A Little Goes A Long Way (Alex.)

[Odion Martins]

Old habits die hard, and Odion wasn’t above human ritual. The mall seemed to be his go to as of late, since less and less wealthy businessmen seemed to live in the area. And Pilot Ridge wasn’t exactly a bustling city, and he certainly wasn’t stupid enough to pickpocket anywhere near where he lived. So he had to stick to downtown, or the mall. It was a hub for stupid high schoolers and out of town guests, one half of whom often had rich parents, and the other half were old enough to keep good amounts of cash in their wallets.

And seeing as his power was back in place, well… There was nothing stopping him. He may have been out of commission, but he was keen on keeping his promise to Jared. He would pay for his share of the rent and food, and he could damn well take care of himself. And since Odion wasn’t addicted to anything expensive at the moment, pickpocketing for what he needed shouldn’t take too long.

And so began the process of picking out just the right person. Sometimes split decisions could be made when there was a large crowd and something of value out in the open. Other times, like this one, people had to be looked at from afar, decided upon while Odi took his time. Right now, he was looking at a girl presumably in high school, and he was looking to see whether or not she was either one, wearing anything of value, or two, going into expensive stores which meant she had value to her. Or, value in her purse or pocket.

Only time would tell.

[Alexandra Patterson]

Today Alex was going to hang out with her mom who was suppose to fly in but her mom had canceled their girls day for the fifth time in a row because she couldn't get out of a interview she had in Miami. Though with over a couple hundred dollars in guilt money she sent instead in Alex purse she wasn't feeling to disappointed about it. She instead was feeling the excitement she always felt when she was about to go on a huge shopping spree. One of the only few befits to her of having a busy actor as a mom who substitutes material things when not being able to be there. If it wasn't for the fact the girl was a shopaholic she would of been more offend but that wasn't the case and she had to many things to buy to care rather her mom was there or not right now. She only been here for about fifteen minutes and already had a few bags in on of her hands. Now she was handing into spectrum which was one of the most high ends stores this town had to offer. With her free hand she adjusted the purse that was hanging around her shoulder and started to look around as she entered.  With music playing in her earphones from her phone she was oblivious to anything else around her besides the clothes. 

[Odion Martins]

And the girl wasn’t exactly easy to ignore. Perhaps a walking neon sign would be hard to pickpocket. She was a curious thing to look at. What caught his eye (beside her getup) was the fact that she was hoisting around a large amount of bag, which subsequently meant she had a large amount of money on her. In what form Odion did not know, but it was a chance he was willing to take.

As soon as the girl started looking at more clothes, Odion couldn’t help but think that this would be too easy. She wasn’t even watching her purse, and she had her headphones in? Maybe today was his lucky break.

Feeling cocky, Odion approached her without even bothering to freeze time. Nobody was looking, and it would take him a millisecond to unzip her purse, and another to life her oversized wallet. A smile spread across his face as he tucked the wallet away on the inside of his jacket.

One of her bags began to slip off of her shoulder and he caught it just in time. “You have a lot of bags there,” he said, his British accent sweet, like he had only ever meant to help her in the first place.

[Alexandra Patterson]

Wrapped up in her own world Alex didn't even notice the boy in till he caught one of her bags from falling. She took out her earphones and smiled at the boy with the cute accent not noticing anything out of the ordinary. "Thanks for catching that". She looked down at the amount of bags she had and laughed. "Trust me this is nothing compared to some of my other shopping trips. Would you believe I only been here for about fifteen minutes? ". She shrugged. "You could say i'm a bit of a shopaholic".

[Odion Martins]

"Of course," Odion said with a smile and a nod, handing the bag back before stepping away and out of her personal space. Shaking his head, Odion laughed a little and shrugged. "I suppose you make quick decisions on what you want," he commented. It was something they had in common. But since he had what he wanted, there wasn't any reason to stay. So after giving her a courteous nod, he turned around and began to walk away.

[Alexandra Patterson]

Alex smiled at the guy and went back to her shopping. That's when she spotted the perfect purse and knew she had to make it hers right now or she would just die. She swept it up and rushed to the register. "Hey excuse me I would love to buy this bag".
"No problem miss. That will be eighty dollars".
Alex reached down to the pocket in the purse where she kept her wallet feeling nothing but a few pennies and mints. "The fuck is my wallet" she mumbled while she put her purse on the counter. She always put her wallet in the same compartment but just to make sure she looked in the few others it had and came up short. "I'm sorry I just had it before I enter the store just like four minutes ago". She thought for a second. Yeah she just put in in her purse. All she had done had walked into the store and look at a few stuff between then and now. There was nothing else besides the guy who help her with her bags and... fuck. In her head the guy she flashed public enemy number one. Of course this time her assuming the worst of people was true. This wasn't Alex first time dealing with a pick pocketer but this was definatly going to be her last. Let me find out this guy took my wallet and I will bite his head off, she thought to herself. "Excuse me sir do you mind holding my stuff. I'll be right back I think I just remember where it might be".

Alex slipped her shoes off incase she had to chase him and ran after the direction she seen him go. Being she was on the track team so she was a fast runner and the fact it hadn't been that longer sense the encounter she instantly saw him. She grabbed his jacket before he could probably even recognize her and pushed him to the nearest wall. "Alright I know you have something to do with my wallet missing. Lie to me and you will regret it. Where the hell is my wallet"?

[Odion Martins]

Odion thought he had made a clean getaway, but he had quickly changed his mind seeing as he was currently being pushed up against the wall by the petite girl he had pickpocketed from.

He didn't have any qualms in pushing her away from him. He had noticed just how fast she could run, especially since she had caught up to him already and he was outside of the mall. "I don't know what you're talking about."

[Alexandra Patterson]

((sorry you didn't mind the fact she pushed him did you? I forgot to ask))

In no way was Alex actually thinking about how the guy could be dangerous or probably could take the girl. When she got angry and expected you of doing something to disrespect her she got a little crazy. She promised herself the days where she put up with people bullshit was in the past and she had been keeping her word. The fact he was denying it was making her mad because she was pretty sure he had it. "Cut the act this is not my first time dealing with a pickpocketer. I had my wallet right before I went in that store and now its just magically gone? I think not sweetheart. Now i'm going to give you one more chance because that's the type of nice girl I am. Give me my wallet and I will think about letting you go easy". She stared at him this kind of crazy look that she gets. What was she going to do if he deny it? She was totally sure but it would probably be violent. The girl was strong but she knew if she kept making these threats she should eveutally take some sort of fighting class to sharpen her fighting skills.