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sicparvasmagna) wrote2017-12-01 01:34 pm
sicparvasmagna) wrote2017-12-01 01:34 pm
[Early December, Coop]
Coop's been something of a sad sack lately. Nate didn't know Philip, never met the guy, and he's never been good at finding the right thing to say to comfort someone. He's just as likely to say something stupid or piss Coop off, so he decides the best course of action is to keep his mouth shut and cheer him up another way. His first thought is a case of beer and maybe something to set on fire, but considering the luck he and Coop normally have, they're just as likely to set each other on fire.
Then it comes to him.
He first hears about the supposed Pandora's Box from Errol, in one of his droning stories that Nate normally tunes out. The guy manages to make even the most outlandish stories sound boring as all hell, but Nate had perked up when he caught the tail end of this one. It took a little bit of digging after that, but now he has enough to be reasonably sure that the whole thing might not be bullshit. There's enough weird magical shit in Darrow that Nate's willing to go along with the idea on the hope that it might even turn out to be a proper pay off.
Supposedly, Pandora's Box is real and in Darrow, and about to be displayed at some fancy Gala event.
It's maybe not the kind of job he's used to going in for, but he knows this is a little more up Coop's alley, and maybe that's just what he needs. Something easy and familiar and that will hopefully end with a lot of money in both of their pockets. Besides, it's hardly his first rodeo.
The first step is to get them access to the event, which is easy enough. Nate calls in a favour, gets them a couple of forged invitations that are almost impossible to discern from the real thing, and then he goes shopping. He buys them each a new suit, fancy enough that they won't look out of place, and when the night rolls around he instructs Coop to wear it and not spill anything on it. He's told Chloe where he'll be, just in case they need an emergency getaway, but he hasn't asked her to come along this time. If all goes according to plan and they make some money out of this, she might be a little pissed off, but he's hoping she doesn't get too mad at him for cutting her out. It's not like she hasn't done her fair share of jobs without him.
Their meeting place is just around the corner from the hall where the event is being held and Nate waits, fiddling with his cufflinks. Some early people are already starting to arrive, but he plans on entering in the midst of the main throng, neither early or late. He just needs his partner in crime.
Then it comes to him.
He first hears about the supposed Pandora's Box from Errol, in one of his droning stories that Nate normally tunes out. The guy manages to make even the most outlandish stories sound boring as all hell, but Nate had perked up when he caught the tail end of this one. It took a little bit of digging after that, but now he has enough to be reasonably sure that the whole thing might not be bullshit. There's enough weird magical shit in Darrow that Nate's willing to go along with the idea on the hope that it might even turn out to be a proper pay off.
Supposedly, Pandora's Box is real and in Darrow, and about to be displayed at some fancy Gala event.
It's maybe not the kind of job he's used to going in for, but he knows this is a little more up Coop's alley, and maybe that's just what he needs. Something easy and familiar and that will hopefully end with a lot of money in both of their pockets. Besides, it's hardly his first rodeo.
The first step is to get them access to the event, which is easy enough. Nate calls in a favour, gets them a couple of forged invitations that are almost impossible to discern from the real thing, and then he goes shopping. He buys them each a new suit, fancy enough that they won't look out of place, and when the night rolls around he instructs Coop to wear it and not spill anything on it. He's told Chloe where he'll be, just in case they need an emergency getaway, but he hasn't asked her to come along this time. If all goes according to plan and they make some money out of this, she might be a little pissed off, but he's hoping she doesn't get too mad at him for cutting her out. It's not like she hasn't done her fair share of jobs without him.
Their meeting place is just around the corner from the hall where the event is being held and Nate waits, fiddling with his cufflinks. Some early people are already starting to arrive, but he plans on entering in the midst of the main throng, neither early or late. He just needs his partner in crime.
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Darrow was much nicer and gave him much more freedom than Surf City but it was still a prison of a sort. It still prevented him from leaving and Coop wasn't going to give it a pass just because he didn't have a cellmate named Rodney and he wasn't confined to a small cell.
"But fine, you haven't caused any international incidents," Coop relented, waiting for Nate to open the door before he stepped in and let out a breath he hadn't realized he was holding. "Just some domestic ones."