Day Seven: Revealing the Mystery

Frantically writing down descriptions of the people in the basement, Silas Pedro Esq. knew he had to get out of there soon. He soon realized that he didn’t know which house this was, so he would have to go around front and figure out the number of the house, and apparently the houses on either side of it as well. It did appear that these three houses must have connecting basements. Slowly, he stood up, careful to avoid the light coming out the window, and moved along the side of the house towards the front.

The Legend stood up from the table in the hideout of 52, 53, 54 Logger Court where the rest of his team was discussing where to hit next. He needed some air. Walking up the stairs and onto the main floor of the house the voices from the basement faded and walked to the front door and stepped outside. Having a long history of mischief, The Legend was used to being quiet when he moved outside at night, and this night was no different. Silently he sat down on a wicker chair on the stone porch and observed the small amount of people on the sidewalks. In the distance, he could see what appeared to be two Police Officers walking west, away from the house. He wondered whether or not his house was suspicious and if the Cops would ever be able to find a difference. He remembered being told that the Cops had some higher power to consult when wanting to search any house or building. They must have a certain degree of evidence to obtain a search warrant before searching a house, and The Legend was sure they would have nothing at this point in the game.

Suddenly, The Legend heard what could be some crinkling leaves at the side of the house. He didn’t move much, but lowered himself from the chair, to achieve both a better vantage point, and more cover from the eyes of this intruder. The figure came around the corner slowly, ducking and looking in every direction. The Legend was practically laying down on the stone floor, but he had a clear view of this fellow’s face. He had dark skin, and long dreadlocked hair. The Legend wished he had his team’s gun, because this man was clearly a Cop or a Private Instigator, and he couldn’t let him get any more information about their hideout. Abruptly The Legend stood up and ran at the man. With surprising speed and quick feet, the man took off down the street and pulled away from The Legend.

The following is the account of The Verdict on Day Seven

Listening intently to the plans of The Architect and The Menace, The Verdict sat quietly in his chair. It was becoming apparent that The Architect was their leader, at least in planning, and no one was ready to stand up and challenge his ideas. The main reason he was not giving his ideas in this discussion was to read his team, and to make up his mind who to tell about his discovery. The Architect, The Muscle, The Hutt, The Chump and The Stylist were really close, whereas The Wit and The Cold Killer seemed to be sitting and quietly listening like himself. The Menace was a connecting factor between the two sides, but he was getting closer and closer with The Architect and The Muscle.

All of a sudden The Legend came running down the stairs, he interrupted The Architect and told them about the man he had seen sneaking around their hideout. He informed them about the new problem they had: At an early point in the game, someone from another team had found their hideout. The Muscle wanted the team to go out and find this guy, hunt him down and eliminate him from the game. The Cold Killer said they should stay inside for the time being. It was dark outside and anyone could be waiting outside to arrest them. If this was a Cop, they could all be arrested. The Chump suggested that if the cops were coming for them, they would have to get out of the hideout, because right now they were sitting ducks. An agreement was quickly made that they would all leave the hideout for a couple hours, leaving in pairs and splitting up so as not to draw attention. This would also give them a chance to check out some more places to rob.

The Verdict pulled The Wit over to him, and they were the first two to leave the hideout. Slowly opening and exiting the side door of 53 Logger Court, The Verdict made sure to watch all dark corners to make sure no one was watching he and The Wit. The Legend had told them that the man had run away far and fast, so The Verdict was not worried that the same man was there. Besides, there were some apparent “extras” walking down the sidewalks to their various destinations so he and The Wit should be able to blend in easily. Deciding this was a good time to divulge his information, The Verdict began to tell The Wit that he had found something very interesting, and did not want to tell anyone else about it. Soon they were crossing King Street, and walking south-west towards the dark Mystery Buildings. They reached the boarded up windows, and The Verdict pulled one aside to show The Wit all the guns and various other instruments lining the walls of the room. He had not even tried to look in the other buildings yet, but it did not appear that anyone else had tried searching the four buildings at this point in the game.

The Wit could not believe what he was seeing, and looked to The Verdict for some answer to what he was planning on doing with these guns. There were a few options: 1. Tell the team, and with a gun each, they could take any store, and become very successful. 2. Not tell anyone, and use these guns as leverage, whether in conversational argument or physical. 3. Tell some members of the Robbers who they can trust, and use the guns if there is a problem within the team. They were discussing these options when someone came up behind them. Turning quickly to see who was there, they saw The Architect walk up to them. The Verdict greeted him, trying to hide that they had found anything of interest. The Architect was not to be fooled though, as he demanded to know what was behind the board that was pulled aside. The Wit looked at The Verdict and lowered his eyes, not wanting to be the one who made the decision.

Neither of them trusted The Architect, but it was early in the game and they didn’t want any sort of confrontation within their team, which had to last for thirty days. The Verdict told The Architect that they had found a lot of guns and some other gadgets that would be useful for heists. The Verdict also told The Architect that they didn’t want to let the whole team know at this point because they didn’t trust everyone yet. The Architect had an eerie smile on his face as he told them that he would not tell anyone about this. He mentioned that they would have to get together soon to discuss how to deal with these weapons, and incorporate them with their next heist.

Sitting at his desk in the Police Station, Chief Kyle Pitman placed the security video from Flower Convenience in the VCR in front of him. This was not the first time he had watched the video, but he wanted to make sure he knew each Robber’s face, as well as any leadership trends he could decipher. Again, Chief Pitman watched the Robbers leave, but one stay behind and shoot the shop-keeper. This meant that the Robbers had some loose cannons, and that meant they could be defeated. Pitman passed on the video to Lieutenant Wilson. He wanted to make sure every Cop knew this video and could pick each of these Robbers out of a crowd. They were on their way in this game.