Sai smiles at the guard and tries to strike up some simple conversation, "How are you doing this lovely night?" He glances at the sky as he thinks about what to talk about. "Have you ever had to work with fools and would you have any tips to survive interaction with them?" He sighs quietly as he returns his full focus to the guard. Sai blinks and assured the guard that they're not any of the fools he's thinking of. He glances toward the door, curiosity getting the best of him, "And you wouldn't by any chance know what's behind the door, would you?"

From the hidden cornors, Lio is busy trying to calculate how many braincells he may lose tonight, both by himself and by others. He's betting 100 pushups he'll be using the briancells he uses for his tech work long before this is over.

Florian is still in the alley, Lio, Lilith & Lark are hiding. Sai is negotiating.

The guard is suspicious. The alleyway Sai came from isn't exactly a strolling route. The guard says he doesn't know what's behind the door - he's only getting paid to make sure deliveries come on time.

Classic dumb henchman.

Will Sai try to convince him to let them in or signal the team to cause a distraction? Will the rest of the team sit back or take action in the form of a distraction?

(Last update for today! May not be able to update until late afternoon tomorrow. Apologies!)

"Crickets!" Sai is looking at the guard like he just grew a head or two extra. "You mean you're not even the least bit interested in knowing? Huh." His eyes narrow slightly as he tries to think of something intelligent to say next but his mind is stuck on is the question of when the next delivery is arriving and, most importantly, on why in this world and beyond is the guard not interested in knowing what he's guarding.

(it's alright. ^^)

Lio was losing braincells. "Thats it ive had enough." He muttered, leaving his giding place and heading to Sai and the guard.

Florian facepalms. Stars, he's gonna get us all killed! Even if that guard is dumber than a rock, which evidently he is since he didn't attack Sai on the spot, he's bound to be suspicious of two random people walking out of a back alley and trying to chat it up with him! He frantically tries to come up with a backup plan.

I shake my head. Apparently Lio had decided that it's a good time to risk his life, too, not that I disagree. It's not like continuing to stay hidden will help, anyway. Besides, these types of situations are usually the most entertaining. But dying right now wouldn't be much help, and the guard doesn't seem too inclined to beat them up yet, anyway. But that could easily change in a matter of seconds. Not to mention the guard's already suspicious of them... how long will it take before the guard realizes that they're not just here because they just decided to take a nighttime stroll?
After much thought, I decide to stay hidden, for now, but prepare to walk out at the slightest indication that things are about to get messy - that's where most of the fun lies, after all.

Sai and Lio are with the guard. Lilith and Lark are hiding, Florian is in the alleyway. The guard is beginning to suspect something is up, but he doesn't have the guts to start a fight. It wasn't really part of his job description. With a quick glance at his watch, he asks Sai and now Lio why they're here.

I think he's stalling. Ace seems worried.

What will Sai and Lio do/say? Will the others stay hidden or try to regroup?

Lio lwans his arm on Sai's shoulder and flashes a grin. "Looking for a good show, man. Auction houses and bars always got the good stuff. We just dont take to going through front doors, too mucb attention. You get all these people asking you to buy stuff or waste cahs and then you go home broke qith stuff you never gonna use. Go int he back door, no one gives a &$^^# about you half the time. So, cna you let us in?"