Day Two: Organizing a Heist

Where we left off last time, the Cops had set up a patrol schedule which they were following through with. The Police Station was equipped with the same laser gun that the robbers had, but the cops get one each. They also have one Police car which they can take out on patrol. Only two officers can ride in the car, and they had decided that it should only be used for emergencies. The cops however, just like everyone else, were spending their time learning about how the city works, and more importantly getting a good idea of what stores need to be protected.
The Private Investigators were doing the same. They spent their time making contacts in the city. Getting phone numbers was very important for them, because they could find informants. The PIs knew they had a tough job in this game, and that they may not get any sleep.
The Robbers had split up, done some shopping, and basically made grids of the City and again would come back to the hideout at night and bring their ideas together.

The following is the account of Amanda “The Drama Queen” Fournie on Day Two

Midnight on the second day was much more organized than the first. The team had been out in the city all day, and many had even taken notes. They had once again sat down to discuss where to strike first. The Drama Queen saw that The Wit had an empty chair beside him, and she took the opportunity to ask if anyone had already occupied that chair. Upon the shake up his head, she sat right beside him, getting as close as possible. She was enjoying this very much because she knew how uncomfortable the Wit was and she wasn’t going to stop now.

The Drama Queen decided to take a back seat role in the discussion so she could read the faces of her team. She wanted to focus less on the heists themselves, and more about knowing her team, which would soon become her rivals as well. Again the Architect had snatched up the leading role in the discussion with others like The Menace and The Swagger putting in a lot as well. Others would share their thoughts too, and it seemed to be a productive conversation. The group talked late into the night, and soon the Drama Queen went to bed alone, after tucking the Wit in, much to his horror. She was really enjoying this.

In the late morning, The Drama Queen got up and headed back to the south-west quadrant to look at that jewelry store again. On the way she passed the Verdict, eating a sausage from a street vender, as well as the Stylist who was entering the clothing store on King Street. They didn’t look very focused on the game, and The Drama Queen was not too impressed with that.
She really felt that this was a good place to start, and with The Swagger’s knowledge of stones, they could probably get a good haul.

She reached the store and went right inside. First she felt weird about just going in when she had every intention of robbing it, but then she realized that the city was totally populated, and that people went shopping regularly. Hopefully the owner would think she was just an ordinary citizen like every one of his customers up to this point. Inside the store, which was called Kerley’s Diamonds, there was a bald man probably in his fifties standing behind the desk. He welcomed The Drama Queen as she came through the door. They locked eyes. She found it surprisingly easy to look in this man’s eyes even though she would be robbing him because this wasn’t really his shop.

As she passed over the shelves her view changed a little as she saw the man cleaning the glass on the counter with a meticulousness that made it seem like he loved this store. It seemed like his own store, his own livelihood. She briefly doubted her effectiveness in this game, but then she saw the man open up one of the glass cases to dust it. He placed his key-ring, which was filled with keys of various sizes behind the desk in a drawer on the right side.

The Drama Queen knew that if they could find a way into the store without setting an alarm, the key would be right there. The key to all the diamonds would be hers. Excitement filled The Drama Queen as she quickly said goodbye to the bald man and walked briskly back to the hideout on 53 Logger court to let her discovery be known.

As she disembarked from Kerley’s a private investigator named Pat Sutherland was watching her from around a corner. He began to take notes on her appearance because he was watching the south-west quadrant religiously for its large amount of stores. He knew something would be going down here in a few days, and when it did, he would be there.

It took The Drama Queen a little while to get back to the hideout, but soon enough she opened the front door and started down the stairs. She did not expect what she saw. The Swagger and The Muscle were standing opposite each other, each with a gun in hand pointed at the other.