10-26-2016, 09:59 AM
Giovanni had left Moscow shortly after his meeting with Jensen and the photographer woman. Staying in one place for too long had gotten to him. He was too used to movement for that. Giovanni still had money that he had taken from Luciano, and with that he had gotten a plane ticket on the first available flight with open seats. With the Ascendancy's announcement, he was willing to leave as well. Not out of fear, but he didn't want to become the Ascendancy's puppet - what else would registration be for?
That brought him to Cairo. He felt oddly at home in the desert environment. He was dressed fairly casually as he looked around the open market. People looked at wares with a careful eye as if deciding whether or not it would be worth the money to purchase. A woman caught Giovanni's eye. She moved carefully and with grace.
The woman looked around as if awed by the items, standing awhile to look at a crystalline statue of some sort. Giovanni smiled. He recognized the type. Giovanni had no desire to steal at this point, but he scouted the area with expert skill, looking to the casual observer as one who was examining wares. Finding the best escape route from the woman's location, Giovanni went to stand in the alleyway, leaning against the wall.
As expected, the woman came through soon. "Little thief,"
Giovanni said with a smirk.
The woman stopped and turned. She moved semi-seductively, trying to manipulate. "What are you going to do, turn me in?"
Giovanni recognized what she was trying to do. Doubtless she had some sort of weapon on her. He prepared the power just in case. "No,"
he said, not responding to her seductiveness. "Your technique needs work."
Anger flashed briefly in her dark eyes. She recognized him as a fellow thief now, but in a way he had insulted her.
"No insult intended. You're very good, but could be a lot better."
She paused, drawing her hand out of her pockets - yeah she was armed. "I've haven't been caught since I was a kid."
Giovanni smiled. "No? Well you are good at choosing escape routes, however, you linger too long - you admire your target too much. You give people a chance to see you and put together in their mind a face if something disappears. You do that, and you'll be unstoppable."
The woman became thoughtful. Giovanni had the feeling he had made a new ally, but he didn't trust her. If she was smart she wouldn't trust him. Thieves didn't trust one another.
That brought him to Cairo. He felt oddly at home in the desert environment. He was dressed fairly casually as he looked around the open market. People looked at wares with a careful eye as if deciding whether or not it would be worth the money to purchase. A woman caught Giovanni's eye. She moved carefully and with grace.
The woman looked around as if awed by the items, standing awhile to look at a crystalline statue of some sort. Giovanni smiled. He recognized the type. Giovanni had no desire to steal at this point, but he scouted the area with expert skill, looking to the casual observer as one who was examining wares. Finding the best escape route from the woman's location, Giovanni went to stand in the alleyway, leaning against the wall.
As expected, the woman came through soon. "Little thief,"
Giovanni said with a smirk.
The woman stopped and turned. She moved semi-seductively, trying to manipulate. "What are you going to do, turn me in?"
Giovanni recognized what she was trying to do. Doubtless she had some sort of weapon on her. He prepared the power just in case. "No,"
he said, not responding to her seductiveness. "Your technique needs work."
Anger flashed briefly in her dark eyes. She recognized him as a fellow thief now, but in a way he had insulted her.
"No insult intended. You're very good, but could be a lot better."
She paused, drawing her hand out of her pockets - yeah she was armed. "I've haven't been caught since I was a kid."
Giovanni smiled. "No? Well you are good at choosing escape routes, however, you linger too long - you admire your target too much. You give people a chance to see you and put together in their mind a face if something disappears. You do that, and you'll be unstoppable."
The woman became thoughtful. Giovanni had the feeling he had made a new ally, but he didn't trust her. If she was smart she wouldn't trust him. Thieves didn't trust one another.