The Other Side of Night|Haven, Ilyamen

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Kadar walked into the shop, a casual grin on the young Beast-type's face. He picked up an item from one of the shelves--a small, somewhat worn, and obviously second-hand dagger with several nicks and rust spots on its otherwise polished surface. Eventually he made his way towards the counter, placing the dagger between himself and the shopkeeper. "I'll take this," he said with a polite grin, taking a knowing glance at the door beside the counter.

((OOC: Sorry about the thread mix-up. ^^))

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(No problem! Thanks for finding the one guild discription post I hadn't updated and locked! *laugh*)

The Shopkeeper nods, slyly making the Thieves' sign with his right hard and glancing at Kadar's hands to see if he returns it.

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Kadar gives the sign in return, placing a few coppers on the counter for the old dagger. He turns it and stuffs it carefully into his belt, walking towards the door as if all was right with the world.

And it was, as far as Kadar was concerned.

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The shop keeper grins and swiftly unlocks the door. "Enjoy ya stay," he tells Kadar. "Hey, what's ya name anyway? Don't think I've seen ya here 'bouts."

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"Kadar. Don't think I caught your name though..."

He'd only recently joined the Guild--mostly for his own safety, as he'd learned only weeks ago that he was treading on Guild territory. It seemed only natural that he get the proverbial lay of the land, and the sooner the better. There was mansion owned by a particularly wealthy-seeming Clear that he wanted to take a crack at...

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"It's Ira," replies the storekeeper. Glancing around and lowering his voice, Ira adds, "Enjoy ya self Kadar... There are some 'jobs' posted by the bar if ya need work. Otherwise, good luck to ya."

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Kadar nodded in thanks and slipped inside, heading directly for the bar. He couldn't help but wonder if the mark he wanted was taken; he seriously doubted it, but the concern remained in the back of his mind.

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Almost as soon as Kadar steps through the door, Acqua enters the shop. "Hey Ira," she greets the shop keeper with a smile.
"Acqua! Where ya been girl?"
"Talen'sul, among other places," Acqua replies, then tosses a bag of coins to Ira. "My dues." Ira glances through the bag.
"Cuttin' it close there Acqua," he comments. "But it's all there and ya just in time. Get on back with ya. Work's on da board as usual." Acqua nods and heads on down.
"Hey there! Long time no see Acqua," calls the guy behind the bar. "Want a drink?"
"I'll take a shot of whisky and cream," replies Acqua easily. Glancing at Kadar she grins. "New here?"

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"Huh?" Kadar's gaze went from the jobs posted to Acqua, giving her an appraising look before nodding. "Yeah... Who're you?"

He grinned; she seemed friendly enough, and he was smart enough to know not to make any enemies on purpose. Not yet, anyway. "Name's Kadar, by the way."

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Acqua grins back, but before she can anwser, the bartender returns with her drink and comments, "You don't know about our Acqua? She's only the best thief in Ilyamen, next to the Lord of course." Acqua tries to look dismissive of the bartender's words, but there's a hint of pride in her expression.
"When you've been at this job as long as I have, you've got to get good at it," she laughes.

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"The best, huh?" Kadar's smug grin was more than obvious as he looked up at the job board. "...don't get too attached to that title." Guildwise, he knew he was a bit of a beginner; he was boastful and a little bit overconfident, but that didn't seem to stop him.

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Acqua chuckles. "How long have you been at this line of work?" she asks. "With the guild and without it I mean."

The job board is listing quite a few jobs, but nothing bigger then a couple of break and enters here in Ilyamen. Acqua glances over the board dismissively. "Better off picking and choosing jobs you find on your own," she comments. "Shame about this war. Otherwise there's often jobs where one Leader pays the Guild to steal something from a second leader then the second Leader pays us to steal it back." Acqua laughs and takes a large swallow of her drink. "Those jobs are fun. They're pretty much the only Guild issued jobs I take."

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Acqua glances at the time candle burning away and winces. "Never mind, I need to go before my companions decide I've fallen down a well." Grinning she glups the last of her drink before saying, "Well, see ya around new guy," and heading out of the guild.

(Sorry, but Kender's waiting on me to bring Acqua elsewhere. I'll bring in an NPC if you need it next post.)

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((Sorry for the delay in posting; dunno if I'll need the NPC, but... we'll see?))

Kadar nodded his farell to Acqua... she seemed a nice enough sort, but he wasn't so trusting as to fall for every first impression he'd ever seen. With his attention back to the board, he sighed and committed one of the breaking-and-entering jobs to memory before walking out, returning to the streets of Ilyamen in a matter of minutes.

Acqua had made an interesting point though, he had to admit--war was making every profession a little difficult. Selling information, though, was just as good as selling any tangible stolen property; he wondered if he should seek one of the Beast clan leaders out and suggest it..

His mind cleared of the thought as he approached his target, simply walking by and scouting the area. It was still daylight, and he couldn't do much more until the cover of night fell.... Once it did, he'd be more than ready.