5th Turn [Video/Action] Forward Dated to the 26th

[redjacketthief]

[It's late at night that the video feed opens. The thief is there, not remembering proper camera etiquette again, with a finger held up to his smiling lips. "Be quiet," he seems to be asking. Not that it would save him.

While he's requesting quiet, he himself is haphazardly humming a soft, haunting melody, the title of which he will swear to the day that he dies that he doesn't know. For a man who hasn't spoken to God in years, his humming is strangely reverent.

The viewers soon realize why.

The thief removes himself from the video feed, presenting a scale replica of a cathedral that some may recognize as the forever incomplete Sagrada Familia, the magnum opus of the deceased architect, Gaudi. Done up entirely in matchsticks and glue, and delicately standing on the coffee table in front of Lupin's zebra print sofa, it is but a faint echo of the original's majesty.

Astute observers will notice something different about it--it doesn't look as incomplete as it is in real life. The thief comes back into view, smiling.

There are secrets lingering just beneath the surface of his gaze. He will say nothing that will indicate what, though.]

Beautiful, isn't it. Been feeling a little nostalgic, for some reason. I thought the Old Man would appreciate it.

Comments

[doubleppk]

Oh. You think they'll ever finish it back home?

[redjacketthief]

Who knows? Gaudi died in '26, and his plans were partially destroyed. Last I heard, there was a lot of heavy debate about what to do with it. For all we know, it might even end up collapsing.

The Spanish government wasn't too smart about where they put their Alta Velocidad Española...their high speed train. The foundation might be compromised, for all we know.

[doubleppk]

Such a shame~

It'd probably cost more money than it would bring in though.

[redjacketthief]

Who knows? It's a cathedral, but also a tourist spot. It's also a World Heritage Site. They might be able to finish it one day.

[He hoped that was the case, anyway. With Mark gone, who else was there to look after Gaudi's masterwork?]

[doubleppk]

[Well it is scheduled for completion in 2028, 2026 if they get enough funds... which given the current state of the Eruo seems unlikely.]

Will you go see it then?

[redjacketthief]

[2026 for the centennial of Gaudi's death is the goal...but politics, economics, and liars ruin all well honed plans.]

Of course. It was Mark's masterwork too.

[doubleppk]

Who inherits the rest of his stuff anyway? The baseball seats and all that? I bet I could find a buyer... in the right market. Then we could recoup some of the losses.

[Isn't it cute how she says "we" not meaning "we" at all.]

[redjacketthief]

Sorry, Fujiko-chan. They're already taken care of. He didn't want his treasures to be kept in that basement, remember? They've been donated to museums, charity, or given back to their rightful owner.

[It hadn't been stated in the will, but Lupin knew how the Old Man thought better than most people did. He could almost hear him laughing.]

[doubleppk]

[Exasperated sigh.] That's so stingy.

[redjacketthief]

Sharing the love is stingy?

[doubleppk]

He could have sold it back.

[redjacketthief]

He was dying, Fujiko. What does a deadman want with money?

Besides~ They'd be noticed in auctions. You can't fence baseball stadium seats easily.

[doubleppk]

I could have. [Sulk sulk sulk.]