Ariella
I sigh as I wander around June's place, getting to know the lay out and also the quick methods of escape. Every good thief figured out where all the exits were, just in case. " Learning the lay of the land, El? "
" Of course, you know me, Joe. I have to know all the hiding places and all the methods of escape, just in case. "
" I wish that weren't true for you, El. " Joe murmurs.
I smirk at the blonde, " Oh, come on, Joe, chances are good we would have never met if not for me being who I am. "
Joe groans at this, " Fine, I will grant you that point. "
I continue on my journey, Joe coming with me, as we still had to work out how we were going to approach the Duke's kids. " So, how are we going to play this one out, El? "
" First off, Joe, I'm going to have to entirely reinvent myself for this to work, and second, you'll have to be reinvented as well. We both have to think on whom we want to become and make sure our new identities are backstopped quite well. One slip up and we are screwed beyond belief. " I state firmly.
Joe groans at this, he hated cons like this too, it was so annoying. " Well, I guess I could go punk. "
I blink at this, " You'll need an earring, bling, a black leather jacket, and black hair with green eyes, to begin with. Probably a tat as well, and it will have to be real. "
Joe curses under his breath at this, as his mother and Aunt Gertrude would have a fit if they were to ever find out about said tat. " Where the hell would I put it, and what would it be of? "
" Well, it can't be any of the gang tats, have to talk to Mitchell, he can tell you what tat will be safe for you to get. " I say after some deliberation on that question.
Joe sighs as we continue to tour the house and discuss what our con would be, we had to get every detail hammered out before we went in or it would go to hell way too easily.
Frank
By now Joe and El were probably trying to figure out what their con was going to be. Meanwhile I was googling our targets to see what came up, the more information the easier it would be to pull the con off. Research was vital to pulling this off without anyone getting hurt more than they already were. " Researching the targets, good idea. " Agent Burke says, walking in. Neal was out cold on the couch due to his migraine.
" Well, I'm external support and I really don't want anything happening to Joe or El. " I admit.
" Can't say as I blame you on that. The more information your undercover operatives have the easier that they can improvise their way out of trouble. " Agent Burke states.
" I've seen El do that before, several times, especially when I thought there was no possible way for anyone to talk their way out of some of the jams she has managed to get herself into. " I remark as I continue to note down anything and everything that could potentially help this op out. Joe was more of a on the go planner, while I liked to at least have a general guideline to go by. El was completely spontaneous as an agent unless it was a mission like this one and then she would take the time to do the planning, not wanting to risk Joe's life or her own for that matter.
" Must be that Caffrey charm, Neal can do the same thing, it's like they have silver tongues. " Agent Burke says, apparently Neal's knack for getting himself out of trouble was not appreciated some of the time.
" Hey, people like that are needed by people like us, without them we wouldn't be able to get anything done. " I point out.
" I hate that you're right about that. I've seen Neal talk his way into the inner circle of the most paranoid of people. " Agent Burke admits.
" El can do the same thing. The one time she flirted our way out of trouble, with a female captor. Joe and I could both barely keep from laughing at this. El will do anything to get out of trouble. "
Agent Burke blinks at this, " That's the one thing Neal has never done since I've known him, flirt with a guy. "
" That's because I've never had to, doesn't mean I can't and make them believe it, Peter. " Neal says from out of nowhere.
Agent Burke and I both whirl around at this, " So, the Caffrey awakes. " Agent Burke says.
" Barely, I hate migraines. Now, what are you up to, Frank? "
" Research, Joe and El will be working on their story while El explores and learns all the hiding places and escape routes. " I reply.
" Makes sense, know the mark. " Neal says and starts to help me out, picking up some subtle things that I wouldn't have.
Joe
El and I had pretty much hammered out my looks for this op but now we had to come up with my back story and she still had to figure out what she was going to do. " El, you have to do a one eighty, right, well, why not be a runaway heiress that fell head over heels for my character, and went against your family's wishes just to be with me. "
El groans, " I hate that you're right about that, but I will not be a blonde for this op, I'll go blue, think about it, rebelling teenage heiress, it fits, and I'll have changed my style of fashion to match yours. "
" Okay, I think we're good on that, now we need to hash out the back stories, thoroughly. " I state.
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