After finding what he was looking for, the shopkeeper shuffled back towards her, holding a vial in his hands as if it was a sacred thing. He asked her if she knew how it worked and how to use it. The vampyre nodded quickly and handed him the money, which he accepted and walked further into his shop returning with a small pouch that was big enough to fit the vial. Snatching the pouch from his hands, she strode out of the shop and headed to the nearest public toilet. She had initially planned to do it back in the safe confines of her humble abode, but she did not have the patience to wait that long. Eyes glowing with excitement, she sneaked into a vacant stall and made sure the door was locked before she opened up the pouch, bringing out the vial and handling it very carefully. She could not afford to break it right now. Taking a deep breath, she popped the lid open and gulped down the brightly colored contents, imagining the type of look she was going for and silently praying that it did not fuck up. As the liquid coursed through her system, she could feel the magic beginning to work, her skin glowing momentarily and once it stopped glowing, she hurriedly left the bathroom stall and stood in front of the large mirror. Her purple hair had gone jet black and her eyes shifted colors. She thought she felt regret but the feeling was temporary.
Auctioneering Success [Quest: Gloria & Shura]
Thu Nov 16, 2017 2:48 pm
After finding what he was looking for, the shopkeeper shuffled back towards her, holding a vial in his hands as if it was a sacred thing. He asked her if she knew how it worked and how to use it. The vampyre nodded quickly and handed him the money, which he accepted and walked further into his shop returning with a small pouch that was big enough to fit the vial. Snatching the pouch from his hands, she strode out of the shop and headed to the nearest public toilet. She had initially planned to do it back in the safe confines of her humble abode, but she did not have the patience to wait that long. Eyes glowing with excitement, she sneaked into a vacant stall and made sure the door was locked before she opened up the pouch, bringing out the vial and handling it very carefully. She could not afford to break it right now. Taking a deep breath, she popped the lid open and gulped down the brightly colored contents, imagining the type of look she was going for and silently praying that it did not fuck up. As the liquid coursed through her system, she could feel the magic beginning to work, her skin glowing momentarily and once it stopped glowing, she hurriedly left the bathroom stall and stood in front of the large mirror. Her purple hair had gone jet black and her eyes shifted colors. She thought she felt regret but the feeling was temporary.
Sat Nov 18, 2017 10:11 am
Shura was posing as himself, the leader of Phantom Lord coming to participate in the auction. He was wearing a black suit with a red bow tie. His hair was actually cut to a fade. No more of the unruly spiky cut. He needed to make sure his appearance was sharp at all times. He went through the trouble of creating his spell arm for this mission. That way he didn’t look funky with just one arm in a suit. With his focus he would be able to sustain just the arm this whole time. With the long sleeve and the white glove over it, he was able to keep it’s true form concealed. No one needed to see the dragon like look it had with the clawed finger tips. His partner on his mission was his date for this mission. It was just a mission and nothing else. Shura had his mind set on someone else and he planned to keep it that way. He took a deep breath and let out a sigh.
He waited on the sidewalk, a few meters away from the entrance of Majura’s Gallery. People were walking in and out. Some conversing and others waiting in line like a club. Shura and his plus one had vip tickets. So they did not have to wait. Well he had to wait on his date to get there. Loki on the other hand was already on the scene. As an immaterial creature he was able to phase through non magical things without trouble. He couldn’t do that to people or things protected by magical properties. Thankfully this wasn’t the case. Loki stayed out of sight and was looking for the objective at hand. Once he found it he was to report back.
“Where is this woman.” He spoke to himself outloud while looking around.
553/3000
Sat Nov 18, 2017 10:37 am
“Not quite...” she muttered under her breath, spotting her partner who was already waiting in front of the gallery. He would not remember her since she just got a fresh makeover, but she would quickly remind him by greeting him with a small wave. “I’m here,” she said and glanced over towards the long queue in front of the establishment. Thank god for VIP passes. Fishing through the tiny purse she had with her, she brought out the pass and held it between her fingers as she fumbled to close the purse. Normally she shoved things into pockets but unfortunately this dress had no pockets in it. Devastating as it was, she could not help it. She had to get dressed for the event so she did not look out of place. Seeing that Shura had done the same, she quickly combed through her hair with her fingers to sort the mess created by the wind while she hurried here. “You look...good,” she chuckled as she gave him a onceover and then led the way to the VIP entrance. “You will call me Gloria now,” she told him. She presented her pass to staff and receiving a lanyard with a card that had the words ‘VIP’ printed on it in a large, bold font. She entered into the gallery once she was allowed to, not turning back so she didn’t appear suspicious. Hopefully Shura was following her. Their first task was to find their client so he could provide them with a catalogue of the pieces that were being auctioned.
Mon Nov 20, 2017 8:33 pm
“Likewise.”
He left it at that. He didn’t like her tone that she took with him. ‘I don’t know who the fuck she think she is.’ he thought to himself. A fake smile crossed his face. Once again, did not have time to play games or indulge this woman. He followed her as she took the lead on this one. He didn’t want to complicate things by letting his pride get hurt. The large body guards did not say anything as the passes were already presented. In exchange for them the two were given the exclusive passes. The ones that let them into any part of the gallery unhindered.
Loki on the other hand was still scoping out the area, making sure to stay hidden. By hiding in the upper part of the walls and the ceiling he was able to stay out of sight. He found the art but he had to wait for Shura and Gloria to enter. Shura and Loki were going to meet up in the bathroom after the client gave the orders. Following Gloria Shura looked around and grabbed a glass of wine. He was fitting in, trying not to look too out of place. He walked up closer to his companion while drinking from the glass. Shura spoke in a hushed voice that only Gloria could hear while sipping from the slender glass.
“We need to find Remy quickly. The auction will start soon.”
1007/3000
Tue Nov 21, 2017 12:08 am
The only reason she knew how to find her way around the Majura Gallery was because a friend of hers from the guild owned it. She had yet to find out that he had passed away, but she would find out in a matter of time. There was a single guard standing outside the room and he was dozing away on the the chair he sat on. The vampyre approached him quietly and struck him with enough force to knock him out on the head. If that did not work, she was sure Shura would have a way to deal with it. Afterwards, they would sneak into the back room, shutting the door behind them. Gloria noticed that there were more pieces than she had expected and that made her inhale deeply, as if she was preparing for what they were about to do. “Alright. This will take some time,” she muttered and signalled for Shura to begin looking through the items. She noticed that Loki was missing, so either Shura did not bring him along for the job or he was hiding somewhere. She imagined it would be strange for the guests to find him in the gallery. So then, she began to look for the most valuable pieces, matching up with the catalogue numbers and passing the booklet to Shura whenever he needed it for reference.
Mon Nov 27, 2017 12:29 pm
Hopefully they got the hint that this was not something they needed to be involved with. All extra individuals left the area and only the three were left behind. Shura, Bianca, and Remy spoke. Shura hovered around the outside of the conversation. He pretended to look around the area, admiring the scenery. In reality he was playing look out for any sort of trouble. He was making sure to keep a lookout for anyone with prying eyes or who looked suspicious. Remy filled the two in on what was going on. Shura was a well aware of the mission because he studied the task before taking it. It was smarter that way just in case if anyone was watching them. Bianca on the other hand did not clearly, but for the sake of time. He just let it go.
Bianca grabbed the catalogue and headed towards the backroom. Shura placed the glass down on the glass table and made sure his bowtie was straight. “Good Luck.” Remy muttered while taking a sip from the drink his hand.
Shura followed Bianca, who seemed to know her way around the gallery. There was only one guard near the goods which he was taken care of very quickly. A strike to the back of the neck with a swift motion was enough to put the guy out. It looked like it came right out of a spy movie. There was no time to sit there and be in awe there was work to be done. Loki came through the ceiling, as if he waited for them the whole time. Shura looked up seeing his companion. “Stay on look out we got this.”
“Gastly.” Loki then faded back through the ceiling and moved through the walls. He poked out casually to make sure no one was coming. If so he knew to come back and alert the two. Shura looked through the catalog quickly and moved through the items with haste. Time was of the essence and they needed to rig this auction so Remy got the best deal for his jewel. Shady sure, but it was better than just out right stealing it. Then again this was another form of stealing technically.
"Let's be quick about it it will start soon."
Thankfully a lot of the stuff was on stands and labeled. They were neatly placed and categorized by size, type and numbers. So it would not be to hard of a task to complete in the time they had. Shura muttered numbers to himself while matching them up. He made sure to swap the lower prices that were not too low. It had to look reasonable. If it looked too low for something extremely valuable someone would catch on very quickly. If someone caught on, Remy could go down. Remy did not look like the type to keep his mouth shut. People like him are very prone to squealing. Shura was not a fan of squealers. So he made sure to do this right the first time so it did not come back and bite Phantom Lord.
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Thu Feb 15, 2018 2:03 pm
Fortunately she was going pretty fast, checking back at the catalog and switching prices. They were not supposed to change the prices of each and every piece, but only four of them. So she decided to take care of two of them which was half the workload. What was making it difficult was because there were just so many pieces so she had to make sure she was switching the right ones. After a while, Shura told her to be careful and left for the restroom or something. Gloria only nodded and continued working. Hopefully he returned fast, because she did not want to not make it in time. They would not get their rewards if they did not do the job properly. In fact, she could not imagine what kind of things Remy would say about Phantom Lord mages if they failed his mission. He would probably speak badly of them and that would be bad for the guild. Gloria did not want that, and she was sure Shura did not either. She really hoped he came back soon. It had been about ten minutes since he left when Gloria was already looking for the third piece that was supposed to be switched. What could he be doing that took such a long time? Surely going to the bathroom did not take more than five minutes, if not shorter? Did he get into trouble? Did he get caught in the act?
[ OOC: Continuing alone. ]
Thu Feb 15, 2018 2:17 pm
Again, in the midst of her actions, she started hearing people coming towards the back room again. The auction had obviously started, and she was still not done! Hopefully that last two pieces were not taken away since she was hiding behind the pillar with a price tag in her hand. It would raise suspicion when they found out a price tag was missing. Gloria anxiously watched the two men from before come back and retrieve another piece which - praise the heavens! - was not the piece that she was working on. They stuck around for a bit, talking about how they thought about these people participating in the auction. They were just staff, but they probably envied the rich and that was why they were talking in this way. Gloria could not wait for them to leave. If Shura was ever going to come back, then it would be a bad time. He would run into them. Gloria knew in the back of her mind, though, that Shura was probably going to be super careful. He could definitely pretend to be one of the participants and act like he was lost. Gloria and Shura were both dressed as though they came for the auction with help from Remy to get in, anyway. She knew she could trust Shura not to make a mistake like that. The doors were closed once again.
Thu Feb 15, 2018 2:57 pm
The auction was going pretty well for Remy. Gloria saw the pieces that she switched the prices on. This was the only time she was able to properly admire such beautiful art. Truly, they were spectacular. She wished she could have bought one of the pieces for her collection, but she was pretty broke at the moment. Once the last piece was sold out, the auction came to an end and the participants stood up to leave. Remy was grinning from ear to ear and once he spotted Gloria, he told her to meet him at the back through eye contact. When they met at the back, the first thing that was talking about was how happy Remy was and how thankful he was to her and Shura for doing a good job. Gloria smiled and listened to him. After he spoke about the pieces, he asked where her partner was, and Gloria replied by saying that she was going to ask him the same thing. Neither of them knew where Shura was. With a shrug, the vampyress brought out the catalog and returned it back to Remy. She told him that he was probably in the restroom or something and that there was nothing to worry about. Remy obviously did not care because he got what he wanted already. He simply smiled and nodded as though he was glad to hear. After rewarding her for her work, he left immediately. Gloria checked the amount before leaving the gallery, too.
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