[CLOSED and backdated] Sneaky sneak

[robintohood]

Who: Jason Todd robintohood and Accelerator levelshift
What: Jason and Accelerator steal something for the Baron
When: Backdated to before 11/15
Where: Excelsior
Content Warnings: N/A. Will update if needed.

[It’s taken some planning but tonight, Jason and Accelerator are in Excelsior and on a Society assignment to steal something for the Baron. They had done recon the previous night to get an idea of what the new space exhibit’s security is like. The tech and the guards are more advanced than typical museum security but that wasn’t very surprising given the city they’re in. Ultimately, the duo concluded that it was feasible to steal the Canem Sibilus.

Jason’s up on a dark rooftop across from the space exhibit. It’s nearly time for it to close. He’s dressed in his Red Hood gear as he calmly waits for Accelerator to arrive]

Comments

[robintohood]

[Whatever the security system is on the display cases, it’s definitely causing the humming]

That flute should be a couple of rooms over and no more missing coffee cups around.

[levelshift]

Hm. [Accelerator still looks cautious.] Seems pretty easy, don't you think?

[robintohood]

Yeah. Too easy.

[Footsteps heading towards them can be heard. Jason then tugs on Accelerator’s arm so that they can duck behind one of the larger displays.

The two approaching guards are talking. One grumbles about having to “babysit the boss’s new toys” while the other points out that it’s a good thing the testing phase got pushed to tonight instead of next week. Earlier means they can get it over with sooner. Besides, the new drones seem easy enough to use so far, including the they’re using now.

A different hum begins to be audible as they walk and talk]

[levelshift]

[Accelerator lets himself get tugged behind the exhibit, focusing on both hiding and keeping his balance. Once he's sure he's got his feet and his crutch underneath himself he listens to the guards.

Drones, huh? Those could prove to be a problem. He glances over at Jason as he waits for the guards to exit the hall, raising an eyebrow.]

[robintohood]

[Jason softly sighs. It seems that tonight’s theme is “dumb luck.” New drones arriving earlier than expected is a curveball, or several depending on how many drones there are.

Taking advantage of the guards being too busy talking to each other, Jason whispers to Accelerator]

Got anything to redirect the guards or drones? Otherwise, we might have to change plans.

[levelshift]

[It's an irritating roadblock, to be sure. He's quiet as he considers Jason's question, trying to remember that they're still trying to be stealthy.

After a moment, he whispers back.]

I've only got my gun. Otherwise, I'd need to be able to touch them to use my ability.

[Unless he pulls out his wings, but that isn't going to happen.]

[robintohood]

[Jason’s quiet as he thinks about what they can do. There’s two of them and they do have an option to consider…]

How much power you got left?

[levelshift]

[He gives a small shrug.]

Most of the thirty minutes. You got an idea?

[robintohood]

Remember how lesson one went?

[Jason pulls out a comm piece out of his jacket]

[levelshift]

[Ohhhh, okay. He nods slightly, watching.]

[robintohood]

[Jason offers the comm piece to Accelerator]

To stay in touch. We’ll temporarily split up. One of us will make a distraction big enough to get most of security’s attention. Make it look like something else is gonna get stolen. The other will snatch the dog whistle.

[levelshift]

[He takes the comm device, sticking it in his ear. Even though he's used to using his phone being from Academy City means he's pretty comfortable with something more techy.]

Got it. What do you want me to do?

[He can use his ability for either, so he'd rather follow Jason's direction here.]

[robintohood]

Distract. Doesn’t have to be a blowout but needs to be something to get a lot of security away from the target. Maybe hit two points of the building to make sure more move away.

[Jason also offers his spare grapple gun]

In case your battery’s low by the time you have to get away. We’ll meet at the teleporters when we’re both done.

[levelshift]

Alright.

[Accelerator blinks, looking down at the grapple gun, and takes it after a moment. He's never used one before but hey, no time like the present.

(Hopefully he won't have to. Realistically, he can't see himself having an easy time with it like Jason does.)

After taking it he gives a small nod, then turns and starts sneaking away. Two distractions, nothing huge. Probably nothing that sets off the alarms, either. He's debating his options as he gets further away from Jason and the target.]

[robintohood]

[Jason goes in the opposite direction, towards their real target.

Meanwhile, humming continues in the background thanks to drones hovering around]

[levelshift]

[As Accelerator sneaks through the museum he considers his first distraction. It comes to him pretty easily as he ducks past a security camera.

Waiting until he gets pretty far away from the exhibit room their actual target is in, he briefly switches to esper move in order to snap off a door handle. Then, when he comes upon another security camera, he fires the handle at the camera, completely smashing it.

There. The guards patrolling might not notice immediately, but whoever is monitoring the cameras will, so that's distraction #1 down. He leaves as soon as he's done that, looking for distraction #2.]

[robintohood]

[Meanwhile, Jason is slowly stalking towards their real target as he patiently waits for any sign of Accelerator’s distraction kicking in.

While hiding the shadow of a column, Jason hears the nearest guard’s radio. He’s being ordered to go check a broken camera and don’t forget to bring over the drone. Jason then waits until the guard’s footsteps and the drone’s humming moves towards Accelerator’s direction and away from him.

As soon as the coast is clear, Jason quickens his pace closer to their target]

[levelshift]

[Accelerator is a long way from the broken security camera by the time the guards get there. He doesn't have a lot of time, but he's been observant and those gears in his brain are turning and when he enters another exhibit hall he goes for distraction number two.

Suspended from the ceiling are several fake meteors. They aren't nearly as big as the ship out in the main atrium, and unlike a proper exhibit case it's unlikely they're connected to any kind of security system.

So, using his ability again, he taps the wall, amplifying and directing the reverberation up to the ceiling, crushing the joists the bolts are screwed into, and sending one of the meteors crashing to the floor.]

[robintohood]

[Meanwhile on the other side of the building, Jason’s camped in the shadow of another column. He hears multiple radios from several nearby guards alerting them that an exhibit has suddenly collapsed.

Jason waits for the guards to jog away from his area before trying to move again and speaking into his comm]

Get ready to have an exit.

[levelshift]

[Accelerator is booking it out of that exhibit room as soon as he can, relying on his ability for speed and, when the ceiling is high enough, manipulating gravity. It means running his battery down, but he just doesn't have the dexterity on his own and this is better than getting caught.]

Okay, looking for one now.

[Downsides to museums? They don't have a lot of windows.]

[robintohood]

[Jason finally reaches the exhibit hall containing the apparently very important dog whistle. It’s in a glass display case towards the back of the room. From the shadows, he looks at it and thinks about how to do grab it. There’s doing a brute force snatch and grab or the more cautious approach by taking more time with fiddling the security. It all depends on how much time they have left and the guards positions]

How’s it looking for you? You still got enough power?

[levelshift]

[While Jason approaches the whistle he's going to keep on hunting for an exit. Unfortunately, he isn't having a lot of luck, so when that voice comes through the comm he frowns to himself.]

I'm fine.

[His battery is slowly running down and he's acutely aware of that, but he doesn't want to tell Jason he's in trouble. He isn't. He'll figure this out.]

I'm going back to the atrium.

[robintohood]

[Jason is concerned but for now, he’ll have trust that Accelerator is keeping track of his own stamina. Jason takes out a glass cutter tool and starts to work on the display case]

Alright. Leave the building if you can. Don’t worry about me.

[Jason trusts his own speed and stamina in helping him get out in time]

[levelshift]

[Accelerator hesitates, wanting to argue. They're working on this together, so he should at least make sure Jason gets out alive and not arrested, too.

... Then he pauses, realizing this is the exact opposite route GROUP had taken while working together. With them it was every person for themselves, and if someone got captured or left behind (like Unabara did, once) then it was on them to get themselves out of the situation. No one else from GROUP would lift a finger to help.

(Obviously, the reason for this is that he likes Jason. With Musujime, Unabara and Tsuchimikado they were all being forced to work together, and they could barely tolerate one another. But admitting this is the reason, even if it's only to himself, is a little too much for Accelerator.)

He decides this isn't the time to argue and besides, Jason can take care of himself. Still, he clicks his tongue as he makes his way back to the atrium, easily manipulating some gravitational vectors to get back up to the open window.]

Fine. I'll wait outside.

[robintohood]

[There's a hole in the glass now. Next, Jason takes out pliers and a pair of wire cutters. He begins to manipulate part of the security system the exhibit is hooked up to]

I'll be there soon. You can be lookout if you want.