‡1st Treasure‡

[totallytrustworthy]

[The video feed sparks to life as Chloe taps repeatedly at the screen, offering the net a view of a woman with shoulder-length dark hair and bright eyes, wearing a stylish biking jacket and a few layers of leather necklaces with various little charms hanging from their ends. The city's skyline is visible behind her from a particularly high vantage point, and it's likely that she's found herself a resting place somewhere atop the roof of one of the taller buildings. She wiggles a few fingers lazily in greeting before speaking up with a distinctly Australian accent.]

Evening, everyone. Chloe here. New arrival, in case you haven't noticed. All right, somewhat new. Got dragged into this mess a few days ago and decided to take my time getting settled; never know what's out there if you don't bother to look first.

I was a treasure hunter back home-- one of the best in the business, I might add. Problem is I'm getting the impression that there's not much treasure to be found here on Alcatraz, and I'd prefer to stay sharp while things are relatively quiet. So here's the deal: if you need something of value-- for a price-- I'm more than happy to lend a well-trained hand and fetch it for you.

[She moves to shut the call down before adding, thoughtfully]

And in the meantime, if anyone out there knows a place that serves good drinks, I'm all ears. After all this I could sure as hell use one.  

Comments

[totallytrustworthy]

It counts in my book, considering I've been here less than a week.

Mind if I ask why you're so fond of typing all this out?

...you're not an alien, are you?

[boughtabookstore]

I'm a private person.

But no, not an alien. Most of our aliens can be identified by their typing quirks - colors, numbers replacing letters, capitalization/punctuation choices. I'm sure there are some you can't tell, though.

[totallytrustworthy]

Privacy is all well and good. I could always do with more of it, to be honest. [So you're not an alien with a face to hide, you prefer quiet bars and text only, keeping the most recognizable parts of you hidden...Somehow Chloe is beginning to secretly hope you're a thief as well.]

...Let's just say I've had enough exposure to science fiction for one day.

[boughtabookstore]

[ The opposite, Chloe, sorry. ]

So long as you're careful, you can get enough privacy.

There's a remarkable amount of science fiction here. I find alcohol helps.

[totallytrustworthy]

I'm sure I'll manage.

No kidding. Hence the bar search. Which, if you're ever in the mood for company that understands what it means to not ask too many questions, I'll be around, yeah?

[boughtabookstore]

I wouldn't say no.

Let me know sometime and we'll have a drink together, perhaps.

[totallytrustworthy]

I'll be more than happy to.

Stay safe out there-- not that you're not already.

[boughtabookstore]

It's never entirely safe here, but I try.

You too.