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Ban the Person above you

Banned by this bird cage I have.

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We’re just discussing queen stuff. You wouldn’t understand...

Ban the Person above you

Banned for not writing me a poem. 😁

TENEBRAE: The Rebellion of Shadows (Ladies Only)

SCARLET SHADOW
红色阴影

The master thief had arched her right eyebrow as she listened to the voice on the other end of the phone. Astra? King of the Shadow Knights? Sounds like some kind of after dark frat boy club or a death metal band. She held her tongue though as she heard her mysterious host out.

So the man who had been waiting on her was in fact a lackey. Probably the one who had planted the note for her too. For something as simple as luring a mark to a location for an unexpected meeting one operative was enough. Unless circumstances suggested otherwise of course.

Scarlet Shadow resisted releasing a sigh of relief when the mystery man on the other side of the phone had said it was hers “if we have a deal”. In truth she had been a little scant on jobs lately and whoever this mysterious Astra was sounded like maybe the type who could land her some high level money. After all his agent had known where to plant a note to lure her, he had snuck into this heavily secured museum himself, and patiently awaited his target and left no traces of a prior intruder. It was clear this Astra could afford the best, he or his little association.

She imagined the diadem was in this “Chrono’s” possession. If not then his superior would have it. Scarlet hoped it to be the former. She didn’t like the idea of meeting this Astra or working on his behalf empty handed and relying on him to fork over the prize. But if she had to, she had to.

She crossed her arms and after a second said, “Alright, I don’t know who you are but if your offering high profit work I’m interested in speaking further. That is after I have the diadem in my hand.”

TENEBRAE: The Rebellion of Shadows (Ladies Only)

SCARLET SHADOW
红色阴影

Gāisǐ.

Scarlet Shadow hesitated to swear aloud or slap her hand into her own face. I knew it was too... convenient. Kara had known the minute the note was left for her along with directions to the correct storage room this was undoubtedly some kind of setup. That said, it was too good of an opportunity to pass up. The diadem was mean to be on display here at the museum. Most likely whoever this mystery man was before her had either mislead her on which storage room was the correct one or the diadem wasn’t being stored here at all. At least perhaps not on this floor or in these rooms.

The thief was eyeballing the mystery man intuitively as he unveiled himself so to speak, his face and getup were totally unfamiliar to her. His actions showed him to be very a very showy and self-assure type. The thief held her position and caught her eyes dancing between him and the empty safe. Most likely a lackey, this one. Not the straw-boss.

Scarlet Shadow was unsure who sent him. She had a few possible likelihood’s stewing in her mind but dismissed them within a second or two. She hesitated from shaking her head, not wanting to convey any sign of unsureness or agitation. She held her position and minded the lasers at her back. She doubted the man was quick enough to pose her any real threat in this situation but she didn’t want to trigger the alarms and send the place into lockdown out of clumsiness or cockiness. I’d she had to bolt she had the ability and the room. It was about keeping a level disposition and keeping aware even while making inquiry.

“Let’s cut to the chase,” she said, unmoving and glaring over her cowl, “who are you and where is the diadem? Maybe keep your voice down too, we aren’t exactly in a coffee shop.”

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I’m helping him with his homework.

Describe the person above you in three words or less.

Pasta gourmand extraordinaire.

The Avatar Upstairs

I like birds but not in my domain of living. *calls animal control*

TENEBRAE: The Rebellion of Shadows (Ladies Only)

SCARLET SHADOW
红色阴影

Showtime.

Scarlet Shadow sat hunkered in the bushes just outside of the museum front doors, where she had been squatting for just short of thirty minutes as she reviewed her plan in her head. During the day she had visited the museum disguised as a simple tourist and sized up the museum in person. She had spent the evening studying over the plans of the grand building which she had acquired through a bribed clerk at city hall. Now she rose from the bushes, clad in black, cowled, and fully equipped for the heist she had been plotting for a week.

She kept low as she slunk from her hiding place and scrambled around beside the building. She looked in either direction quickly to make sure there was no approaching before pulling a grappling claw from her belt. She quickly attached it with a click to a sixty foot cable she had stored away in a pouch at her back she had took a moment to uncoil. Taking another quick glance in both directions, she stepped back and using her unnatural speed sent the cable into a whirring spin over her head before flinging her arm upward and sending the grappling hook hurtling vertically.

The claw gripped onto the edge of the rooftop and caught firmly. Scarlet Shadow gave four hard tugs to make sure the cable was secure before taking hold and scurrying up it with inhuman quickness and vaulting over the edge smoothly. She pulled the cable up behind her and detached the claw and rolled up the cable, returning them to their places at her belt and pack.

She pulled a drill from her back and knelt down, it took her a minute to take the screws loose from the grating of the vent she had chosen. She sat the grating aside and slipped down inside the vent and set her memory to work, recalling on the plans she had spent all evening memorizing. She cursed herself as she allowed herself to get turned around twice, wasting nearly thirty minutes crawling around in the vents. Her goal was the security room. She would put down any occupying guards and shut off security. At that point it was all about avoiding the guards and making her way to the right storage room, which she had gotten from the odd note left for her. Was it a trap? Probably. But Scarlet Shadow had faced such before and she knew the diadem was here. She would swipe it and maybe snag a bonus prize or two and deal with whatever else came as she went.

She finally found herself peeking through the right vent into the security room. The lone occupant asleep on the job. The vent where she hid was above and back from him by several feet. Chewing at her lip, she had to ponder a moment. She couldn’t fit her drill through the grating, besides dropping it would be an immediate give away. The man was sound asleep and even startled awake he wouldn’t be fully cognitive and coherent. So Scarlet Shadow decided to use a dumb and heavy handed approach.

She slammed her fist down and employed all her strength and added what abnormal speed she could in such a cramped position. The grate broke loose, the screws hitting the carpeted floor first followed by the hollowed crash of the metal great. The guard jolted upright, Scarlet Shadow already tumbling out of the vent and hitting the floor. The guard had leapt up, knocking his chair over, Scarlet Shadow upright and crouched. His mouth parted involuntarily to shout but a sudden uppercutted and unavoidable fist to the chin shattered his teeth and rattled his eyeballs. The thief gave a hard blow to his midsection and when he buckled forward she delivered another fas and hard blow to the back of his skull, knocking him down and out. She zipped across the room and hid in a dark corner immediately after, preparing to jump anyone who burst into the room after hearing the commotion. For two minutes she waited and when no one came she swiped the master keys, turned off the security cameras, and disabled the silent alarm with ease.

The next ten minutes of the heist were perhaps the easiest so far. Using her super speed, quick thinking, and strategic maneuvering Scarlet Shadow zipped in a near invisible black blur towards her destination. Ducking behind exhibits, seating, and ornamental plants and fixtures as she avoided the blue uniformed guards. Not once did she arouse suspicion, years of training and experience alike had made her leagues above the common dull security guard.

Making her way up to the third floor, she finally found her target. A single guard hanging around outside of the target room was the only deterrent. A blitzing flurry of fists quickly disabled him. Using the master key she opened the director’s office and locked the unconscious guard inside. Not wanting any further delay, Scarlet Shadow unlocked the storage room in question and stepped inside, closing the door behind her with a soft click.

The green lasers immediately caught her eyes. Seriously? Come on...
A quick flurry of contortions and acrobatics saw the master thief dancing between the lasers, arching and dancing in aversion with a final forward roll through the maze of lights. As she looked up towards the safe where the prize was to be, she felt a familiar grimness and fear alike wash through her as she saw the figure perched on the safe she was after.

Oh... no.

TENEBRAE: The Rebellion of Shadows (Ladies Only)

I’ll get to work on my post tomorrow after work. Everything looks great and I too am eager to get this going!