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"Shazam!"
From behind the partition that seperated the two booths in the Four Lanterns Inn, Spuds McGraw bombarded his targets with miscellaneous tavern-related paraphernalia. Coasters and other futile projectiles were the focus of his assault, with his targets being the intrepid Thayan Knight and her fickle friend, Daelus. What appeared as an annoying throwing of objects, however, was in actuality much more sinister. Spuds McGraw was simply setting up the pieces.
With the pair of friends now thuroughly distracted and focussed on whatever threat might lie on the other side of the vile partition, Spuds McGraw made his getaway, and subsequent maneuver. Darting from chair to chair, he made his way to the opposite side of Lauan and Daelus, climbing onto the platform that overlooked their booth. It was here that he began to set up his apparatus -- his soon to be patented, mounted thieves fishing device. Composed of a long metal pole, a reel, and a projectable hook with attachable aiming device, the masterful creation was aimed directly at the distracted Knight's pockets.
With a whoosh, and a click, the projectile latched onto Lauan's hip as Spuds flipped the setting on the reel. Alas, the plan was requiring of too much noise to be made, and the deft ears of the Knight proved too proficient for the would-be thief. Hearing the clicking of the hook, and looking to the hin operating the mechanism, the Thayan Knight mustered all of her cognitive ability in an attempt to comprehend what would have been simple for most others. She failed.
"Enjoy the hook -- free of charge!"
She believed it.
Although the hin had managed a dashing escape, his success was yet to be within his grasp, and so he mounted what would henceforth be recognized as Plan B. This, the second plan, involved a valiant excursion to the rafters of the inn. Climbing the nearest pillar, using the spaces between the bricks as footholds, Spuds slowly made it to his target ceiling, and wrapped his legs around the planks. Inching his way over, upsidedown, to the spot directly above Lauan, spuds began his descent. Clipping his rope to the rafter on which he hung, he began releasing more and more length until he was within distance close enough to clutch at his prize. Withdrawing an extendable stick with a makeshift hand on the end, Spuds reached towards Lauan's pockets once more. Alas, this plan was doomed to failure much as Plan A had been.
"Hey, Lauan, I've got news. Look above you."
It would require another flash of brilliance to get out of this one.
"I'm the entertainment."
The wit brought a victorious escape as Spuds cut the rope, landed on his face, and crawled away safely. This birthed the need for Plan C, which quickly turned into Plan D, which out of necessity required Plan E.
Shifting one of the floor-boards in the corner of the inn, Spuds made his daring attempt to make his way, under the floor, to the spot beneath Lauan's seat. With just the right amount of awesomeness, Spuds McGraw deftly removed the boards beneath the Thayan Knight without her noticing, and began reaching his grubby little hands towards the woman. Although his initial plan was to aim for her pockets, Spuds was a hin wisened to the ways of minding the errors of the past. Instead of the pockets, it was the boots that he reached for, tying the Knight's laces together, quite skillfully.
After succeeding in his quest to produce a footwear crisis for Lauan, he placed the floorboards back, crawled underneath, and resurfaced at the corner by which he entered the floorspace. It was at this point that Plan C merged with Plan D; the decidedly best plan to have crossed the hins mind.
"Well folks, my shift here as your entertainment is over, but I thought I'd bring you a little something. Go ahead, open it."
Spuds McGraw approached the table once more, casually, and placed a mundane box on the surface, with the sealed opening facing Lauan. Unknown to the intrepid Knight was that there was an opening facing both her and Spuds, and when she reached to open the container to peer inside, all she heard was a scream.
"Wha-BAM!"
Spuds reached through his own opening as Lauan looked inside the box, punching her in the face. As the hin began to flee, Lauan began to chase -- it was at this time that the beauty of Plan D was realized.
"Wh- Whoa!"
The Thayan Knight fell on her face; a product of her boots having been laced together. Without delay, Spuds quickly ran back to snatch a few stags from her purse, and made his getaway. It was not to be, however...
From behind the partition that seperated the two booths in the Four Lanterns Inn, Spuds McGraw bombarded his targets with miscellaneous tavern-related paraphernalia. Coasters and other futile projectiles were the focus of his assault, with his targets being the intrepid Thayan Knight and her fickle friend, Daelus. What appeared as an annoying throwing of objects, however, was in actuality much more sinister. Spuds McGraw was simply setting up the pieces.
With the pair of friends now thuroughly distracted and focussed on whatever threat might lie on the other side of the vile partition, Spuds McGraw made his getaway, and subsequent maneuver. Darting from chair to chair, he made his way to the opposite side of Lauan and Daelus, climbing onto the platform that overlooked their booth. It was here that he began to set up his apparatus -- his soon to be patented, mounted thieves fishing device. Composed of a long metal pole, a reel, and a projectable hook with attachable aiming device, the masterful creation was aimed directly at the distracted Knight's pockets.
With a whoosh, and a click, the projectile latched onto Lauan's hip as Spuds flipped the setting on the reel. Alas, the plan was requiring of too much noise to be made, and the deft ears of the Knight proved too proficient for the would-be thief. Hearing the clicking of the hook, and looking to the hin operating the mechanism, the Thayan Knight mustered all of her cognitive ability in an attempt to comprehend what would have been simple for most others. She failed.
"Enjoy the hook -- free of charge!"
She believed it.
Although the hin had managed a dashing escape, his success was yet to be within his grasp, and so he mounted what would henceforth be recognized as Plan B. This, the second plan, involved a valiant excursion to the rafters of the inn. Climbing the nearest pillar, using the spaces between the bricks as footholds, Spuds slowly made it to his target ceiling, and wrapped his legs around the planks. Inching his way over, upsidedown, to the spot directly above Lauan, spuds began his descent. Clipping his rope to the rafter on which he hung, he began releasing more and more length until he was within distance close enough to clutch at his prize. Withdrawing an extendable stick with a makeshift hand on the end, Spuds reached towards Lauan's pockets once more. Alas, this plan was doomed to failure much as Plan A had been.
"Hey, Lauan, I've got news. Look above you."
It would require another flash of brilliance to get out of this one.
"I'm the entertainment."
The wit brought a victorious escape as Spuds cut the rope, landed on his face, and crawled away safely. This birthed the need for Plan C, which quickly turned into Plan D, which out of necessity required Plan E.
Shifting one of the floor-boards in the corner of the inn, Spuds made his daring attempt to make his way, under the floor, to the spot beneath Lauan's seat. With just the right amount of awesomeness, Spuds McGraw deftly removed the boards beneath the Thayan Knight without her noticing, and began reaching his grubby little hands towards the woman. Although his initial plan was to aim for her pockets, Spuds was a hin wisened to the ways of minding the errors of the past. Instead of the pockets, it was the boots that he reached for, tying the Knight's laces together, quite skillfully.
After succeeding in his quest to produce a footwear crisis for Lauan, he placed the floorboards back, crawled underneath, and resurfaced at the corner by which he entered the floorspace. It was at this point that Plan C merged with Plan D; the decidedly best plan to have crossed the hins mind.
"Well folks, my shift here as your entertainment is over, but I thought I'd bring you a little something. Go ahead, open it."
Spuds McGraw approached the table once more, casually, and placed a mundane box on the surface, with the sealed opening facing Lauan. Unknown to the intrepid Knight was that there was an opening facing both her and Spuds, and when she reached to open the container to peer inside, all she heard was a scream.
"Wha-BAM!"
Spuds reached through his own opening as Lauan looked inside the box, punching her in the face. As the hin began to flee, Lauan began to chase -- it was at this time that the beauty of Plan D was realized.
"Wh- Whoa!"
The Thayan Knight fell on her face; a product of her boots having been laced together. Without delay, Spuds quickly ran back to snatch a few stags from her purse, and made his getaway. It was not to be, however...
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