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[perfectsymmetry]

[Since the big April Fool's Day reveal, Crowe has been in a pretty rotten mood. Most of the time, he just goes to school, not really talking to anyone or paying attention, and going as far as to avoid people completely. During the whole debacle he was killed twice, and he shot two people as well - one of those being his "father" who had also gunned him down outside the highway diner. To make matters worse, our intrepid wannabe investigator pushed himself so hard to find clues or be of any help, and completely failed to find anything. On top of that, the whole thing was a ruse anyway, and now Crowe feels like there's nothing anyone can ever do to get ahead in this town. Clues and information cannot be trusted since Mayfield can so easily manipulate everyone in town. He feels more useless than ever.

Fine then, he thinks. If this is the case, he might as well stick to what he's good at, or at least what he knows. He doesn't consider him to be a good thief, but he's better at it than he thinks...]


[Crowe's up to a lot the next few days. You'll find him:

A) Skipping classes and curiously lingering in the lunch rooms and hallways of Mayfield High. He hasn't practiced pickpocketing in ages, and wants to get back into the habit. Although rusty, he's good at it. He'll be aiming for drones, students and teachers alike, but outright avoiding friends. He won't be going for anything too big, just watches, wallets, easily accessed jewelry, things like that. Of course, with all the new people incoming recently, he might not realize you're a drone, and today you might be missing something from your pocket or schoolbag.

After classes, he'll be out on a parkbench sorting through what he has, mostly looking uninterested in it... unless he happened to find something valuable or different. He's making no effort to hide this, either. Feel free to approach.

B) At the rec center, giving the boxing equipement one hell of a beating. Thanks to constant practice, he's actually getting pretty good, but he looks pretty exhausted. He uses a strange combination of tawkwondo moves and out and out vicious street brawling. Sparring partners, anyone?

C) Sitting up in a tree in the park, reading a novel. A white tomcat lounges with him. The trees are only budding, so he can be seen easily up there. Now that the weather's warming up again, this is where he spends any free time he manages to find. Occasionally he stops to look at and fiddle with a small metal pendant on a chain he's using as a bookmark. Strange for someone so young to look nostalgic, but that's the only way to describe the look he's giving it.

Comments

[puzzlerprince.livejournal.com]

[Once they make it into his office, Edward takes a seat, glancing up at Crowe with the look of a salesman.]

First and foremost, Mr. Crowe, I should emphasize that this conversation stays within this room. You see, I'm actually in need of someone with a resume like yours. With a little bit of practice, I'm sure your skills as a thief would be an invaluable asset to my humble little... organization.

And in return? I can give you answers.

[perfektsymmetry.livejournal.com]

...Organization?

And answers to what, exactly? If it's about this town, I... I-I don't care anymore.

[puzzlerprince.livejournal.com]

I've compiled a small group of likeminded individuals who feel that this town has been keeping us down for far too long. We intend to overcome Mayfield's authorities and their infrastructure by committing crimes against the town---robberies, heists, sabotage, espionage. Anything that will throw a wrench into Lucy Smith's agenda.

[He frowns a bit, though, at Crowe's statement.]

You don't care?

[perfektsymmetry.livejournal.com]

This last… incident proved to me that you can't trust anything you learn here. I-It can be all for nothing, taken away or changed … So I'm done. I'm through investigating.

…Do you really think that will bother her?

[puzzlerprince.livejournal.com]

I won't know unless we keep trying. Something's bound to give. Eventually.

[perfektsymmetry.livejournal.com]

She can just drone us. Kill us. Send out more hazmats. Petty crime will probably just annoy her.

[puzzlerprince.livejournal.com]

Would you rather we just sit here and do nothing? Just sit here and wait until she tosses us into whatever death-trap of the month she has lined up?

[perfektsymmetry.livejournal.com]

No, I suppose not...

I don't want to be involved in anything that might hurt anyone innocent, though. Or vicitimize the non-droned residents.

[puzzlerprince.livejournal.com]

You can rest assured, Mr. Crowe. I don't intend to cause any harm to our fellow captives. Our primary intent is to learn all we can about our enemy, solve the riddle to this town, and ultimately? Break free.

[perfektsymmetry.livejournal.com]

... I'll think about it, sir. I'm not really sure if I want to work in groups anymore.