Re: Chapter 2 - The Calm Before the Storm
"Sounds charming, but yeah, if you know a guy's modus operandi, there's a good chance you can figure out a way to beat him. It's all a matter of staying a jump or two ahead of him."
As the boys play catch-up, Izzy continues to browse. She'd be just as interested poking around at Cody's computers, but he seemed the type to not let anyone touch his equipment, though likely with good reason. River's trophies were much more interesting anyway.
She was tempted to test the katana, but two things held her back. One was that it probably was that sharp and she didn't feel like waiting for a finger or something to grow back and two, some folk looked down upon sheathing a katana before it drew blood. And then they were back to the first reason to not screw around with it.
Now the jewelry, on the other hand, that was worth staring at. She wasn't one for wearing it all that much, but that didn't mean she didn't like looking at it. And she had to admire River's taste in trophies. Jewelry was one of the easier things to lift off a mark, though cash was a little easier to get rid of if that's why you were taking it.
Without thinking about it, she found herself weighing a pendant in her palm, rubbing over the face of it with her thumb. Little things like this weren't readily missed. They could easily be explained away as lost in the bustle. A broken clasp. Same with earrings. Even rings if they were loose enough to begin with, but that was risky. Danglies were the easiest to slip away with. Very, very easy to slip away with, especially in situations like this where they were likely forgotten, save a little dreg of memory that might cause you to look in on them now and again. And if something this small were to disappear, it was easily justified as to how it might have gone missing. And it really was pretty. And it wasn't like either of the boys was going to notice if she stuck in her pocket, busy chatting as they were. It'd be simple enough to ball the chain up and then just casually slip it into her jeans or coat.
Except Cody probably had this place wired and monitored to high heaven. Not to mention this was River's stuff. Coveting something nifty, like that katana, was one thing, but out and out stealing from her? She'd kick her ass from here to Sunday if she found out. And even if she didn't ever, there was no way she was going to steal from their mentor.
Quickly hanging the thing back up, she closed the jewelry box and scooted out, slipping a hand in Raven's to keep her fingers occupied on something other than petty larceny.
"So bizarre, hearing the two of you talk about the World War. I mean, cripes, my grandfather's served then and, well, it's funny hearing you guys talk about it, considering you don't look old enough to serve now on a good day." She shakes her head.