Nefarious Individuals

Subject: Nefarious Individuals Sun May 13, 2012 12:46 am

Loki	Loki had always been fond of Gaoling. The town had hardly any middle class and housed only the super rich and the impoverished, which always made for enjoyable thievery. She could take whatever she wanted and easily hide out in the poor part of town. The shopowners would yell and cry out for help once they noticed their missing goods, but eventually the only suspects would be the overwhelming poor population. She still had to be careful, but she didn't need to worry about repercussions nearly as much. She walked into a lane, where the rich would have a crowded market later in the day. For now, owners were setting up their goods for display. The rich, of course, had their own separate market. It was full of exotic goods, including clothes and jewels from distant lands. Loki eyed a gold bracelet with silver touches. It was very long, and when put on, would twist around a large part of her forearm. She looked at the designs and realized they resembled a sort of twisting fire. She looked left, then right, and looked at the shopkeeper. He was bartering with a rather large woman, and the tilted goods were out of his view, as well as Loki's silky hand which silently stuck the bracelet in her bag. The air was crisp and she looked around the market. It was too early for shopping, and she only spotted a few individuals. She felt pretty safe and walked away casually.
Mood: Exhilarated Condition: Fine

Subject: Re: Nefarious Individuals Sun May 13, 2012 12:55 am

Nokomi	Nokomi growled as she shoved past another idiot rich man cooing to one of his greedy concubines. Her hand twitched uneasily, as she had to store all of her weapons in a hollow tree. A man calls something to her, obviously wanting her to look at his goods, but she just glared at him and kept walking. The only reason she was in this town of idiots was because of a stupid message she received from a boy who had said it was from a man claiming to be her brother. Why the hell she still cared about him, she didn't know, seeing as how he'd abandoned her long ago. Growling again, impatiently, she sneaks a peach away from a small old man's cart and leans against a tall tree, biting into it hungrily. She couldn't remember her last meal, but with the way her stomach was growling, she knew it had been a long, long while.
Mood: Content Condition: Healthy	Nokomi Nefara Sen

Subject: Re: Nefarious Individuals Sun May 13, 2012 1:23 am

Hakota-Zai	The market was more loosely filled with the rich and their stands. But Zai was keen on passing through such a rich district. He most obviously didn't fit in the exquisite crowds with his tattered and dirtied cloak. However, he came to notice a number of thieves among the masses. In his time, he himself had done much pickpocketing and the like. To him, the signs of another thief were obvious. This was no worry to him, though. What did worry him brought a sigh to his unquenched lips. What upset him was not the thieves, but the fact that the owners were just noticing certain missing items meant their eyes would soon look for the rabble who best fit the bill. And just guess who looked the most unkempt of the crowds? The most unfortunate mercenary, perhaps, in the city now. With a few proclamations, and fingers leveled at the cloaked man, guards began to rush through the loose traffic in his direction. So with yet another long sigh, Hakota decided he might as well try and take advantage of the situation. He turned on heel and booked it. He passed right by the unwitting Loki. Zai had a few advantages in the situation: he was an experienced pickpocket, he knew what she had, knew where she had it, and knew any good thief would act so casual as to pretend they had nothing of value. The latter left many thieves vulnerable to counter-thieves, per say. He bumped into her directly, yet oddly delicately, a practiced, dextrous hand grabbing for the bracelet. He'd simply wink with his only good eye as he passed, the lack of vision would almost send the man into a fairly random woman eating what seemed to be a peach. Mostly for kicks, and because increasing the chaos increased Zai's odds, he made a grab for her fruit as well, spinning around in the motion. His steps were expertly fluid, and his hands swift-- ten years of Kiyoshi training tends to do such to a man's dexterity.
Mood: Feeling misfortunate. Condition: Fit and Well.	Link:Lee Hakota-Zai

Subject: Re: Nefarious Individuals Sun May 13, 2012 1:40 am

Loki	Loki had been imagining her new accessory on her arm. The gold flame bracelet gleamed against her pale skin. She'd start wearing short sleeve shirts just to show it off she decided. Her vision made the bracelet look so elegant on her arm, and the grace of it nearly made her take it out and put it on already. She'd be more gorgeous than she already was. Huh? What was that? The market was slowly filling up with the aristocratic population, and Loki was beginning to stand out. Her simple dark clothes with her white canvas skirt over them stuck out in this rich crowd. She looked behind her to see if she was being chased, but luckily saw some other sucker getting ran at instead. She held her bag's strap and watched their approach, like any citizen would. Suddenly, the unexplainable happened. The mischievousness man, as he ran past, somehow took the bracelet out of her bag. Was that possible? She had watched the slick motion and recognized that he had pulled the fine jewelry out of the bag, but she did not comprehend that she, a master among thieves, was being stolen from. The man gave his body a twist, his eye a wink, and was well on his way before Loki shouted, "Stop! Thief!" She immediately recognized how ridiculous this was coming from her mouth. She watched the pursuers and bet that they would not catch her thief. She dropped her bag, probably not the smartest move, and pursued. She pumped her lungs with her airbending, and her sleek body floated past the men who were chasing this nefarious individual. She furrowed her eyebrows. She'd win.
Mood: Shocked and Angry Condition: Fine

Subject: Re: Nefarious Individuals Sun May 13, 2012 10:42 am

Nokomi	Nokomi recognized the signs for trouble, and sighed. Just as she was about to toss her peach across the road and walk away, a tall man spun past her, taking the peach with him. It was just a peach, but she didn't know if he could possibly be her brother. There could be a slight chance that he was; she started running after him, and saw that another girl was already chasing him. Behind them, the guards were gaining ground, shouting threats, shoving past people in the way, and overall just making fools of themselves since they couldn't even catch simple thieves. This should be interesting, She thought with a slight smile before bounding up a tree and jumping from branch to branch, still following the man who'd taken her peach.
Mood: Content Condition: Healthy	Nokomi Nefara Sen

Subject: Re: Nefarious Individuals Sun May 13, 2012 1:14 pm

Loki	Now the man took a peach from some other woman! Who did he think he was, taking things like that!? Loki didn't realize how ironic it was that she was offended by this thievery, but it wasn't because he was stealing, it was because there was no subtlety! He was just grabbing and going without a care in the world! Oh, but she'd catch him! She looked behind her and saw that the entire town guardship seemed to be chasing him now. Wait...wait a minute, were they chasing her too? Oh no, they must suspect her now and this other girl too. No matter, she could beat them all out. She turned her head to look where she was going again and nearly ran into a water tribe woman. She twisted around her and shouted, "Look out, Bluie!" as she went. She turned back to her running, she had to be catching this man by now, she was an airbender after all. She pushed herself harder.
Mood: Shocked and Angry Condition: Fine

Subject: Re: Nefarious Individuals Sun May 13, 2012 2:29 pm

Hakota-Zai	It was when the mercenary heard what seemed to be a platoon of guards behind him that he decided to glance back a moment. He almost stumbled from what he saw. The girl was almost upon him, with the swiftness of an air bender, and the other woman was.. Hopping between the city's many trees. He hadn't the time to be baffled, and there was no way of outrunning an airbender. But he could buy himself a moment. He'd been sure before that he could outrun anything in the city that might tail him, but he was very quickly wrong, so with a sliding motion, as if coming to a stop, the ground beneath Zai fluctuated, rippling in his wake as her seemed to glide along the ground. This brought him some distance from the chaos into an alley nearby, granting him a moment to clear his lungs and think. It occurred to him that it was useless to run much more, so he held out the bracelet in one hand, as if offering it for when the swift bender turned the corner. Not really giving up, but improvising, Zai calculated his next move, or what he might say. One little action just buried him deep in some trouble. Somewhere in the back of his mind he couldn't help but think he'd passed someone familiar in his rush, missed an important detail.
Mood: Mischievous and surprised. Condition: Fit and Well.	Link:Lee Hakota-Zai

[Sorry if it seems off, kinda out of it atm. Woohoo insomnia and no sleep. xp]

Subject: Re: Nefarious Individuals Sun May 13, 2012 2:43 pm

Nokomi	Sliding down the trunk of a large oak, Nokomi concluded that it wasn't him. Even if it was, did she really want to be reunited with her brother? Since she didn't know the answer to that, she decided to just forget this whole thing and be on her way. Go find her weapons, and get out of here. She turned and began to walk down the same road she'd been running along, looking around for the hollow tree that contained all of her belongings aside from the clothes on her back. So there was no surprise when all of a sudden she was slammed into by the same girl who was also chasing the peach-thief. "Oy, watch where you're going!" Nokomi growled before shoving past her.
Mood: Content Condition: Healthy	Nokomi Nefara Sen

Subject: Re: Nefarious Individuals Sun May 13, 2012 2:49 pm

Loki	Loki was having no luck with this chase. She, yet again, ran into another girl, this time the one who'd been in the trees. The girl shoved her. Loki whipped a blast of air behind her to knock the girl to the ground and continued on her way. She wouldn't stand for that kind of bullying. She turned back to her running and decided that she was making progress, when the man suddenly got a huge speed boost. How was he going so fast? She kept sight of him and watched him go into an alleyway. She followed and was surprised to see him holding out the bracelet, completely stopped. It had to be a trick. She jumped into the air and through airbending shot herself like a torpedo at the bracelet. She grabbed it easily. Maybe it wasn't a trap. Then she saw the guards. Oh. As the person holding the stolen bracelet she was suddenly the culprit. "Umm...LOOK! I stopped the thief!" She wouldn't give up the bracelet though. She'd fly away before they took it from her.
Mood: Shocked and Angry Condition: Fine

Subject: Re: Nefarious Individuals Sun May 13, 2012 3:11 pm

Hakota-Zai	Zai looked to Loki with an amused grin as the guards paused to wonder what was happening. They promptly began rushing past Zai, some even rushing for him, others went for the blue-haired woman, believing her to be part of the group of thieves. Though it was an amusing outcome that the guards now saw the real thieves, he had gotten them into this mess, and wasn't about to leave them in it. As the guards passed him, he began weaving about their more feeble attempts to grab him, tapping a few of the guards in the chest with practiced motions, toppling them with strange efficiency. He hated using his chi-blocking on nonbenders, but there were simply too many of them to take with blades and fans. Not without killing them, at least.
Mood: suddenly amused. Condition: slightly exauhsted.	Link:Lee Hakota-Zai

Subject: Re: Nefarious Individuals Sun May 13, 2012 3:28 pm

Nokomi	She saw the guards rushing at her and slipped between one's legs, slamming her elbow into the back of his neck, efficiently knocking him out. She always preferred fighting from a distance, hence the use of a bow and arrow, but her weapons weren't with her and hand-to-hand combat was necessary. She kicked out another guards knee and took his spear, smiling to herself. She bashed in the helmet of an oncoming guard using the blunt edge of the spear, and then she climbed up another tree. While not opposed to killing people, she preferred killing them from afar, or just avoiding them altogether. Another guard grabbed a branch and she stabbed his hand with the spear. He let go, howling in pain, and she smirked to herself. Looking over, Nokomi saw the man, who she decided to call Peach-Thief, was busy jabbing the guards with his fingers. She almost laughed at how ridiculous it was, until she saw guard after guard fall under his hands. How curious, she'd never seen this before. She watched him with a sort of dark intensity, deciding that if he ever approached her, she'd put three arrows in his chest right then and there.
Mood: Content Condition: Healthy	Nokomi Nefara Sen

Subject: Re: Nefarious Individuals Sun May 13, 2012 3:38 pm

Loki	Oh the mad rush! She slipped her new jewelry on and pushed up her sleeves. She also put her hood on, for that meant that this was serious business. She slipped her dagger out, gave a smirk and began her own fun. She kicked the air and people fell over, meeting an unexpected wave of wind at their feet. Anyone who got too close was handled efficiently with graceful slips and slides of her dagger, going up and down bodies in swift patterns. These spears, they were no good against Loki. She either blew them away or got close enough that they were useless. Yes, the dagger was a great weapon against such long range. Loki only had to move past them, which wasn't hard with her efficient grace and quick reflexes. "Oh you primitive fools, get a sword or two why don't you?"
Mood: Shocked and Angry Condition: Fine

Subject: Re: Nefarious Individuals Sun May 13, 2012 4:01 pm

Hakota-Zai	Even in the midst of battle, Loki's comment brought a laugh to the swift mercenary. Normally he himself utilized a sword, but his hands were plenty for these fools. The spears tore at his cloak, but not once penetrated his skin. He weaved through their formation, knuckles tapping at legs and chests to collapse each guard he came in contact with. He did gain the occasional glance in one direction or another, seeing the two thieves were anything but common. He hadn't the time, however to wonder what he'd become involved in exactly. Or even possibly started. It was then Zai felt a heavy impact on his shoulder. A rock tossed obviously via bending. IT almost wrenched his arm out of the socket, and would have floored him if the ground didn't shift to stabilize his footing. A guard captain stood sternly nearby, sword at ready, a few other sizable rocks floating about him. "Seriously," Zai breathed with annoyance on his tone. The fact that it was a bender bothered him not, but it was the attention that'd been drawn to him that he knew he'd regret later. But no time for such worries, as he sidestepped another projectile stone and slid fluidly across the ground, closing the distance to the captain. The guard swung his blade true and quick, but Hakota ducked, bringing his dangerous fingertips to tap precious chi points on the man's leg and sword arm, already spinning around him to tap similar points on the other side. The captain stumbled, confused, away from the odd foe. He seemed fine, but when he swung his arm to assail the cloaked mercenary with bending, his efforts were unrewarded. He hadn't the time to process what was occurring before a heel kick caught his jaw, knocking him unconscious. By now the guards numbers had dwindled, the few remaining likely fleeing to retrieve backup, or sound an alarm somewhere. Only a few more noble guards deemed it worthy to stay and keep fighting, but Zai was tired and, taking a deep breath to recuperate, watched to examine how the others would finish the last guards.
Mood:Focused, Amused. Condition:Fit and Well.	Link:Lee Hakota-Zai

Subject: Re: Nefarious Individuals Sun May 13, 2012 4:10 pm

Loki	Loki only had three guards left. She had either struck or struck the fear of God in the rest of them. She took a casual stance and gave her dagger a flip. "Who's first, dears?" An ugly guard tried to give Loki a quick poke with his spear, but she subtly pushed the weapon to the right with a little bending. He had overextended and so she kicked his legs out from under him. He fell to the ground and Loki gave his temple a quick stomp. The other two were of course on the attack now. Both aimed for her chest, so she got low to the ground. Huh, they seemed to overextend as well, and Loki gave her body a twist. A tough kick knocked both to the ground. She hopped out of their way as they fell, and she repeated the process. A temple stomping, what fun.
Mood: Having Fun Condition: Fine

Subject: Re: Nefarious Individuals Sun May 13, 2012 4:24 pm

Nokomi	Nokomi was resting on a branch, watching Peach-Thief and the airbender finish off their last opponents. The guards had given up trying to reach her long ago, and if they did, they ended up with large wounds inflicted by her spear. She wrapped her legs around the branch and turned herself upside down, viewing how many different ways she could kill the guards running away, if she only had her bow and arrows. She sighed and remained there for a moment before flipping right-side up on the branch and scurrying down the tree. Now was the perfect time to escape, before questions were asked. Her curiosity in the two strangers was large, but not nearly enough to make her want to start contact with them. From her observations, she concluded that Peach-Thief was probably a non-bender who had extensive knowledge of human anatomy. The other girl, with the hood, was obviously an airbender. Nokomi snuck behind a house near the tree she had been perched in and watched the two silently for a few more minutes.
Mood: Content Condition: Healthy	Nokomi Nefara Sen

Subject: Re: Nefarious Individuals Sun May 13, 2012 4:34 pm

Hakota-Zai	Zai watched with vague interest as the airbender stomped her opponents. Literally. And while the other thief slipped away, he raised the strangely unharmed peach in one hand. "Well if you want your peach back, you'll have to come around sometime," he stated in his level voice, somewhat jokingly as his eyes turned back to the airbending thief, bouncing the peach lightly in a hand. "Well of all the unexpected turnouts, didn't think I'd run into an airbender here." He stated this somewhat curiously, wondering what would happen next. More guards would take a few minutes to return in force, so they had some time to kill, in his eyes, at least.
Mood:Relieved, Intrigued. Condition:Fit, well.	Link:Lee Hakota-Zai

Subject: Re: Nefarious Individuals Sun May 13, 2012 4:49 pm

Loki	Loki looked up at the man who'd taken her bracelet. "And I never expected to run into such a brash thief! What were you thinking, taking things like that!? You had no grace, no elegance, no..." She jumped into the air and span slowly in a little tornado of air, "...style!" She landed softly and went on a lecture, "You should be ashamed of calling yourself a thief! Thievery must be planned, organized, and you...you just...just run up here and grab something like it's yours! You can't let the person you take from know that you did it! What was that wink all about, huh? You're a miserable excuse, your nothing but a brash bagging burglar!" She thought for a second then said, "It was...it was pretty cool how you framed me like that though. Well...I guess you didn't frame me since I took it in the first place but...okay maybe you have more style than I thought," she quickly redacted, "You still need help though. That was a disgrace to thieving community."
Mood: On the Assualt Condition: Fine

Subject: Re: Nefarious Individuals Sun May 13, 2012 5:02 pm

Nokomi	Nokomi smiled to herself as she heard the airbender's insults to Peach-Thief. The peach really wasn't worth her time, and she hated most people. On the other hand, without her weapons, it'd be smarter to stick around the two. At least until she found time to get back to the stupid hollow tree. But she knew that more guards were likely coming, and she didn't want to be caught with only her hands and a small spear that she really couldn't fight well with. So she stepped out from behind the house, spear in hand, and glared at Peach-Thief. Then she held out her hand, waiting for him to deposit the peach in it.
Mood: Content Condition: Healthy	Nokomi Nefara Sen

Subject: Re: Nefarious Individuals Sun May 13, 2012 5:21 pm

Hakota-Zai	Zai merely grinned, almost chuckling to himself as the airbender made a short rant. In the time, Zai examined the guards laying motionless on the ground, knocked out of their wit. "Well I wouldn't go so far as to call myself a thief, frankly. And 'twas not thieves I wished to grace. Frankly though," he said, motioning with his free hand to the numerous defeated guards. "If I didn't plan this, I'd be afraid of what would happen if I started planning. I had no intentions of keeping your precious... If stolen trinket." The younger woman approached him now, hand outstretched to demand her peach. He gladly returned the parcel of food, smiling at her apologetically. His gaze turned back to the bender, then to the spear-wielding girl. "While I'd love a few introductions, I think this not to be the place, nor time. Perhaps, though, it'd be wise to flee together. Given we seem able to take one any number of guards together. Just speaking tactically."
Mood:Amused. Condition:Fair.	Link:Lee Hakota-Zai

Subject: Re: Nefarious Individuals Sun May 13, 2012 5:28 pm

Loki	"I could always just fly out of here. I have no obligation to help you two." She tilted her head, "Then again, beating up guards is always fun. I'm probably banned from Gaoling for life by now." She pretended to mull it over even though she already made her decision. "Alright, I'll help you two get out of here safely. Wouldn't want people to get hurt because of my actions." The bloodied and unconscious bodies of the guards begged to differ, but Loki wanted to appear charitable and powerful. "Should we be off then?"
Mood: A Tad Pompous Condition: Fine

Subject: Re: Nefarious Individuals Sun May 13, 2012 5:38 pm

Nokomi	Nokomi shoved the peach into a pocket as the airbender spoke. She decided that she would speak to the two, but as soon as her weapons were back, she'd be gone. "My weapons are not with me," She commented lazily while tossing the spear away. If she had to fight, the stupid thing would only hinder her. "And you should know, my name is Nokomi." She said. Manners did dictate that they should know at least that much about her.
Mood: Curious Condition: Healthy	Nokomi Nefara Sen

Subject: Re: Nefarious Individuals Sun May 13, 2012 5:52 pm

Hakota-Zai	"Hakota-Zai. Zai for short," he introduced himself, looking between Nokomi and the bender, a brow raised. "I guess we've few options but to fetch your equipment, then," he stated, motioning for her to lead on, but glancing again to the unnamed thief. "And you might be?... Since introductions have been given, anyways."
Mood:Amused. Condition:Fair.	Link:Lee Hakota-Zai

Subject: Re: Nefarious Individuals Sun May 13, 2012 5:57 pm

Loki	She put on her best airs and said"I am, of course, the great and powerful Loki, Queen of Thieves!" She was no such thing, but it was fun to feel important. "Now, where are we off to?"
Mood: A Tad Pompous Condition: Fine

Subject: Re: Nefarious Individuals Sun May 13, 2012 6:00 pm

Nokomi	Nokomi stared at Loki grimly. People could be so ridiculous sometimes. Now was not a time for jokes, but then again, Nokomi didn't believe any time was a time for jokes. She shrugged, then turned and sprinted down the road, turning around a corner. While she needed them if she met guards, she also didn't care if they couldn't find her for a few moments. The little marketplace was strangely empty, and she grabbed a few leftover items in passing, not caring what it was quite as much as she took it just for the thrill. At the end of the road, a small group of trees provided shade for children to play. She ran directly up the tree, not slowing, and when gravity began to pull her back down, she grabbed a branch with her legs. She thrust her hand into a large hole above the branch, most likely made by a woodpecker and expanded by homeless squirrels. Pulling out her ivory bow and quiver of arrows, she smiled in relief before grabbing her small pack and dropping to the ground, rolling on her back and landing lithely on her knees. She slung the bow and quiver on her back before tying the small pack around her waist so that it hung against her hip. Much better.
Mood: Content Condition: Healthy	Nokomi Nefara Sen

Subject: Re: Nefarious Individuals Sun May 13, 2012 6:20 pm

Hakota-Zai	Zai cleared his throat, obviously having never heard the name before. "Fair meeting thee, then." Then Nokomi was off, sprinting swiftly away, Zai turning and dashing to stay close on her heels. He had no doubt the prideful Loki could easily keep up. Then the teen began snatching more items as she passed through the market once more, only to shift up a tree and fetch her items. Zai 'Hmmed' to himself as he slid to a stop, leaning against the tree, in his mind, he mulled over the events to come, wondering how any of this could turn out.
Mood:Thoughtful. Condition:Fair.	Link:Lee Hakota-Zai