windyheir: (that sure is a thing)
John Egbert ([personal profile] windyheir) wrote in [community profile] lostrealm2012-10-27 08:45 pm

On a quest adventure (closed)

Characters: John and Toph
Date: 10/27
Format: action
Content Warnings: none
Summary: John and Toph are both trying to complete the smuggler's quest.

[John had been trailing Roth'ka for at least two days by the time his tracking was interrupted. He wasn't exactly the sneakiest person, so he was playing it safe and using the information he had to watch from afar and see if Roth'ka had a pattern he followed. So far it seemed that Roth'ka hadn't realized he had a little blue shadow following him, which was good, because John didn't want to spook him off before he found evidence of his misdeeds.

John may have been a bit too gleeful about this quest. He just found being a sneaky detective to be awesome.

But after two days the novelty was wearing off and he was starting to get bored with this. If he didn't find a lead soon, he was just going to raid Roth'ka's apartment for evidence. The police department hadn't said anything specific about how to catch this guy doing bad things, so maybe there was a bit of leeway.

Suddenly John realized that he had been thinking about this plan for too long, and his target had left the cafe and started to move on to wherever he was going next. In a hurry, John rushed after him, trying to keep up while still keeping his distance. He wasn't watching carefully enough, though, and it would be way too easy for him to bump into someone short and just below his line of sight.
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fieldtrip: (shocked)

omg I'm sorry this took me forever and an age :(

[personal profile] fieldtrip 2012-11-04 06:02 am (UTC)(link)
[Toph is ducking down the same alley, too focused on keeping track of her mark to realize she's about to run into someone. It's a very rare occasion that she can be caught like surprise like this with her senses, but she isn't perfect, and they whack right into each other.]

Oof! [She's all ready to be annoyed, but it only takes a second of recovery for her to realize that this is that guy, and it's overcome by sheer surprise.] Hey, it's you! Wind boy! What the heck are you doing here?

[Oh wait, there's that annoyance, in full force.] Ugh, I don't have time to talk to you right now, either. I need to follow that guy!

[It just figures that when she finally runs into him again, she literally runs into him, and she can't afford to stop and grill him for answers.]
Edited 2012-11-04 06:03 (UTC)
fieldtrip: (Aang -- collar yank)

[personal profile] fieldtrip 2012-11-04 09:47 pm (UTC)(link)
You better.

[Yeah, it takes about two seconds to realize that they're going the same direction. Since they're trying to get closer and she doesn't want to blow her cover, her voice drops to an urgent, frustrated whisper, ducked behind a corner.]

I'm going this way! Why are you going this way?
fieldtrip: (angry pointing)

[personal profile] fieldtrip 2012-11-04 09:51 pm (UTC)(link)
Wait... you're not following that guy, are you? [She jabs a finger in Roth'ka's direction, rather rudely.] That's my guy!
fieldtrip: (Default)

[personal profile] fieldtrip 2012-11-04 10:19 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, well, I got dibs, [she retorts, giving no justification for why she has dibs. She doesn't need justification!]

I want that reward, and you're not going to keep me from it. Shove off.
fieldtrip: (12)

[personal profile] fieldtrip 2012-11-04 10:32 pm (UTC)(link)
It's not my fault you don't have money!

[She scowls. Reminding her of how much he isn't Aang puts her in an even worse mood, and she has no problem taking it out on him.]

Flying isn't that great, [she scoffs.] I can wrap him in steel the second I have my evidence. Flying is just for wusses who can't get their hands dirty.