TERRIFYING SOUND - - Open, easy plot task

[jacob w.c.]

WHAT A PRIVILEGE IT IS TO LOVE — Jacob had been a thief once. It wasn't a fact he shared with many of the members in Snowbound. He knew that plenty of them had their fair share of nefarious and shady activities but he never spoke about his own. When he came here, he'd wanted to leave it all behind him. With everything that'd been happening recently, he was starting to wonder if that'd really be possible. He had plenty of skills that he simply refused to use in Snowbound. Not because he wasn't any good with them, but because he was terrified of slipping back into old habits. He'd never liked stealing or hurting people or anything like that but it still frightened him. After awhile, things like that just became a way of life and he never wanted that for himself ever again. The idea itself was absolutely ridiculous because Jacob had never even become complacent with the idea. He'd always hated it and felt uncomfortable when it came to making his way into houses where he was uninvited and taking money from unsuspecting people just passing by on the street. He'd learned all the tricks, though, and he learned them from the best. Vito had made sure of that.

Tonight, though, he decided to make an exception. He would use his quiet footing to avoid being detected and he'd do his best to gather information he wasn't supposed to have. He hadn't been so sure about it at first. He hadn't done many jobs after the fire had hindered his motor skills but he knew that, if things got tight, there were other ways he could try to get out of the area as soon as he could.

He approached softly behind Killua, Lucifer, and Hisoka with surprisingly light and quiet movements for a creature that could barely move his legs during the day. "Because they're still livin' bein's with families, Killua. I wanna know why they're 'ere 'cause then we can take tha' reason away and they'll leave us be. Humans have complex social systems but they're real opportunistic. We take away they opportunity, they ain't likely ta' stick around for much longer. If they push back afta' tha', then we'll start lookin' at more direct methods ah' gettin' 'em outta' 'ere," he explained, his eyes fixed on the group. Jacob was used to being around lots of humans and he was used to the way they worked. They always seemed to take the easiest option, even if it would hurt them in the end. Jacob didn't quite understand it but he saw it in the city all the time. They defaced their own buildings, ruined their own territory, and attacked each other for ridiculous reasons. However, he supposed all those things could be applied to his own civilization as well. After all, he wasn't sure Jersey had ever failed to take anyone up on the offer to fight over ridiculous things, especially while drunk. In any case, he hoped this would be a simple case of preventing them from getting what they wanted, making it an inconvenience, and then watching them scatter. He didn't care for any blood to be shed on either side. He also knew how dangerous humans could be. While it might not seem much to someone like Lucifer or Killua, Jacob was still frightened of the firearms and machines they often carried. There was no way for him to combat that or escape. They wouldn't win if those humans found their tunnels and tried to get rid of them. So, an indirect attack seemed like the best option for now. —A GREAT HONOR TO HOLD YOU UP

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