¤ 24 - Pirates and Ninjas

[honorinflames]

[he'd spent all day scouting the city-- gathering information and listening to rumors surely... but, more importantly, watching. Gauging the security of certain sections of town, judging which stores and carts had a little extra to 'spare,' forming a plan in his mind. And, once the sun sinks and snuffs out into the black of the water, he sets said

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[beltbucklerebel]

[Booth is doing a patrol on deck. It was natural, quietly pacing the shadowed recesses while others slept. Even without the attack, it would have been reassuring. After it, it was necessary.

His thoughts are on Bones and Ange and Sweets, all somewhere that is not here when a small sound draws him back to the present. Such a tiny creak..but one that shouldn't have been there.

Hand on the holster of his gun, Booth is surprisingly light on his feet as he moves carefully towards the galley and the quiet rustling there]

[beltbucklerebel]

[Booth is still carefully balanced, ready to move as needed, but he straightens a little as Zuko holds up a less threatening flame]

...okay. Fill me in. Are we at the fighting or explaining portion of the night? Because I'm fine with either, but a heads up would be great.

[honorinflames]

We're at the part where you should have said that you were part of the crew of this ship sooner!

[beltbucklerebel]

Right...You know, I forgot it was the night watch's duty to warn people they were coming. [so, so dry]

What are you doing creeping around in here anyway? [reaching down to pick up the abandoned sack]

[honorinflames]

[using the flame in his palm to light the lantern, so they could stop talking in the dark like a couple of creeps.]

Putting supplies away.

[beltbucklerebel]

[he watches the motion warily, but just sets the sack aside before going to retrieve his gun and replace it in his holster] In the dark. Because that's not at all suspicious.

You have night vision to go along with that freaky fire stuff?

[honorinflames]

It's not 'freaky,' and the dark doesn't bother me.

[not really eager to give a better explanation of what he was doing sneaking around. He's just going to busy himself with picking up his fallen swords in the meantime]

[beltbucklerebel]

Kid, you're making fire show up outta thin air without a lighter in sight. It's freaky.

[looking over the shelves, now] Just what kinds of supplies were you putting away, anyway?

[honestly, he's thinking Zuko snuck down for a midnight snack]

[honorinflames]

[a huffed sigh as he unnecessarily wipes off his blades before tucking them back into his belt]

Just some food, oil, rope.

[the midnight snack thing might hold water... if it wasn't for the fact that an obscene amount of food seems to have mysteriously appeared on the shelves since the morning]

[beltbucklerebel]

[....there's a suspicious look inside the sack....that faces considerably as he begins to take stock of the shelves.

Food. Oil. Rope.

Looks like this encounter was just full of surprises. The look he gives Zuko is more considering, then.]

Pretty responsible of you, getting things in place.

[it's not exactly approving. He doesn't want some kid going off and stealing from a town that already doesn't like them. But the accusation is gone]