He peeked over the heads of the crowd to get a better view and see the price of admission and hopefully a poster for the play. He relegated himself to waiting in the long line until he was able to buy a ticket. there was still some time left before people could enter to be seated, so instead of lounging in the lobby, he left his bag with the coat check, "He can you hold onto this too. Thanks," he asked and the man agreed and tucked the bag safely away.
He made his way outside and leaned against the wall of the building and closed his eyes. few moments of relaxation before the play and after the long journey.
That was the plan anyway while the sun descended and the street lights flickered to life. The theater illuminated from within with lacrima. but among the splendor was a faint whimper in the alleyway next to him.
Jin stepped out to see a young couple pushed down and three men with knives looming. "That's not good." Jin snuck along the wall and moved behind the thugs. halfway down, he lifted the lid of a trach can silently up and carried it.
The people standing began badgering them for their money. The young couple clung to each other and fiddled through clothing to find their valuables.
Jin appeared behind the three men and popped his head up between to of them almost like he was a part of their gang.
"Just rude," he said with a deadpan expression. The three men jumped and the couple clutched each other once more. When the thug in the middle whipped his head around to see the intruder, Jin rose the trash can lid and immediately whomped him on the head. The thug hunched down into a deep square and held his throbbing head, "Agghh"
"Interrupting a budding romance on a warm spring night just shameful."
The thugs gritted their teeth and clenched the knives in their hands, "You little...WHO THE HELL ARE YOU?" The man howled and lunged forward with his knife.
Jin twisted his body and the knife cut through the fabric of his shirt and left a thin line of blood across his belly.
"I'm outta here, Idiot," he provoked them hoping they would give chase. He sped off down the alley and the two thugs forgot their first prey and gave chase.
Jin looked back over his shoulder and yelled. "I also do weddings! Find me for a quote!" He yelled back at the couple and dashed off.
He darted around the corner and right into the stagehands loading things onto carts and wheeling them into the backstage area for the play. He grabbed a loose cap on the back of the truck and snugged it down on his head. He then grabbed a nearby cart and wheeled it inside.
A simple nod to a man, while keeping his face down let him get through. Sweat was beading under the cap. Once he crossed the threshold and the bandits ran by he sighed in relief and pushed the cart to the stage.
Once no one was looking he left the cart for someone else to handle snuck closer to the stage.
"Since I already bought my ticket," he thought to himself.
The play had just begun and the items they brought in were for when act two started. The stage was filled with people dressed in flowing outfits led by a woman and a man speaking sweet dreams about the future to one another.
It was a play devoted to romance. He heard the footsteps of someone approaching and he quickly grabbed the broom leaning against a crate and began sweeping while keeping his head down.
"Phew"