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Characters: Ginia Solana, Liara T'Soni, NPCs
Open? No
Where: The monastery
When: Night of the 18th
What: Ginia and Liara stage a heist

No security systems. Having looked around the inside of the monastery, she could shadow jump inside, sneak around, grab some books, and get out. She could turn invisible. Compared to some of the other heists she'd staged, this would be the easiest one.

But Ginia was still nervous. Even worse, she was jittery. She wanted to get going, she wanted to pull off the job, she wanted to go. She knew how dangerous that was. Excitement and adrenaline could cloud one's mind and there was no room for error. They spent hours talking and working out plans and now this was their first step.

Ginia waited in the shadows, admiring the stars up above as she waited for Liara. One last talk, one last confirmation of their plans, and then they could get going.

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When Liara drew close, it seemed as though things were already going wrong. She was walking with a guard, talking rapidly, her hands moving about before her to accentuate whatever she was saying. Still a ways down from where they were supposed to meet, she paused, gestured sharply, and went quiet. For a moment, the guard stood there, and then started laughing, even leaning over a little bit.

Liara shrugged, and said something. He nodded, still chuckling, and pointed down a side street. She shook his hand and waved cheerfully, heading down the street towards Ginia. If she was human, she might even have been whistling.

Ginia waits. She waits anxiously, her hand toying with the cursed necklace, the cursed stone causing her unnatural behavior. Oddly, it keeps her grounded enough to focus and watch Liara and the guard. There weren't supposed to be guards in this area and so she tenses as the two talk. only when it seems like all is well and Liara moves away does she sigh.

Ginia remains where she is. The location was decided before hand so she knows Liara will be able to find her.

Liara strolled past, making a little hand motion for Ginia to stay. After another couple of minutes, she was back, pulling her hood up. "That was my fault. He was earlier than I expected, and I didn't think to be careful before I crossed the river."

Though it goes unseen, Ginia nods when Liara motions for her to stay, waiting for the Asari to loop back. She falls into step and makes herself visible again, offering a light shrug. People are always an unknown variable, things happen. There was no harm in the end.

She won't be saying much tonight. With the dark of night and the need to finish the job, Ginia left her notebook and pencils elsewhere.

Liara doesn't intend to talk a great deal, either. Pulling her cloak up, she doesn't look over at Ginia. "Unless it will tire you out, it may be better if you remain unseen until we're out of the city."

She cast a look to the side as they passed an alleyway. "I need you to focus on what we are about to do. This is about everyone here. We have to start finding answers to the questions everyone here is ignoring." Liara turned her head to look at Ginia. "You understand that, right?"

Ginia offers a nod and immediately stealths. Unfortunately, it means she has to walk a bit slower, but she's only a few steps behind Liara.

And being invisible, Liara can't see the nods or gestures Ginia makes, but Ginia does understand. Even if she feels antsy and eager, she can curb it just enough. Whatever they find in the monastery will be priceless. Jewels and coins may be shiny and pretty, but knowledge is power and they need every bit they can get.

The farther they walked, the more keyed up Liara seemed to get. Her steps didn't quicken, but she periodically slowed and held her hand out a little. "Still there?" Soft, almost whispered, but with Ginia practically impossible to see, at least for the moment, it was the best she could think of.

"You'll have to let me get their attention before you head in," she said. "We can't be sure how talented their mage actually is, but we need be sure he's focused a bit more on me, I think. To be safe."

Two taps alight on Liara's palm. Ginia grins in the shadows, a veritable cheshire cat. Maybe she could find some cat ears...

"Books are the primary goal, but the older, the better. Be careful with them." She was going over everything they both already knew, but she was nervous and excited and couldn't really help it. "Spell tomes would be ideal, but histories are the second choice. If you can't read the titles, or the words, it's not a complete loss. Use your best judgement."

She took a calming breath. "The more valuable books for us might not be the ones they value most, but it can't hurt to look for any place they've tried to hide or protect a book."

Ginia offers two more taps to show she's listening. From experience, Ginia knows she can't carry too much and sneak or shadow jump out, nor can she stealth and shadow jump at the same time. However, if there's a good enough window for her to get inside and find a good location to raid, then it's only a matter of grabbing items, jumping out, and jumping back in.

Eager as she is to get going and get robbing, Ginia knows she needs to keep her senses about her. It's not like her near reckless rampage in the streets earlier that day.

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