[Honestly, she doesn't like the feeling of this, and it's really all too familiar. She doesn't have time to question him, however, when she suddenly hears his pursuers close to them now. Her eyes luckily no where close to the grate that he just escaped from, which made it easier for her to lie.
This was certainly familiar. She had to do this before, to the students who fell into a life of crime. So it was easy, and almost natural to feign ignorance with that all too calm voice.]
Maybe try the other way. No one here but little ol' me, and I'm certainly not a thief~
[They take her words to heart, luckily, for both their sakes, and they run off into another direction. Marie watching quietly to ensure they're nowhere near them now. Eyes slowly turning toward the grate on the floor, and walking toward that general direction. Easily lifting it up, and actually following him down below.]
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This was certainly familiar. She had to do this before, to the students who fell into a life of crime. So it was easy, and almost natural to feign ignorance with that all too calm voice.]
Maybe try the other way. No one here but little ol' me, and I'm certainly not a thief~
[They take her words to heart, luckily, for both their sakes, and they run off into another direction. Marie watching quietly to ensure they're nowhere near them now. Eyes slowly turning toward the grate on the floor, and walking toward that general direction. Easily lifting it up, and actually following him down below.]
Hey kid. Are you... A student by chance?