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With a grimace Riley made her way through the crowded hallways of the mall. She was headed for one of the mall's jewelry stores, Pearls of Wisdom, where a robbery had just taken place. It was the third store this week to be robbed at the mall, and this time in broad daylight, too. Whoever this criminal was (assuming, of course, it was the same culprit for all three crimes) they were getting bolder. Pretty soon, they might escalate to more than just knocking out the security around the area. Someone might get seriously hurt.
Stepping under the yellow police tape, Riley glanced around the store. Glass from several shattered displays littered the floor, and several fellow officers milled about with their forensic kits, searching for evidence around the scene. After a moment, she spotted what she had been looking for. The witnesses, both those who had been inside the store at the time of the robbery and those who had been passing by, had been gathered off to the side, slightly away from the crime scene. With pen and notepad in hand, Riley approached them, her neutral expression shifting to one of surprise when she saw someone she recognized among them.
"Althea?" She said, glancing around before looking back to the young woman. There was a brief moment of silence as she looked her over as though to make sure she had not been injured. She was not overly fond of the young woman, but she supposed it was good she was here. "Tell me what you saw. Don't leave anything out. Try to be as detailed as you can." Riley hoisted her pen and notepad, looking at Althea expectantly.
Post by ALTHEA LOCKHART on Jun 23, 2014 18:02:03 GMT
gosh, all she wanted was to have a nice day off and go shopping. and it was rare to see her shopping for jewelry as well. but some common thug just had the decency to rob a store. not just any store: the exact same store althea was at. pearls of wisdom. how dare he! ruined a good day. althea was stood with a crowd of witnesses who were at the store with her. she doesn't like crowds. she tried to scoot her way out and into a more quiet place. she found refuge next to the store window but yet again, her day was interrupted. this time by an officer.
"oh! hello, riley!" althea said. it had been a while since the two had seen each other, but that could be because of how different they were. riley was a tomboy to say the least. her rough attitude and personality just doesn't click well with althea. "your cliche robber. a guy with a black ski mask...had a gun as well, used it to break the display cases. hmm...nothing else really!" for someone who had just been in a robbery althea didn't look shaken up. to be honest it was just that she was not scared of the robber. she could have used her powers to try and stop him but she didn't take the risk to. but no robber would murder someone while stealing jewelry. or that's what she thought, and she was lucky it didn't get her into trouble.
"are you going to catch him?" althea asked. she was curious as to how the police force did things. maybe this wasn't the first time the robber hit a store. althea swiftly fixed her hair and folded her arms, staring at the tough officer.
As soon as Althea started her description of the culprit, Riley's eyes slid down to her notepad and she began writing. Not that there was much to write, but it was better than nothing. ...well. Almost better than nothing. After all, 'a guy in a black ski mask' could be anyone.
"You don't sound too worried about it," Riley commented, looking away from her notepad to examine Althea again. "This not your first rodeo or something?" For a moment the alarming thought that Althea might be involved somehow crossed her mind, but Riley immediately dismissed it. This was Althea she was talking about, after all. Somehow she couldn't imagine the generous young woman being involved in crime.
Upon hearing Althea's question, Riley couldn't help but grin. "'Course I'm gonna catch him," she said confidently, causing at least one nearby officer, a man who was dusting for fingerprints, to glance over and shake his head quietly. If she noticed him, Riley did not react, instead continuing to smile down at the curious young woman. "I wouldn't let this creep get away with it a third time."
Riley briefly looked over to the rest of the witnesses that were gathered a bit away, wondering if any of them would have a more helpful description of the criminal. Though she was skeptical of getting anything more out of them than she had gotten from Althea, she knew she would have to question them, too. Oh, well. They could wait a little longer.
Glancing back down at what she had written, Riley tapped her chin with her pen thoughtfully. "Did you see anything else? Anything suspicious? Even in the rest of the mall."
Post by ALTHEA LOCKHART on Jul 1, 2014 9:29:23 GMT
DON'T PRETEND IT'S HER IN SOME FANTASY
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RODEO. this was her first time she was in a situation like this. but for some reason it just didn't make her feel...scared. she wondered why. everything about the situation screams danger. criminal, gun, death. but it still doesn't make her afraid. maybe it was because she was a mutant and her powers could help save her. yes, that's probably it. "i...don't know?"
a third time. so this criminal has done it before. not once, but twice. althea mentally shook her head at the police force. how could they let someone like that roam free on the streets? it was most likely because of the lack of evidence. either that or the witnesses. she looked around her and towards the crowd of people. between her and these people someone must have seen something she didn't, right?
she shifted her attention back at the officer. she noticed how the other officers around them sort of looked up to riley. she was sort of a mentor figure, and a leader. "no, sorry! but surely someone here must have seen something. i wish i could be of more help. but you said he's done it twice before?"
"You don't know if it's your first--" Riley stopped short, stifling a sigh of impatience. She supposed it was possible Althea didn't recognize the idiom, so it was better not to press it. "Nevermind." She watched Althea for a moment as the young woman shifted her attention from Riley to the other witnesses and back again.
"I sure hope someone's seen something," she admitted with a slight grimace, her attention returning to the taped-off store. Her gaze flickered across the various damages the crook had inflicted. "Don't worry, Althea. It's not your fault. And yeah, whoever it is has..."
Riley paused, her attention caught by one of the men peering curiously over the yellow police tape. She stared for a moment at the sliver of dark metal peeking out of the man's right pants pocket. It was a familiar material; in fact, she had some in the holster on her hip right now...
"Has..."
Shit.
Riley forced herself to look away from the man, though she watched him out of the corner of her eye. None of the other officers seemed to have noticed anything yet-- was it possible she was just being paranoid? Even if she was, she couldn't take that chance.
"...on second thought, Althea, I'm going to need to question you down at the station. That goes for all of you," Riley said, raising her voice so the rest of the witnesses could hear. Several of them groaned, and she risked a glance at the man, wondering if he had recognized her sudden attempt to get some of the civilians to safety...
