Determinants of Demand
Ch. 2 – The Stealing
Oh, but she was screwed. Somewhat literally. The greasy bartender's idea of work was not something that interested her in the least, and she'd be damned if she let him be her first. Charon or not, it wasn't happening. So when the patrons had all retired to the other parts of Underworld, and Azrukhal was busy with a visit to Carol's, she resolved to find and take the contract that he'd spoken so boastfully of. The problem would be getting past Charon in order to sniff around the safe behind the bar.
Luckily, she had a Stealthboy that she'd discovered on some poor corpse out in the Wasteland.
She activated it, and the shimmering cloak covered her quickly and quietly. She peeked around the wall and saw that Charon was dozing in his corner, powerful arms still crossed over his broad chest. Silently, the girl worked her way over to and behind the counter, picked the lock of the safe with relative ease, and very nearly shrieked with joy when she found the contract, a torn, yellowed piece of paper, rolled up and tucked away behind a camera and a pile of caps. She took everything.
Very short, I know, but it's leading up to chapter 3, which is MUCH longer. Reviews, please!