (UTC)(link)
[Feline grin.]

I think I could live with that. [In other words, she loves it.]

[Action]

[identity profile] redjacketthief.livejournal.com 2011-11-26 03:29 am (UTC)(link)
NO. I. WILL. NOOOOOOOOOOOT!!!!!!

[Lupin holds onto the jitte with both of his hands and all of his strength. He tries to push the Inspector off of him with his feet as he wails and thrashes.

He was no match for Zenigata's strength. That didn't matter--he had his ego to protect.]

[voice]

[identity profile] redjacketthief.livejournal.com 2011-11-26 03:30 am (UTC)(link)
I knew you'd come around!

...Now I have to wonder about Howler Monkeys and Foxes.
doubleppk: (this is the life)

[voice]

[personal profile] doubleppk 2011-11-26 03:38 am (UTC)(link)
I bet they go on adventures together and the fox always tries to keep the shiny things and the howler monkey lets her. For the fun of it.

[Action]

[identity profile] greatinspector.livejournal.com 2011-11-26 03:39 am (UTC)(link)
[Zenigata resolutely holds onto the metal bar, he won't be dislodged so easily]

Yes. You...WILLL!!!!!

[Zenigata roars as he wedges his knees against Lupin's chest and pulls up with every ounce of strength he has, tearing his jitte away from the smaller man. When Lupin lost his grip, the force of the pull sent Zenigata crashing backwards out of the fountain]

Ow....
justicereigns: (Annoyed)

[personal profile] justicereigns 2011-11-26 03:40 am (UTC)(link)
There's no jail in Luceti, but you're making it very tempting to make one, just for you.

[Action]

[identity profile] redjacketthief.livejournal.com 2011-11-26 03:49 am (UTC)(link)
[That force of the knees on his chest knocks with wind from his lungs and throws him to the bottom of the fountain.

His head hurt. His lungs burned. He saw stars.

He leapt to his feet in seconds, his hair thoroughly ruined and hanging in wet clumps in his face. Chest heaving, he didn't bother catching his breath.]

Hey! WHAT WAS THAT ALL ABOUT!?

[Action]

[identity profile] greatinspector.livejournal.com 2011-11-26 03:53 am (UTC)(link)
[Zenigata turns, twirling a pair of handcuffs and wearing a bit of a scowl]

You took my jitte. And you put a panda in my room or something. Jerk.

[Action]

[identity profile] redjacketthief.livejournal.com 2011-11-26 04:01 am (UTC)(link)
[Wait--PANDA??

Lupin chatters his reply between heaving breaths, not entirely sure what was happening before him.]

Look, LOOK! I'll take responsibility for the jitte, but I know NOTHING about any pandas, Pops!

Though, I gotta admit, I don't even know when I took the jitte. I just happened to notice I had it when I got outside, and decided to borrow it for a bit. I really was gonna give it back.

[He takes a pause to breath fully, letting his admission time to sink in. He doubted it would work--not that the cuffs would work anyway.]

[identity profile] redjacketthief.livejournal.com 2011-11-26 04:03 am (UTC)(link)
I'd break out of it. Not even inescapable prisons can hold me.

[He grins, not afraid of bragging about his exploits. Surely the man could understand something like that, having the appearance of being a man of law and all.]

[voice]

[identity profile] redjacketthief.livejournal.com 2011-11-26 04:05 am (UTC)(link)
I think I know where this story is going, Fujiko. And the fox always comes back to the howler monkey, and they get along as if nothing has happened.

Right?

[Action]

[identity profile] greatinspector.livejournal.com 2011-11-26 07:35 am (UTC)(link)
[Zenigata just sighs. He believes the thief, he was just really, really not sure why a panda suddenly appeared in the chest in his bedroom.]

Alright, alright, sorry. But wait, you didn't mean to steal my jitte? Are you sleepthieving or something? And you're sure...you didn't put a panda in my trunk just to mess with me?

[And don't think it'll save your butt if it happens again. Lots of weird stuff going on, most of it Panda related. He'll accept it as Shift related, but...]

video

[identity profile] projectiled.livejournal.com 2011-11-26 12:53 pm (UTC)(link)
Wait! Who's Jitte is that?! Why did you steal in the first place? [ There's something about this name that is bugging at Tenten but she just can't piece together what it is yet. Unfortunately, she was too distracted by the weapon to properly pay attention to any part of his speech, or at least the parts that would help her.

Weaponry does this to her ): It's a sad but very true thing. ]

[Action]

[identity profile] redjacketthief.livejournal.com 2011-11-26 12:57 pm (UTC)(link)
"...I don't have an answer for that."

He wasn't being coy. He really didn't have an answer. It was entirely possible that he was sleep thieving, or his subconscious was making him grab things without realizing it. The...quiet was getting to him.

He always did have sticky fingers anyway.

Lupin makes an attempt to shove his sopping hair back into place. It doesn't work well, but he can at least levelly focus on the inspector again. "And I really, really don't know anything about pandas. I don't even know where to find one around here!"

video

[identity profile] redjacketthief.livejournal.com 2011-11-26 01:00 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm an international man of mystery, my dear. Why should I give away all my secrets?

[He wasn't going to admit that he subconsciously grabbed it as he left Zenigata's apartment that morning. He had been crashing there for the last couple of weeks, getting used to things.

He also wasn't going to admit to a stranger, no matter how cute she was, that he was getting antsy and stir-crazy with the lazy, small country feel of Luceti.]
justicereigns: (che)

[personal profile] justicereigns 2011-11-26 03:13 pm (UTC)(link)
There's always a first.
doubleppk: (Mm)

[voice]

[personal profile] doubleppk 2011-11-26 03:13 pm (UTC)(link)
And the monkey messes up all of the foxes plans? Or at least most of them.

Yup, that sounds about right.

[voice]

[identity profile] redjacketthief.livejournal.com 2011-11-26 03:40 pm (UTC)(link)
So mean...

[Lupin lets the word drag out before recovering his ego.]

But everything works out for the fox and the howler monkey in the end, though, so the messing up of plans is always forgiven.

[Perhaps with a kiss...? No, that was hoping for too much!]

[identity profile] redjacketthief.livejournal.com 2011-11-26 03:42 pm (UTC)(link)
Hey, don't go making assumptions now. You seem to know Pops, so that means you've probably heard things...

[He dropped the grin, all seriousness.]

Which means that you probably know. I can steal anything. In fact, you don't want to go imprisoning me because I'm at work on what might just be the biggest stunt of my life.
doubleppk: (this is the life)

[voice]

[personal profile] doubleppk 2011-11-26 04:17 pm (UTC)(link)
It does? [Teasing tone.]

Looks to me like they're a little stuck.

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