Keep Your Eyes on the Bulls-eye (Open!)

[Karina M. Robertson]

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It was nice to be back at Pilot ridge on her own terms. After a hectic few months in Scotland, and then spending the recent month over in her family's house back in New Hampshire, the Telepathic could finally say that she was happy to see Pilot Ridge, it being exactly how she left it.

The sun Illuminated her excited, glasses-rimmed eyes as she headed over towards the Third annual Field day, a casual smile playing at her lips as she scours about her first event. The air was fresh, grass greener than usual, and the excited voices of kids, teens, and sdults alike filled the atmosphere. Heck, it made her excited to just be around excited people, really.
Karina hadn't been able to go to the other two, she had been out-of-country for those, and each yeah she had heard nothing but good things about it. So, with high hopes and a full wallet, Karina walked into the field day, hoping to kick-butt at every target-game she could find with whoever she stumbled upon.

[Lani Hunter]

Field Days. What a treat! What an easy target! So many eager people running around with full wallets and so many people around that a bump here and there wouldn't be noticed. So many easy targets. Lani already had raided and tossed three wallets and had acquired a collection of jewelry and watches worn but the unwary. Not only that but the fair game were an absolute breeze for the telekinetic. Normally it would be considered cheating to use his power for such a thing but he doubted anyone would notice, or care. After all what was he really winning? Stuffed animals? Well, granted he did want to win Odion something, perhaps win it honestly. But then there was the enjoyment of robbery. It was the only thing that brought him to the fair, or any fair for that matter. So many fools to humiliate.

Lani was dressed casually in a unremarkable dull red tee and a pair of cargo shorts. They were laden with his spoils of the day and now he was seeking another prize. There were several shooting games but Lani's hands itched with nerves at the thought of it all. He trusted his power to not let him down but he was very afraid of holding a gun again. Finally Lani found something interesting. Something he had never done before. The first one he stopped at was one where a ball was thrown. Lani had a good shot but often times these things were rigged so when his ball struck home Lani gave an extra push with his power knocked them over. The man turned to grab a plush. Lani needed something better, he doubted Odion would want a Sonic the Hedgehog plush. So while the clerk had his back turned while Lani used the Hedgehog to make his life difficult the cash funds found their way into his hands and by the time the man turned back Lani was gone.

Lani worked with care. No witnesses in the melee. He smiled, this was perhaps the easiest job he'd ever had. He moved along and found another target game that interested him. Archery. He'd never done anything like this. Granted it was small scale with a small looking crossbow but Lani wondered how well he could do, as a city boy shooting an arrow. Lani honestly doubted he'd do well, but it could be fun. Besides he had enough cash to burn, why not? He stood back and watched as he considered the stance at which people stood and how the good archers matched against the poor. They had a beginner level all the way to a marksman level, or at least that was how it seemed to Lani. Contemplating the strategy that went along with it Lani was well aware that a potential challenger, and a potential target had walked up. Lani smiled pleasantly at her and continued to watch the archers.

[Karina M. Robertson]

The excitement was clearly visible in the young telepathic's face when she saw the familiar round targets being shot at by arrows, a lot of them missing what they were aiming for. Karina was an archer herself, and loved the sport with every fiber of her short, Scottish-Rican being-- which was saying something because Karina wasn't too athletic to begin with. If anything, archery works for her like meditation works for Monks; it soothed her, calmed her down, helped her clear her busy head and shush all the voices-- plus it's always nice to know you can hit an eyeball about 20 or so feet away.

With a pep in her step, she held her wallet in her hand as she walked towards the far end where the more advanced levels were, with onlookers and other, older archers giving her some odd looks. She was used to it though, she knew very well that she didn't look like the everyday archer, and possibly one of the younger ones there, but that didn't bring her down or dampen her spirit. If anything, it made her feel a lot better about her skill that only a handful of people her age would attempt the harder levels, and she wasn't gonna lie, it also added to the ego too. The Telepathic paid for a bow and around a dozen or so arrows, hoping to actually get a few good rounds in before possibly getting something to eat.

Karina stood tall and ready while she prepared herself, making sure to put her purse down and loop her foot through the handle, in case anybody tried to be smart and steal her stuff. She knew that there were plenty of shifty telekinesis-users around, pickpocketing the unsuspecting and making people look like fools, but she knew better-- or, Nous did. The Little bugger wouldn't stop annoying her until the strap was around her ankle and her foot was through it, just in case. So, with that said, Karina began to stretched her arms and prepared to shoot, pulling the bowstring as she stood up straight. Her body relaxed and her breathing slowed down while she aimed, content as ever while she concentrated. Right now, holding the bow an arrow in her small hand with feeling the bowstring on her cheek, she was in her own little world, knowing that this is where she needed to be. Not running errands for her parents or constantly watching her siblings, not obtaining headaches from honing her powers or rushing to her next class. This is where her soul lay, this is where she belonged.

She took a breath, closed her eyes, and smiled when she heard the sound of her first spot on hit.

Nothing could get better than this.

[Lani Hunter]

She was holding her wallet and that was a deterrent but now that he’d seen it Lani’s hands itched to have it. Lani watched her and moved smoothly through the crowd his eyes appearing to be on the archers but his attention was on her. He paused and paid for a bow and a handful of arrows. He wasn’t going to pass up a chance like this. Lani walked toward the girl and his eyes flickered to her bag. She was cautious, it wouldn’t be good to rob the wary. Lani’s intentions changed in a flash, perhaps he couldn’t outright rob her but he could probably get a fair amount of money out of her. He’d stolen a book a year ago that was dedicated to power use in crime. The telekinesis section had been rather fascinating. Lani’s imagination was limited to his planning abilities but he was working on thinking on his feet.

Lani took the stand next to her and watched her stance calculating and reading her stance and wondering how he was going to copy it. Lani took a deep breath and when he opened his eyes again his mind was on the arrow. His power followed it testing it and feeling it’s motion through the air. He was careful not to interfere and Lani felt the slight rotation and the quivering of the target as her arrow hit home. Looking after it Lani smiled to himself and turned back to the girl with a grin on her face. Lani fingered an arrow and spun it in his fingers. No one would have guessed that this was the first time the telekinetic had ever touched a bow and that was how Lani wanted it. Now he didn’t have to be good, he needed to cheat.

He cocked his head and gave the girl a cocky smile. “Nice shot,” he said, “Bet you can’t do it again.” The smile grew charming and he watched her with interest. Interacting with people was half of the fun, everyone reacted a little different to a challenge. Some people had to be goaded, some people were cocky, like Lani knew he was. Then there were people who were clever, or imagined themselves clever, people who were wise in their foolishness and people who hadn’t a clue that the challenge was going to cost them. Lani was always a step ahead, always calculating his next move like he was playing on a huge chess board. He pushed his sunglasses up his nose a bit and his eyes traveled back to the target, it would be a hard shot to repeat, but even if she could, well, Lani had plans.

Occasionally, the challenge was made more interesting by someone who was wary of thieves. It was a challenge that most thieves were smart enough to ignore, or if they were very good convince other thieves to do. But for Lani this was a matter of pride. He had been on a roll but it had been easy, taking candy from a baby. It almost felt as though he were trying to take dragon’s gold. Lani’d taken grander prizes a million times over. Even if she suspected him, she would be a fool to imagine she was dealing with an average pickpocket. The corner of his lips tipped up making him look like an imp, with a promise of mischief in his eyes. Honestly, Lani was being reckless, he and Odion were setting out on a do or die mission come the end of the week and Lani was doing all he could to calm his nerves.

[Karina M. Robertson]

Karina took another arrow into her hand and inspected it before looking at her new audience, adjusting he glasses before narrowing her eyes slightly as he mentioned his challenge. His thought were so loud and so... prideful? Was that a good word to use? No matter, the point really was that he had no idea who he was trying to get some money out of. She could already tell he had a little nifty telekinesis power, and could already imagine the scenario on her head.

She'd disagree with him, being all smug as she say she'd bet him anything that she could do it ten times over, and then watch as all the money in her wallet depleted as he used his power to send her arrows to the other side of the field, all the while embarrassing the life out of her.
Now Karina might've been a tad naive at times, but she wasn't outright stupid. she knew when she was going to get robbed, and she wouldn't let her stubborn pride get to her, even though she knew very well she could do it again.

So, with that said, the girl shrugged with closed eyes, rolling back her shoulder before standing up straighter and looking back to the arrow. It was just now that she realized how cheap these actually were, for being used for the marksmen level anyways, and was somewhat surprised she hadn't noticed before. Huh.
"Eh, who knows. I could probably do it again, quite simply and easily while racking in the points, but seeing that you probably want to leave me with an empty wallet i don't think i should take that bet." She replied, and if you looked close enough, you could see a small smirk form on her face.

Karina wasn't a dumb girl, but why not go ahead and play at his game, she had nothing better to do at the moment.

[Lani Hunter]

((OOC: Sorry for taking so long!))

Lani raised a brow at the woman and found himself smiling. How interesting. She was definitely not the kind of person he was expecting to take as a target. It was a challenge and it was one that Lani wasn’t sure he should take. He wasn’t sure how she had caught on so quickly and he narrowed his eyes suspiciously at her. She was either a fellow thief who’d played the game herself, a cop who was trained to look for things like this, and third was a telepath. He didn’t recognize her from Hammel, but that wasn’t surprising, he’d never gone to class even when he was there and now that he was done he wasn’t likely to recognize someone he’d probably seen once or twice in the hallways.

Her statement caught Lani off guard and when his jaw went slack he let it and turned the motion into a smile. Lani gave a little chuckle and the mask of a pleasant innocent person came up. He raised the hand holding the arrows and inclined his head a bit. “Well then, I feel sheepish,” he laughed, “But then again, you know it’s funny because I never mentioned that money was part of the bet,” his humorous tone didn’t leave but his gaze was piercing and dangerous. With a shrug the gaze was gone and his smile reached up into his eyes. He straightened to his full height to take a shot. He needed to make it believable. So he faked it. He’d seen enough movies to think that he could at least look like he was shooting a bow. He pulled an arrow and took a shot.

Immediately after it went, his power caught it and kept it from going too high and diving into the ground and carefully he straightened it’s course and his arrow thumped the target next to hers. He smiled as if surprised by the action. “How about this: no bets, let’s just see who’s better?” Lani asked and gave her a charming smile. He was starting to see why Odion made things up as he went, telepaths made life eternally difficult. Letting his eyes rest on the girl Lani took note of her features. She was pretty and she was hardly the helpless type. She reminded him a little of Adrianna, or who he had always hoped that Adrianna would be. The poor girl was strong but she never realized it. This was a girl who was confident and had cards in her hand and knew it, but also knew how to bluff it.