4th Turn [Action/Voice]

[redjacketthief]

[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.]

Voice:

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.]

Comments

[greatinspector]

[And out goes Pops. Yes, the old man jumped right out that window and into a nearby tree.]

NOT THIS TIME BUSTER!

[redjacketthief]

[Lupin completely missed the tree, and instead barrel-rolled on the ground as a means of softening his fall. He was fine however--COMPLETELY FINE--and took off toward town.]

BUH-BAAAIII~~~~!!!!!!

[greatinspector]

[Zenigata fireman slides down the tree, chasing off while twirling cuffs and dusting leaves out of his coat]

NUUUHH-UHHHH, NOT TODAY!

[redjacketthief]

[Still running like a madman, laughing between shouting.]

You'll never catch me!! NEVER!!!

[greatinspector]

[Here it comes. The windup, and the pitch! Zenigata hurls a pair of cuffs like a bola, straight at Lupin's legs!]

Dammit! I'll get you this time!

[redjacketthief]

[and SCORE!! Zenigata has cuffed One (1) Master Thief by the ankle!

Lupin's momentum keeps him moving regardless, and he ends up faceplanting in the dirt, not having made it very far. Now covered in soot and mud, he makes for a very sorry sight.]

Pops!? [Twisting around onto his feet as Zenigata comes barreling in.] What are you going to do with me now!?

[greatinspector]

[Zenigata trots up, and flashes the thief a grin]

Nothin'. Just this. [He reaches down and tap Lupin on the shoulder]

Tag. Your it.

[and then he begins to walk away, leaving his old nemesis trussed up in the mud]

1/2

[redjacketthief]

...Tag, huh...?

[redjacketthief]

THIS MEANS WAR!!!!!

[greatinspector]

[Zenigata waves casually over his shoulder]

Yea, yea. It's always so dramatic with you. See ya later, Lupin.

[redjacketthief]

[It takes little effort to unlatch the cuff around his ankle, and Lupin subsequently launches himself full force at the Inspector. He makes a mad, flying leap toward the bear of a man.]

NOT THIS TIME!!!

[greatinspector]

[Zenigata was expecting this, and being the master of Judo that he is, the bear of a man moves surprisingly fast, sidestepping the thief entirely.]

Nope.

[And then, he takes off, laughing]

[redjacketthief]

[Undeterred, Lupin touches down and leaps off after Zenigata, panting but giddy. This wasn't the game he was looking for, but it was a game.

Role reversal. Pops was a genius!]

Hey! Come back here!!!

[Yeah. He's getting into it.]

[greatinspector]

[Zenigata barreled across the open ground, heading towards town...]

You're not gonna catch me, you bastard!

[Give Lupin a new game...get his mind off blowing things up. He's not considered a genius cop for nothing!]

[redjacketthief]

[Pops had the advantage. He was taller, and more used to strenuous physical activity than Lupin. With no bolas and no vehicles, he was going to need to be clever about this.

Not that he would stop having fun.]

DAMMIT POPS!! MATTE MATTE!! [It was almost fun as roaring Zenigata's old standby of 'TAIHOU DAA!']

[greatinspector]

CAN'T CATCH ME YA BASTARD!

[and away he goes, working his arms and legs in that standard Zenigata fashion. ZENIGATA AWAY!!!!]

[redjacketthief]

NOT SO FAST!!!!!

[and Lupin dashes toward toe fleeing Inspector as fast as those skinny legs can carry him, grinning and laughing. It was good to be playing again, even if only for a short while.]

[greatinspector]

Hahaha! [Zenigata puts on a burst of speed as he reaches the road heading towards town. Easier to run on packed dirt than grass.]

[redjacketthief]

[Lupin wants to roar in mock anger so badly, but a laugh bubbles out instead.] Dammit Pops!!!

[Even trying as valiantly as he is, he's feeling it. The exertion that accompanies sudden bursts of activity always gets him in the end. It won't stop him yet, though. Not by a longshot.]

[greatinspector]

WHATS THE MATTER, LUPIN? GETTIN' TIRED?!

[redjacketthief]

NO WAY IN HELL!!!

[That gives him an extra boost of determination and speed as he charges forward.]

I'M GONNA GET YOU!!!

[greatinspector]

[Zenigata just keeps going, not even breaking a sweat now. The cop is holding down his hat to keep it from flying off. He's slowing down a bit, giving Lupin a fighting chance]

C'mon! Keep up! I eat too much ramen...and you STILL can't catch me?

[redjacketthief]

[Laughing madly, he launches himself at the Inspector and dives at him, intent to tackle, steal that hat, and tie the man up in his trench coat once and for all.]

[greatinspector]

[Zenigata stops short, dropping to the ground, flat as a board and lets Lupin sail harmlessly over him. The Inspector rolls to his feet and takes off in the other direction, coat tails flapping!]

AHAHAHA, THOUGHT THAT ONLY WORKED IN CARTOONS DIDN'T YA?

[redjacketthief]

DA-DAMMIT POPS!!!

[he picks himself up out of the dirt, chest heaving and muscles burning. Zenigata...was a beast! Like always. There's no way in any Hell that he can keep up with the Inspector at that moment--

not that the fact will stop him.]

SLEEP WITH ONE EYE OPEN, YOU HEAR?? I'LL GET YOU!!