The Best in the World

It was intimidating to be stealing in the company of the most elusive and infamous jewel thief ever known. Agnes encouraged me to follow as she snuck down a darkened hallway deep beneath what had appeared to be a normal, old, abandoned house. We were seeking a gem set worth millions.

I'd just finished training with someone in connection to Agnes and was highly recommended to assist he4. She accepted without hesitation. Now, here I was, accompanying her to steal millions of dollars worth of gems. I was making money out of this...but this was crazy.

"One last obstacle." With a wide, encouraging smile from Agnes, I nodded and moved forward.

Patterned tiles? Easy. After studying the symbols and their potential meanings, I hopped tile to tile without setting off a single alarm, grabbing the gems at once with a proud grin.

"Well done!" Agnes said. "But also...damn."

My heart nearly stopped. "What do you mean?"

"I need a new security design to protect my favorite jewels. These are already mine. I wanted to watch someone new to the game to test how secure they were. Clearly, they weren't secure at all. Thanks for helping!"

My jaw dropped.

"Uh, sure."