6th Turn [Voice/Action]

[redjacketthief]

[It's mid-afternoon when the journal post is made by a familiar voice in an unfamiliar mood. A quick look at the image reveals a face that is both familiar and unfamiliar--but that smile, with it's odd curl and suppressed mirth, can mean it is only one person.]

[Failed Filter to Mine Fujiko: Completely Readable]

Hey...Fujiko? Remember that game you gave me at the end of the last month before you went on your mission? It was very clever, and the prize has been a joy. How did you know I liked history books? I'm wondering, though...why are you having me read about your ex-boyfriend's grandfather, after you made it clear that you don't want to think about it?

[There's a pause as the man notices the feed.] Oh... blast it! I messed, Fujiko. Want to meet in my place?

...Everyone, disregard that.


[Later that day the man wanders the town, his hair in a mussed disarray and red jacket noticeably missing. Instead he wears dark colors, fitted but more casual clothes, and his wings are for once in the open. He's headed to the library to return some books, gather others and other supplies. Early that evening, another journal post is made. This time, it's intended for anyone.]

Evening, Luceti, this is Red. I was just wondering...is anyone else around here missing about twenty-one hours of their weekend? Does anybody who isn't know what happened? It's just a question for inquiring minds.

Also--has anybody actually given the Battle Dome a good once over after last week?

[He's serious in his words, even if the smile is light. Ladies and Gentleman, meet the man who's going to be adamant about calling himself Red...someone you're more likely to know as Arsene Lupin III. He's not going to stand down from that either.]

[OOC: Details about how Lupin has been shifted, for the curious, are here. He has a number of physical details in terms of style that are changing beyond what's available to me in normal fanart and screencaps, so I've had to choose a PB, Emiya Kiritsugu a man from another anime that I've yet to actually see. Replies will have appropriate icons, thanks.]

Comments

[Action--The Next Day]

[doubleppk]

You never know. Maybe I still could.

Jedi can't really read minds, right? [She will kick Luke >:|]

[Action--The Next Day]

[redjacketthief]

[Her assertion earns a chuckle--maybe she could and he just didn't know it yet.]

...Luke can only really read minds if you let him, the same with talking from his mind to yours. You don't have much to worry about.

[Action--The Next Day]

[doubleppk]

Eh?? What do you mean? How do you not let him? Or whatever. And how'd you know I meant Luke?

[Omfg Lupin is a jedi! She's screwed. Or so she's thinking.]

[Action--The Next Day]

[redjacketthief]

It was a lucky guess? Luke and I work very closely at home, so I was using him as an example...

As for the rest? I really don't know. I only work with and around Force Sensitives, but I don't know how they do what they do.

[Action--The Next Day]

[doubleppk]

Oh! [Hand to her mouth. Yup, he just accidentally bluffed her out. She should stop making that so easy.]

Hum... well if Mara Jade couldn't read minds, then I could still totally take her. [She says... without even having met her.]

[Action--The Next Day]

[redjacketthief]

[Such audacity was endearing, even from a woman he previously tried his damnednest not to get in the way of before the passed few days. Valentine's Day was...special. It was a Shift, neither of them expected it, or her return.]

I think I'd want to get front row seats to see that, then. It could be one phenomenal competition!

[Action--The Next Day]

[doubleppk]

So long as you promised to root for me~

Otherwise I can't promise there wouldn't be any stray bullets.

[Action--The Next Day]

[redjacketthief]

Maybe I will--I like fights that have the odds stacked against them anyway.

[Action--The Next Day]

[doubleppk]

[Hand to her mouth in mock indignation.] How rude! Are you saying I don't stand a chance? That I'm sort of underdog~? [She doesn't seem to mind though.]

[Action--The Next Day]

[redjacketthief]

Nope. Just saying that Mara is probably tougher than you realize right now.

[Action--The Next Day]

[doubleppk]

That's what would make it interesting, don't you think?

[Action--The Next Day]

[redjacketthief]

...Why do you think I root for low odds?

[Action--The Next Day]

[doubleppk]

Hah. Something you and I have in common Red.

[Leads him into the cafe and orders them both some French Roast coffees.]

[Action--The Next Day]

[redjacketthief]

We do have that, don't we? That and Valentine's Day!

[He accepts his when it's poured, takes a curious sniff and an appreciative sip.] You're right, this is some good coffee.

[Action--The Next Day]

[doubleppk]

Mm. Whatever you might think of me Red, I'm actually pretty particular.

[Means that with regards to... everything ever.]

[Action--The Next Day]

[redjacketthief]

About coffee or interests?

...In honesty, I'm not sure what I think of you right now. [He offers a smile--clearly his sentiment isn't a bad thing.]

[Action--The Next Day]

[doubleppk]

Everything. Company, food, treasure. All of it.

[She's fine with being a mystery.]

[Action--The Next Day]

[redjacketthief]

And how, exactly, are you particular in these things?

[Action--The Next Day]

[doubleppk]

They have to be the best of the best, of course.

[Action--The Next Day]

[redjacketthief]

Of course! My bad on that.

[Coming from the man that purposfully went for mid-range tech on his cybernetics, it was a valid admission. He normally went for practicality, as being too lavish tended to get attention.

Attention of the wrong kind tended to mean death in his profession.]

[Action--The Next Day]

[doubleppk]

Not your style I take it? [There's a small headtilt. If anything Lupin had a tendency to be even more superfluous than she did.]

[Action--The Next Day]

[redjacketthief]

Not always, no. There are things you should be on, and things you shouldn't be, after all. [It was a sentiment that proved that Red was still as cagey as Lupin himself, just in a different way.]

[Action--The Next Day]

[doubleppk]

Like what?

["Should be on?" Sounded like drugs. Oh Lupin, no deathsticks. Say it ain't so.]

[Action--The Next Day]

[redjacketthief]

Well, like items you don't buy often but use all the time, like shoes or certain kinds of clothing. Or a blaster. You don't want a cheap one running out of power in the middle of a firefight.

[Action--The Next Day]

[doubleppk]

So why wouldn't you want the best of the best for those?

I mean there's style preference. [Says the woman who dresses in catsuits and with a fashion of "80s trashy"] But that's still generally what you consider the best, don't you think?