The Heist

[crypddyd]

They had been investigating for weeks, planning and setting up for what seemed like forever. But now was the time for everything to go into action. One team dressed up and settled into various undercover positions in the casino- including Lion himself over at the slots, in case he needed to call Greta and let her know someone was calling her out. Though hopefully, word of mouth would find her first.

Another at the bank, Mona using her Executor weapon to prove they could break-in at any time. It was all or nothing now- either way Greta was about to learn there were way more Executors than she previously assumed.

That is, if the Executors were right in their assumptions. But after last time who knows what might happen...

Comments

[twibeast]

[ On the other end Achilles is trying very hard to externally keep it together so as to not worry the children. He has to be strong for them after all, being a parent he knows all too well the juggling act of making sure you don't show weakness in front of the ones who look to you for guidance and protection.

But internally he is a mess and is struggling not to break down. He thought he was being smart earlier, but he probably just went and fucked it up for the other team. And now there's this happening and he just doesn't know what to do. He doesn't understand technology well, he has no idea what could be done and he wishes more than anything that Chiron or Phoenix or any of the other adults were here in person to help make sense of what he's seeing.

He just has to keep talking with them from afar for now, and try not to have a worrywart meltdown about the casino group. ]

I dont know
the numbers are constantly changing,its never the same amount
There might not be a physical account. It looks like magic
I dont know what to do
we definitely need more time

[ourtomorrow]

We can't transfer the money.

[ Monarch puts a hand to his chin. He furrows his brow. Every possible Anime Boy Is Thinking Now Body Language Tic is being fulfilled in pursuit of their objective. ]

It has to stay where it is........

[ ....wait. Monarch moves his cursor up to the "Account Holder Identification" fields. If they can't transfer the money, that narrows what they can change. If what they can change has narrowed....

Then isn't there only.....

(he clicks "edit")

this? ]

[cancrymods]

Believe it or not...

It works.

... Or at least, it lets Monarch punch in the information necessary to make the change. Type at the speed of light, Hackerboy!!

[twibeast]

[ He looks away from the phone when Monarch speaks, trying to figure out what he's doing. ]

Did you think of something, Monarch?

[ourtomorrow]

In this layer, wealth equals Authority. We don't need to move it.

[ How about FASTER-than-light typing? Never has any boy stared at a computer with such intensity! Not even while gaming!

Goodbye, Greta's identifying information. Hello, Ruin's. ]

We just need...to own it.

[ DRAMATIC

CLICKING

OF

"SAVE" ]

[cancrymods]

For a kind of terrifying moment, the whole system hangs and seems to be on the verge of crashing. It feels like all of Avaritia is, even if only temporarily, struggling against the change and refusing to acknowledge it. Not that this very tangible drama will be visible to Achilles or Rei, but still.

Then in a cheery anticlimax, the system pings with a message that the change has gone through and that the account is now in Ruin's name.

Which means that the Authority must be...