second road ( action | video )

[roadsprings]

( i: action; all around union )

[ meet Teasel, everyone - the new addition to the Baggins household, and a right royal pest. first it was Bilbo's spoons. then anything else in the house that was shiny and not nailed down. by this point, she's built a nice little overly shiny nest for herself, and you'd think that would be a good place to stop, locked in an eternal tug-of-war with her Trainer of put those back right now and finding new and more out-of-reach places to construct her nest of bling.

except no, instead she's taken to places further afield for feeding her shiny addiction. "places further afield" being "anywhere and everywhere in Union, nevermind whether or not the shiny things are junk or if they actually belong to someone else."

she's trying to be stealthy about it, for the most part. she doesn't want her fussy Trainer catching on to what she's up to, after all. but some of those shiny things are just too good to resist even if it means thieving a little bit more... well, publicly.

Union, you may or may not find items of yours suddenly missing, or catch a Murkrow shamelessly fleeing the scene of the crime! what do. ]

( ii: video; forward dated a few days )

[ if Bilbo looks stressed in the warp band feed, that might be because he is. his face is in a deep-set frown, and he gives a deep sigh right before he starts speaking. ]

I think I owe quite a few people an apology for a certain somebody's antics over the past few days. [ he glares at something or someone off-screen before adjusting the warp band to reveal... well, a sizeable collection of shiny odds and ends piled on his kitchen table. ] Listen, I - I honestly have no idea who all of these things belong to, let alone how I'm supposed to return them, but if you do recognise anything, please, please let me know so I can get it back to its rightful owner. Again, I'm dreadfully sorry about all this. Won't happen again if I can help it.

[ at that, there's a sullen and only very slightly repentant cawing from off-screen... followed by the sound of breaking pottery, and the continued sound of squawking as Bilbo whirls around in its direction that almost sounds... melodic????. ]

--Teasel! That was my mother's best china, it was over a hundred years ol-- [ abruptly, he seems to remember that he's still recording, and with an effort of will breathes in through his nose before saying in clipped tones: ] Excuse me.


(( ooc: feel free to say that your character has lost a shiny thing and had it stolen by Teasel, or we can also action-thread it if you like! thefts will have been happening from ~9th march onwards. ))

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action.

[darer]

[ having recovered a few gems during his trip into the mountains with yuuna, thorin does in fact have a few shiny things lying around his workshop that aren't metal and too heavy for a murkrow to easily carry off.

plus, the door's open, since he's open for business, even if he goes upstairs to grab a pitcher of water.

it's not as if the workshop is entirely empty, of course. adlan keeps a watchful jewely eye on things at all times, and he will be floating after teasel as quickly as he can, shouting THIEF! THIEF! and waving his cloth arm at her wildly.

thorin follows only moments later, alerted by the noise of pokemon. adlan at least doesn't exactly make himself difficult to track. ]

action.

[roadsprings]

[ the gems were just too good to resist. and the door was wide open! it was all too easy for her to fly in, scoop up some gems in her beak, and fly back out again. truly, it is the perfect crime.

... except for the part where there was a witness. and also the part where she took more gems than she could actually fit comfortably in her beak while also flying at full speed. only one course is left. A CHASE! one that will hopefully get her pursuers hopelessly lost!

banking sharply to her left, she takes a turn down a narrower road, and can't resist squawking a cackling taunt behind her. something along the lines of catch me if you can, slowcoach!, except that it comes out a bit garbled with a beak full of precious jewels.

she also drops a couple of gems thanks to that, landing on the ground below like a ridiculously expensive trail of breadcrumbs. ALAS. ]

action.

[darer]

[ adlan pays no mind to the gems that the murkrow drops. he even stops replying and shouting, concentrating all his energy on floating after her instead - unfortunately, floating is still somewhat slower than flying.

it falls to thorin to gather up the fallen jewels. by now he's caught on to what exactly happened, and he will follow persistently without really paying the direction they're going much mind. ]

action.

[roadsprings]

[ Teasel's brilliant and cunning plan that is as cunning as a delphox what used to be professor of cunning at the university is this: get them hopelessly lost by leading them down every single nook and cranny she possibly can. she will lead them a merry dance through the entirety of Union if she has to!

except that she's still spilling gems out of her beak at a most unsatisfactory rate, and if she loses them all getting away that rather defeats the whole point of stealing them. time for new tactics! new tactics being soaring over the next thing high enough to block the path of people on foot. TAKE THAT, GHOST SWORD. ]

video

[warriormouse]

[Martin runs his hands over his face]

I'm missing a pin, in the shape of a sword?

video

[roadsprings]

[ a few minutes later, Bilbo reappears, still looking rather harried. ]

Ah-- half a moment, let me just... [ he picks carefully through the pile of things before holding up the pin in question between thumb and forefinger. ] Does this look like it might be it?

video

[warriormouse]

Yes, that's it. It fell from my jacket the other night and I thought it was lost. Do you have a Pokémon who likes shiny things around?

video

[roadsprings]

Shiny things and mischief. [ it comes out sharper than he intended with residual irritation, and he takes a moment to reel himself in. ] Sorry, it's been a long week. Teasel - my Murkrow, I should say - has been letting her liking of shiny things keep her very busy.

[Action]

[frozenflame]

[Well, Yukiko's just picnicking, minding her own business with Teddie and Pavarti, watching the Cubchoo play with the Cherubi by tossing her up in the air and catching her. It's a silly game, but it's good for both of them, she feels.

Unfortunately, while she's just sort of sitting around, she's taken off a locket and set it on a picnic blanket beside her. It kept getting caught in her food, so she figured it was best to take it off.

And...well...it's totally unguarded...]

[Action]

[roadsprings]

[ totally unguarded, and reflecting the light rather prettily! Teasel spotted it from the air, and she's swooped down to get a closer look, landing a few feet away from the picnic.

she tilts her head, considering. yessss, this would look nice hanging off one of the spoons...!

slowly, she begins to hop closer, taking advantage of the distraction the other two pokemon are causing. juuuuust a little closer... ]

[Action]

[frozenflame]

[It's the motion that really catches the 3rd Pokemon in the area's eye. Swooping down from it's perch comes a small, leather-winged creature. Bereth covers his face with a wing like a mask, dashing forward awkwardly like the operatic phantom he so strongly desires to be. and squeaks.]

Noibat! Noi!

[Halt villain! Nevermind that trainer is distracted! What business have you!]

[Action]

[roadsprings]

[ Teasel freezes, one claw outstretched, and stares at the Noibat with a blank look. ]

Krow?

[ nothing? in fact, she will just be on her way--

-- and with that, she changes tactics and leaps forward, catching the necklace chain in her beak and attempting a daring take-off! ]

Action.

[ladyofluminosity]

[ Lux Crownguard, a literal lady of luminosity between her long, glittery locks and natural fairy-type glow, walked through the park, taking a more scenic route than she might usually take home. The weather was growing warmer, and trees were beginning to bud, so it was a welcome sight after the dull brown, white and gray of winter.

She was perhaps a bit too caught up in looking at the flowers and the trees, truth be told, and was rather enjoying herself. It would be quite easy to sneak up on this one. ]

Action.

[roadsprings]

[ while Teasel was also appreciating the warmer weather - it was good to feel some warmth on her feathers! - she was also using her perch in one of the trees as a strategic lookout point. the sun being out meant that shiny things were easier to spot, after all!

not that the sun needed to be out to spot this one. she'd never seen a shiny person before. could she...?

well, she loved a challenge. had any Murkrow in the forest ever stolen a shiny person before? she would bet not!

she takes off as quietly as possible before swooping down, trying to catch at the back of Lux's clothes with her claws. MINE. ]

Action.

[ladyofluminosity]

[ Stopping to sleepily stretch her arms over her head, the blond became something of an easy target. Teasel might have to do some maneuvering to get around her hair--there was so much of it--but the Murkrow managed to hook something.

Feeling something land on her back and in her hair, the teenager screamed, flailing about and trying to reach for whatever it was, likely making even more of a mess of the whole situation. ]

Action.

[roadsprings]

[ more of a mess is right! Teasel squawks indignantly, already feeling like she's horribly misjudged this, but far too stubborn and persistent to give up so easily. she clings on to whatever she's managed to catch hold of - which probably does include some of Lux's hair - for deal life, flapping her wings and flailing about just as much as the teenager she's attached herself to. ]

Krow! K-krow!

[ why won't this person just stay still??? ]

[Video]

[allergictoloveletters]

Baggins-san, with all due respect, may I please have my glasses back? [She set them aside while swimming...]

[Video]

[roadsprings]

[ Teasel why. ]

Oh - oh dear, I thought I recognised them when I was going through all these things. Of course you may, with my full apology.

[Video]

[allergictoloveletters]

It is alright, Baggins-san, you certainly didn't intend for it. If I might make a recommendation, however?

Video.

[aerial_ace]

[ Well that's... She kind of feels sorry for you, friend. ]

That might explain the increase in theft reports lately.

[ It would be funny if she weren't such a stick in the mud. Also if she herself didn't have something missing. ]

Do you by chance have a hairpin in your pile?

Video.

[roadsprings]

[ Bilbo takes a moment before replying to that comment, settling on just giving a small nod as if to say, "well, you have me there." ] I - it would seem that way, yes.

[ moving on!!! ]

I remember counting a few hairpins, as it happens. Could you, erm, describe it to me?

Video.

[aerial_ace]

Oh, yes of course. I should have figured as much. They are wing-shaped, white clips. Not too big, but not too small either.

video:

[realmenknitplushies]

...Ah, damn. I think that explains what happened to that scarf I was workin' on. The one with the embroidery 'n crystal beads.

video:

[roadsprings]

Oh, goodness, that was yours? I do think I know the one you mean, just a moment--

[ the scarf in question is laid carefully on the edge of the table, and Bilbo gathers it up. ] Is this it? I tried my best to make sure none of the loose ends were tangled, but you'll have to tell me if anything looks amiss.

[realmenknitplushies]

Yeah, yeah - that's the one!

[Squinting at the screen a bit here-]

I can't really tell from here if anythin's too messed up, but doesn't look like it...