11488/In need of a thief

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In need of a thief
Date of Scene: 16 May 2020
Location: South Channel Island, Nantwich
Synopsis: Ivy hires Catwoman to retrieve some important ingredients to cure her plants of a disease.
Cast of Characters: Poison Ivy, Catwoman




Poison Ivy has posed:
South Channel Island has been fairly quiet and peaceful over the last couple of mo this. However, there were always the occasional delinquents or would be heroes who were not okay with having their favourite hiking trails or hunting grounds or simply picnic sites shut down. How dare this green freak think she had a right to an entire island of her own?

Which meant she had to double security measures for her 'children'. Which meant leaving the island for necessary supplies was difficult if not impossible. The latest threat was an invasive species of bark beetles that required a very unique mixture of insecticides..But with rumours of tree loggers hoping to destroy her beloved trees, she dared not leave the area.

Which is why Ivy had made some calls, in particular using her contacts to get in touch with an expert thief who would hopefully nit ask questions or make speeches about how speaking is wrong, or taking an entire island hostage is 'bad'.

Catwoman has posed:
Catwoman was amused when Ivy called her for help. She's been a bit busy doing the odd theft or mission for The Light. But tonight she would have been at home with Chinese food and Animal Planet. This is definitely much more preferable. Her whip wasn't going to get her across water and so she stole a boat from the harbor.. after taking out the cameras that would have caught her in the act. This kitty is not swimming.

Catwoman arrives with the sound of her boat's engine, no doubt alerting Ivy.

Poison Ivy has posed:
Poison Ivy is waiting fir her at the dicks. Of course she could have sent her a boat, but perhaps there was a bit of a test going on here. Sure she'd heard the Kitty was pretty damn talented, but this was something she needed to see with her own eyes.

Of course hiding and lurking in Ivy's own territory is pretty tricky, why she's got spies everywhere.
rAnd so here she is on the shore line, waiting, watching, smiling, "Good afternoon, Cat woman.." she croons, "So nice to finally meet you. I hope you had no trouble getting here?"

Catwoman has posed:
Catwoman leaves the boat and comes ashore, "Just a nice cruise enjoying the wind. Can't believe it's over already and that I'll have to return this beautiful boat." She glances back at her temporary ride, "So I heard that you need a cat's touch?"

Poison Ivy has posed:
Poison Ivy laughs, "Who says you have to return it? Why not keep it.." she shrugs, quickly closing the distance between the two of them though she is in no hurry. "Welcome to my paradise, Catwoman. Can I get you anything, green tea or cookies?" she smirks, sure they seem to be in the middle of a wild forest, but she does have her little cottage not far from here.

Although seems that she's cutting right to the chase. "Straight forward, I like that." she smiles and nods, "Indeed, it seems some of my babies.." she waves a hand towards a clump of trees that have seen better days. They look wilted, yellowish at the leaves, and half theur bark is eaten away.

"So e of my babies are being attacked by an invasion e species. I need to gather some ingredients to mix a n antidote fir this disease. Trouble is, I'm running out of ingredients. Of course the moment I leave the island, some 'hero' will move in and try to liberate it." little air quotes are made.

"Even if I did leave, I doubt any one will assist me. So I need someone who can acquire these rare ingredients and bring them back to me within the week. Of course, I'm willing to pay well for your services."

Catwoman has posed:
Catwoman looks at the boat one more time, "Hmmm... no I just don't get on the water enough. But maybe you can keep it?" She considers Ivy's plants, "I'd feel the same way if my cats were in trouble. In fact Batman seems to care more about 'law and order' than the fate of endangered big cat species. You'd best believe that he wouldn't care much for your own babies."

At the offer for cookies, "And I'm watching my figure.. you know how it is. Afraid I'll have to pass on refreshments."

Poison Ivy has posed:
Poison Ivy nods and sighs, peering g towards the boat. "Hmm, it could come in handy, perhaps.." she listens to the analogy with a nod of understanding, "Indeed, Batman is a fool, he cares more about rules and laws than he does the more important things. I wish merely to preserve the environment and this us but a first step.." she fusses about, pulling something out if her satchel, looks like a shopping lost of sorts, and she hands it to her.

"These are the ingredients I need to make my antidote. Most of them are not too rare, but a few you may need to raid a lab or two.." she ponders, "Before we discuss payment, do you have any questions about how to obtain these?" most are fairly common, things you might find in a gardening store, or warehouse, even a pharmacy.

Catwoman has posed:
Catwoman glances at the list, "None of it seems too difficult. Aside from the labs they should be pretty straightforward heists as long as Gotham's biggest trolls don't try to cramp my style."

Poison Ivy has posed:
Poison Ivy smiles and nods, rubbing her hands together, "Excellent, I've heard good things about you. I'm counting on you. Now..Let's talk about payment. Aside from access to this island and resources, how much money are you wanting in exchange for this?"

Catwoman has posed:
Catwoman thinks, "We can say $5000. Generous considering the labs but this is for a good cause and it was supposed to be my night off. I am not exactly out of work right now." She smiles.

Poison Ivy has posed:
Poison Ivy is actually pretty well-off, mostly because she creates and sells a lot of illegal drugs on the black market. She nods and smiles, "Certainly. I can give you $1500 now, and the rest when you return. If all goes well, I may seek your services again in the future."

Catwoman has posed:
Catwoman shrugs, "Fine with me. I don't think Batman will be expecting anyone to steal anything on this list. It'll look like a string of random robberies and it's not my usual M.O. I won't even be a backup suspect."

Poison Ivy has posed:
Poison Ivy smiles sweetly and nods, "Excellent, I've added my contact at the bottom of the list. And if you run into trouble, do let me know. If you have no further questions then I think that's it. I look forward to hearing from you within a week. That should be enough time, hm?"

Catwoman has posed:
Catwoman nods, "It's a deal then honey." She turns to leave, "Batman has a lot of friends now. It's not like the good old days when he could only be in one place at a time. Then it all went to the birds.."

Catwoman doesn't wait to see if Ivy gets the reference to the "Robins" or not before stepping back onto the boat, "If you want to keep this boat it will be waiting at the harbor I got it from.. unlocked of course."