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Mission 22 [voice/action]

[Erza's horoscope reads:
Aries
-Your father is not an astronaut.
-A stranger may mean you harm this week so greet everyone with a blood-curdling shriek.
-While you were away from home, a stranger showered in your bathroom.
-Buy a cat and name it Chris. It will get you out of a jam.

Naturally, she doesn't believe a word of it.]

This is absolutely ridiculous. And what's an astronaut?

[The only one which sounds remotely plausible would be the third one, so after finding out what an astronaut is, she heads back to her apartment. Will she find anyone there? Who knows!]

((OoC: I haven't really planned anything for this event, so anything goes!))

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Is there anything interesting up there? [If so, that would explain a lot. Like why she never knew her father, for one thing.]

Nope. Just rocks. Oh, and there's no air. You need special equipment to breathe. But... I hear it's very boring unless you're a scientist.

...Then why would someone go up there? It doesn't sound like anyone would have a reason to do something like that!

...Science, I guess.

I don't really get it either.

[For science: why anyone does anything.] ...Well, I suppose, like you said, somebody must find it interesting.

My name's Erza Scarlet, by the way.

I guess...

And I'm Arsene Lupin III! [He's smiling, even if she can't see it.] ...You know, I always did like the color red...

Lupin, huh? That name sounds familiar... Have you been here very long?

[There is a moment's pause.]

If you've talked with Mine Fujiko or Inspector Zenigata Koichi, then I wouldn't be too surprised if my name came up. A few of my friends have been here for a while, and they are the chattiest of the bunch...

And no, I haven't. Just a few weeks, really.

Yes, that'd be it. I hope you aren't planning on doing stealing anything while you're here - it would be pointless in a place like this anyways. [If she thinks that'd convince him, she doesn't know him very well. Well, obviously, she doesn't know him at all, but you know what I mean.]

[He thinks about Zenigata's jitte, which he somehow stole the day before, and the tension wrench, and green fedora that somehow wound up in his posession earlier that day. He couldn't help but chuckle.

He didn't bother to mention that he didn't remember either of those incidents.]

I literally can't help myself there, my dear Miss Scarlet. [He liked saying that. It reminded him of Gone with the Wind...

There was humor in his voice when he continued.] Besides, I think I might be able to steal something we all want, if given enough time. You can help me too, if you want.

I take it you mean finding a way out of here? [As far as she can guess, that's the only thing that everybody would want. ...Well, everybody except for the people who are dead back home.] If that's the case, then good luck - I've been here for almost two years, and nobody's came close.

Well, if you know my reputation, then you know what I'm capable of. I don't want to brag, Miss Scarlet, but I have stolen things that are pretty impossible. I won't be able to help myself from trying, really, so why shouldn't I be somewhat organized and productive about it?

I'm not gonna go about bashing that barrier anyway. No way I can break it if I tried.

...if you don't want to help me, being a law abiding citizen and all, I understand. Could you at least point me to someone who might be able to, though? That is, unless you want to try and cuff me first. A...close associate tries that regularly, and I always get out, so I have to tell you that it won't work.

I haven't heard much, to be honest - I know you stole a five-story statue once, but that's about all that I've been told. Still, as long as you don't steal anything here, there won't be any trouble.

If you're looking for help, I'm afraid I can't point you to specific people. Still, as some general advice, I'd suggest looking for intellectuals first. Brute force hasn't done much to help us get out of here, I'm afraid.

[Lupin chuckles. He did steal a five-story statue once, and stole a similarly massive statue on a separate ocassion. Oh, they were so fun!]

That's useful enough, Miss Scarlet. I kinda figured it would be something like that, since the powers-that-be will have accounted for crazy powers and the obvious approach.

...don't worry. If I find something that's interesting or might be useful, I'll remember you. I'm a gentleman too--don't forget that.

...That's certainly a different behaviour for a thief than what I'm used to seeing - generally, they tend to be thugs, and they don't usually have any sort of code like that. [Of course, she's also used to beating up most of the thieves she finds, so she doesn't really ask about that sort of thing.]

Puh-lease! Don't throw me in the same ranks as a common criminal. I have something they lack--class, panache, a nice, nice Mercedes and a group of friends that I have complete faith in regardless of what they do.

Besides, what's a gentleman without a little bit of chivalry? I'd shame my grandfather otherwise!

Well, it's always good to have friends that you can trust. Aside from the two that you mentioned, are any of them here?

Oh, really? What's your grandfather like?

Two: a quiet thief of a samurai, and a lovely, but smart, young woman--thoroughly not a thieving type, as far as I can tell.

And my Grandfather...why, he was the best thief that the French countryside--no, all of Europe, has seen! Not even the Great Detective Sherlock Holmes could outwit him!

Can't say I met anyone like that, but I suppose I'll have to keep an eye out.

Sounds like you've got a lot to live up to. ...That name sounds familiar, though... [Erza had seen a collection of Sherlock Holmes stories in the library at some point, but she didn't really look into it. Still, the name stuck.]

Hey, don't go giving Goemon a lecture. He's a proud, honorable man--he knows exactly what he's doing.

And the name should sound familiar. I mean, we are talking about the greatest detective and the greatest thief of all time here. It's not that big a burden to live up to. It's a fun challenge, actually.

Well, as long as he doesn't steal anything here, there won't be any problems.

...I suppose that's a good way of looking at it. So you were named after him, I take it?

I told you--honorable man. Anyway...yeah. I was.

...and we're talking an awful lot about me. Boring stuff too. What about you?

I'm sure that the story of my life won't be very impressive from your standpoint - I've been working in a mage's guild for most of it. It's good, honest work, even if it gets dangerous at times. [...She takes the ability to use magic for granted at times, especially when so many people here can use it.]

[Erza...shouldn't have said that.]

Mage's Guild...? [the feelings of delight and awe at the coolness factor is evident in his voice. Be glad that he isn't fanboying. He's done that to someone already since his arrival.]

[Well, that was... unexpected.] Um... Yes. We usually fight off monsters, stop dark guilds from committing crimes, and do odd jobs like finding lost cats. My guild's called Fairy Tail, and we're the best in the land of Fiore!

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