Roxanne was tempted to portray a stereotype tonight, as she looked up at the brightest full moon she ever laid her eyes on. A milky circle giving off a glow that easily lit up the night, hung in air in all it's ethereal beauty. Her throat almost ached to let out a howl, just to see how it felt but she kept her composure as she sat on the bench, one leg over the other as her arm hung lazily behind the bench's cool back. Licking her lips and flicking her tongue across her very pronounced canines, she let her mind wander. " Do werewolves howl at the moon? I ain't met another one yet, so I wonder where they hidin. Hell do wolves even howl at the moon? I heard a wolf howl before but I dunno if it was at the moon or not. This is fucking stupid, I really gotta figure out this whole werewolf situation now that it's on my mind. Like what am I even suppose to do with all this newfound power. And who the hell can I even talk to about this crazy shit. " Time seem to tick slow during these hours, not that she minded she wasn't in any real rush waiting for the individual who had set the time and place for her. Roxanne was early, about an hour early and it was all to take in that beautiful moon. At this hour no one was in the park and that was probably what the client was going for. It was a smart move for whatever shady shit she was being asked to do and that was just fine with her. The time trickled away and before she knew it a wind of another filled her nose. Sitting up a little straighter, Roxanne turned her head towards the direction of the scent. It was a light scent, clean and full of floral hints. She recognized the smell because she had been in the bathhouse where the same scent lingered. A memory flashed across her mind like a knife, turning her face into a slight frown. The last time she was at a bath house she was met with someone rather unpleasant. Now that she thought of it her memory brought up a lingering whiff of the past and she wasn't too happy to remember it. Keeping a calm demeanor   Roxanne pushed a stray ruby lock from the front of her face and up into the high ponytail she had fashioned her hair into. The smell was getting closer and after a while she could see the silhouette of a woman, and ho boy what a silhouette it was. The scent of the dame got stronger with each step she took toward Roxanne, but Roxanne kept her composure and didn't move even when the female came into full view. the female in question wore what looked to be a heavy black cloak complete with a hood which she had over her head and covering her face. A soft smile played on Roxanne's lips as she patted the seat next to her. The hooded figure shook her head.
" You know exactly why I'm here and why you are here. But what makes you think you are good enough for this job? I can't trust just anyone with this you know, if you fail to recover what I need recovering well then this would have all been a waste of time. " Her voice was playful in a rich sultry type of way. Roxanne shifted in her seat only slightly and turned her attention back to the moon. The night was lacking people, but what it lacked in humans it made up with in critters all around. Taking a deep breath of the air she could pinpoint exactly what creatures were scurrying about and where they were scurrying to.

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It seemed like a long moment passed before Roxanne turned her attention back towards the cloaked female. Her tongue played over her pronounced canines as she closed the short distance between the two of them. " Listen Hun. You ain't in the position to really question my credentials since you were the one that posted a open request, but I assure ya that even if I do fail no blame will come to your way. Now give me the details of this little recovery mission so I can do what I do best. " Roxanne smirked like a hungry wolf, her teeth gleaming in the moonlight. She wasn't gonna let this little slice of cheesecake question her abilities, she was the alpha in this situation, not the other way around. The female figure seemed taken by surprise, Roxanne couldn't see any facial expressions thanks to the heavy cloak, but she could see her body movements just fine. The female backed up just a bit in order to gather some distance. Honestly it amused Roxanne but she didn't press on it. " You'll be breaking into the warehouse of a pharmaceutical company and retrieving some skin cream for me. It's very hard to get and there is very little of it left. Very simple task. Of course with any illegal act there will be obstacles. I'm sure you can take care of them yourself. I leave you with the location of the place and exactly what you need to retrieve from it. Do not get it wrong, take all of it, and try not to kill any guards you come across. Keep it clean, meet me back here when you are done. I'll know when you are finished so don't worry about waiting for me too long here." A dainty hand slipped from the dark and heavy cloak and in it a slip of paper with all the information Roxanne needed. Taking the slip of paper into her own hand Roxanne's jade orbs looked over it once before slipping the paper in her back pocket. " Alright doll. I'll get this done before the moon sets. I won't keep ya waiting too long. Maybe after this I can get a glimpse of that face of yours." With a smirk and a wink Roxanne took her leave, vanishing into the shadows of the night. Moving swiftly past trees and brushes the task weighed in her mind. On paper what she had to do was easy, real easy. Take out some guards, collect some item, and dip out without a trace. Yea it was easy but first she had to collect some information about this place. Arriving to the building itself was the easy part. It wasn't too far outta the way and on the outside it looked kinda massive, but that didn't matter to Roxanne. Getting closer to the building she could smell the individuals around it and some inside of it. The ones outside were stronger and as they waned and waxed and she knew that those must have been the guards. Moving ever closer she stuck to the shadows, waiting to get a glimpse of the ones she would track. It didn't take long before she spotted the guards. Each seemed to be taking turns patrolling different parts of the outer perimeter of the building. This was good for Roxanne, as she could take them out one by one with ease without the other knowing and in turn lowering her chances of being outnumbered. As she watched she noticed the patrols differed only slightly and that was enough for her to start making moves.

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With the knowledge of the guard's positions in her mind like a map she couldn't miss, Roxanne made her move. There were three guards, two male and one female and two of them looked like they could carry their own in a fight. The female had short, shaggy, white hair that fell just above her chin. Her eyes were as dark as her skin and she looked to be maybe a few inches taller than Roxanne herself. The female guard would be the first target. Moving from her position Roxanne made a mad dash towards the female once she caught the guard coming to a blind spot in her patrol that Roxanne would abuse. Her plan was simple, a hit from behind so she couldn't see who had done it and on the back of her head hard enough for a smooth, clean, and quiet knockout. Timing was important here and Roxanne wasted absolutely none of it. As good as the plan was on paper any number of factors could mess it up, even the things she couldn't account for. It was a good thing Roxanne had a lucky streak tonight because as her plan sprung into action it went as smooth as butter. Roxanne was swift but quiet when she took down the female. It was almost as if she were running on air. Using the speed she closed the distance between her and the ivory haired woman and used the monument of that speed to charge her attack. Roxanne's fist landed with a thud sound on the back of the female guard's head and it was just hard enough to do what she wanted it to do, which was knock the guard out. Roxanne didn't even give the body time to hit the ground before she caught the woman and placed her body in some nearby bushes, make sure to cover it up with extra foliage so nothing could be seen with a passing glance. Roxanne smirked as she could smell her next target not too far away. She had timed them down to the second for the past four hours so she knew they were complacent in their duties. Not much must happen around here for them to lack the carefulness it takes to do their jobs. She knew that would probably change after today but it didn't matter to her because after today there was a high chance she wouldn't even need to come back here.

Take a second to stretch she made her way to a dark corner of the building while taking a crouching stance. She would do the same routine with this guard but her attack would come from the front. This guard stood at least a foot above her and he was deathly pale. From where she watched them she could see that he had long black hair that he kept in a high ponytail. His eyes were as red as rose and he had a pretty lanky frame. It probably wouldn't be hard to take this one day either, Roxanne thought to herself especially since she would be taking him by surprise. And once again like clockwork the dark haired guard showed up around the corner and like a tiger hunting it's prey Roxanne was upon him. Since she was crouched low her fist came upwards and it was the cleanest uppercut she ever executed. But to be fair when you hand out meat on a platter like that it's easy to devour it. Her fist connected with his chin and a gasp escaped his lips before his body fell and she was quick enough to catch it. Since she was so well hidden in the shadows she was sure he wasn't able to get a look at her. Throwing the lug of a man over her shoulder she dragged him to a garbage container filled with paper. He would be safe and out of sight but she had to keep moving for her last target would probably be the easiest.

The last guard was a short man, far shorter than Roxanne. He was balding with salt and pepper thinning hair, a bushy moustache, and pasty sweaty skin. His eyes were dark and beady and he seemed to move the slowest of the three. Roxanne honestly was starting to feel bad for what she was about to do. Getting into position she waited for the little man to cross her path as she hid In the shadows of a sort of alleyway between the building. He passed her of course, he couldn't see her and he was just going through the motions. It was almost a shame when she walked up behind him, her shadow looming over his small stature. Roxanne didn't give him a chance to even turn around before she smacked his head clean against the wall with just enough force to knock him out, but not enough to make him bleed.

Like the rest she caught his body and dragged it somewhere safe but well hidden. Somewhere like the alleyway she hid herself in. It was a short distance away and it would save her time since she didn't know how long she had before the rest woke up. Not wasting anymore time getting into the building she sighed at how massive the inside was. Looking over the piece of paper she had received from the woman she began her search, wishing she had a scent of the stuff rather than some paper with a name. It took her a good long while but she was able to locate the box and make her way out of there. With plenty of moonlight left she made her way back to the park where the woman was already sitting. Roxanne smirked and sat the box next to her, watching as the woman droppd a satchel atop the box. " Here is your payment. thank you. " Roxanne took the satchel and the two parted ways.

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