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<span class="mu-r">“Great job, guys. You crushed it out there!”</span> you shouted in comms.
<span class="mu-b">“I don’t think I’ve ever been so excited to steal something as virtually worthless as a big pile of sand.”</span> Felicia laughed.
<span class="mu-g">“Hey!”</span> Flint said, a wounded look on his face. <span class="mu-g">“I’m standing right here.”</span>
<span class="mu-b">“Oh, honey~. I said ‘virtually’, not ‘completely’.”</span> she said in reply.
Flint looked like he wanted to argue a point, but Lorina quickly cut him off.
<span class="mu-r">“That was so clean! We got the job done much faster than I thought we would!”</span> she said, examining her pocket watch with a satisfied look on her face. <span class="mu-r">“Now if we had our costumes, then this would’ve been absolutely perfect~.”</span>
The Prowler audibly groaned. <span class="mu-g">“I was hoping that you would have forgotten about that already.”</span> he admitted.
<span class="mu-r">“How could I forget? It’s literally one of the most important parts of this job.”</span> White Rabbit argued. <span class="mu-r">“I’m so close to convincing Sandy to shapeshift into a giant ‘Alice’!”</span>
<span class="mu-g">“No, you’re not.”</span> Flint denied flatly.
You weren’t able to acquire enough colored sand to make Lorina’s designs pop, and even if you could, Flint wasn’t confident enough in his ability to rearrange his particles into specific patterns. What he was capable of, however, was changing his shape into anything that didn’t openly defy the laws of gravity. And so, Lorina didn’t miss her opportunity to ask him to shapeshift into a giant ‘Alice’. In fact, she took this opportunity almost every single day, quickly earning her a spot on Flint’s shitlist.
It was annoying, for sure, but you felt like it would be a simple thing for him to pull off. At this point, you felt like he was only refusing to piss her off.
As the two argued back and forth over comms, you were tempted to bury your head in the sand just to get some peace and quiet.
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After dropping off your haul at the designated drop-point that White Rabbit had arranged earlier, you and the others made your way to her mansion for what you knew would be the unveiling of the costumes that she’s been hyping up. Lorina wasn’t terribly bothered by your offer to trade with Prowler, but the big grump kept trying to avoid putting on the hat that would complete the ensemble.
You and Cat were probably the only ones that appreciated Rabbit’s enthusiasm on the matter. There was nothing more exciting than receiving a fresh new costume for a new job. For some reason, you kept damaging them or destroying them entirely. You’d have to go get those fixed at some point.
Reaching into one of your belt’s pouches, you pulled out a folded paper that showed the final design of the “Decked Out” suit.
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