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**Said** · April 23rd, 2016, 08:24 AM

Amir walked down the bustling streets of the city, taking in the sights, sounds, and smells of the marketplace.
He loved being out and about on days like this, amongst the hustle and bustle. Everything seemed so vibrant and full of life. Shopkeepers and customers were haggling, children were running around, traders from all over were coming in to sell their goods in huge sacks, leading their camels as they tried to get through the thronging crowds.

As well as the lively atmosphere, Amir loved market days for another, more practical reason too.
Amir was a pickpocket, a petty thief, and market days were the best days for him to do what he did best. People were so busy and caught up in their shopping that he had never once been caught on a market day. He was skilled anyway, but even a rank amateur could pick a pocket or two on days like this if they had the confidence and picked out the right target.

Amir walked casually from stall to stall, pretending to consider various fruits and vegetables as his nimble hands expertly took what they wanted from other unsuspecting men and women.

While this behaviour was certainly not commendable in any way, Amir was not actually a bad person. He was certainly mischievous, and he had no qualms with taking some coins from someone instead of earning those coins himself through hard work, but he wasn't cruel or vindictive. He could be hotheaded and a little selfish perhaps, he could never turn down a challenge (that had gotten him into more trouble than his stealing, if he was honest) and he tended not to think things through as much as he should have. But he was charming. At nineteen, he was quite a handsome young man. He was wiry and with a good head of dark hair and attractive dark brown eyes that were very expressive. He could charm his way out of a fair portion of the trouble he sometimes found himself in, as long as his mother wasn't involved. She was very rarely ever fooled, so Amir made sure to always do his pickpocketing and other mischief at the market that was a bit further away from his house- so he could avoid getting caught by his sharp mother.

April 23rd, 2016, 08:24 AM	#1
Said Roleplayer Said is offline Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 30,159	The Pickpocket and his Mother (for Silvery_Lady) Amir walked down the bustling streets of the city, taking in the sights, sounds, and smells of the marketplace. He loved being out and about on days like this, amongst the hustle and bustle. Everything seemed so vibrant and full of life. Shopkeepers and customers were haggling, children were running around, traders from all over were coming in to sell their goods in huge sacks, leading their camels as they tried to get through the thronging crowds. As well as the lively atmosphere, Amir loved market days for another, more practical reason too. Amir was a pickpocket, a petty thief, and market days were the best days for him to do what he did best. People were so busy and caught up in their shopping that he had never once been caught on a market day. He was skilled anyway, but even a rank amateur could pick a pocket or two on days like this if they had the confidence and picked out the right target. Amir walked casually from stall to stall, pretending to consider various fruits and vegetables as his nimble hands expertly took what they wanted from other unsuspecting men and women. While this behaviour was certainly not commendable in any way, Amir was not actually a bad person. He was certainly mischievous, and he had no qualms with taking some coins from someone instead of earning those coins himself through hard work, but he wasn't cruel or vindictive. He could be hotheaded and a little selfish perhaps, he could never turn down a challenge (that had gotten him into more trouble than his stealing, if he was honest) and he tended not to think things through as much as he should have. But he was charming. At nineteen, he was quite a handsome young man. He was wiry and with a good head of dark hair and attractive dark brown eyes that were very expressive. He could charm his way out of a fair portion of the trouble he sometimes found himself in, as long as his mother wasn't involved. She was very rarely ever fooled, so Amir made sure to always do his pickpocketing and other mischief at the market that was a bit further away from his house- so he could avoid getting caught by his sharp mother.