"Ah. I was nervous that something might have happened."
He explains the relieved sigh that escaped him, his hand on his chest to calm an anxious heart... That did not soothe once Neal brings his attention to the tools.
He gestures to one of the bogie rakes, a little may I?, before picking it up and turning the little tool over in his hands. "Not a bad piece. Too light if you're hoping to get access to something behind a lock thicker than your average front door--and I recommend surgical steel over traditional stainless."
He points to a tiny, chipped edge with his pinkie. "More durable. This is going to start catching on you, if you're not careful."
Oh. There we go. Now the whole China knows you're both thieves. Ren laughs in good spirits, even if he is still a little shaken at the reveal. A big part of him wants to explain that he doesn't actually steal, it's heists he pulls that take place inside a person's heart, but also, how to not sound insane saying these things without prompting?
"I'm making them not to lose the habit of it. I have a favorite."
And from his drawer, he pulls a permapick, as known as a perfectly durable, fine-looking lockpick from home. Good times.
He raises his eyebrows, nodding approval. "Have to admit, I don't usually make my own tools. Friend of mine, Mozzie, he's a genius at it, so I leave that particular task to the person best suited."
Neal offers the pick back, expression soft with amusement a little bit of regret. "I'd like to say you started younger than I did, but I'd be half-lying."
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Date: 2021-11-01 02:04 am (UTC)He explains the relieved sigh that escaped him, his hand on his chest to calm an anxious heart... That did not soothe once Neal brings his attention to the tools.
"... Thank you. Are you... Familiar?"
What a way to ask if the other is a thief, too.
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Date: 2021-11-01 05:10 pm (UTC)He points to a tiny, chipped edge with his pinkie. "More durable. This is going to start catching on you, if you're not careful."
Does that answer your question, Joker?
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Date: 2021-11-01 05:18 pm (UTC)"I'm making them not to lose the habit of it. I have a favorite."
And from his drawer, he pulls a permapick, as known as a perfectly durable, fine-looking lockpick from home. Good times.
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Date: 2021-11-18 02:04 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2021-11-18 12:55 pm (UTC)And well. The sheer amount of molotovs he had back home was something else.
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Date: 2021-11-25 09:49 pm (UTC)Neal offers the pick back, expression soft with amusement a little bit of regret. "I'd like to say you started younger than I did, but I'd be half-lying."
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Date: 2021-11-25 11:11 pm (UTC)Pleasedon'tbeabadcriminal, pleasedon'tbeabadcriminal, please. Please.
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Date: 2021-11-28 08:00 am (UTC)