Ask Naboo Lap of Luxury

[Nero Agrippa]

Nero would nod as he heard his brother out. He knew his brother had big ambitions and goals in life and Nero shared all of them as well as Bri did. They all wanted some sort of power and belonging. No more giving hand over fist to other people. Take everything and give nothing back. Nero shifted his smoke to his hand as tapped the ash on the ground as they moved past everyone on the streets. "We will have that brother, one way or another." he had a serious look to him when he brought it up. His smirky/sarcastic tone went away as it went to business.

Nero wasn't always crazy or stupid....Well most times. He learned tactics and business from his brother but he was still very intellectual. Nero just preferred fists to brains in most cases. Sighing shortly as he nodded to the pair who seemed to like his plan. Taking a drag as they approached the doors to the bank and flicked his cigarra on the ground. "Time to see Bri's acting skills again." he chuckled teasingly as he stood tall and straight faced once they entered. Like they were men of business and not just some hooligan gang entering the joint.

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[Bri Valentia]

She smirked briefly at the two of them; it was true, they were originally merely hired on guards, meant to protect her with her father's money. But things became so much more personal and intimate than that; they became part of her everyday, their hungers were hers, their ambitions were hers. Both of them. She couldn't be with one without the other, and vice versa. Though Tacitus prided himself on his intelligent brutality, he wasn't given a key to most of the higher-born privileges in this galaxy.

Cue her own use.

She stood tall as they entered the bank; shoulders back, head high, features calm. Against the pale marble and bright light, she was a striking figure in black and deep red; all deliberate choices against the cheerful scenery. And all within was silence. Other people waited, but she simply continued on past the murmuring crowd. Her father's words whispered in her ears.

The people may hold the power, but they follow authority because it's an illusion. Use it and you will never be with a disadvantage.

She used it, shamelessly.

Within the bank there were proud antiquities put to good use; battle droids for security along with the organic. Cams, a private security detail for anything stored within the vaults. It would be hard to break in, but perhaps...

"May I help you?" asked one Pantoran man blandly, a mildly pleasant, if forced, smile painted upon his lips. She surveyed him a moment, lips pursed.

"I wish to open a private account, and a safety deposit box; I was assured this was the safest place for such businesses?" she asked coldly, staring him down. "If we may discuss the matters of my deposit privately," she continued, as his gaze flickered to the at-odds appearance of Tacitus and Nero, "with my bodyguards in attendance. They have direct orders from my household to escort me at all times," her lips thinned as though to express, what a pity, before continuing. "If you would not mind."

He stared at the trio for a moment, before stepping back.

"One moment please miss," he spoke quietly, walking away. "I will locate someone for you shortly."

And with that, he briskly walked off. She stared after him, all warmth and the joviality she expressed before seemingly vanished. In its' place seemed every last inch a politician's daughter.

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[Tacitus Agrippa]

One way or another.

One way or another they would have what they wanted because they had the brass balls to make sure they took what they wanted by hook or by crook. He wasn't afraid of hard work but he was a much bigger fan of smart work - why break your own back to make a name for yourself when you can have others break their backs for you instead?

He didn't see fit to comment again, just smirking a little bit and nodding to his little brother. Nero understood; probably one of the reasons they didn't end up clashing and beating the piss out of each other quite so much as they did when they were younger.

"Bro, we know she can act."

Or at least when it came to roleplay - time to see if she could act for shit when the person she was trying to convince didn't have a hard on for her.

Of course she was nailing it.

Tacitus hung back, playing the part of the bodyguard who was hanging back to act as the early warning. He'd killed enough bodyguards to know that when they worked in pairs and team they always had one guy further away from the primary just to act as a warning.

Sucked to be that guy when the brother were working of course.

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[Nero Agrippa]

Nero would be stern looking as he faced the crowd and walked alongside Bri and Tacitus as they entered the bank. People and species all alike went around their business as it was fairly business. Cameras on every corner along with guards moving about and standing at attention in certain areas. Nero's face seemed unbothered and serious like he was all about business. Making his way to the booth alongside Bri as he patiently stood to her side with his arms folded. He merely grunted in response as they were brought up by the Pantoran man in the booth. Nero would've loved to just grab him by the face and smash it off the booths desk repeatedly until he bled to death but he kept cool.

Nero kept his composure as the man walked off to fetch someone. Nero chuckled under his stern look "Still charming as ever Bri." he would cut the chuckle short as a Twi'lek woman would approach them. She had a fierce look to her face like she was all about the bank. Wouldn't know if she lived and died by paperwork and just being mean to the fellow employees or she had a pen stuck to far up her a- "Excuse me, I'm the Bank Manager, I heard you're looking to know how to open up an account? We usually send the "Regulars" off to one of the Bank tellers but I've been told you're more executive so I came to greet you personally."

Nero almost threw up in his mouth. She was a kiss ass to the rich kind of type. Nero knew all about her type. Suck in a Rich customer to put their money into the bank and she'd probably get some big credit bonus at the end of the year for making the bank more money in the long run. Just as Nero was thinking more of her vileness it was cut short by her sterness. "Please, follow me to my office and we shall discuss the steps." she would look directly to Bri and almost look in disgust with Nero and Tacitus. Two large men with tattoos and mean looks..How brutish.

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[Bri Valentia]

Looked like all those lessons in private school and listening to the kark Daddy tended to drone on was gonna come in handy today. Though really, it was part and parcel of being Nabooian. Though she really loathed this... Manager. The way she glanced at her men especially... and the snooty, standing with a stick up her ass woman was already making her lose her patience.

I mean, she wasn't even that attractive for a Twi'lek.

"Yes," was all she replied quietly, though there was a core of steel to her words.

Stepping after the woman, she stood tall and stiff, brown eyes glimmering. Tacitus and Nero just had to be aching to get down to business, but she wanted to be acquainted with this Manager first.

Learning weaknesses and strengths, after all.

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[Tacitus Agrippa]

For Tacitus, waiting around didn’t come naturally and neither did letting someone else take charge of a situation. He wasn’t incapable of standing still or in letting someone else take the wheel for a bit – he just had to remind himself of the Why involved. Why was he standing still? Why was someone else doing all the talking? And the Why was because his boo knew what she was doing so he didn’t need to get involved.

Plus standing around like the living statue that most bodyguards tried to be meant that no one was really paying attention to him. His eyes looking over all the entrances and exits? That just meant that he was looking out for his client if things went bad – surely. The way he was eyeing all of the locks, security features and, indeed, security guards could be very easily explained as a bodyguard being sufficiently paranoid.

When the manager actually showed up he made a mental note that she would be an ideal hostage – highly placed within the bank and weak willed as shite. He made a subtle nod toward her when her back was turned to indicate to his brother that she was one to watch. That she was one they were going to feck over.

When they reached the manager’s office he pushed ahead.

“Ma’am.”

He pushed his way into the office first, making sure to act as though he was clearing the room of any threats before his primary stepped foot inside. All good bodyguard stuff and great cover for checking over the security of the manager’s office. The door had some heavy locks that could be engaged at a moment’s notice and the door itself was blaster-proof.

If they let the manager get to the office during their attack then she was beyond their reach for the short duration of the heist.

He nodded back to the irritated twilek and Bri.

“Clear, ma’am.”

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[Nero Agrippa]

Nero would watch as she turned and lead the way. The knuckles on one of his hands turned white with a hard grip as he maintained himself from literally punching her in the back of the head and setting off a entire lockdown which eventually lead tot heir arrest. Knowing this he would grumble and slowly unclench his hand as he caught his brothers glance and just shifted his eyes back to the front. He kept tabs on guard routes, possible cover/concealment locations and camera angles. He took notice of the blast doors and locks to match.

Watching as Tacitus cleared his way and secured the room. As they approached, Nero would be holding the rear..and enjoying the view of Bri's rear. Snapping himself to attention. Scanning behind them to make sure they weren't being 'Tailed' or any 'threats'. As it seemed all clear. As they approached her office room. A neat and engraved display of her name was on the door. Nero would scan left and right as he was the last to enter and quickly flip it upside down out of petty spite. Satisified with a smile as it looked out of place and would probably make her go nuts for the fact someone touched it.

Closing the door behind them as he stood next to it with his arms folded and kept quiet. He figured he would just hang back and let Bri do all the talking and his brother play the lead guard.

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[Bri Valentia]

The Manager, Issanata? however the kark you pronounced it, stepped through with a smug, self-satisfied air... and yet, at Tacitus' striding in front of her and entering her office before her to ensure the coast was clear caused her mouth to thin and eyes to narrow. Bri had to hold back a smile at the acting of both of them; the welcome leer of Nero made her conscious of her stride.

Finally entering, the manager looked over both her guard with a frown, before regarding the woman with a honeyed, sickeningly sweet smile. "So you wish to begin a new account," she commented blithely, pulling out her datapad. "Are there any other services we may provide today?" Bland, her voice a sickening syrupy sweetness. Ugh. Bri delicately interlocked her fingers in her lap. "I have also an object, a family heirloom that I must keep in a safety deposit box. I must have it under the strictest security, you see, as its' value is beyond compare or measure," she spoke calmly, head tilted slightly to regard the woman with cold, thinly veiled disdain.

"No other bank has matched my specifications or needs for safety, you see, so I must stress to ensure that the security you will provide will keep this heirloom safe," she continued on.

A lie. But one spoken with blatant honesty, brown eyes meeting the snotty Twi'lek's with a calmness.

"Unless that is a service you cannot provide?"

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[Tacitus Agrippa]

Tacitus was beginning to get bored himself and he knew if he was getting bored? His brother was probably about ready to start beating fools to death with his bare hands just for something to do... that or have sex with the first hot young thing he came across. It wasn't the worst thing that his brother was predictable like that but it was a bad thing that encouraging his brother to do one of those two things was seeming less and less like a shite idea.

He decided he was going to get his jollies in a different way. The Twi'lek bank manager seemed very happy to suggest that she had a vault that could do exactly what Bri said she needed. Tacitus merely made sure that the snort he gave was both real and loud enough that she immediately caught it.

"You doubt the security of our vault?"

Smiling as though speaking to a child who had said something cute, but also stupid, he nodded once.

"Yes, ma'am, I doubt the security of your vault." he held up a hand as though trying to placate her, "I'm sure it's good enough for the run of the mill keeping their pocket change safe. But that just won't cut it."

He'd never seen a Twi'lek woman bristle like a cat before - it was rather amusing considering the woman had no hair. Raising an eyebrow, he silently challenged her and she rose to the bait.

"Our vault has a sixteen cylinder lock, bio-metric scanners from the best security firm in the Galaxy and three fail-safes that, when triggered, fill the space with fast acting concrete."

Oh she was a delight.

He merely raised the eyebrow slightly higher.

"... and? Is that all you have?" he asked bluntly before turning to Bri, "Miss, I believe this establishment to be even more of a tragic waste of our time than Coruscanti Savings and Loans. I wouldn't entrust them with a pencil."

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[Nero Agrippa]

Nero would enjoy the fact that his brother was absolutely being a shit head. Something about being petty, pickin' fights and just being overall a douche to people made enjoyment for Nero. The snort echoed the room as his brother made it loud and clear what he thought of her remarks on the bank. Stifling a chuckle under his breath as he leaned against the wall near the door and listened quietly. His brother used this tactic before years ago. Some moron on the Coreillia docks said he could take on anyone in the neighborhood. So of course his brother started playing mind games and telling him he would bet 100 credits that he couldn't take on Nero or himself. Low and behold the kid took the bet..Needless to say he walked himself into both fists after getting a whooping from one of the brothers and than going for the next one.

That smart play earned themselves supper that night on someone else's expense. Making bets, thinking outside the box, scheming was his brothers golden thing and it paid off for the most part. He was knit picking her security and what the bank had for protection. Weak minds gave in without any of that Jedi voodoo bullshit. Just be smarter than your average mope and you'd be surprised what you could talk people into giving up without knowing it. Glancing over to Tacitus with a sly smile before doing the same to Bri.

"Well, I guess we'll have to take our leave then." Nero would reach for the door as the Twi'lek manager jumped up "No, no no.I promise you that our vault has what you need. We have around the clock security with the finest cameras around. They all work in unison with our new programming we installed." Nero would stop as he held the grip on the door. He would let Tacitus dig more into her on what she was talking about as Nero just kept her under pressure by holding onto the door with one foot out.

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[Bri Valentia]

Bri paused, cocking her head. Listening to Tac and Nero absolutely rattle this lazy, smirking neophyte was amusing on its' own, but she was growing bored of the exchange.

"I will make a simple deposit," she spoke up quietly. The woman's eyes snapped to hers as some color returned to her cheeks. "O-oh, good!" the woman beamed, but faltered at Bri's deadpan expression.

"Fail protecting this heirloom, and I'll sue this bank with every credit it's worth," she sneered, full lips curling and brown eyes icy.

Seemed simple enough for a threat, right?

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[Tacitus Agrippa]

Well Bri was playing her role as their controlling contracted person rather well he would admit. He hadn't expected her to be this into the whole thing but, then again, she did have a thing for roleplay so this probably shouldn't have been too much of a surprise. Instead of wasting anymore time he just nodded to her as though he was deferring to her to make the decision about the deposit she was looking to make.

Well they were going to make a withdrawal in the future - shame it wasn't going to be their credits but banks had insurance these days so it was practically a victimless crime.

Threatening to sue the woman was a nice touch.

Tacitus made a show of checking the time on a nearby chrono before moving over to Bri to lean in close to whisper in her ear. He made sure that the worker wouldn't be able to actually hear what was being said.

"Nice touch - think we might have enough to go on though so act like I've reminded you of an appointment maybe?"

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[Nero Agrippa]

Nero would turn to see him whisper to her as he nodded like he had some karkin ear piece in that he heard everything. He would step outside the door and do a fake security sweep in the hallway as he raised his wrist with absoutely nothing on it and spoke into it "Clear." He almost pissed himself laughing as he literally had nothing on his person. Lowering his arm down he would have them politely folded in the front as he stood guard and waited for the pair to step outside to join him. God this bank manager was thick headed if he ever seen it.

As Nero stood guard a worker in the bank would walk down the hallway and stare at Nero like some sort of freak with his tattoos and muscular build. His eyes shot a glance at the worker with a deathly glaze. Before lifting his finger up and making a slicing motion and licking his lips at the same time. The worker almost shat themselves as they scurried off in a hurry whispering "holy kark why is there such strange people in this world." Nero would be smiling as they went off down the hallway and stood back to attention.

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[Bri Valentia]

She smirked at Tac's words, but they smoothed over into a stern nod as she sighed. "I'll open a safe deposit box," she answered calmly. "I assume that will be within the vault; along with this," she laid a credit chip on the desk. Seeing it, the woman's face paled. Ten thousand credits was a drop in the bucket for some, but for a woman whose salary was likely a fifth of that, it was likely a heavy task. "I trust your vault better than your front security," the woman stated blandly.

"Now, where do I sign? Please hurry, I have much to do and little patience."

Nearly fifteen minutes later, her necklace was laid with the credit chip to rest; she walked away from the bank with a smirk on her lips.

The moment they were out, well and truly out, she glanced to both Tacitus and Nero. Brown eyes glittered with a cold smirk, full lips tilted in a grin.

"I'm in a mood to celebrate; what's next, my loves?"

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[Tacitus Agrippa]

The rest of the meeting was relatively painless as far as he was concerned.

There was some more mouth flapping from the useless bank manager but the end result was the same - they had their in and they'd managed to get a good look at the whole area to properly case it. The place was fairly well defended even if it was one of those fancy banks that had insurance.

Figured really.

If you robbed an outer rim bank you were stealing people's actual credits right out from under them, their wages and shite like that. But the closer you got to the core, the more the credits were actually just insured to the point that the customers never actally lost any money. Only victims were the bank and their insurance company.

Real heartbreaking right there.

"I'm gonna get round to securing us some getaway wheels." he told his brother and Bri with a wave of his hand, "I'll meet you back at the ship - remember we only got the room for, like, four more hours. Make sure to trash it or something, alright?"

It wasn't real credits level of awesome until you could wreck a thousand credit a night room without caring after all.

/exit thread

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[Nero Agrippa]

Nero Agrippa would step out the bank and light up a fresh cigarra as he felt the sun beat on his face. Taking a long drag he would turn to hear his brothers words. He would just nod to him as he scanned the road with his green piercing eyes taking a long look at everyone. Turning his head to Bree as he chuckled with his nose piercing glinting off the sun "Well, that settles that." He would let out a long exhale after as the smoke blew through his nose and out into the air above. Watching his brother begin to disappear into the crowd he would look over at a small store down the road as his drinking problem never seemed to stop.

He would turn to look at Bri "Good job today. I'm heading back to the room." he would kiss the top of her head before stepping off across the street with his cigarra in his mouth as he put his hands into his pockets and made his way into the store. Stepping out after a moment with a bottle of liquor in his hand he would make his way back tot he hotel. He was going to get piss loaded drunk and probably take a dip in the pool. His green eyes still unemotional as he made his way back to the hotel. His brother stepped off to handle business and Bri was always on her own schedule as he made his way into the lobby and to the glass elevator. Taking a mouthful from the bottle as his cigarra was still lit. A employee would look at him "Um Sir.." before catching Neros death gaze as the employee quietly hushed.

The Elevator would shoot up back to the Penthouse as he slid the card on the doors sensor as it opened for him. Taking a mouthful he would step over to a big stereo system in the corner and begin to turn it on full blast. Taking another mouthful of the burning liquor he would walk out on the balcony by the pool and just look out at the view. It would only take mere seconds as he stripped off his top and bottom. Purely naked and standing there with his tattooed body and bottle in hand. His free hand puffing his cigarra as people passing by in ships could look out and see him as he just stood there taking it all in just like passerby's taking in the view of his junk.

*Song*

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[Bri Valentia]

After all that kark she had to swallow down, they honestly were just going to leave her? She watched Tacitus walk off, jaw tight, and when Nero did as well, she huffed out a sigh, accepting the kiss to the top of her head.

"Yeah, thanks," she scowled. "Good job, Bri. You did well Bri. Hey Bri, let's knock off some steam. Hey Bri, we're leaving you now." She seethed to herself, stalking away. Perhaps it was ridiculous to be this worked up over both of them going their own way, but honestly... she shouldn't have been surprised. But she was still sick with anger over the simpering bank manager. Her heart was pounding, and her control threatened to slip. It was so karking easy for them to just walk away, wasn't it?

Assholes.

She stalked off to the private gym. Another private place to retreat and sulk alone.

She didn't even wait for the guards there to follow her. Instead she stalked to the gym, feeling her shoulders tense and her heart pound in her cheeks and chest.

She dressed, and stalked to the closest punching bag, and began hammering in.

Soon, yells joined each thump, snarls and brief crackling surges from each punch.

She had so much to work off, and no end in sight. It promised to be a long day, and she had no other way to work off the edge until the next stage of their plans.

/End Thread