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Characters: ~~Batman~~ Ginia Solana and YOU. And you. And yes, you too.
Open? Yes!
Where: All around Schwanheim.
When: Evening of RD 13
What: Ginia is doing her part to keep the streets of Schwanheim safe. And testing out her new teleporting abilities.
Warnings: Maybe violence if someone wants to fight with her, otherwise, probably G/PG.

Compared to Davenport, the crime levels of Schwanheim is practically laughable. Your typical trouble-causing thugs, a few thieves making easy coin off the dull-minded villagers, and maybe a corrupt or at least loudly annoying nobleman or lady. When it came to patrolling the night for trouble, there was honestly little to be found.

It still doesn't stop Ginia from taking to the rooftops at night. It was relaxing being able to run about without the annoying hoards of gossip-seekers chasing her down (though apparently there were still enough gossipers active at night and tying up the thieves hadn't exactly been a subtle move) and there were plenty of shadows for her to test out her new ability on. Finding out she could teleport had been more of an accident, the sort of accident that involved falling through a wall and coming out a few feet away. After that, it was careful refinement, practice, and falling onto unsuspecting people at least once or twice. Having something akin to nightvision was also an added bonus.

Ginia perches on top of a tall building, a dark silhouette in the night with her armor on and mask up. She watches the street and the few people going to and fro. Similar to her first training exercise, she picks a person to follow and sneaks along on rooftop, moving as quietly as possible and leaping ahead through shadows. If they look toward her direction, she stealths, and if she runs out easy paths to follow or they enter a building, she gives up. and while it hasn't happened yet, if someone tries to give chase? Well, that would be a fun change for the night.

If she spots any bit of wrongdoing, she steps in, striking fast, knocking them out, and leaving them for the city authorities to find. That bit reminds her a little of home, a feeling that leaves her feeling nostalgic, sad, and sick.

When she's had enough fun for one night, she heads back to her new home, forsaking the front door in favor of shadow-stepping into the bedroom.

((ooc; TL;DR, feel free to catch Ginia at any point in the night. Be someone she stalks! Catch her as she takes down a criminal! Join her on the rooftop for a merry chase! As a warning, since she's trying to be secretive about things, Ginia won't be saying much at all. However, for anyone who has seen her in her armor, feel free to call her out on it.))

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

Misdrection, the favored tool of all in the underworld. It's a very simple plan, but a very reasonable one. Go in, do a preliminary scout of the area, try to pinpoint a few things to take, then keep the monks distracted as one of them grab the books. Or come back at a later time, grab some books, then leave before anyone is the wiser.

Ginia flips her mask and hood back up and nods in agreement at the idea, smiling herself.

I think this could be an agreeable arrangement.

"It beats waiting around." She crossed her arms. "Not sure how to contact you about this, but I'm sure I'll think of something. I'm new here. If you can think of anyone you trust who might be useful, we can consider bringing them in. If not for the...investigation, then for the research afterwards."

She glanced at Ginia. "Think about it, but I think do not share that yet. Do you know very much about insurgent tactics?" She mad a motion in the air. "While weak, they turn weakness to advantage. The King wanted intelligent, capable heroes to fight his fight. Wonder what he'll do when he realizes he might have actually gotten what he asked for." She laughed a little at that.

People she can trust. Automatically her mind goes to Helios and Giles, but no, they might have some reservations about staging a heist. On the other hand, the two would appreciate knowledge and information as much as she does, and Helios' abilities would be quite useful. Giles' scrying abilities too if he saw something useful. However, as for contact, Ginia flips to the back of her journal and draws a crude map of the quarter she's staying in, drawing the house she's staying in. she'll hand that over to Liara before answering her other questions.

I've brought down governments and corporations and put up new ones in their place. I know a thing or two.

Liara, cloaked and out of place, still managed to give off the air of something like a general while she looked Ginia over again. She turned, taking in the city (village, her mind said, but no sense in arguing over semantics; she's even calling stuff 'magic' to avoid fighting over it, after all). She could have dropped some casual remark about changing the destiny of worlds, or something like that, but for the Shadow Broker, trust can only go so far, so fast.

"Start thinking about who you trust. We won't be able to do this all alone. I will...find you, in a few days, when I have a plan. I wouldn't mention this to anyone you don't want coming with us." She took a breath, and then looked at Ginia.

"If you could give me an overview of the guard's routes and rotations when we meet up again, I'd appreciate it."

And Ginia, cloaked and masked, looks... remarkable calm. Calmness was one of her greatest traits as a hunter, and, to some, her most unnerving. She nods in silent agreement, offering her own promise as a hunter and as a rebel against the king. In a single step, she moves from the shadows of the alley back onto a roof. Ginia straightens up and offers another nod.

Liara will have her routes and rotations the next time they meet. Until then? Smiling behind her mask, Ginia disappears out of sight.