"My name is Roman Torchwick, and my goal is to gaze upon the blushing faces of my victims as I strip them."
The ice cream colored girl in front of me chuckled silently and gestured at herself, as if asking, "Me too?"
"Of course… though I'm not strong enough yet."
The girl smirked and handed me a business card. Neopolitain.
"Let's get along," I said. I hoped that we would. It would be a lie when I said that I wasn't strong enough to strip her, but while my semblance allowed me to strip anyone with ease It wouldn't save me from the ass kicking that would follow. With someone strong by my side I could avoid that and accomplish my illustrious dreams! Though I knew this would come at a price. I said as much to the ice cream colored girl.
Neopolitain smiled and patted my head. She didn't seem to want anything right now. I knew I would be paying the piper later, but I needed her.
That was why I let her pat my head like I was some child. It was demeaning (Though not as demeaning as what I planned to inflict on the women of Vale, nay, Remnant), but as a master criminal—that being me—once said, "Let short girls patronize you if they're stronger than you and if you've got a problem with that than get stronger."
And get stronger I would. I would surpass Neopolitain and I would strip her in the most public place possible. I would savor seeing shame in her eyes as her body was exposed to the sheep of Vale. But for now I would work with her. I needed her as much as she… Well, she didn't need me as far as I knew, but she was willing to work with me so fuck it.
At any rate it was best to start small. I had been a small criminal mastermind in Atlas, but they had started cracking down and even a harmless criminal like me was being forced out of business. In Vale I had skills and a budding network of spies, but my manpower was severely lacking. I knew where to get some men, but it was costly, so I needed money. Therefore I needed to rob some people. Or get a sponsorship. Of course as a thief I wanted to rob people, but I needed men to do so successfully.
I pulled out the card that the creepy, but hot, woman had given me (the one that wasn't Neo. Neo was creepy, but cute.). "Hey, Neo." The ice cream girl looked at me. It seemed she was fine with the shortening of her name. "Should I make a deal with the devil?"
Neo shrugged. Right. I already had. Welp, in for a penny in for a whole damn tonne. I pulled out my scroll and dialed the number.
"Hello Roman. Finally got around to calling?" the woman on the other side of the scroll drawled. Cinder lived up to her name. She was like a slow fire; warm, and sensual.
I smiled. "Hey, so, I was thinking about your proposal."
"Yes~ And?" Cinder asked, her voice tickled my ear. If this wasn't a semblance I would be surprised. Most other men would be shaking just listening to her talk. But I was a man who could not be tied down by a single woman.
"Yeah, I just need one thing."
Cinder chuckled. "And what would that be?"
"I need some minions."
"That will be possible."
"And!" I paused for dramatic effect. "Can you send nudes?"
The line was quiet. As if my request was actually being considered. Hell, knowing that woman she might even do it. Finally Cinder spoke once more, "Soldiers or nudes Roman, you get one."
I sighed, there was the attractive choice and the smart choice. "I'll take the men. But could you make sure they aren't all, you know, men? A master thief such as myself needs some eye candy after all."
"Alright Roman, I'll send you a location, you'll find your minions there."
"Before you go I gotta ask something," I said. Cinder didn't respond but she seemed willing to listen. "Would you have actually sent nudes?"
Cinder coughed, it sounded like she choked on something. It was nice to know that she could be caught off guard like a normal human. "W-Well…" She sounded surprisingly flustered, but her voice quickly regained the smoldering temptation and power that Cinder usually excluded. "I would certainly have done so if you had pressed the matter, but make no mistake you would have paid dearly for it. You still might if you mention such things again Roman."
"Got it," I said as I quickly hung up.
Off to the side Neo looked at me.
"You want to know why I didn't take the nudes?" I asked her.
Neo nodded. Hey, I was getting better at understanding her. "You see Neo, it's quite simple. As hilarious as it would be to get the ever haughty Cinder to send nudes it's more satisfying to do something in person. Trust me, there will be opportunities later."
She seemed to agree, based on the thumbs up she gave me.