Devious Decisions [Jokor]

[Leviathan]

A small smile spread across Yehnell's face, but despite the quivering of her cheeks that, without a doubt, was a sign of her trying desperately to not burst into laughter, his smile only grew. It wasn't a teasing manner or anything, but merely Jokor's reaction to her question, the blushing, she change in pitch. His serious presence had just taken a one-eighty turn. A giggle, that's the best she could settle with to keep from absolutely bursting into severe, untamed laughter. "You don't have to be so shocked! I was just asking. It's part of my plan though. Sorry, it's obviously a discomfort for you. Here, if it's too much for you, just give me my ring back and I can find someone else to help me get my sister's jewelry back." Yehnell smiled as she held out her hand, making it available to take back the ring if he really was willing to back out just because of a little inexperience issues. "Just so you know. This girl is a hopeless romantic. She's wealthy because of her father, who hires a personal writing artist to make these little... love books or whatever they're called. Anyway, I know she would jump at the chance for love, she might even give that necklace to a particular boy as her promise to marry him." Yehnell shook her head slowly, as if in disbelief that such a simple topic as romance could turn her target into putty in the right person's hands. "For obvious reasons, I can't play the part. She's not horny for other girls, but you can just see in her eyes how she stares at the boys. I've been following her for a few days now, and I think I know the absolute perfect place for a midnight meeting of the mysterious suiter." Yehnell poked Jokor in the chest lightly, obviously that's where he came in. "What do you think? It won't even be illegal, the knights can't take you away... Well, I guess she could always came you robbed her, but given the time and place, her father would certainly suspect something on her behalf."

[Jokor]

Jokor glowered at the giggling girl, his cheeks still a bright red from her question earlier. "Don't laugh at me, damn it!" He bit out, ignoring her outstretched hand. "I ain't scared of that, so just continue explaining the plan." he felt a bit of irritation from that smile on her face, almost as she was laughing at him. When she continued to explain her plan he got a rather strange prickling feeling on the back of his neck, almost as if his instincts where yelling at him that this was a bad idea. Still, the lure of a big amount of cash was to big to ignore so he just pushed it down. He blushed again when she poked him in the chest, making it obvious what he should have to do. "I really don't hope that that desperateness for boys is because she is so ugly even her own mother can't stand to look at her. Because that would make it hard to fake interest in her." He shrugged. "Lets just get it on and over with so that I can get my money." He looked her in the eyes. "We have a deal?"

[Leviathan]

Yehnell smiled as her arm slowly dropped back to her side. She hadn't truly expected him to give up so easily. Hell, if he was desperate enough to try and steal from such a muscular grown man in the city of Syliras, she couldn't imagine that he was actually going to back down from a make-believe romance to get a good price. Hell, it was probably the easiest money he had ever obtained in his life. Yehnell stopped smiling for a moment, getting a faint look of sadness as she watched him, as if assuming the worst of lives that he could have come from. She had seen others life him, but they didn't tend to live long in Syliras, either chased out or killed. It was a shame. "You don't need to worry about the plan. All you need to do is wait in the Stone Gardens. I'll leave a love letter from you, slip it under her door telling where to meet you. All you have to do is talk beautifully to her. Convince her that she wants you, and knowing how desperate she is, it shouldn't be too difficult. You just need to act a little. She'll want a kiss though... that's somewhat a problem in your case. A kiss means a lot most girls, and to her it will seal or break the deal. Come here, don't panic." It was a little sudden, but perhaps for the best, Yehnell pulled Jokor towards her, and before he even realized what had happened, they were kissing. Well, in a way. Yehnell was kissing him, he was more or less standing there, motionless, in shock or fear. She pulled back again, a single brow of hers lifting in some sort of puzzled questioning. "You know, I hope you try a little harder when the time actually comes to convincer her. I can't afford to have that necklace taken from me." Yehnell turned to face the knights that had been watching them, who now seemed to be avoiding looking at them at any cost. It was interesting to see how different people reacted to romance. Some in shock, some in embarrassment, and some really didn't react as if anything happened. Yehnell seemed to fall into the third category.

[Jokor]

Jokor blinked when she mentioned a love letter, he couldn't read, wouldn't that be a bit suspicious if she would begin to ask about it? Still it probably wasn't of much use, and he could always say he asked for somebody's help to make that letter. When she told him not to panic he raised an eyebrow. "Don't panic, why should I pa....." The rest of Jokor's sentence was cut of when Yehnell pulled him towards her and kissed him. Jokor froze in both surprise and shock when she did, completely catching him of guard. When she pulled back he was still frozen in shock, slowly blinking as his brain tried to give a solution to what the heck happened right now. When she began to admonish him about how he should try to do better his brain slowly started up again a fierce red blush on his cheeks. "I'll do just fine when I know what is coming!" jokor bit out, embarrassment still audible in his voice. "I'll make sure that you get your locket back and that I get paid... even if I have to knock her out." Jokor said to her, muttering the last part under his breath. "So time to see if we can lose those knights and get it going? Or do you have any other things to tell me?"

[Leviathan]

Yehnell put her hand over Jokor's mouth and lifted her index finger to her own lips. Telling him to be quiet. "Don't be so dramatic darling. Be loving, get in the mood, you're going to need it. Listen, I'm going to tell you how this is going to work. You are a mysterious young man that loved Geneve, that's her name, for two full seasons. You've been watching her, and this note I am going to deliver is going to tell her to meet you in the Stone Gardens. No more romantic place exists in this giant brick of a town. One bell past midnight, you better be there. If she doesn't show up... then I'll pay you nonetheless for just trying." Yehnell grabbed a hold of Jokor's shirt and pulled him close. "Don't think you can run off with my ring without doing your job either. I will find you, and I will cut your penis off." She was deadly serious now, and Jokor couldn't help but feel a well placed confidence in her voice. She was probably very capable of such a thing. "And for petching sake don't be violent, she'll scream, and in case you haven't been in Syliras long enough to realize, sound carries through this city. You'll get yourself petched over by the knights, I promise you that. Yes, follow my lead and they won't suspect a damn thing. Try to smile and look bashful or some shyke, like we're gonna go petch." Yehnell grabbed Jokor's hand, she was all too ready to get this mission finished. With his hand in hers, she flashed him a very convincing, very genuine in appearance, smile and walked, pulling him towards the knights, or more specifically, towards the exit past them. Assuming he didn't scream or run like a maniac or try to kill somebody, it was likely they would be let through. Lovebirds, as disturbing as it could be at times, wasn't a crime in Syliras. Once they exited, she took her hand back and dramatically wiped it across her pant leg, it was probably soaked in Jokor's palm sweat. "The Stone Gardens, don't forget it. One bell after midnight. Try to be charming and act like you mean every lovey-dovey word of shyke you feed her. She's not hard to fool. Go, I'll find you tomorrow to get my necklace."

[Jokor]

Jokor stared at her with a blank look on his face, when she accused him of being dramatic, though he kept his mouth shut this time, if he pissed her of to much she might retract the offer for this job and that wasn't something he wanted. "I loved Geneve for two seasons and now worked up the stones to tell her that. And I gotta go to the stone gardens when its one bell past midnight. Yeah I can remember that." Jokor muttered to himself before the girl grabbed him by his collar and pulled him closer. Threatening to cut of his balls if he even tried to run with her ring and not doing the job. Jokor could only roll his eyes at that. "You don't really know how this works do ya? Of course I don't just run for it when yer offering me even more money for just a simple job like this. I got a bit of pride at least." when she continued to warn him against being voilent he barely restrained himself from giving her a dirty look, you had to be nice to the persons who where going to pay ya. "I'm sure I can go without violence for a few days." He said with his voice dripping in sarcasm." But kept the rest of his thoughts to himself as she began dragging him along towards the exit. He just did as he was told and had a kind of goofy grin on his face.. he supposed it worked though, the knight that was keeping an eye on them a few moments ago did give him a thumbs up.... for some obscure reason. As soon as they where out of sight and away from the market she stopped and wiped her hand in a way to dramatic way on her pants. Before repeating once again where he had to be and how late, stuffing some simple advice in it for good measure "I get it, just feed her some romantic shyke and she would give me the necklace. No problem."

[Leviathan]

"Good, don't forget it. I'll find you tomorrow." Yehnell gently patted Jokor's cheek and winked, a mocking little action. "Don't let me down." - - - - - Midnight, and it was dark. Jokor had been there a while, there wasn't a lot to do to kill time in Syliras for a small-time thief. An hour before the agreed upon meeting with his make-believe lover. The night was quiet, the Stone Gardens, one of the few places in Syliras that could see the sky, was nothing but a faint howling wind and a hyper cricket-orchestra in every direction. Jokor was alone there, had been for about forty chimes now, the last of the late-night mourners departing, leaving the dark night to Jokor alone. Forty minutes was all the alone time he got though, as two people stepped out into the Stone Gardens, a man and a woman, and judging by their giggling and smooching as they walked, they probably had similar ideas as Jokor was about to fake. Love. One more bell to waste and Jokor would be meeting this woman, his new girlfriend perhaps. Still, that couple that invaded his dark privacy was still there, and despite whispering their obnoxious loving words, they were still loud, distracting, even annoying.

[Jokor]

Jokor just nodded ignoring her ribbing, he was used to much worse either way. Besides, she was paying and you don't want to piss off the person who is paying you. He sighed one more time as he walked off to keep himself busy until midnight. All the while wondering what the hell he got himself in to. ....... Jokor let out a sigh of boredom as he sat on the grass listening to the crikets chirping and the faint howling of the wind. Where was that girl? He wanted to get over with this as fast as possible. Before he could sigh in boredom once more his ears picked up the sound of footsteps and..... Jokor frowned for a moment as he strained his ears, was that giggling? He got his answer a few moments later when a man and a woman walked into the gardens giggling and smooching as they walked. Jokor could barely suppress a groan when he saw them, both the idea that he was have to act like that and the fact that they where annoying the everlasting petch out of him. Still he might glean some knowledge about how that courting thing worked if he paid a bit of attention to them. Shifting a bit from his spot so that he could keep an eye on them without it actually looking as if he was spying on them he watched them while at the same time keeping an eye on the entrance for the arrival of the girl.

[Leviathan]

It had been bells, several bells. The couple that came, so passionately loved each other, and either without shame or knowledge of Jokor's existence, and fled the area, leaving their loving passionate memories upon the stones engraved with the names of so many knights lost to Syliras. Poor dead souls, so blatantly and shamelessly dishonored by being petched upon as if nothing more than common ground or a simple bunk. Still, Jokor, as observant as he was, picked up several pointers, a few clever lines, and the ultimate fear of all, the realization of just what might be demanded of this girl when she showed up. If she were anything as aggressively passionate as that couple... well, you get the idea. However, his fears soon turned to boredom as two bells past midnight, a full bell late she was. Something was wrong. Perhaps it was a simple error that the girl couldn't escape from her father, perhaps it was something more serious, as Yehnell being caught planting the letter. Maybe Yehnell was just wrong and she wasn't quite so desperate after all. Regardless, she wasn't here, and it seemed that, by now, she wouldn't be coming. Yet, before Jokor could make up his mind to leave and turn in for the night, there was a figure by the entrance. Despite Jokor watching those dimly flickering torch-lit hallways that opened up into the bare night sky with the eyes of a hawk, a figure had entered. It was hidden until now, now that it stepped out away from the mossy and vine-covered stone walls of the Stone Gardens. The person, male or female, was hidden under a dark brown cloak and hood, which was much too tight to offer the shape of the body beneath it. The person now stepped into the moonlight, slowly but surely approaching Jokor. His time for romance had finally come.

[Jokor]

Jokor was dumbstruck at what the couple did, he sure as hell hoped that the girl that was coming didn't want to go that far, because money or not he wasn't going that far! Jokor shut his eyes and desperately tried not to think about that and tried to calm down before geneve would arrive. It would already be hard enough when he was calm. Luckily he had more then enough time to calm down. A full bell after the time he was supposed to meet her. He let out an annoyed sigh. Well at least he would still get paid when she didn't come. When he was just about to get up and leave he noticed that a figure had entered the stone gardens and slowly stepped towards him. Jokor wasn't able to see if it was a he or she thanks to the dark brown cloak and hood he or she was wearing. So just to be sure jokor took a deep breath and stepped towards the figure. "Geneve? Is that you?"

ooc: just couldn't come up with more ^^;