redjacketthief | 4th Turn [Action/Voice]

[Residents of Community House 5 may have noticed a flurry of activity from a furtive man in red recently, predominantly in the wee hours of the morning or in the dead of night. The sounds of haphazard bumps and thwacks may have woken them up on ocassion, and the lingering scent of gunpowder may have made them wonder what the hell was going on in that room on the sixth level of the building.

Don't worry. It's just the resident master thief, Arsene Lupin III, finally moving out of Inspector Zenigata's apartment and into his own, conducting a little mad science while in the process.

...and not everything is going as planned for him. A loud explosion bursts from room #30, breaking the peace of the wintery way. Smoke follows, billowing forth from the windows.

There's a lot of swearing in French.

More, smaller booms follow. The sound of doors slamming, bodies falling, and feet running through the corridors can be heard.

...

Sorry, Luceti. Lupin will stop trying to make smoke bombs for a while.]

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Yeah. Sorry about that. I'm just doing science here...

[A thud--something big has fallen.]

Don't worry--I have it under control. I'm a professional, you know!

...shimatta...

[The feed cuts out with more gratuitous swearing as another large something or other falls over.]

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[ He should have known it was too good to be true. ]

So what're the smoke bombs for?

They're not for exploding, that's for sure.

[He laughs, even as he's throwing more water onto the fire.]

I'm a thief, Firo. One that sometimes gets in a bind. Smoke bombs make for a very handy distraction.

My friends used pepper for theirs. It seems less... dangerous than whatever you're workin' with.

You're friends sound pretty fun!

...Fun?

[ Isaac and Miria are kind of fun when they're not being a headache. ]

They certainly liven things up, that's for sure.

Those are the best kind of people to keep around!

So long as they don't cause as much damage as you, I guess it is. You sure you shouldn't evacuate the place or somethin'?

[ Just from what he was able to hear over the journal, he'd be kind of concerned over how much damage was done. ]

This? This is nothing!

[Spoken as there is another crash in the background.]

I'd hate to see what your idea of somethin' is.

It involves immortal midgit madmen who's plot for world domination include cloning me, brainwashing my girlfriend, and destroying everything. Oh, and that midgit turns out to be an extremely large, disembodied brain that wants to go to space.

[ It takes Firo a while to realize that, yes, he did hear all that correctly. ]

...What?

Would you rather I mentioned the diamonds that are actually artistically designed pieces of super-condensed plutonium?

[ A pause. ]

What's that mean in smaller words?

It's a diamond that's actually a bomb when it hits room temperature and melts.

That doesn't seem like a very good disguise for a bomb.

It's concentrated plutonium, which is a very dangerous element, that was kept at supercold temperatures to keep it frm going live. It was actually a damn good disguise.

It just doesn't sound very subtle.

So, you actually do know stuff about bombs?

[ No offense, but after that recent incident he's having doubts. ]

I know how to rig things up with the right conditions.

[Translation: Not professionally.]

[ He laughs. ]

So all that- whatever that was- was just because you had the wrong conditions? Of course, of course.

...you don't believe a word I just said, do you?

How'd you figure that out?

[He's not answering that.]

...Why would I lie to a fellow rogue and resident of the more fun side of the law, such as yourself? [Never mind the fact that he's an admitted liar by trade.]

[ He laughs. ]

To make yourself look good?

You know? You're pretty smart!

[Not a direct answer...but the implications should be obvious if Lupin is indeed as similar to Firo's friends as he seems to be.]

Who, me? Not really, I just know a lotta strange people.

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