Board Thread:Role Plays/@comment-26104528-20161008203617/@comment-26130256-20170220064807

"And they call me a micromanager," Brine complained. He had never spoken with Hargreave about this job, but given how much Coconut Samoa could wreck his plan, making her lie about her role was the least she could do to pay him back. "I've stolen millions before I got involved with Flagg, so I daresay we can manage on our own."

"My thoughts exactly," Azulius agreed, sitting up with a stretch. For the sake of the deception, he decided to let drop the fact that he personally requested Fritz for the mission, and left the other position open to his choice. "I still say you should have sent her a copy of our dossier as the Quinns.  Between the National Gallery, the Four Sands Mirage, and that first dozen banks, I think she would get the message that this ain't our first rodeo."

"That would be fun, yes, but there's enough dirt in that dossier to give each of us a dozen life sentences, and I'm not sure I trust Hargreave just yet."

"Me neither.  But back to Stella's question," the magician turned to look at the tigress, "We do have our reasons for not keeping you on the deep team, and you being a fighter and not a sneak is only one of them.  Tell her, Brine."

"Gladly," the fixer said with a hint of sarcasm. "Like Azzie said, I've seen your Flagg portfolio, and stealth is hardly your specialty.   If this job was just a smash-and-grab, I'd hire you in a heartbeat, but for a real piece of shadow work, I'm not even sure your weapons can be suppressed."

"She kind of reminds me of Cayenne, now that I think about it.  Remember when we stole that giant weapon cache from the Villanueva Cartel?  Still can't believe we all got out alive."

"Don't remind me.  I think I still have the ulcer from that one.  But back to topic, Estellia, the big reason we have you on the outside is your skills as a pyrotech and a safecracker.  The only other good person we have for breaking safes is George, and he's going in with Fritz and Azzie.  If the others find anything useful behind a big lock, you're the only one who can help."

"And  we haven't told you  the other reason we have you out there," Azulius's tone turned somber, "because we're still hoping it won't happen.  But think of these blast doors around the elevator shaft to where The Box is kept.  I've seen missile silos and bank vaults with thinner walls."

"And if anybody sets off the alarm while they're down there, those doors will seal, and those 3 will be trapped like rats.  If the unthinkable happens, having George on the inside and you on the outside is our best chance of getting them out of there before somebody dies of old age."

"But like we said, that's our absolute worst case scenario right there."