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((open rp, which im mainly doign sicne i probably wont be ingame at all this weekend, but want to roleplay a bit, and want to give stephen a chance to catch my thief, and have some general roleplay with anyone else. This opening will be short))

it had been a few days by now, easily. Cris was deciding whether he should show himself in town. Surely Stephen, Revlen, and that halfling would be able to recognize him if he was around. He decided that before attempting any thefts, he would scout the town out, to see who was around that night. He pulled his dark robe over himself, and put the hood up, and immediately hid by the shadows of the town walls, to look for guards, or quite possibly, victims.

Cris smirks and waits a bit, noticing the genral direction the man is heading. He tightens his shoes and ties a bit of cloth on them to reduce noise, before beginning to move. He keeps out of what he believes to be earshot, and keeps to the shadows, slowly following the man (arameh), though not directly or constantly, to see where he will end up, and to see if anyone else will be at that location.

Cris makes the mistake of getting inside the man's field of vision, and realizes such when he turns around. being in shadow already, he just stays perfectly still, hoping the area wont be further investigated. Cris is releived when the man turns around again, walking more slowly than before.

"Amateur move, Cris, dont let being in prison get your rusty after only a couple weeks", he thinks to himself, now being more careful to stay out of the man's field of vision, slowly following him to his destination.

Cris eventually realizes where the man he was following was most likely heading to; the workshop. Considering the general direction and the bag full of rocklikelumps, it seemed like a safe bet. Criis quickly ran behind the shop , though still checking to be sure that no one is there, and then ran around to the workshop to check inside.He made nothing but a quick glance inside, seeing that there were indeed people there, before dodging to the sid eof the building as the man got close. he decided he would be best off waiting, as the constant lighting of fires and hustle of the workshop: not to mention its small size, would make it easy for him to get caught. He went a few dozen feet away from the workshop and hid near a bush. He then waited.

Cris was debating whether to attempt to grab something or, sinc eit was nighttime, try the old highwayman routine. It didnt take him long however to realize that even if he waited a while, the others in the workshop and anyone else around could hear the manif he screamed for help. Plus, this wasnt Cris' style. He decided he'd get the man distracted, then make his move. Figuring he had some time, he found the nearest depot, and grabbed his spare shirt and pants. He removed his robe, and changed into them, keeping his leather armor under the baggy shirt. Next, he combed his hair to the side, and used a small blade to shave off his stubble. he cut himself slightly, but he was easily able to stop the bleeding. he grabbed a bag, and filled it with various herbs, and headed to an area near the workshop, beign sure to be out of sight, unless of course someone wa lookign for him. Even if they were, however, its likely he wouldnt be recognized. So he sat there, waiting and watching.

Cris seems to be perfectly placed, and walks up to the man from near the side of the inn, with a smile on his face. He immediately begins a merchant type pitch:

"Greetings sir, I am currently selling various herbs, flowers, and fruits, and was wondering if you would be interested in a purchase. Oh, but where are my manners? I am Gale Turalt, merchant."

Cris reaches out with his hand, as if to shake the other man's hand, waiting for a response.

EDIT: ((A reminder that this i stil lopen rp, anyone can take part in this, since arameh isnt on right now...))

Allen listens to the conversation, his thoughts turn to the voice, as he is deep in thought, his work slows down tremendously as he listens while thinking,
" funny, that sounded like the man Stephen jailed just last week. Then again, those humans always sound the same."

Allen listens to them a bit longer, and than thinks again,
" that man DID break out of prison, but would he really be stupid enough to return so soon? Bah, this is probaly my mind playing tricks on me, it is getting late, I should finish this quickly"

Allen then continues his work trying to force the thought out of his mind, and then sets his tools down with a slight slam in frustration,
" I can't take it any more, I'll just take a quick peep, just one, it will help me sleep, I have nothing to lose."

Allen then packs his tools up and heads out the door, to inspect the man

As Arameh seems to be confused at the perosn appearing quickly, Cris waits a bit ((sorry if you think this is force rp, its cus you arent here while im typing this)), looking around at the surroudings. Out of the corner of his eye, he sees the halfling that revlen ordered to grab some rope the day he had been caught, and that he believed also saw him in the dark beforehand. He seemed to Cris to be a thief, so Cris knew the halfling would probably be able to recognize him, even if he was hooded, unshaved, and uncleaned at the time. Cris quickly turns around a bit, putting his arm on the nearby man's shoulder and continuing with his pitch, in a now slightly disguised voice:

"Now sir, no need to be shy..."

Allen, with his frustation level growing since he never saw the man, thinks once again.

" bah, maybey if I had a few coins, I could just buy something and get a look"

Allen digs into his pockets only to find 3 coins. he grumbles a bit at his own poverty and walks foward,

"excuse me sir, I was wondering what I could buy for only three.."

at this point he stops, as he finaly looked up from his money to the mans face, after a small stare, he seems to relax a bit and a small grin spreads across his face. he finishes his words slowly

"...coins"

((I hope that wasn't force))

((meh, not like you said, "Cris is t3h nooborz and cant turn away in time lol!11" ))

Not wanting to make it too obvious, though sure anyway after that stare that the halfling knew who he was, he turned away from arameh, giving a motion with his finger to say he'd be back with him in a minute, and gave the halfling his answer:

"Well, sir, I have...a few cheaper flowers in here, and of course, fruit is but a copper a piece for common types. You know, I have to KEEP SILENT about some things.... but i can tell you I might have more at a later time"

He emphasized the keep quiet and was sure the halfling knew what he was getting at.

Allen tosses his coins to himself lightly and then steps in the mans path

"I understand, I understand, but it will be very quick, just GET a few of those flowers OUT of your bag, it is very important, I can't postpone it any longer"

Cris smirks a bit, hardly noticable, and grabs a black thirstel from his bag, as well as a firnis blossom

"Well, the quality of my flowers alone can show you WHY you're making the right choice, as each of these high quality flowers cost 3 coppers."

Cris looks around nonchalantly, his eyes darting around to be sure that neither stephen nor revlen are around, before looking back at the halfling, and making sure the other man is waiting patiently.

Allen at first seems shocked at the messege, then his mouth begins to grin again

"Well, I'm not the picky type when it comes to flowers, the cheaper ones would be fine, but maybe ARAMEH would like some

at this point, he looks up at Arameh's response

Cris gives the halfling a threatening look before quickly turning to Arameh:

"Well, Arameh, what do you say?"

Cris is a bit nervous, but given his abilities, he can hide it , though a skilled thief or con artist mgiht be able to see his nervousness. He smiles, nontheless, at Arameh, awaiting his response.

Arameh looks at them a little bit confused of the strange talking. Then he turns to the hooded man for his answer.

"No thanks, I does not want any flowers for the moment."

Arameh turns and heads for the inn, still carrying his bag, now containing iron sheets.

William stands outside the shop, bored. He looks around for someone. He walks to the grey rose and back then checks out the workshop

Hi everyone

Allen mutters something very quickly to the man

"don't be a fool"

before turning to William and greeting him.

ignoring the halfling's comment, he quickly goes to Arameh, positioning himself in front of him

"Oh, please sir, at least take a look at what i have to offer, I promise I'll stop bothering you after you take a look at my inventory."

Keeping one ye on the halfling and one eye on arameh, he smiles slightly, waiting for a response

William whispers to the halfling

Who's that guy?

Arameh stops after the guy stands in front of him. He looks in his eyes with an annoyed look and say:

"Move, I have no time for that, I still have work to do."

Thinkignf or a moment, Cris waits a few seconds for arameh to continue, then runs after him

"Wait, please, i-"

he then, making it look as accidental a spossible, plows into Arameh, hoping to make him fall over, and if he can get him to start falling, attempt to grab a ring or the amulet from him as they go down.

((how's THAT for not force rp ))

William sees the situation and, without thinking, runs after the man. He shouts:

Everyone! Come quick! Thief, Thief!