Lighten his load

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From: A Shopkeeper


It's a promising sort of jingle.


Challenge information

Broad, Shadowy 20

  • 14 - very chancy (42%)
  • 17 - chancy (51%)
  • 21 - modest (63%)
  • 24 - very modest (72%)
  • 27 - low-risk (81%)
  • 31 - straightforward (93%)
  • 34 - straightforward (100%)

Success

A moment's diverted attention

He ogles a fetchingly becapped courier, and you take advantage of his distraction.
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Failure

Oh dear

Your hand and his hand unaccountably enter the same pocket at the same moment. He's too dumbfounded to shout. Perhaps he imagines you're making improper advances? In a moment, you're gone.