Heist in The Heights [RP]

- D. -

The 'four amateurs' are actually four teenagers --apparently making use of your supplied distraction to sneak away and do whatever teenagers do in private. There was a slightly tense dynamic to the group even before they came upon your imposing presences in an 'out of bounds' area.

One of them --it is not clear which-- lets out a small, high-pitched scream, and they all turn large eyes to you. One of the girls that was leading the group gabbles an accusatory something at you, but their slang is strange --doubly so, since they are not only from an insular community, they are also teens-- so understanding what she said is a challenge, even for your streetsmart ears.

Any thought of just scaring them away and relying on the general uninterestingness of possible reports of 'a strange guy... where we were not supposed to be', go out the window when the impenetrable barrier emits the clear klonk of unlocking for the first time in decades.

The barrier does not open --it sounded to you like it will need some muscles to help it on its way-- so you may be able to obfuscate the source of the sound if you can manage to communicate with these residents.

Any news of an 'unlocking' would travel fast.

What do you do?

- Winston -

The backdoor codes for the relevant model were handed over with copious and repeated reminders to "not talk about backdoor club". Hopefully no one puts two and two together from the model and serial number and gets tipped off about where, specifically, these codes go...

But go they do. The machine accepts them without making a fuss, the connecting plant-stem from the control system to the door mechanisms goes from 'red' to 'green' as the locks retract.

Job done!

Then, what appears to be a stylised 'log' appears somewhere down the line, it takes but a moment to recognise that as the pictorial representation for 'jam' (as in 'log jam'? how droll). Age --as you well know-- wreaks havoc on physical systems, but that is not really your responsibility.

What do you do?

- D. -

"Dunno." The apparent leader 'answers' sulkily with a shrug --in typical teenage fashion. At least your experience with the underground scene allows you to sorta make out what they appear to be saying mumbling.

While three are eyeing you with distinct interest. (Here is something new. They seem to be thinking. Save us from our boredom.) The nervous-looking boy following behind reaches for his phone --'see something, say something' maybe? You suspect he is about to sound the alarm.

- D. -

There is a lot of blushing, their attitudes a mixture of 'creepy old dude' and 'cool creepy older dude'.

"Umm... you know..." The lead boy stammers indicating the girls, and then glancing around at the 'private space'.

The trailing kid drops his phone as though it is hot and then scrabbles to make sure the camera is off and locations are not transmitting. He evidently had not thought much about those consequences and is impressed you did not report them.

"Yeah," he blurts out to the others. "Make sure your phones are not transmitting..."

Then the clonk happens and they all stop and stare at you in wonder. "Did... Did you just open the door!?" The lead girls asks. "Wow! Can we see?" She elbows the sulky looking girl next to her. "I told you this would be exiting."

Eventually you all make your way over to the barrier.

It has quite clearly moved a bit, you can see a clean section, previously covered and now freshly exposed to the atmosphere.

"Wow." One of the teens says in an awed voice. "You actually did it!" They have grown up with stories of the daring exploits done in attempts to open this barrier, and here you are, strangers, waltzing in and just opening it, just like that.

D.'s 'level of cool' might diminish slightly when his companions appear and reveal that it was not just the force of his personality that did it. But first impressions last.

"A what, what?" The trailing boy asks Winston --though he might need D. to translate for him till everyone gets the hang of their slang (or they start to speak properly... but what are the chances of that happening?). "And who the hell are you?"

The smaller of the two girls studies the gap speculatively. "I could get through there." She declares.

- Winston -

"Why would you want to pick up a car?" The trailing boy asks in a combination of teenage exasperation and attempted-hiding of genuine curiousness. Growing up inside a skyscraper they possibly have no experience of 'cars' and definitely were not carrying such tools with them.

"I'm Demi, by the way." He adds in a more civil tone while moving over to watch was you are doing.