3rd Turn [Action/Video] Between the 20th and the 24th

[redjacketthief]

[The thief Arsene Lupin III is at it again. The video feed opens to him staring good naturedly at the camera, a relatively calm smile on his face as compared to his usual excess in energy. Astute observers wil notice that he has donned a green jacket instead of his usual red, perhaps in a subconscious attempt to match his style with the current mellow and chilly weather.

Just when the smile and stare starts to become a little awkward, he decides to speak:]

Hey, Luceti! Do any of you remember that wierd Horoscope thing that happened just after Thanksgiving? Yeah...I'm still having a little problem left over from that, and I was wondering if some of you could help a guy out.

[The feed shifts so that Lupin is no longer on screen. Instead, the audience is treated to a view of...a veritable mess. In a bedroom in one of the apartments from the Community Houses there is a horde of junk. Literally. Stuffed animals, kitchen ware, paper goods, clothing items, and other miscellany are gathered in the room, with a minor semblence of order. Everything is sorted by type of item and nothing more.

The only notable single item stack is a pile of panties partially hidden from view in a corner.

 If anyone who has noticed his random appearances and disappearances from the Barracks within the last few weeks and wondered where he was when he wasn't parked in the trees with his binoculars--this is what he has been doing.]

One of my 'predictions' was that I would inadvertently steal things. Turns out I did; I just don't remember any of it. All of this? Yeah. This was all stolen during that week. I've spent the last month digging everything up.

[He sighs dramatically.] There might still be more too...

I'm not asking you guys to believe me when I say all this, and I'm not trying to show off or brag. I was hoping that you guys could come and look through this stuff and take it off me. I really don't want it.

[The feed flips back to his face, his expression one of complete acceptance. People who didn't know him would never guess that such grand scale theft without memory is out of character for him. He's not a kleptomaniac. He's just constantly hungry for a challenge.]

Another thing. For the people who missed the announcement before, I'm planning on having a Casablanca movie day on Christmas Eve with Fujiko. It seems only good and fair to invite other people, so feel free to drop in if you have no one else to  hang out with for Christmas. If someone can help me figure out how to set it up for people to watch through the journals, that'd be awesome.



[Filtered to Ishikawa Goemon XIII]



The Samurai came back unscathed, right? With the memories of much ass kicked that wasn't his own, right?

[Don't mind him. He's trying to make a joke.]

Anyway, just wanted to let you know that we're doing the usual on Christmas. Wining, dining, Kampai... Oh. We're also having our little meeting then. We kind of had a blizzard when you were gone, and there's really no telling how the weather will be at the end of this week. You might want to come up here early and be prepared to stay, just in case.



[End Filter]



[The feed closes abruptly after this. The thief obviously can't be bothered with showmanship at this point. He'll have the offer to come and 'shop' open from the 20th onward, and the channels are left open to contact him via Journal. He's been rooming with Zenigata in CH 5 for the moment, so any residents are welcome to drop in.

The 24th finds him setting up for Casablanca. If you have the expertise to set it up to stream through the journal, feel free to contact him. Otherwise, drop by Fujiko's place on the top level of CH 5. Don't worry; there will be drinks, and all of the traps have been taken down.]

Comments

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[lostinmyway]

...Oh, my. [That's a very big collection. Arsene must have been working very hard.]

Hmm.... [She leans in a little closer. That stuffed toy there looks like one of Sophie's favourites. Is it?

She leans back and calls to someone offscreen:] Fenimore?

[Video] 1/∞ NEVER LETS LUPIN RESPOND!! no this will probably be /4 before turning into normal 3way

[blessingone]

[Fenimore's voice is more distant.] Hmm? I'll be there in a minute.

[Though actually it's only a matter of seconds before the voice pops up again, a little less distant.] What is it?

[Video] 2/∞ IT'S OUR POST NOW!!

[lostinmyway]

[Grune moves out of the way to let Fenimore see.]

I think Arsene found Sophie's Peepit!

[Video] 3/∞ RAISE YOUR MUGS YOU THIEVES AND THUGS

[blessingone]

Huh? [She moves to take a look at the video. Yes, there is the plushie that Sophie had lost last month that they hadn't been able to find! That's gre -- !]

[Video] j/k 5/5

[blessingone]

[......Wait a second. What are those huge piles of stuff for? Despite not having seen the first post, she is beginning to suspect the right answer.] ...Where did you get that?

[Video] This is...quite overwhelming! XD

[redjacketthief.livejournal.com]

Ladies, ladies.

[He holds up his hands.]

Do you two want to come up and take a look? I already said, I took all this about a month ago and I don't remember. Shifts and stuff. Remember that horoscope thingy?

And it's Lupin. Please.

[Video] Just wait until Fenimore gets going.

[lostinmyway]

All right. That would be very nice. Thank you!

[Video] She tends towards being a bit firm about her thoughts sometimes.

[blessingone]

You stole a kid's...?

[...Well, even if she hadn't really been affected by the horoscopes she had received, it was easy to see that not everyone had been in control of themselves during that experiment. So she reigns it in to just having a rather irritable tone.]

...Fine.

[Video]

[loves-a-samurai.livejournal.com]

Eh! That's... a lot of stuff... [Even for you Lupin. Really.]

[Video]

[redjacketthief.livejournal.com]

You too?! Murasaki~! I thought I could trust you not to judge!

[Video]

[loves-a-samurai.livejournal.com]

Ah! No, I'm not really judging.

I'm just... kind of surprised. [Because that's a lot of... junk.]

[Video]

[redjacketthief.livejournal.com]

So, if you're not judging then...

Can you help a guy to get rid of all this?

[Video]

[doubleppk]

You simply have to come Murasaki-chan!

[Video]

[redjacketthief.livejournal.com]

To watch Casablanca? Yeah, you should! Goemon might be coming too, so you don't need to worry about that!

[Video]

[loves-a-samurai.livejournal.com]

Ah, I'm definitely going to be with you all! I can't think of a better way to spend the holidays!

[Video]

[doubleppk]

Great! It wouldn't be the same without you!

[Mostly in that Murasaki makes Goemon want to kill Fujiko less. <3 So far as Fujiko is concerned, Murasaki is vital to as many operations as she can fix it to be so.]

Gah, sorry, stupid little mistakes.

[samurinjathief.livejournal.com]

[The ronin's voice is low and hoarse with a weariness that inevitably leaks through; however, his delivery is as even as ever.]

I have heard of the weather. [Having nothing to hide, he has opted to present himself in video form as is characteristic of him, looking more or less like himself. Presentable and even poised. But Lupin may observe the strip of medical tape over his forehead, under his bangs, and a small, thin swatch of gauze taped to his chest which is mostly concealed by his hakamashita.]

Where will this meeting be? [An eyebrow rises ever so slightly.] ...In Fujiko's apartment?

[Filter: Video] It's cool.

[redjacketthief.livejournal.com]

[The presence of the bandages was sobering, even for the restless thief. Unlike his companions Jigen, Goemon, and even Fujiko, Lupin had never truely participated in intense combat. He was a master of escape, and would have been shot for desertion within minutes of entering battle had he been military. It wasn't his style. It wasn't him.

Even with this, he could see the toll it had taken on his friend. Their enemies, whomever they were, must be better than good in their skill-set if they can bang the ronin up.

He doesn't comment on it. He hadn't told anyone who hadn't read the announcement of Goemon's assignment. With the possibility of Fujiko being around, discretion was the best option.]

Most likely. I took down all of her traps again during the worst of the storm, and I think I can convince her to take them down again. It would have been in Pops' place...but you saw that mess.

You are invited to watch Casablanca too, even though it's not your favorite film. It just feels like it fits with this place, wierdly.

[He manages a smile, just for the ronin.] Even if you don't want to see it, come anyway. We don't need you alone at the lake on Christmas.

[Filter: Video]

[samurinjathief.livejournal.com]

[Truthfully, he wasn't intending to spend it alone - at least, not before tossing back a few glasses like old times and enjoying a peacefully uneventful moment in one another's company.] Zenigata-keibu will be joining us, will he not? [An amused, thoughtful half-smile played his lips.]

[voice]

[doubleppk]

So you forgive me already?

Or is this my punishment?

[voice]

[redjacketthief.livejournal.com]

[For the bondage that ended their delightful duet (http://doubleppk.livejournal.com/26065.html) in the middle of the blizzard? Or for her behavior at the party, when she verbally stabbed his pride and gave it a hard twist? Lupin chuckles--his fox of a lady was raring to play again. He would need to be careful. Her claws could come out at any time.

'Both at once and neither at all,' he's tempted to say, to be an ass.

He doesn't.]

Why don't you tell me?

[voice]

[doubleppk]

Interesting... [Flips her hair over a shoulder.] Sounds like neither.

[Voice]

[i_speak_softly]

Just point the journal camera at the TV.

[It doesn't do the video quality any favors, but he couldn't find any way to make the two technologies interface with one another.]

[Voice]

[redjacketthief.livejournal.com]

That simple? That's a little sad, I thought there'd be more to it. You know, like how you need all of those cords to rig a computer up to display on a TV.

[Voice]

[i_speak_softly]

Tell me about it. If you can find any ports on the journal, I'd love to hear.

[Not sarcastic - more sincere and defeated.]