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[shardofwinter]

 [Caught red handed.] ... I can explain.

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[red_room]

[Removing the safety of her firearm.]

Try me.

[shardofwinter]

[This is more complicated than he'd hoped for. Despite the amiable expression, he knows that this is a woman who won't hesitate to pull the trigger. So he keeps his hands visible while he eyes the nearest exit.]

It's a funny story, really. I got pickpocketed and chased the person but lost them, and I was sure they'd gone in here... [Awkward laughing.] But I realise now you would have caught them if they had.

[red_room]

[Normally when people eye a man up its in appreciation of some variety. Natasha? Mostly just checking for evidence of stolen goods. Petty theft isn't worth her time, but he's managed to sneak in to a Pretty Secure location. It's only petty theft until someone wanders off with a galactic level threat kind of an item. Or her favorite coffee mug.]

You have no idea what you've just gotten yourself into do you.

[shardofwinter]

[Oh! He knows the answer to this one! It doesn't matter if he realised it was something curious and potentially worth investigating. Or that he'd hoped to find something helpful, maybe even powerful. If you ever get caught: Always act dumb as a doornail.]

Nope. [His purposefully blank expression is broken by a hint of a grin.] Though if I knew it was where I'd meet a pretty woman I wouldn't have worried about the pickpocket.

[red_room]

Stop. Talking.

[She should get an award for not shooting him--or at least near him--to shut him up. Didn't work on Stark though, might not here either.]

Leave what's in your pocket and get out of here. If you're quick, I won't even alert the authorities.

[shardofwinter]

[Unfortunately for Natasha, Reynard has several lifetimes demonstrating his willingness to chance his arm.]

Do the authorities even know about here? Do you want them to know?

[red_room]

The authorities can't handle here. I can.

[Her sigh could be felt from the Moon. That free hand of hers is snapping out quick as a serpent to try and grab for Reynard's arm. If he won't cooperate she's more than willing to frisk him at gunpoint if she can get ahold of the man.]

[shardofwinter]

[It's less a conscious decision and more instinct that means he scoots back from her grab and smacks her hand away. Of course, once that's done all bets are off. Taking what little distraction he has, he makes a dash to get away.]

[red_room]

Oh for fuck's sake--

[Natasha knows a dozen and a half different ways to kill a man running off like this. She tries shooting the wall of the corner Reynard is running round in an attempt to scare him into freezing up but no dice. She's not convinced he's enough of a risk to shoot Yet, but she's absolutely going to give chase.]

You're really going to regret this if I have to use force to stop you!

[shardofwinter]

[Even on the run, Reynard manages to pull a face. Shooting him isn't using force?

He swings around a corner and, faced with several doors, dives into a room to close it as quickly and quietly as possible. Maybe he can slip past her. On the off chance he can't he scans the room for anything useful while he holds the handle closed.]