Thread: Tale Of Two Thieves [mommablackrose x OleDirtyBastard]

It took Alan a major part of his considerable self control to keep a straight face, when Alexis threw her counterattack on Mary-Ann. He liked his neighbor if he had been here just for fun, he might have folded Mary-Ann together and put her into a trash bin ... maybe even literally ... to spend some pleasant time with Alexis. But, alas, he wasn't here just for fun, and there had been certain reasons for him choosing Mrs. Dalton for this little appearance. So, he just gave Alexis a polite smile - and a short wink afterwards - and then continued for the small-talk typical for such events. He greeted some business-partners, and partners in spe, casually checking out if they would be adequate targets for future coups. He flirted extensively with Mary-Ann, valiantly putting up with her voice, and always insuring she had enough drinks. And at one point, with a simple sleight of hand, he slipped some drops of long shui , dragon water, into her cocktail. Long shui was a traditional chinese medicine, that Alan had learned about during his training in Hong Kong. In general, it was a harmless medicine for furthering the blood circulation but it had some side effects, mainly increasing the effects of alcohol, and other drugs and in following this, it also weakened the chi of the recipient, the mystical force of life that is flowing through everything. In less then an hour, Mary-Ann would be dead drunk. Of course, this wasn't different from her usual behaviour, and this again was one reason why he had chosen her. Finally, Director Robertson ringed a bell, and invited his guests to the first floor, to take a look on the famous jewels. The guests slowly assembled in the Jewelry Hall, as it was called now. Located in the very centre of the museum, the round hall had no windows, except for the skylight that formed the apex of the domed roof, 25 feet above the floor. On a pedestal in the centre of the hall, there was a big vitrine - just now covered with nightblue velvet cloth. Robertson cleared his throat, and when the usual noises from the crowd had died down, he began his speech of which every attendant hoped it would be as short as possible. Ladies and Gentleman, I want to welcome you once again, and want to thank you for your attendance on this extraordinary exhibition. First, I would like to introduce to you Mr. Ramesh Yogeshwar, delegate from the National Museum of New Delhi, who has made it possible that this spectacular exhibition is going around the world now. Lukewarm applause. Now, there were some questions delivered to me about the security of the Jewels. So, with the explicit approval of our insurance company Dahl Dahl, I want to give you a short overview on our security measures. Of course, the normal security of our house is already on a high level, with our cameras and the special locks on the doors. But now, we have outfitted the outer doors and all windows with laser beam alarm systems, directly inside in front of them. If you try and break the door, or enter through a window, then you break the beams, and ... RRRING! Robertson grinned. But this is only the first line of defense. Special measures have been taken to protect this hall in particular. When the museum closes and the alarm system is activated, the entrance there is secured by a steel grid - you see this on the inside, over there. You might notice that it has no lock. It can be opened in only one way - when this key card here is inserted into the electronic system, located in our security centre in the cellar of this building. Next, you all can see the four security cams up there they all have the pedestal with the jewels in their never tiring electronic eyes, and cover all four angles. You cannot come near the jewels without being seen. He waved his hand in the direction of the cameras. Then, look at the floor. You might have noticed the texture aroung the pedestal is different. That is, because in a circle of 20 feet around the pedestal with the jewels, the floortiles are pressure sensitive. When the alarm system is on, a weight of more than one single pound on these tiles will trigger the external and internal alarms, hehehe. And finally, of course, the jewels are under a supercompound of bulletproof glass, as well as the skylight above us, by the way. I have been told, that even if you shoot a bazooka on it, this compound will perhaps form cracks, but will not break.