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[h3][color=662d91]Jinx[/color][/h3]

Jinx almost jumped into the air at the question-he clearly hadn’t been expecting it. [color=662d91]“Oh. Uh. No. Grew up in Goldenrod. Learned uh.”[/color]

The thief waved his hand at his body, and then at the airport far behind him. [color=662d91]“Well. All of this there.”[/color]

Then there was a pause. That seemed to drag on for awhile. [color=662d91]“So. A professor. That’s…” Jinx paused. “I actually have no idea what they do actually.”
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Even to him, this small talk turning painfully awkward.

Jinx sucked in a breathe. [color=662d91]“Right. I’ll just cut to it then. I’m new to the region….and uh, right now, I don’t have much to do. And I’ve sorta filled my ‘flip the bird to authority’ quota for the day-thanks for that by the way!”[/color] Cue flirty wink number forty-six. [color=662d91]“....but you’re currently high as a kite, there’s a pretty good chance that-even if there isn’t any long term trouble like you said, that the mooks here won’t get that memo for awhile.”[/color]

[color=662d91]“...So.”[/color] Jinx paused again. [color=662d91]“I could probably move faster alone.”[/color] For some reason though, the notion seemed singularly unattractive. [color=662d91]“But I figure you didn’t have to help me out in the airport. You pretty much coulda just left the door alone and waited for security. Not like it was you they wanted.”[/color]

Pause.

[color=662d91]“...It’s been awhile since someone stuck their neck out for me. And I’m in the habit of encouraging **** like that. If you’ll have me, I’d be fine staying with you on the road until you’re all healed up. Just think of me as your lab assistant. Except fun. And illegal. Which is to say [i]fun[/i].”[/color]