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[rosebyanyother]

"Morrigan Prince. I'm afraid I'm too busy to answer at the moment, but leave a message and I promise to respond as soon as I'm able."

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[chrisisofaith]

Then you're exactly the man I need. A bit more of the picture:

[He puts a hand to his chest.] I'm no rogue, but learned a trick or two from my sister and boyfriend back home, I can be quiet. I've also got some magic to help conceal and avoid as well as these, as needed. [The wings at his back flex and flutter to demonstrate.]

I do intend to go with you, but I'll follow your word to the letter on what we do and how we do it with only one stipulation set: should things go wrong in a way we can see coming, you're to slip out with every trick you've got and any information we've gathered.

[rosebyanyother]

[Peter listens to the further explanation, nodding along. When Chris gets to his only stipulation, Peter hums thoughtfully.]

I prefer not to leave partners behind, but...yes, understood.

You said 'whatever main government building'. Is part of the operation determining which target to strike?

[chrisisofaith]

[He offers a small smile.]

Your honor's not under any question, my friend, it's....[phrasing-] logistics and assurance. Someone's got to get what information we might find out or it'll surely be confiscated in a capture. [And that was definitely the only reason.]

And you'd be right for the rest as well, I've no exact location in mind other than likely in the Up. As Jon pointed out, not likely to have so important a place at risk of the gang activity in the Down. Unfortunately, I'm not even certain I can speak to the size we're looking for. If any amount of magic might be involved, it could appear small and be the size of a city on it's own inside.

[rosebyanyother]

It's logical. [Peter agrees, of the first point. Honestly, his honor probably SHOULD be in question. It's only been very recently that he's worked with any partners at all or at least cared about leaving them behind.]

At the very least, I can rule out a building or two. Did you have a particular time in mind to strike? The last two operations I was involved in were timed around Tumenalia so as to avoid consequences but I do wonder if that led to our not finding as much as we could.

[chrisisofaith]

Hmm...[That was a thought, he hadn't considered even using Tumenalia that way when half the time it seemed no one was in their right minds for it.]

I'd rather avoid hinging anything on the actual week. I know I just missed this last year's, but the one before, one I attended did its shaking. I don't want to try this while someone's not fully in it.

That said...a big celebration like that's bound ot have preparations and the crunch of deadlines needing met. Just before might be helpful. Near-round the time new people get brought in. Might be less likely to get noticed in the orderly chaos of party planning.

[rosebyanyother]

[Peter actually looks impressed by that answer, nodding when Chris lays out his reasoning.]

That's a very good idea.

[He'd never actually been a part of the planning process for the last two jobs he did, merely someone brought on to do the work.]

And they're much more likely to have valuable information to steal if they don't think anyone is going to break in at that time.

[chrisisofaith]

[He smiles, something slightly sharp and promising a bit of trouble with that thought.]

Oh, sure, a file box put aside, records moved temporarily. People are people and they make mistakes.

He has a thought, then that causes the smile to fade into an expression of consideration.]

I wonder...if we're doing this just afore Tumenalia, that's truly just afore when there's occasion to see some switching designations, yes? Typically, anyway, seems to happen most often in summer and winter. For all the files to vanish or switch over, that has to take time. Wonder if we might stumble across a list somewhere while we're at it. Mabe some light on the decision process.

[His fingers come up to brush against his jaw, but he shakes his head.]

It's not so much a priority over the rest we'll be looking for, but something to keep in thought, maybe.