Their is a saying about old habits, one that doesn't give much hope to the people who would say that everyone can change, it is that, old habits die hard. This was certainly the case for Hwyn, their was something that had always appealed to him when it came to taking that which he could, at one point it had been his method of survival, now it was less for survival and more for the same reason that some bite their fingernails. It was a habit that had formed and like a scar the moral dilemma that came with the practice was only a dull throb that was easily ignored. it wasn't like he stole everyday as a basis for survival, more like he had a morbid curiosity as to what the contents of a man's pockets might be.
Hwyn's recently acquired ability hadn't done much to discourage such behavior. Hwyn had found that even a few days later the ribbons he had found in the maze still appeared if he looked for them. The ribbons as he had taken to calling them followed everyone around, people animals dogs and anything else that moved. Oddly enough even some objects had their own ribbons though those ribbons weren't as bright as the others had been. Beyond that the only complication that came with the ribbons were his eyes. It was beyond him but no amount of blinking could clear the colors that now played host to his eyes. where his eyes had once been a solid light green, ruby like veins now pulsed outwards from his eyes. On one level he liked the new addition to his countenance they made his eyes even prettier than they previously had been, but at the same time he had no doubt that they would attract unwanted attention. As such he again had to change his countenance to cover for his eyes.
As such he had added a blindfold to his normal set of apparel. It was a long strip of white cotton he'd tied over his eyes not unlike a headband wore too low.It obscured his vision slightly but in daylight or any well lit environment he could see through the cloth well enough that it didn't obscure his vision in a way that would make him unable to navigate or, in his case rifle through peoples pockets.
Though perhaps their was a better method to hide his features, with that thought in mind Hwyn set out for the bizarre, it was one of his favorite spots in the city anything could be found within it meaning that he had a good chance of finding something to suit his need. Getting ready to set out from the temple of Ionu where he was staying Hwyn prepared himself by applying his usal preference in makeup, rouge cheeks and a slight touch of rose dye to his bottom lip. beyond that he decided that today was a yellow dress kind of day so in place of the black outfit he wore when utility was key he put on the Yellow dress he had become fond of, it's color was like that of dandelions, which was what he assumed had been used for the dye, and dark green stockings. it wasn't particularly an outfit one would wear to often but if one desired to look like a flower than this outfit certainly fit the bill.
With all that taken care of he set out for the bizarre. As per usual it took three wring turns and two sets of directions to find the place but Hwyn Smiled when he finally had their was just something about markets that made him happy. so any different things that he could snag, and beyond that too many clothes to choose from. Though today he was planning on looking for something special. opening his eyes Hwyn sought out the ribbons, and slowly color began to fill his vision, casting his gaze about Hwyn looked for the brightest ribbon he could find and was quickly led to a pair of particularly bright ones, they left behind a thick swathe of color that even a blind man could follow without trouble, it was at the least the brightest one he'd seen since he'd gotten the ability, though he didn't spend too much time using it, whatever was leaving this trail had to be special.
After a moment of following the colors he saw the origin of the two strings of color, one was a man, and the other a cane or walking stick of sorts? Hwy had never seen an object let out more than a trickle of light and yet that object gleamed like gold. Stalking the man Hwyn wen into the his mode for pick pocketing, slowing his breathing Hwyn crept up on the darkl dressed tall man, he countenance seemed to exude a sort of confidence but that was something to be exploited not intimated by, after all the confident ones never expect a thief to approach by daylight. The plan was simple it'd be a run buy the question was, what was he going to try and steal? Deciding that their was simply no way to take the man's staff from the way he held it Hwyn decided to take the low road and steal his coin instead.
Moving towards the man at a rather rapid pace Hwyn targeted the coin pouch at the man's waist, the trick was simple. Move in fast, and move out faster.
First step was simple come in at the man''s back and cut to his left using your right arm jostle his right shoulder. This usually draws their attention to their right while you move to their left.
Second step snag the coin purse and yank. if it's loose you'll get it easy, if it's secured you either pull as hard as you can and hope, or abandon it.
Either way step three success or not is to run dodge and weave through the crowds.
With that Hwyn put the plan into practice.
