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| [Flashback] Shady Business; Before the kidnapping | |
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| Yomi | Apr 13 2018, 12:13 PM Post #1 |
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The sweet taste of the local ale filled the mink's senses as she guzzled the pint only stopping when she guzzled about half of the glass. With gusto and a sigh of pleasure Kara slammed down the drink as the warm feeling of the alcohol filled her senses. The mink truly loved the alcohol of the West Blue. She was well fed, had loyal clients, and great ale. It had been quite a while since Kara's life had felt this good. This is how the mink truly felt as she relaxed in the lobby of one of the Inns of Tobacco Island. It was the middle of the day so the lobby wasn't exactly full, but during the night the place served as quite the suitable bar. Kara rarely ever took part in such things, at least not there. For her night was the time for business and if you were part of the underworld and you wanted to do business in Tobacco Island then Smaug's Den was definitely the place to go. Kara had been mingling with those that had done business there for the last few weeks and was only this week that she had finally been able to pull over some new clients with a new bomb that she had made. The bomb relied on the toxins that were present in nicotine along with a few other choice chemicals. Upon detonation however those exposed to it would succumb to disorientation, and mind altering effects. Of course the use of chemical weapons wasn't exactly something that the marines or those that would flavor themselves as concerned with legalities and such would sully their hands in, but that is just the kind of place that the underworld was. Having received an advanced payment for the project Kara could hardly wait to close the deal and receive the rest of her payment for the deal. The prototype for the bomb was already made and tucked tightly away in her room so now all she had to do was wait the two weeks. Now even though this was obviously her biggest deal, it thankfully weren't her only ones. One of the deals took place over a few drinks where Kara had managed to grab the ear of a one of the veteran weapons dealers in the area, and proposed the idea for an improvement to get the most of the weaponry that he was shipping out. The other was a bit odd. Upon hearing that Kara was a scientist a man that was dressed rather finely sought her out and simply gave her a card with the address and the time. At first the mink thought that encounter was a prank of sorts, but the man seemed legitimate. The only problem though was that the proposed address was a Puffin's estate. Puffin's Estate was what Kara understood the site of a massive plantation, the biggest on the island. The actual building though carried a lot of rumors with it though. Things like the owning family's death, conspiracy, ghosts, and ghouls, that sort of thing. Not being the superstitious type however Kara had no problem meeting on the grounds as long as there was a tidy paycheck waiting for her there. Edited by Yomi, Apr 15 2018, 11:51 PM.
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| Zen | Apr 25 2018, 11:32 PM Post #2 |
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Grim was laying back in the sleek yet wide-hulled rowboat he called his main method of transportation. He had to be getting close to Tobacco Island by now. His initial plan hadn't included him leaving North Blue for his shenanigans, but every so often one had to travel outside of familiar territory. West Blue was another ocean ripe for the picking, with islands that all contained their own bounties. Bounties that Grim was planning to harvest for himself. The best and juiciest targets on all the seas were the rich and famous, and where else to find them than Tobacco Island? Oh, yes. Thinking about how he would fill his own pockets with the money of the rich aristocracy that called Tobacco Island its home... Now that brought him joy. An island of the rich and powerful had to have gaps and holes for him to slip through and make off with the profits. Just as Grim was thinking this, he caught the first hints of tobacco smoke on the wind. Sitting upright in his boat, Grim saw the growing landmass on the horizon. Underneath his bird-skull mask, a wicked grin spread across his face. Soon he'd make landfall, probably find a place to stay, a warm bed to sleep in, a meal... and then he'd go off to rob some sucker blind. And if it went wrong, well, all the better! More bounty, and all he'd need to do is run off into the great blue yonder to escape. Grim hummed a ditty to himself as he tied his rowboat to one of the smaller docks. He'd probably have to pay some costs or another to be allowed to dock his ship here. As he was finishing up, Grim looked up to find a strange man walking down the dock. Pale and well-dressed. Originally, Grim paid him no further mind, until he became uncomfortably aware of the man looming over him on the dock. Looking up, the pirate frowned. "What do you want?" "You've come to this island in search of riches, correct?" the man asked, immediately making the hair in the back of Grim's neck stand upright. Apparently noticing Grim tensing up, the stranger sighed. "It's either that or tobacco, for this island, and you don't look like a trader." he added. The man was deathly pale, too. How strange. "If you wish, there's a job offer up in the Puffins Estate. The compensation will be... how do I say it, worth your while." Grim squinted at the stranger under his mask. He didn't quite trust this stranger. Still, estates meant rich inhabitants, and rich inhabitants meant money. If the job was easy enough, Grim might even stick around for the pay. Figuring he had nothing left to lose, he reluctantly said: "Fine." |
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| Yomi | Apr 26 2018, 12:39 AM Post #3 |
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Kara remembering that she had promised to meet the butler at the Puffins estate at sun down made her way to the tobacco plantation. The crops were as far as the eye could see. From outside the property looking in Kara couldn't even see any sign of the estate, but luckily enough she got information from some associates at the place where she was staying that this was the right path. There was a walkway that cut right though the field of tobacco and at its end was supposedly the estate. With evening drawing closer Kara didn't waste any time and took the path without a second's delay. It took a good fifteen minutes to make it from one end of the field to the other, but when Kara finally arrived what lied in front of her was an immaculate estate. The yard work was tidy, the main building itself was large and white to the point where Kara could at least count four stories from the outside, and around the estate there was a large barred fence that gated the place in. On the fence there was a sign that said, 'Puffin's Estate Museum' "Did i go to the wrong place?" Kara asked herself looking puzzled. |
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| Zen | Apr 30 2018, 03:25 AM Post #4 |
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As Grim stared at the butler's back while trudging down the path after him, the pirate couldn't help but wonder whether he'd made a mistake by allowing himself to get roped into this. Would this really be worth it? Bothering with some kind of actual job... Maybe the better idea would be to just rob them anyway, the possible pay be damned. Entering the tobacco fields made Grim even more on edge than before. Plants in all directions. This estate had to be rather out-of-the-way. The pirate knew he had a bounty on his head now, if a small one. Were these people planning to cash in on a quick buck? Grim hadn't bothered with a shirt, as usual, revealing his powerful physical build, bronzed skin, and most notably the extensive network of tattoos snaking across his body. A bright blue sash kept his loose brown pants from sagging down to his ankles. His morbid mask finished the image of a savage pirate, rather than the shrewd youth that actually hid below that odd appearance. Grim's eyes narrowed under his mask as the butler and him approached the estate after what felt like forever. A young woman was already there, looking around like she'd lost something. Grim's roving eye scanned her from head to toe. Well, maybe this wouldn't be so bad. |
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| Yomi | May 5 2018, 04:49 AM Post #5 |
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As Kara stood observing the mansion her ears suddenly perked at the sound of approaching footsteps. Turning to the side the mink’s golden eyes caught sight of the butler that had invited her. Thinking that what was supposed to be going on was some kind of business transaction Kara was more than a bit perplexed to see a tall brown skinned man in cargo pants walking behind the butler. As the two neared Kara took a stance that seemed none too pleased with the situation. “Oh Miss Kara It seems you found the place just fine, the estate is just a short way up ahead, come come.” the man sounded almost giddy as he passed by Kara and beckoned the two to follow him. Kara, somewhat frustrated looked at the butler first, and then at the tall man before giving a sigh. She had come here to talk with the butler’s employers regarding the possibility of using the tobacco in an illegal substance. The last thing she wanted was someone that she didn’t know poking their nose around. Regardless it's not like she could just let this opportunity to make money just fly away. Thinking this way Kara pressed on following after the butler not even acknowledging the tall man that the butler had brought with him. The walk to the estate’s main building took nowhere near as long as through the walk through the tobacco fields and so the group found themselves outside the building with a sign saying the the building was a museum. “Um, are you sure this is the right place.” Kara said having seeming somewhat concerned. “No, no, no feel free to go inside. I have a couple more things to take care of so both of you feel free to look and walk around. After i have finished i will personally come to fetch the two of you to meet my employer. |
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