6/No Honor Among Thieves

No Honor Among Thieves
Date of Scene:	02 April 2017
Location:	Manhattan, New York City
Synopsis:	Gambit and Black Cat find themselves after the same target.
Cast of Characters:	Gambit, Black Cat

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Gambit has posed:
It has been a long day with the muggy humidity coming off the ocean, the over cast clouds and the many surrounding rivers. But the cool of winter is still lingering in the New York air.

Late in the evening a single thief stands atop a building on the eastern side of Manhatten and with his long brown trench coat, looms over the city but is more importantly, hunkered down close to an air system and is slowly unscrewing the guard to grant himself access into the building. A building which has several high value tennants and businesses. Seems the thief wants to take the mission impossible route and use the ventilation system for access and egress.

Black Cat has posed:
The man in the trenchcoat isn't the only unauthorized visitor to the building tonight. While he's working on the ventilation system, a female figure clad in black leather and white fur is hanging above the balcolny of one of the building's penthouses. The Black Cat is back in Manhattan, and stealing the jewelry from the corrupt Union boss who lives here should make quite a statement. Hanging upside down, Black Cat holds out a hand, and steel claws pop out of the fingertips of her glove. The claws are used slowly as a glass cutter, creating a hole in the balcolny door large enough for her to reach in and start hijacking the penthouse security system via the keypad inside next to the glass door.

Gambit has posed:
    While not quite as high tech as the Cat, Gambit does have plenty of experience and huspah. The man takes the grate off and slowly lowers himself into the vent and starts decending the building slowly but methodically. The mutant's eyes allow him to see how dirty the vents are but he quickly forgets the specific turn he needed to take and ends up in the room the Cat happens to be smuggling into.

This is where it goes wrong(er) for the mutant and the vent collapses and he's suddenly breaking through the coffee table in the living room with his backside.

Black Cat has posed:
Felicia just about has the security turned off when she starts hearing some thumping sounds from the ventilation system. "What the....?" she mutters before her green eyes go wide when she realizes what's happening. Furiously, she punches keyes on the device that she had attached to the security keypad. And just as the man in the trenchcoat falls from the vent in the ceiling, the system turns off with a green light on the keypad lighting up. Of course, the crash through the coffee table might alert the neighbors, but it's still better than having the alarm sirens going off. "You idiot!" she hisses at the man as she slides the door open and stalks inside. "This isn't exactly a mall jewelrey store smash and grab like you're used to..." The Black Cat moves through the penthouse, heading for the bedroom. A tap on the side of her domino mask activates the thermal imaging of her contacts, letting her see the oddity of the hidden wall safe in the bedroom.

Gambit has posed:
    Slowly standing back up, Remy groans loudly as he is scolded by the fellow thief and mumbles to himself, "This isn't the pharmasuitical offices..." Though his red eyes linger on the woman moving back towards the bedroom. "I'm not so bad at t'is, t'ere's jus' a lotta turns t' memorize and I guess I took a wrong turn at Albaquerque."

Standing up and making his way over towards the bedroom behind Felicia, his red and black eyes are ever curious though his hand continues to rub at the sore spot on his lower back and bottom.

Black Cat has posed:
"Well, you can head back the way you came in," Black Cat sys to the cajun in a hushed, irritated tone. She removes the painting from the wall, uncovering the safe. "Probably got minutes until security arrives instead of hours," she mutters before pressing her ear against the safe and starting to work the combination lock. With her expert ears and fingers, she can hear and feel the tumblers moving around and starting to fall into place. The only problem being that it is taking far too long for this method...

Gambit has posed:
    Stepping closer, his coat still covered in white dust from the crash and he wears that shit eating grin almost all the time. "T'en it looks like ya better get some hussle Kitten." The cajun says, crossing his arms and leaning against the doorframe while watching Felicia work. "Or, we could team up fo' a moment, get a nice pay day, an' go our separa'e ways. Non ami?"

He waits for her answer, but doesn't rush as the cat burglar is quite easy on his weary eyes.

Black Cat has posed:
Black Cat scowls at the man in the trenchcoat as he makes his proposition. "Meaning, I do all the work, and you expect your dumb a** to get an even cut becasue you stumbled in here?" She goes back to working the combination lock. "How about you get nothing and chalk it up to on-the job experience?"

Gambit has posed:
Remy rolls his eyes softly and steps forward until he's standing next to the safe, arms still crossed and looking at Felicia. "Do you wan' in t'is safe or non?" Asks the cajun, a smirk crawling across his face until his charming teeth sparkle in the darkness at the cat and he lifts his eyebrows, hint that he not only can open it, but would have already been inside the box if he wanted.
    With a soft bump of his hip into her, the cajun tries to urge the burglar out of the way so he can get to work, but he's not gonna push or force her, as he isn't in a rush to get out, they have time until security even gets on their floor.

Black Cat has posed:
With a long roll of her eyes and a huffing sigh, Black Cat takes a step back from the safe. "Fine." she says while putting up her hands. "Be my guest. You get this safe open, you can take half the score." In the meantime, Felicia is eyeing the path to the balcolny, ready to make a break for it when security arrives.

Gambit has posed:
    With a smile Remy takes the spot Felicia had occupied moments before and with a practiced hand he starts to turn the tumbler, listening to the clicks. Making a real show in order to make her believe he knows what he's doing. But actually, he's reaching his mutant powers into the lock system and causing it to pop internally until the thing can no longer remain locked. Remy simply steps back as the door swings open. "You promised, half cheri. Come get t'e pieces you want an' I'll be takin' t'e rest." Gambit says with a playful wink.

Black Cat has posed:
Okay, Felicia is impressed. And the smile on her face shows it. "Well. Maybe you're not a complete waste of time after all." Her movement back to the safe has a bit more slink and sway to it, her green eyes romaing over the cajun thief's body for a moment.

When she reaches the open safe, Black Cat takes a look inside, her eyes lighting up at the display of jewelry in front of her. Literally purring in delight, she pulls out a diamond necklace, with smaller rope chains of diamonds falling from the piece. "mmmm. You'll do nicely," she says as she finishes admiring the piece and slips it inside her skin-tight costume. A few other smaller pieces are taken as well, after careful consideration and deliberation. Still what she leaves behind once she's done is more than a fair split for the Cajun.

And as the Black Cat begins to make her way out of the bedroom, the faint sounds of the building's security tromping towards the penthouse's door can begin to be heard.

Gambit has posed:
Remy stands aside, acting calm and cool as the Cat takes her sweet time shopping for her prize. The gambler remains standing with hearing no where as advanced as Felicias, so the sounds of the security crew aren't heard until much after she's heard them. "Are you talkin' t' me, or t' t'diamonds?" Gambit says with a chuckle in his voice.

Once she's done, he sticks his hand in a fills his fist once and stuffs the goods into his coat pocket while his other hand pulls forth a trio of playing cards and holds them up close as he moves over to get a line of sight on the main door to the penthouse.

Black Cat has posed:
"To the diamonds, of course," Black Cat replies. And he's even situating himself to fight the guards while she can escape. "All right then. Good luck to you." She continues making her way to the balcolny, stopping at the doorway. "One little bit of advice. Don't go to Frankie 'Five Angels' to fence the loot. He's a notorious low-baller."

Gambit has posed:
Turning his attention to look over at Felicia, The cajun frowns, "Tell me somet'in' I don' know!" with that though, he's not cover for her big butt! He's getting out of here too. Remy will leave the mess he made in the living room with the vent shaft and while he can't climb walls, he moves over to a corner and seems to disappear in the shadows.

Black Cat has posed:
As the cajun makes his escape move, the guards break down the door and start to tumble in. Black Cat sighs and shakes her head. "There really is no honor among thieves anymore..." With a shrug, she starts running to the balcolny, vaulting over the railing and falling towards the street below. A swingline shoots out of her glove, and rather than plumetting to her doom, the Black Cat is swinging her way to freedom.